Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-08-31
w. c. T. u. Convention.

of the Wright County District
Women's Christian Temperance
Union convened at the NJ. E,
Church in Mansfield at 2:l5 IN.
Thursday, Aug, "A, fora two.day
session, Mrs. Lura Beach of
Mansfield, president pro TEN,
presiding,
After singing Bringing in the
Sheaves," the derotionals we're
conducted by Mrs. ]. H Cleaves,
of Mountain Grove, the Script.
ure reading being from I Cor +,
IA. Mrs. Neva Thomas Of Spring.
field, was made a member of the
convention. A letter from Our
beloved president, Mrs. IneE
Hylton, of Springfield, explain
ing that the health of her son,
Paul, prevented her from being
present, but she referred the
convention to Isa. Al: Is:
For I. the Lord thy God, will
hold thy right hand, saying unto
thee: Fear not; 1 will help
thee"
Mrs. Sarah S~mothetman, of
Mountain Grove. was elected
secretary pro TEN.
After the reading and adop.
ton of the minutes of the last
session, the following commit
tees were appointed:
Press-Mrs. J.H. Cleaves, aud
Mrs. Alma Black, of Mansfield.
Courtesy Mrs. Molly Hoover,
of Mansfield.
Resolutions-Mrs. Susan Bur
ney and Mrs. J. H. Craig, OF
Mansfeld,r and Mrs. Sarah Smo
therman.
After the singing of another
song, the matter of business re
ports was brought up and post.
poned until the next morning,
An excellent original paper,
"Outlawing the Liquor Traffic,
was read by Mrs. J. h. Cleaves.
Several questions of general in
terest we're asked and anwered.
Mrs. Cleaves paper follows:
When We think about the ev.
lis of strong drink We invariably
think of it as an enemy to the
home, the Church, the State and
the Nation. And such it is. But
this pest hole on the corner that
seduces our boys and makes
widows and worse of our girls is
not an outlaw, but a product OF
the law. With our eyes open,
for the purpose of gain alone,
pandering to the lowest passions
of men. we have legalized it, and
it is the product Of our Christian
civilization. Is it not a thing
that should bow all our heads in
shame? And We have passed
the time when it is necessary to
tell to anyone that drink is a
curse. We have seen bright
hopes and prospects blasted, the
innocence Of youth grown old
with the deformity of ignorance
and want, beauty clothed with
rags and shame and manhood
shoru of its glory; and yet the
question presses, what are we
going to do about it? Our an.
swer as members of the Won
ems Christian Temperance I'm
ion has been clear and unequivo
cal, we will outlaw the traffic.
Today is our day, sisters; today
We have as allies the Anti. Saloon
League, with its vast resources,
its strong central organization,
and this winter we face another
chance. In a few weeks we will
elect the members of our Legis.
lature, who, if we are successful,
will give US a law that will outlaw
the saloon in our own beloved
state. We are already practical
~ sure of such a Legislature.
Our only danger is that our Gov.
ernor- elect may fail US. In this
emergency it behooves US to join
hands heartily with the other
Temperance organizations and be-
siege the very doors of the Gov.
ernor's mansion at the Capitol,
and never rest until he gives his
sanction to a law that will make
Missouri a safe place in which to
bring up our sons and daughters.
On the west Kansas is dry, on
the south. Arkansas IN the