The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-25

lowing program was ulScusseu'
Song America.
The Clarion Call-Austin Carpen-
ter.
The Grange Ahead-George Tul-
loss.
Song, Rally Round the Flag Boys
Bro. William Rush.
Your Flag and Mine-Miss Rush.
America for Me--Mrs. Shelter.
Talk, The Army Bean-Bro. Will
liam Rush.
Talk. II. Bone.
Song.
Shall We Have Medical Inspection
in the Country Schools-Mrs. e. Shelf
fer.
How Can the Lecturers Improve
Their Teaching Power-Harry Irvine.
What Counts-Herbert Leedy.
Song-The Star Spangled Banner.
A movement is on to have the next
district lecturers conference for this
district held in Mt. Vernon. Write
the state lecturer and tell her that
Knox county wants the meeting here.
This part of resolution, adopted
by the Delaware County Pomona
Grange on April Z, was endorsed:
"The grange recommends and ear
nestly petitions our national govern
ment as a justifiable and an economic
war measure that it shall as speedily
as possible suppress and prohibit the
use, sale and manufacture OF intoxi-
eating beverages throughout the
United States OF America and In all
its territories and dependencies,
1--WE are for more beef, beans,
bread and butter and less beer, booze
and buns; more wheat, wealth and
wisdom and less whiskey, waste and
want; more milk, molasses and mon
ey and less malt, misery and mean
ness; more apples, alfalfa and amity
and less ale, ailment and animosity;
more rice, rye and reason and less
saloons, sin and suffering more
dress, dainties and dishes and less
distilleries, drunkards and disturb
ances; more beets, beans an business
and less breweries, brawls and bur
ials; more sheep, swine and sugar
and less sherry, sham and shame;
more potatoes, pumpkins and peach
es and less port, punch and poison;
more corn, cabbage and cheese and
less champagne, chaff and cheat;
more harmony, homes and heaven
and less Hoff-Brau, havoc and hell.
"As never before, our nation needs
a sober, capable, efficient citizenship.
We believe that neither the liquor
traffic nor any other evil habit, weak
ness, nor business, destructive of the
physical or moral strength of our
people should be permitted to exist
or that any tax pr revenue should be
derived from such business for gov
ernmental purposes. No amount of
tax or license can make a bad thing
good. determination is the only rem
edy."
The following amounts of grains
are used annually in making alco-
holic liquors: 32,069.542 bushels of
corn, 3,116,512 bushels of rye, 4,4S0,-
5S8 bushels of malt, 1878 bushels of
wheat, l4S,000 bushels of barley, 9,S07
bushels of oats, 6S,S22 other mater
ials, 152, ,l42,232 gallons molasses.
Don't forget to sing "Old Glory" at
every meeting from now on. It has
the right ring and patrons vii, sing 1t
heartily. Yes, do not forge. to have
the Stars and Stripes displayed at
least within the hall. 1t is not alone
patriotic, but grange law requires It.
Better, too, have flag flying from
the staff outside.
Within the next few weeks every
grange should put on rousing pa
triotic program. Give every member
part in 1t, have stirring music, IL
lustrated songs and earnest speak
altogether an evening long to be
remembered
The Red Cross organization will
soon be canvassing for members in
the county. DO not miss this oppor-
tunity to be of service to our coun-
try Membership is only one dollar
and 5000 ought to respond, Patrons
II Is your duty to help.