Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-04-02
The Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union.

perance Union.
The regular monthly meeting of the
w. c. T. u. will be held on Monday
afternoon at five o'clock at the home
of Mrs. j. w. Stewart. This will be
an interesting programme, when the
union hopes to celebrate the great vic
tory of National Prohibition by bring
ing their Jubilee offering, to be used
fortthe furtherance of World Prohibi-
tion and a continuance of temperance
teaching in our country.
The women hope to raise $1,000, 900
insthe National organization this year
as their own evidence of gratitude. and
every man, woman and child in the
United States should be equally as
grateful, and as generous in aiding a
greater and more continuous victory
The time for bringing or sending in the
contributions is April Z. at the home of
Mrs. j. w. Stewart. Mrs. w. A.
Byrd is our treasurer.
The following programme will be
carried out:
Jubilee Programme, with Mrs. j. W..
Stewart and Mrs. Kate Kernaghan.
}Devotions, Mrs. E. J. Norris.
Forewords in Victory Year Pro-
gramme, Mrs. NJ. P.,WeHs.
Jubilee Song, Miss Miriam Norris,
Mrs. R. G. Lee. Mrs. w. L. Dunovant,
REV. A. L. Gunter.
e Miss Anna Gordon's Eight-Day Tour,
AIRS. Tillman.
e: A Gift of Gratitude, Mrs. Broadwa-
ter.
& Roll Calls, How l raised my Jubilee
Offering.
E Mitchell Wells and Dozier Tompkins
will give their medal winning selec-
|ltions.
E Collection for French Orphan.
B Report of Temperance Sunday.
{ Plans for Baby Day.
4 Please be on time.
II IF our dreams come true, we will
Ehaye the year books finished and ready
ttfor distribution at the meeting. Come
| and get one and bring your Jubilee of
IIlfering. Many have prayed in tears
hthese many years for the destruction
}|of the evil of strong drink. Now letus
s.ttlrn: our prayers into praise, and show
!lour gratitude in our gifts, the gifts in
turn giving cause for thanksgiving to
IS s:5me % other people under the dominion
| of. this persistent and determif evil.
King Alcohol's throne has as truly
crumbled as that of Kaiser William
Hohenzollern. When the Thirtieth Di-
vision broke the Hindenburg Line,
Germany's power was broken. Her
high and autocratic spirit of assurance
was Inundated; if there was morale
in the German army it vanished, but
their cold, relentless hearts of steel
and their natures Of treachery are the
same.
AS sure as this is true, the "power
of rum is broken, and the people shall
be free" The Hindenburg Line OF
King Alcohol has been shattered, his
soldiers in disgrace and defeat, and yet
there are many liquor Bolsheviki in the
United States whose spirits are the
same. In spite of the ratification OF
the National Prohibition amendment
by the forty-five of the forty-eight
States, which proves. conclusively that
the people desire the abolition they are
trying to organize to nullify this amend,
ment. They are making an unsuccess,
full effort to organize the labor unions
for "No Beer, No Work" slogan.
The prayers and cries of the mother,
hood of our land would pass unheeded
if these adferents of King Alcohol had
their will
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union stands first of all for total absti-
nence for the individual, and prohibi-
tion for the State and Nation and the
world.
"National Prohibition in 1920" has
been the slogan since 1911. The new
slogan now that this is to be realized
is, "World Prohibition by 1926"
The aim of the organization is not
only total abstinence from drink, but
from everything which defiles the body,
and we will never give up the fight till
all the principles for which we stand
are worked out in custom and in law.
We want.our children to have fair
chance.
The Anti-Saloon League has an
nounced that they do not expect to
wage war on tobacco. The Woman S
Christian Temperance does. Indeed
the fight has been on for some time,