The Holly chieftain., 1922-03-30

Tnion. II is fitting at this time
that we should review briefly the
history and purpose of this great or
ganigation in its national and world
widc scope.
II . an organization Of Christian
won N banded together for the pro,
tCatien o. the home, the abolition
Of the LIQUOR traffic, and the tri-
unph Cmists's Golden Rule in
custom and in law 1t is the out
come of the Great Woman's Tenn
peIance Crusade of 1894. In Dee.
ember of 1873 under the Inspiration
of a temperance address delivered
by DR.. Dio Lewis of Boston. the
women of Hillsboro. Washington
Court House and other Ohio towns
We're mved to concerted action
against the saloon. They gathered
in the streets to pray. and marched
two hy two into saloons. They be-
sought the men who drank to. cease
to do go and the men who sold IT
to give mp the business and invited
all to accept Christ. Tn fifty days
this whillwind of the Lord had
sWert' the liquor traffic out of two
hundred and fifty towns and VII
laees and began the movement that
finally drove the saloons from every
state in the union and gave us Ma
tional Prohibition as the law of
the land.
Mother" Thompson (Mrs. Eliza
]. Thompson) OF Hillsboro. Ohio
ard "Mther" Stewart of Springfield
Ohio, We're the inspired leaders OF
the remarkable crusade.
At ChnutauuJIa, New York. in
1874. y call was sent forth for per.
mnnent national organization which
wns effected at Cleveland, Ohio. in
November of the same year Mrs
Annie Wjttenmver of Philadelphia
was the first President and Miss
Fran"is f.. willard Of Chicago the
first Secretary. Mes willard soon
bcanmn the leading light ot the or
ranizatiop and organized the worlds
w G., ". U: in 1893
To Frances willard is due tho
enormous prestige and remarkable
success of the Union. She was born
in Clt,rchville N V, Sept. 2s. 1899
She Graduated from college In
Evansville ILL.,. nnd finally became
necn of tho ladies' College in the
Northwestern University at Evans
ton. She entered the crusade under
"Mother" Stewart and became presi
dent of the, organization in 1879
She toured the United States trav
cling ?5O00 miles and smoke in ev-
erv ritv of 10000 POPULATION. Everv
state organized In 1880 when the
Worlds Union was formed there
were ten million members. She
sacrificed all her pronerty to helm
nay tho debt on the Chicago Tenn
le She died in 1898 with the word :.
on he lins How beautiful to be
with God. Memorial services wero
hold all over the country. Tho writ
cr Of these lines was called unor
NJ tho time to give the memorial
oddrese in the city where he then
lived aud remembers vividly the sOr
ro;r of the time and the honor in
which The Fallen Leader was held
Associated with her in somewhat
simil"r work was Lady Henry Som
erset The writer had the pleasure
% he ling her speak on her visit
TO tho United States shortly before
the feath of Miss willard.
The W. G, T. U. is the largest soc
iefv composed exclusively of women
and conducted wholly by them, al,
thou' h mon can become honorary
members and men are often called
upon to aid the cnuse. 1t Is now
organized in every civilized country
in the world, with the motto: For
God nnd Home and Native Land
It's badges Is a knot of white ribbon
Tta trysting hour IS the nOOntide
hour when every white.ribbOner
turns to God Cor the overthrow OF
tha traffic in any land in the world
Their official organ is the Union
Signal
The policy of the organization is
DO Everything policy. Its lines
of work are a. ORGANIZATION: f2)
preventative; t3l Nducation: tp
Evanrelistic; Is, Social ana t6) lie
pal. There are fortv-tve depart
ments of work There is Young
Peoples branch and . Loyal TEN
perance Legion (for children)
The Union supports mighty
stntT Of organizers lecturers evan