The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-11
Alabama W.C.TU Activities

1 vember Ii. Armistice Day, as a day of prayer for world disarmament. It Is well now to begin to plan for a splendid fitting observance of Ar mistlce Day with prayer that dis armament may be reality and not just dream
 San Francisco Convention The National w. C. T. U. conven- tion held in San Francisco was a grand success. The admiration of i that city for the delegates is ex- pressed in the following editorial, "A Vision Realized" that appeared In the San Francisco Examiner fol- lowing the adjournment of the con vention.
 "of all the sane, sensible and wor- thy utterances during the conveH- tion of the Woman's Christian Tenn perance Union nothing truer was said than this little statement of the president, Miss Anna Gordon. "The San Francisco gathering has been an awakener, both to those within the ranks and to those who had no concrete idea what the wom- ans Temperance Union Is. We speak of those outside their ranks. There were many who have had the impression in the past that the W. c. T. U was an organiza- tion of narrow minded people with a single string to their bow, imbued with a single fanatical purpose, with no vision, the worst type of bigoted Puritan.
 "These-the people outside the ranks-foliowed the activities of this convention and found the w. c. T. II. to be made up of a fine high minded, wide visioned set of women worthy and capable of taking a vital and ennobling part in bringing America and Americans up to the highest ideals of modern democracy.
 Tt was, indeed, 8 revelation.
 "The W. c. T. U. in much the same way as has been the case with other movements, is the Heightened shadow of a personality
 This great personality-France Willard--was a woman who did not find her widest appreciation in the earlier days of her work, one might say her mission.
 "The attitude of the generality of Americans toward her was their at- titude toward the movement she started.
 That attitude has changed.
 But essentially, the movement anu It's purpose have remained the same
 "The American public generally has only just begun to be apprecia- tive.
 Tt has but now begun to rise to the vision first vouchsafed great leader and steadily carried on by zealous disciples.
 The vision of Frances Willard has reached the higher slopes, at least, of the mount of victory"
 The keynote of the convention was law enforcement and was sound ed by the president, Miss Gordon. who said "an unacceptable obligation rests upon every law-abiding citi- zen bravely to cooperate with fed eral and state enforcement officials: to attend court sessions, to work for the election, regardless of political affiliations of candidates who be- lieve in prohibition and it's en- forcement, to bring before the young pageants, films and entertainments that will exalt the prohibition law and proclaim in practical fashion the prosperity and happiness it has brought; to use the gentle art of conversation in which women excel, constructively and not destructively thus making known in the best so- cial circles the benefits accruing from prohibition, Courage Is con tagious. Let us display the maxi mum of Christian courage in fight ing for law enforcement In our own republic and In protecting other lands from Americas outlaws"