The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-03-17
Mrs. Florence Richards, Well
Known Dry Leader, Attends
Mid-Year Meeting
BAD WEATHER DOES NOT
EFFECT THE ATTENDANCE
Mrs. Richards Predicts Ohio
Will Give Dry Majority
OF 100000

Bad weather had slight effect upon |
the attendance at the second session
of the semi-annual meeting of the
Knox county w. c. r. U. held Tues
day evening in the Baptist church
The church auditorium was well filed |
by the number of those who came to
hear the address given by Mrs Flor
ence Richard, president of the Ohio
w. G. 4. L.
Following the Invocation, violin
duet, Romance" was given by Mrs.
David Pike and Mrs. Stanley Johnson.
A greeting from the churches of Mt. |
Cleeland, pastor of the Baptist church.
He spoke briefly but pleasantly and
optimistically, extending welcome to
the courtesy and hospitality of the
Baptist church "in the name of the
constitution of the United States,
changed for the better" He spoke
also apprecatively of the women of
the w. c. r. u, whom he character
ized as "the womanhood of America"
A solo, Calvary" by Paul Rodney,
was given pleasingly by Mrs. Ralph
Simpson.
Mrs. II. r. Turvey of Fredericktown,
president of the Knox county w. G.
r. u, presented Mrs. Richard as the
speaker of the evening in a brief
speech in which she said Mrs. Rich
ard has spoken in Mt Vernon too fre-
quently and is too we'll known to need
an introduction and with special ref
erSnce to doubt spoken by Mrs
Richard of the advisability of accept
ing an invitation to speak again in
Mt. Vernon because Of this very rea-
son of her frequent talks here.
Mrs. Richard Is one OF the best
known apostles of the dry cause in
Ohio and in the nation. She has been
for many years an advocate Of tenn
perance and of dry nation beginning
at time when 1t was not so popular
as now. She is not unknown abroad,
having spoken for the dry cause in
England.
Mrs. Richard began her able and In
terestns address with bit o. com
ment upon the optimism of the Rev.
S. j. Cleeland who had expressed the
opinion that the 18th amendment is in
the constitution "to stay" 'If it is,"
said Mrs. Richard, 'it will not be by
the consent or the efforts of the vets
who are making constant efforts to
nulify 1t and the Volstead code"
An account or review was given of
what the vets are seeking to do "It
was harder to kill the liquor traffic"
said Mrs Richard, than we supposed.
1t is not wholly dead, Even some good
folks are coming to fall In with the
wet plea for beer and wine"
The speaker mentioned the coming
fight to be made In Ohio initiated by
the vets to legalize four per cent beer
and IL per cent wine next fall. She
Esaid tho drys rather welcomed the
|
wines and beer. "The vets must tave
forgotten that the women vota now"
she went on to say with smiling and
optimistic Significance. This obser
walton was followed by the equally
confident prediction of 100000 dry
majority in Ohio, II the referendum
ever IL called,
"The world will hear from Ohio
next fall" exclaimed Mrs Richard
"Ohio will be fighting the battles c.
the nation. II they can win in Ohio
they can win anywhere else
Reviewing briefly what has beer
done under prohibition, 1t was pro
nounced marvellous in the light o
what actually has been accomplished
under great difficulties. This contem
pation inspired Mrs. Richard to th
confident prediction that "the time 1
coming when every vestige of the Il
auor traffic will be wiped out"
A tribute was paid to Presiden
Harding and to Governor Davis 70
the assistance they have given the DIR
cause In the enforcement of law.
Speaking OF conditions as she say
them In England, Mrs. Richard sal
the vets are entrenched there as the
never were in the United States
There, the church is linked up wit
the liquor traffic and is accordingl
silent touching It's evil influence.
Mrs. Richard concluded her talk az
vising the dry forces to protest an
to withdraw their support from mag
zines and newspapers publishing W,
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