The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-22
DELEGATES WELCOMED
PUPILS DECORATED WITH CAM
PAIGN BUTTONS-NEET IN
SCHOOL TONIGHT.

SCHOOL TONIGHT.
An impressive meeting, and one
which was not on the program, was
the marching acros the stage in the
auditorium of the high school this
morning of 325 school children,
wearing temperance campaign but.
tons.
State officers OF the Women's
Christian Temperance union, whose
twenty-eighth annual convention is
being held here, addressed the pu-
pills at the Central school at about ii
o'clock this forenoon. Short talks on
temperance were given, Following
the addresses the children formed i'm
line, and while they passed across the
stage South Dakota Dry" badges
were pinned on them by W. c. It. It..
officers.
There was a large attendance of
both visiting and local members of
the w. G. T. u. at last nights meet
ing in the Methodist Episcopal
church.
Visitors Welcomed.
In welcoming the delegates, Mayor
& htOl &c II. W dNhtg GdlA he was uBtD~
ly interested in the society's work,
and that he. individually, and the
city administration were supporters
of the movement being furthered by
the society.
In behalf of the city churches, Rev.
Olin Reigstad, pastor of the United
Lutheran church, said it is impera-
tive that all church people line up
with the w. c.. IT. L. i'm the fight
against alcohol.
Speaking for the ladies' clubs, Mrs.
II. III. Holdridge told Of the pleasure
the gathering of the delegates had
brought local women, and she re-
ferred to the good cause which the
society supports.
Feeling response was made by DR..
Mary Noyes Farr, of Pierre.
Alcohol Not Food.
Miss Minnie Winters, Red Cross
public health nurse, addressed the
Thursday afternoon meeting at the
w. C. n. e. convention, and appealed
earnestly for the cooperation of the
women of the state, without whose
help her work is ineffective.
Miss Winters reviewed briefly the
needs of the people as she has found
them i'm her work over the state. en-
phasizing them with reference to tu-
bereulosis. In order to conserve u
state valuation public health must be
guarded Conditions show a high
state of infant mortality, 1900 10
1000 cases of tuberculosis. each
death therefrom inducing five to ten
infections. Bad teeth is a vital ele-
ment in adverse conditions. and a
fatal oversight is poor milk. Miss
Winters then discussed the alcohol
question, showing its place as a so
cial problem, its particular influence
upon the vast population of the
working classes and disproving the
contention hat it is a food. If it is
a food, its inferiority to other means
of nourishment must be admitted,
since measured by amount of warmth
it is three times as costly as milk and
eight times as dear as bread.
In conclusion, Miss Winters said,
The dominion of the world will
eventually fall TO the workers. This
is the reason why | lay extraordinary
stress upon the war on alcohol for
they who rule the world must con
troll themselves
On Friday morning Miss Winters
addressed the convention upon yene-
real diseases, which are just as dead
ly as tuberculosis. She gave appal-
ling statistics of death, blindness, in
sanity, ~sterility and suffering and as
a nurse demands hat the situation
be ~squarely met and a program of
determination instituted by the
awakened women of South Dakota.
This program, as outlined, should be
~educative, with exhibits and lectures
stating u~nyarnished truth, coopera-
tion with churches, schools and state
and local boards of health for the en-
lightenment OF the people. The first
step in graduating any disease,
stated Miss Winters, is to take an in
ventory and there should follow seq
regation by legal process. Opposi-
ton will gradually cease in the face
of the danger and the infliction of
the innocent. Literature on these
diseases and their prevalence may be
obtained from the national w. c. 7.
u. and the American Medical asso-
citation, in Chicago, and the Ameri-
can Social Hygiene society, in New
York city, so that there is no excuse
for unintelligence on the subject.
The meeting tonight, Young PEG
pies Night" will be held in the au-
ditorium of the high school. instead
of the Methodist church, as previous
ly arranged. The program for to-
night is as follows:
1880. Song service.
Devotional-Mrs. Smith.
500. Special music.
Program under auspices of Mrs.
Smith and Mrs. Cram.
Offering.
Announcements.
RnnedictiOn.