The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-09-11
Cecil County
w. C.. T. u. An
nual Convention

The Annual County Convention
of the Women's Christian Temper
ance Union was held at the Trinity
Methodist Church in Chesapeake
City on September 3rd with dele
gates present from five of the six
active Unions. The group was not
as large as usual, there was no lack
of real interest in cause OF vital
Importance at the present time.
Rev. Stephens, Pastor of the
church, in welcoming the group re-
minded them that though their
number might perhaps seem small
they were a part of an organization
which had such influence and power
behind it that the liquor interests
were trembling and assembling all
their biggest guns to try to over
throw the very evident return to
prohibition sentiment. They are re-
alizing that their own careless tao
tics are winning for them dlsrepute
and are making efforts to clean
house. There is no question but
that those who are on Gods side will
win and it all depends on how Wig
orous His soldiers are pressing the
battle how soon it will be won.
The devotional was led by Mrs
Blanchfeld, the whole group joining
in singing Onward Christian Sol
diers' and Lead on o King Eter-
nall.
The reports from the County Of
ficers showed that the Unions have
been active during the year, and tho
they have lost valiant members by
death those who remain are carrying
ON determined to hold high our
banner. We rather resent seeing
Saloons hang out ~ for Victory
signs and are determined that beer
and other liquors shall not bring
the banner of our Country stown and
trail it in the dust as 1t has done
other great countries and did just
lately at Pearl Harbor. We realize
that we are facing an enemy more
dangerous to our country than the
bombs of countries with which we
are at war. State President, Bertha
M. Tyson, was present and told us
of activities of the organization all
over the state. She told about re-
ceiving a letter asking what our or
ganization would suggest doing to
the four liquor joints in Baltimore
to which have been traced so much
of the spread of Venereal Disease at
Camp Meade. In this and other
camps the Surgeon General of the
Country has made the statement
that 40 out of very 100 boys who go
into the army clean are being treat
ed for this dread malady after they
have been in the service for short
time. 1t is cause for encouragement
that Baltimore City has taken steps
to curb some of the most damaging
practices. 1t is also very encouraging
to find the response from other or
CARNATIONS who are glad to sign
with us petitions for the passage OF
$3.50 which would give our brothers
the same protection they had during
the last war, when our soldiers
were acknowledged to be the clean
est army that ever went into battle.
II the parents demand it the Con-
gress will have to grant this in spite
of the opposition of Secretaries Knox
and Simpson and the indifference
of the President.
The County Unions recently sent
over a hundred dozen cookies for
the w. C. T. u. Cooky Jar at U. S.
o. headquarters in Baltimore and
money enough for another hundred
dozen. Quite a bit of time was con-
sumed discussing how we could CO.
operate with the U. S. o. in Cecil
County, and the matter was refer
red back to the local Unions for
their further consideration.
The same officers were elected to
carry ON for another year.
Reported by Bertha Balderston