The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-23
DRY STATE LAUDED
BY W G. |. 0. HEAD
Mrs. Lenna Lowe Yost De-
livers Fine Address Be-
fore Convention.

The following is the address OF Mrs.
l.ennn Lowe Iost State president OF the
W.; Z. i; U; delivered before The % an
day IN the First II. E. church. Mrs.
Sust said in part:
The invitation 10 the Woman's Chris
tiHn Temperance Cnlon Of West Virginia
10 hold It's annual convention IN this
beautiful city was received with en-
thusiasm and accepted with eager an
ticlpHtion.
We are suid we came. Already we
lave been made welcome. comfortable
anu hnppy In liospitlble homes. We have
Had cordial, and generous recognition
through your newspapers and this spa
clous and beautiful church has been
opened TO ny. Tonight We shall receive
hearty welcome, and TO these there Will
be happy response. Yet. ut this time,
on behalf OF the organization l. can not
refrain from rendering 10 our hosts and
hoSteSses anu appreciation which words
can not adequately express. And We SUI
lutG-wttl affection willie ribboncrs who
lave labored for our coming.
THIS III tile fourth time tn the thirty
three yours of It's history the West Vir-
Elnia woinan's Christian Union has met
~ annual convention In FairmOnt. This
city Is noted for having furnished Its
quota OF prominent temperance women
who have contributed 40 largely 10 the
progress of prohibition. not only Within
the borders u our state but throughout
tliG nations nOtnbly Mrs. y. &. c. Nor.
row, WHO for II decade served rs state
president; Mrs. Frances i. Parks, who
eerved both az corresponding secretary
and stntu president. md who for several
years has been our national correspond
Ing secretary.
awaited the gathering Of the delegates
Tor Il convention, they nave come that
they might increase the common JOY.
Even =" lhlve We COME hoping, prayln.
~ u result OF our tnrrying hero these
few days loaIB may be lifted, lives be
nildG more Joyous.
We are not to learn the pnrt OF the In
diyidliAi member IN promoting and de-
,x,einEilnG the work Of this Organization.
I,he treasurer gives you the definite sta
tislicul report, the corresponding 3ecra-
taIS. tile branch secretaries, Supcrintcnd-
cnts and county presidents Will tell how
u. local union has aggregated iis indI-
vldtlhl efforts. 1t Is the hope that we
VIII be Inspired by the sum total nnd
with the knowledge guIned of how bel.
ter TO do the work Will return home de-
termlned TO coIne again next year bring
inE reports or greater achievement,
Progress o~ttProhEhition.
Despite the fITntlc efforts OF liquor Or
EafiizatoltlS 10 create tile impression that
The tritt OF public opinion ngninst the
tTGIGfic Is u mere wave of excitement pro.
noted by fanatics tho evidence OF the
strength aud the fa%r.rcachIng nature OF
the drift accumulntcs. Victory after VIC
tory can be fpcUunted.
Those who have been III the forefront
Of this Gloollcss war know that victory
has not been ulsily won. Too great q
tribute can not be paid the carly work.
eIs. The days AMI nights OF ccnselGSs
labor, prayers and tears iiHve male pos
slbia tho great harvest Uf Victories.
sweet must be the rccompense for all
the rebufrs, the sorrowinG and suffer
lngs.
For II period OF moro than half n CEN
itgHNE InTPt EatH1EF 0RtK IA 4 AET 49, t., -.
cured prohibition to the time when Ok
lnhuml came Into the ranks In 1907 there
were hut three prohibition states. Then
In II rerluti OF only eight years sixteen
states were addGd-thN last one South
carnlInH making her debut into proolIbl-
ton society about ten days nEo-gtvIng
II total OF nineteen. More thu Onc-hnlf
the nren uf the United States ~ now un-
der some form Of prohibition. Sentiment
IL rising like u great storm tide and we
predict that january first, 'lglS. will see
thirty stateS dry,