The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-03
COUNTY WOMEN
HEAR LECTURER
Mrs. Josephine Sizer Gives
Law Enforcement Talks
in This District.
ORGANIZE NEW UNIONS

Mrs. Josephine Sizer of GAINESVILLE,
Mimi, prominent lecturer for the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union, has
given a series of inspiring addresses
before various organizations in Keno
sha county this week, under the aus
pices of the Kenosha Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union.
Wednesday she spoke at the home of
Mrs. Fred Olsen in Pleasant Prairie
and chapter was organized which
will be known as the Wesley union.
Mrs. John Stratton, for several years
president of the Kenosha Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, will go to
Pleasant Prairie shortly to make her
home and she was named as president
of the union. Other officers are:
Treasurer, Mrs. Lizzie Benedict secre-
tary, Mrs. Maud Walker. Following
the meeting there was a program of
piano selections by Miss Olsen and a
refreshment course was served. Mrs.
Florence Ripley and Mrs. Gladys Ken
ny accompanied Mrs. Sizer. Henry
Spoor motored the party to Pleasant
Prairie.
At meeting at Bristol early in the
week the following officers were re-
elected when the union was reorgan-
lied: President, Mrs. E. L. Stone
breaker; treasurer, Mrs. Samuel Knapp;
secretary, Mrs. George Northdorft.
The union will be called the Eliza j.
| Cuttings Union.
| Mr.. Spoor took the. party to Somers
Thursday where Mrs. Sizer spoke be-
fore a joint meeting of ladies' aid So
cieties at the home of Mrs. Boehn.
In the party were Mrs. Edward Shep-
herd, Mrs. Ripley, and Mrs. Kenny.
Plans are under way for the erection
of new church in Somers so that the
time was not propitious for the organ
ization of union. However, several
women became members of the Keno
sha union.
No Fear for Outcome.
An interesting point in Mrs. Steers
talks was the explanation of the origin
Of thetnow famous one-half of one per
cent phrase. She explained that Vol
stead, in compiling his material, had
taken the statement of liquor men in
| pre-prohibition times who protested
against the selling of beverages con-
tanning more than one-half of one per
cent in soft drink parlors as an in
fringement upon their rights as bev-
erages containing alcohol above that
amount were intoxicating. Mrs. Sizer
said that the liquor interests in the
United States had raised two billion
dollars to fight prohibition and the
liquor interests of France. England.
and Germany contributed one million
dollars to aid the battle.
"In the one year and two months
since prohibition went into effect so
much has been accomplished that there
is no need to fear for the outcome. +"
Mrs. Sizer said. "We must stand Arm
and cooperate. DR.. Daniel PohI and
William Howard Shaw of Boston were
ridiculed when they went to the Pa
cific coast in 1900 to make plans for
national prohibition in 1920 Liquor
men OF Maine pooled their money to
fight the plans of Lillian M. Stevens
who, as national president of the W,
c. I. U. in 1911, made plans for ma
tional prohibition in 1920. When asked
what she'd do if defeated she said that
she would continue working but she
added that there would be no defeat
| for whatever occurred would be lust
an incident in the prohibition move
ment. Accordingly the w. C. T. U.
adopted the slogan, National prohibi-
tion in 1920" and prohibition carried
ninety-one of ninety-six houses in
1920. If a movement should come up in
congress to increase the alcoholic con-
tent in beverages circulate petitions
and send them to your congressman,
requesting him to use his influence
against its passage. We are being
tested today. The world is watching
the United States. America is on trial.
We must stand back of law enforce
such men as Judge Lands of Chicago
and Judge Geiger of Milwaukee"
Pleads for Support.
Mrs. Sizer offered statistics proving
ed again for support of the church.
She told about the talks, which Roger
w. Babson, noted fnancier, is making
before business men, asking them to
support church laws, and in which
he remarks the coincidence of the low
ering of the moral standards which
has preceded the seven panics expert
fenced in the United States.
| Mrs. Sizer also urged more thor