Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-03-19
SOUND THE JUBILEE"
W. G. T. L. After Funds for Recon
struction- County Asked for
$500.

program when its campaign begins 1
March 2Ist. "Over the Top" IN all
Of its war work, Vermont must rally I
to another effort for this plan for 4
the reconstruction days. Here Is the
reason, the purpose and the plan.
Hand in hand with its rejoicing
over the ratification Of the federal
amendment for National Prohibition
and in anticipation Of the reaching OF
lis 40 wears Of organization in 1924,
the National W. c. 7. L. will begin a
five-year Jubilee program by putting
on a drive for 81 100000 and l,OOO,-
600 members, according 10 the plans
given out from the National W {. 1
Il. Headquarters in Evanston, III.
Vermont's share in the fund Is Civ
en- as $4,000 and Orleans cOunty's
share. 5000. Mrs NJ. L. Pearson of
Orleans. state and county president,
has charge Of the campaign IN both
state and county
At the Jubilee meetings over ratI-
iicatIon OF prohibition, being held IN
almost every city and town IN the
United States. the one body receiving
the most glowing tribute Is the
W G. T L.. referred TO b. the Anti
Saloon League and prohibition work
crs as "Our Mother in the temper
ance work
When the Crusaders that hand
fuI of pioneer temperance women,
went into the trenches In HillsbOrO,
Ohio, III 1878. 10 Danish the saloons
Iu that town. they faced a storm of
suears and stones, ard literally knelt
IN the mud To pray. No prophet
could have foreseen that their cOur-
age and prayers would spread like
wild fire and their work be the fore
runner Of an organization literally
eucirclIng the world.
Following the Crusaders In 1874
came the formation of the National
w C. T. L. which has now grown 10
body of one-half million members,
organized in every state. territory
and territorial possession. including
the Philippine Islands, Hawaii and
Porto Rico,and in more than 40 other
countries of the world
Taking a unique motto, For God
and Home and Native Land" and
later enlarged to For God and Home
and Every Land" the W c. T. L.
early established Departments of
Work" covering a do EVERYTHING
Policy" of its great leader. Frances
F. Willard, and has laid such a broad
foundation for continued service, that
stupendous activities are made OBJ
hgatory for the next decade, although
one great objective has been reached
through the ratification of the FEEDER
al Amendment for national prohibi-
ton.
There Is no suggestion or thought
that the work of the organization Is
over and IN their jubilee program
plans are being made which win COW
er the world.
The ". c. T L. jubilee committee
Is composed of Miss Anna Gordon. Il
.lrr.z, national president. chairman:
-lrz- Ella Boole, New York. vice
chairman; Mrs. Frances Parks. Hi
ROSS Mrs. Margaret Munns. Ill
ros, Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson. North
,akota; Mrs. Sara II. Hoge. Virginia:
SIR. Deborah Knox Livingston.
Rhode Island. Mrs. Mar Harris AZ,
NOR. Georgia; Mrs. Eva {. Wheeler.
California; Mrs. Edna Rowan Harvey.
Aa'ne, completing the committee.
All state and territorial presidents
anu the national general secretaries
OF the Young Peoples Branch and
Loyal Temperance Legion will act as
the Jubilee Committee Advisory
Board, and Mrs. Frederick B. Perkins
OF Michigan will serve as executive
secretary and director of jubilee pub
licitv
The budget will furnish money for
work always emphasized by the or
EanlZatlOn and especially needed now
IN the reconstruction and stabilizing
period. Child welfare $50 OO6
Health and morality 500 600 Amer
icanIZatIon 100000, Women in indus
try $4,000, education and informa-
ton $4,000, war prohibition 5000
90, headquarters-Evan and
ashlngtOn-S50. 600, equipment am
repairs, $4,000. field service $40 OO6
administration $4,000.
big program Is planned to as
sist N world prohibition and 10 send
70 the more than 30 foreign countries
federated since 1854, in the Worlds
" 1. l. l., great women leaders TO
give the gospel Of total abstinencea and
prohibition. Australia. New Zealand
anZ Scotland, now IN the midst of
nationwide campaigns are looking
Tor help 10 the United States W.
]. L. China. Japan. India. Soyrtb
America and Cuba have asked for
heip against the threatened invasion
o. hduor interests driven from, the
United States The W. {. T. L IN
Mexico IS already circulating nett
tons 10 President Carranza nTeadi1g
with MN 70 prevent the invasion OF
ne republic by American brewers
-4-A - -4Aft W - l. 4. ulISSlnua riaz
have been conan fssioned BY the
words or~aRization since 1Sq1
when Mrs Mary Clement Leavitt az
Bottom completed her seven-vear nil
Fir'age as the pioneer representa-
7 81 the ". c. T. L. The yyorL ~
lneSe temperance miss ;onaries and
or-anlZatIons IN more than 90 ro,r-
tines gives the ". c T. L a footboIs
,7 the work OF world prohibition held
hT 70 other organization and II i a
v-eN-krown fact that the Interest 49,
frment OF the women of a courtrz-
'st ne secured befre any great re
io--1 car be accomplished
The " C. T. L. viii have "a district
contribution % the work Of Ar,ari-
ean'z7t'o- ard through this fDbsIe.
ilz1 w'- uut into 80 foreivr SpeaE-
f1~S maid Wo~kerS who xg;+h
volunteer helpers, viii work arorg
~ Eore= ~ the FOREIGN ho-r 60
oi1rl0 81. teaching Of Engl5sh - tbs
at 1- sod the care Of The child