The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-27
COUNTIES HOLD
w. C. 7. u. MEET
Racine and Kenosha w. C.
Z. II. Hold 18th Annual
Meet Friday.
MRS. HALLETT QUITS

Racine and Kenosha Inter-County
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
held an interesting gathering yester-
day at the Park Avenue M. z. church,
The program was conducted in two
sessions, the first in the afternoon, the
second in the evening.
The afternoon session was devoted
largely to the business of the organl-
cation and reports were given by the
various officers and superintendent of
departments.
Another feature of this session was
the election Of officers. Mrs. H. NJ.
Hallett Of Kenosha, president for II
years, resigned and Mrs. Clara Rich
ards of Racine was elected in her place.
Mrs Hallett, however, was elected pres
ident emeritus. Mrs. Gladys Kenny
of Kenosha was chosen ice-president;
Mrs. Minnie Blandin, Racine, CORE
spending secretary; Mrs. Hallett, rec
ovGing secretary, and Mrs. John Stras-
ten, treasurer.
Devotionals were led in the after
noon by Mrs. w. H. Gebhardt of Ra-
cine Rev I. w. Corey, pastor of the
First Baptist church, gave very in
teresting address of welcome, compli-
menting the women upon the stead
fastness of their purpose and their
accomplishments. Mrs. III. M. Hallett
gave the presidents address and Mrs.
Gladys Kcnney conducted a memorial
service.
Reverend Martin Speaks.
After a banquet in the dining room
of the church, the evening session was
held, feature of which was an ad-
dress by DR.. E. Burns Martin, pastor
Of the Park Avenue M. E. church. He
spoke on Constituted Government and
Personal Liberty"
IF do not mis-read the history of
the w. G, IT, IT," he began, Frances
Willard your honored founder, and
your leaders in years since have been
staunch supporters of constituted au-
thority and diligent in their efforts to
preserve from insidious danger and en-
croachment the whole life and soul of
the body polite"
Th speaker then led his audience
back to the day in September, 1887,
when the constitution of the United
States was finally adopted by the, till
then, Confederated States of the Amer
lean Union. The anniversary month
of the constitution was very appropri-
ately time to consider the work of
the w. C. 7. u, according to DR.. Mar
tin.
Difference in Liberty.
"Men and women must distinguish"
he continued, between liberty under
The law and liberty in violation of the
Jaw, that is the so-called, really pseu-
tdo, liberty. However, in this presence,
at least, l need hold no brief for con-
stituted government. The W. c. T. U.
and all other religiously minded or
CARNATIONS which endeavor to improve
by specific training and education, and
legislation, the quality of our citizen
ship, all these, say, believe in the
powers that be and are eager to safe
guard from pollution the life blood of
our body polite, or to change the fig
ure bit, you stand for the ideals of
the founders, and would keep our
Amercanism of such, high and holy or
der as that we should lose our place
of standing and leadership in the life
of the world and that Old Glory should
foreyermore be stainless flag.
II believe the ideals of true de-
mocracy are first, social justice; sec
ond, social sympathy; third, socials an
Outstanding; fourth, GOODWILL; and
fifth, peace. 1t is only through these
things, l believe, that there can be OPP
portunity for the full development of
that rational like-mindedness upon
which the suggestion of democracy or
the rule of the public mind may de-
pend"
Warren Dana of Racine performed a
very enjoyable solo on the piano and
Miss Florence Peterson of the First
Congregational church choir sang a
lovely solo. Mr.. Dana Ealso won a
prize awarded to the oldest man pres
ent who had never tasted liquor.
Mrs. Gibson of Racine won prize
for being the oldest woman present.
The Rev. George r. Cady, pastor of
the Congregational church, led the de-
votionals for the evening M. r. Ja-
cobsen of Racine closed the program
with reading.