The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-21
NICOTINE CALLED
TO TRIAL BEFORE
COUNTY W.C.T.U.
Tobacco in All Forms Ar
raigned as Next Move OF
County Organization.

The next great crusade of the Won.
ems Christian Temperance Union will
be against tobacco in all its forms
said Miss Mary Woodward at the
Wayne County w. G. T. u institute
which closed two-day's session at
Hagerstown Tuesday evening. Miss
Woodward discussed the harm of to-
bacco and spoke of the. deteriorating
effect it has on the youth of the land,
during the institute.
The plans and purposes of the Nat
ional Women's Christian Temperance
Union Jubilee Drive for $1,000, 900
and 100000 members was discussed
by Miss Clara M. Sears, state secre-
tary of the w. c. T. O.. Three hun.
dred thousand dollars of the amount
asked for will be expended in extend
ing prohibitional education to other
countries and 100000 will be used for
Americanization. Workers will be
placed in all the big centers of popu-
lation to work among foreign speaking
people. The remainder of the amount
will be used for child welfare work,
women in industry and other w. C.
T. U. activities. The quota for Indi-
ana In this drive will be ST 900. Won-
en- throughout the state are already
working for this sum.
Comforts for West Baden.
Tuesday afternoon Miss Olive Hunt
Of Fountain City, gave an interesting
account at the institute of the patri-
otic service Of the w. C. T. u. The
work at Fort Sheridan has been turn
ed over to this organization and a
hospital mother has been placed there.
The organization has been furnishing
number of comforts for the men at
the West Baden hospital.
Miss Sears discussed recent legis-
lation in this state. Eleven bills that
were endorsed by the legislative coun-
Gil of Indiana women failed, Miss
Sears said.
The white ribbon was given to eight
children who have become recruits.
Mrs. Sophia B. Huff, president of the
Wayne County w. C. T. u, read an
instructive paper on health which
dealt particularly with mental defec-
tives.
Mrs. Harlow Lindley of Richmond
read an excellent paper on Women
in Industry and Child Welfare" The
paper dealt with need of better work
ing conditions for women and higher
wages. The paper stated that there
are 100000 women and 2,000, 900 chill
dren employed in this country.
Talks on Military Training.
The address of Tuesday evening
was given by the Rev. Owen Liven-
good on Universal Military Training" +"
He stated that there are no condi-
tions in the United States favorable
to military training. No great mill
tary power borders our land" he said.
THE discipline and physical benefits
that are supposed to be the results of
military training can be obtained in a
better way. 1t will be a vital mis-
take for the United States to burden
herself with a great military establish
ment so out of harmony with Ameri-
can spirit and institutions"
On Monday evening, Miss Sears
gave an account of the Americaniza-
tion work that has been carried on by
the w. c. T. U. Women have been
placed at the ports of entry to help
immigrant girls coming into this coun-
try, she said.
Miss Grace Pitts, of Fountain City,
discussed Medical Temperance" She
stated that since prohibition had gone
into effect the use of patent medicines
had largely increased.