The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-10-19
HEAR VETERAN OF
VIC. |. u. Fight
Local Union at Luncheon
In the Baptist Church
Listen to Telling
Talk.
OPTIMISM IS KEY NOTE
Mrs. Platz Of Washington Belabors
Liquor Interests With Cudgel
Of Facts - over Hundred
Present to Listen.
OPTIMISM IS KEY NOTE

"All the liquor interests of the
United States are concentrating their
efforts in the campaign states this
fall, - said Mrs. Margaret Platz, past
president of the Washington State Wo-
men IS Christian Temperance Union and
at present chairman of the. press COM
mittee Of the national W. G. T. U. at a
meeting following a one o'clock lunch
con given in the Baptist church parlors
by the local Women s Christian Tenn
perance Union esterday.
The luncheon was in observance of
the twenty-ninth anniversary of the
founding of the local union and Of the
increase in membership of the union to
sixty-seven over sixteen four years ago.
The greatest number Of new members
have been brought in in the past year
during which time campaign for mem
bership has been on.
Looks Bright for Ants.
Mrs. I. G.. Barbour, president of the
union, whose personal influence has
done much to give new life to the or
ganization and enthuse the members in
inc work, presided at the meeting and
made short and optimistic address,
touching upon national as well as state
and city conditions in the anti-salocn
fight. Mrs. Peter F. Stair gave a dis
tinctly interesting dissertation upon
the Book of Mark. A musical program
of delightful numbers was offered by
Mrs. Eckert and Miss Rella Colbourne
both of whom sang extremely well.
More than 100 members and their
friends were seated at the U-shaped
table which occupied the entire avail
able space of the upper parlor Of the
church.
Hosts of Hell Advance.
Mrs. Platz told CT the Washington
state campaign which ended in that
state going dry by a large majority and
in which she said she learned how the
liquor interests work and what under
handed methods they employ. She gave
an instance of their recent ingenuity in
introducing bill into the Oregon legis-
latlre as "The Nursing Mothers Bill -
by its title misleading voters into think
ing it was something else, which was
in reality bill to further the cause of
drunkenness and saloons.
THE very hosts of hell, satanic in
genuity, demoniacal scheming and in
triguing and every method known to
their deviiish sagacity will be employed
to defeat the powers for good in the
present campaigns, both state and fed
eral. Those who are attempting to fur
Their the protection Of home, health and
morals will be sore beset by many
trials. We must issue clarion call to
awaken all to the fact that the brew
cries will gather to their aid every de-
vice money and political power, such as
is vested in the corner saloon politician,
can recruit.
They Hiss and Writhe.
A scotched snake will squirm and
hiss and the serpent of alcoholism is
already cut and bleeding, and Kissing
and writing, but every effort is being
made by the LIQUOR interests to give it
aid.
The powers of science and industry
are ranged against it and these are
powerful assailants. Science, through
the physician, has made an onslaught
by proving beyond question that alco-
holic stimulants under any conditions
are harmful instead Of helpful, even