The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-02-01
". G.. 7. U. MEETING
FRANCES WILLARD
(By Press Reporter)

The Frances Willard w. c. T. u.
held its regular session Tuesday after.
noon. the president, Mrs. Walker, pre-.
siding.
Mrs. Moore had the devotionals and
read the 4th chapter of St. John,
few verses from II. John and the 4th
chapter Of Corinthians After the us.
ual business, Mrs. Kelley read an ar
ticle concerning the opposition by the
vets to certain bills before the legis.
latures. Also told of the recent con.
ventiOn of law enforcement officials
when officers Of the state w. c. T. u.
we're on the program. The state treas
urer, Mrs. Frances E. Fuller, said
there still are millions of gallons in
warehouses, and there is leak, and
her subject was "What the Women
Can Do" The women can make this
state so dry that 1t will be unsafe to
carry matches. She added that wo-
men must continue to support the w.
C. r. U.; that they should study H.
quor laws; that they should keep
watch on the courts and sit through
proceedings, where liquor cases are
being tried; that they should stand
behind officials trying to enforce the
laws, and that they should use their
ballots to elect men to the state leg
islature and national congress who
will almost be afraid to carry match
es." No armistice has been declared
between the wet and dry forces. The
vets are quietly busy. We are only
in the middle of the battle, she said.
Judge Florence E. Allen Of the COM
mon pleas court urged women to at
tend trials and welcome jury duty"
She said some women think 1t dis
grace to enter court room, or to par.
ticipate on jury. want to say 1t
is just as sacred to help dispense hu
man justice as 1t is to attend church.
Mrs. Florence Richard, state presi
dent, also spoke in the evening.
Subject of the afternoon program
was "Anti-Narcotics." Mrs. White,
superintendent.
Paper, Tobacco VS.. Health"-Mrs.
Tudor.
Paper, "Facts About Clgarettes"-
Mrs. Helen Walker, who said over 49,.
900 100000 cigarettes are manufac-
tured in the United States each year.
Those to whom tobacco is most harm
ful--the young men-are using 1t in
the most harmful form, the cigar
ette.
Colleges and high schools report
smoking lowers their power OF endur-
ance. 1t hurts their wind. A doctor
would tell them 1t weakens their
heart. Business men discriminate
against the young man who smokes.
II 1t is poor business to hire smoker,
is it not poorer business to be one?
should Preachers and Teachers
Smoke ?"--Mrs. Wineland. Economi-
cally considered, the tobacco habit Is
the most expensive of the useless hab.
it's of civilization. II diverts from the
channels of employment a billion dol
lars year In America alone. Amer
lea now consumes annually 6h lbs.
OF tobacco for each man, woman and
child In the land, This surpasses any
country In Europe except Belgium
What do we get for this billion doll
lars? Tobacco Is not food, 1t has
no medicinal value. not even as an
antiseptic. But 1t is poison. In the
medical records there are thousands
of cases OF diseases Of the nervous
system, the heart, throat and lungs,
directly traceable to the tobacco hab'
it. Criminals always use tobacco.
Paper. "What the High School Sen
ior Learned"--Mrs. Manville Here
!, is what the principal of that high
school concluded about smoking by
the boys: The boy who has a hard
time to keep up with his class, any
way, IL he takes to smoking. fails in
his work and drops out OF school. He
smokes away whatever chances he
had. The boy who makes a practice
OF smoking is seldom a success In
high school sports or athletics. The
really ambitious boy kppws better
than to spoil his scholarship and ath'
letic chances by smoking. AH
Mrs. Clark. superintendent OF rner
cy in Mt. Vernon union, was present
and made a plea for funds for the
starving children of Armenia.
During the social hour dainty re
freshments were served by Mrs. Nix