Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-03-02
INSTITUTE HELD TUESDAY.
County w. G. T. U. Convention Ad-
dressed BY State President Kemp.

The county w. C. T. U. institute
held in the Christian church, Tues
day, February 9th, was opened at
1890 a. m. and was presided over by
the county president, Mrs. Blanche
Paul of Falls City.
The singing was led by Rev. D. A.
Mackenzie, and the devotional exer-
cises of the morning session were
conducted by Rev. G. E. Erskine. Mrs.
Paul adressed the institute ON the ex-
tension of the work of the w. C. 7.
U. and urged the organization of more
unions as there are but four in Polk
county. Mrs. Jennie Kemp, the state
president, was introduced and given
the chautauqua salute. Noontide pray
er was led by Rev. j. M. Brown and
all adjourned to the church parlors
where luncheon was served by Mes
DANES Siefarth, Wagner, Day, Knight,
Scott, Erskine, Grant and Brown,
Luncheon and the social hour was
enjoyed by more than eighty people
and it was remarked that this was a
very creditable attendance showing
the interest Dallas people take in the
work of the w. c. 7. U.
The afternoon scss ION began at 80
with devotional exercises led by Rev.
Mackenzie, who addressed the assem-
bly, on the topic: Eas the W. c. 7.
L. Completed Its Mission?" District
Attorney E. X. Piasecki appeared be-
fore tie institute and asked the CO.
operation of the members in enforc-
ing the law and their indulgence when
things which were being done did not
coincide with their views Of what
should be done. Mr.. Piasecki S re-
marks were we'll received. Rev. Nc
Connell spoke on ga Single Standard
of Morals" At the business session
the designations of Mrs. D. G. Rem
pei, county vice-president, and Mrs.
Morgan, county treasurer, were
brought before the meeting. Both
designations were accepted and Mrs.
Carl Graves Of Dallas and Mrs. Belle
Gotfried of Falls City, respectively,
were elected to fill the vacancies.
Mrs. j. NJ. Brown gave a reading
and responded to an encore. An IN
teresting and instructive round ta-
BILE discussion was led by Mrs. Graves,
which closed the session. The even
ing session was opened with devo-
tional exercises and after solo by
Rev. D. V. Polling, Il duet by Vira
and Rea Smith, and an exhibition OF
Indian club swinging by Miss Ham
mond of Falls City, all Of which was
greatly appreciated, came the princi-
pal feature Of the institute, the ad-
dress by State Superintendent Mrs.
Jennie Kemp, on "When the Wheels
of Legislation Were Going Round. "
She dealt with the subject ably, COM
mented on the different bills brought
before the last legislature and dis
cussed at length the anti-cigarette
bill which raises the age limit OF
buyers of cigarettes from 16 to q
years of age. She quoted an eminent
medical authority in the London Ian
Get as saying that it was not the poi
son in the tobacco or in the rice
paper which makes the cigarette so
deadly, but the combustion of the two
combined which creates poison, fur
fural, which is taken into the lungs OF
the smoker and acts directly on the
brain, causing dullness and stupifica-
ton. 1t was stated that one cigar
cite contains as much of this poison
as an ounce of alcohol Mrs. Kemp
urged the enforcement Of the anti
cigarette law. The meeting was clos
ed with prayer, and the institute was