Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-27
WHITE RIBBON INSTITUTE
FOR THIS COUNTY.
Held In Pawcatuck Congregational
church-Jeremiah Church Given
Medal Award,

Among those present at the institute
of the w. c. T. U. of New London
county held Wednesday at the First
Congregational church at Pawcatuck,
were Miss Harriet G. Cross, president
OF the Norwich union and Mrs. Mrs.
J. j. Fields. The institute consist
ed Of morning and afternoon ses-
Groton, county president, in the chair.
The morning session opened at
1880 o'clock with the~ singing of
What Friend We Have in Jesus, and
the devotional service was conducted
by Mrs. L. K Fuller. editor of the
took as her topic, Personal consecra-
ton and read Romans IL as the scrip
ture selection.
Mrs. Randall expressed her pleas
ure at being PRESENT in appropriate
words and the committees were then
appointed. Mrs. Ruth Nash was ap-
pointed press committee for the local
newspapers in Pawcatuck and Mrs. J.
J. Fields was appointed on the creden-
tial committee.
Miss Mary Day. county secretary re-
ported on the meeting held last fall.
Mr.. Mcdonald, pastor of the church
welcomed the institution in behalf of
the church and Mrs. Frazier, president
of the Pawcatuck union welcomed the
institute in behalf of her union.
Is Taxation Lowered.
The first paper, read by Mrs. F. L.
Hall of Pawcatuck dealt with the sub
jeet, Does License Money Lower Taxa
ton? In her paper Mrs. Hall said:
We find upon a faithful examination
that the license money received is less
than 5 per cent. of the total revenue
in the ten states examined.
In view of this fact it does not seem
to need argument to convince the most
FRI q
viewpoint the liquor traffic is a death
ly drain upon the public money. When
we realize that for every dollar of
state or municipal revenue it takes
not less than $40 from the people and
the loss of this paltry dollar would
hardly be noticed in the increase of
taxation when we realize the conser-
walton of efficiency in the 100000 tax
payers that go down to a drunkard's
grave every year.
1t has been impossible to ascertain
exact figures concerning the actua.
income from license and expenditure
of public money to take care of pro-
ducts of the saloon as the census emu,
merators have not separated the liquor
license money from other business Ii
censes revenue.
The pa per was open for discussion.
Mrs. Newbury of Mystic then raed
a concise and interesting paper on the
subject Are License Laws Constitu-
tiona1? In her paper Mrs. Newhury
said she did not think they were con-
stitutiona1 because license is given to
ruin and to destroy.
Mrs. G. B. Buell., state president, was
then introduced and she made a few
very appropriate remarks.
Financial Status.
A paper on The Financial Status of
Prohibition States as Compared witt
Neighboring States was then read by
Miss Mary Day. Miss Day said
Miss Days Paper.
Mrs. Lillian Mitchner. president of
the Kansas w. c. 7. U. says: I'm 1880
when prohibition was adopted, and
prior thereto, Kansas was exceedingly
poor. During the 80 years of prohi-
bition it has become one of the rich
est states per capita in the union.
Missouri has better natural advantages
than Kansas, more mineral deposits
and forests richer soil, more rainfalls
nearer market facilities and it's pop
ulation is nearly twice as large.
THE saloon people say the prohibit
ton law has hurt business" says Mr.
Blue but on Market street in Wheel
ing people are getting more money out
of the stores than they did when the
saloons were in the same rooms" He
also tells of children who for the first
time in the mining regions are wearing
shoes
Similar testimony is given by Stu
aut F. Breed, secretary of the same
state. Only three months these laws,
since this law went into effect. The
change is so marked a blind man
could see it. Out from the principal
towns, the land of muddy roads is
building here, there, yonder, paved
roads into the country. Almost every
mile has been built since the state
went dry. City streets are being paved,
parks are being laid out, street car
lines are being extended, and new
buildings are going up everywhere.
North Carolina, in Castor county,
had 26 distilleries and now boasts Al
textile plants employing more than
I, 900 people. Philadelphia, IS suicides,
so murders, rs deaths, supposed to be
due to liver troubles, are directly
traceable to stimulants.
1t costs the taxpayers of Philadel-
phia $3,205,569 annually.
Woman Suffrage.
At IL o'clock, observed by all w. c.
T. U. members as an hour of prayer,
Mrs. Buell. offered PRAYER and the
followed. Mrs. Anna c. S. Fenner of
New London spoke very forcibly on
the good accomplished by woman suf-
frage. Mrs. Fenner said that although
woman suffrage had not been very
widely favored by the United States,
chosen with the help of woman voters.
Mrs. F'enner said that when the antis
quote the vote in suffrage states it
should be remembered that women
voters are by no means in the major
ity. In Wyoming 3-5 of the voters
are men and in Colorado there are
so, 600 more men than women. The
women could never succeed without
the help of good men and the men and
must cooperate in this work.
In Connecticut the protection of lob
sters and clans seems more important
than the protection of human lives,
said Mrs. Fenner. When the antis cry
out not to give women the vote be-
cause Iewd women would be in the
Mrs. Fenner said she would
quote Idaho, where no -lewd women or
men are allowed franchise. Mrs. Fen
ner said that nothing fills the brew er
with so much terror as the franchise
ment of women. In Colorado the first
time the women voted 265 towns went
dry and now they have over 500 dry
towns. The meeting then adjourned
for luncheon, served by the local union.
number went provided with basket
lunches.
Campaign by Posters.
The afternoon session was opened
with the singing of More Love to
Thee. Miss Harriet G. Cross, presl-