Temperance Column

A business meeting1 of the local W. C. T. U. will be held this afternoon in the P. O. block. The Loyal Temperance Legión meets Saturday next in the usual place. Tuesday, June 30, a picnic on the grounds of Prof. Steere will afford the children who belonff to tlie L. T. L. an afternoon of pleasure. W. (.' T. U. STATE COXYENTIOX. The following quotations from the "Daily Mininsr Journal" published in Marquette give a general idea of the a__ l__lj 1 i v „i _; i. . T_____ i" p convenuou neiu iu uiul cii.#y ,j une l-lí. Wliite ribbon W. C. T. U. badges are a frequent sitfht in Marquette just at present, as the town has been taken by storm by nearly 200 delegates ia attendance upon the State Convention. It is one of the most successful conventions the organization has ever held in Michigan. The demonstration meeting held the first even ing was a suoeess iu every particular, and the crowd was so great that there was serious thought of holding an overflow meeting. In addition to the indoor demonstration the ladies gave an out-door show of their strength by a parade, iu which they were joined by nearly every temperance orgauization in the city. Every district had a banner, and in some cases towns and counties. Manv of them were beautiful works of art and all of them had appropriate mottoes. To give those of the towns people who have been nnable to crowd into the church an opportunity to see the deleerates, a trolley party was planned for Monday afternoon. A motor car with the uecessary trailors took the delegates, bannersann all for & ride over the entire eloctric system. They made a fine show as they went through the town. Loading in the delegates on top of Üu: liill they proceeded Crst to South Marquette. Here they got out and held a short meeting in the open air. There was good speaking and singlng. Mountin the cars again they vvhirled away over the entire length of the line to Presque Isle. When they arrived at Dead River milis on the return trip another enthusiastic meeting was held. The sion was tne nrst trolley party ever given in Marquette. Saturday the state ofticers and twelve district presidenta gave sununarized reports of the work and its progresa in theirdistricts. Without exception they reported a growth in numbers and interest. The report of Mrs. Julia R. Parish, the eorresponding secretary of the state, shovved that the total nuraber of white ribboners now in the state is 8,063, which is a gatn of over six huudred since the last convention. There are 444 local unions, a gain of 48. The honorary membership list has grown to 1,180. Mrs. Jennie Voorhies, state treasiirer, told of the fiiiancial standing of the orgunization. It starts the year with a cash balance oí SI, 009. 79. The animal address of the president, Mrs. A. S. Benjamin, was fine. Mrs. Benjamin is an ideal executive oflicer and a brilliant speaker, lier address, thOJgh fully an hour in length, was so full of meat, wit and point that not one of the large audience left their seats during its progress. As Is customary in such addresses she touched on the various pilases of the inovement in the state, laying special stress on the work of tlie Christian Citizenship department. She also alluded cleverly to the omni-present new woman. Mrs. Benjamin says the new woman is just the old woman revised and iraproved. The Sunday afternoon meeting was held in the opera house, as no chareta in town would have began to accoramodate the crowd which went to hear ventiou sermón. The seripture lesson was from that portion of judges whieh tells of the conquest of the 300 Isrealites led by Uideon, over the host of the Midianites. Of course Mrs. Townsley drew the comparison between the little band of Jews and the workers in the temperance cause, and pointed out for the encouragement of all reform workers that in all God's dealings with the Jews there is no hint of dependence on numbers. In this particular case the Lorii, by two successive tests, reduced the Isrealite hosts from 50,000 warrlors to 300 and then gave the victory into their hands. She asked when did a cro'vd ever accomplish much? Ood's men, she says, have ever been few, and in support of this position cited how Martin Luther and Roger Williams and numeróos others that stood almost alone in the causes for which they wen; battling. The history of all reform movements show the workers to be but few in numbers. Up-to-date methods, Mrs. Townley aaserts, must be employed in the conflict with evil in all forms, and the new trafile iu particular. The time of moral suasion, the time when the crusaders got down in the sawdust of the bar-room floor and begged and pleaded with the saloon keeper not to sell the vile stuff, and having sold it. begged the drnnkard not to put the cup to his lips, are gone. The liquor power lias organizad, and so have the temperance workers. The forces of the Lord have been prayerful, faithful, tender and truc for inany years, bat they are now Ketting organized and disciplinad to fight an organized liqnor traffic. Sawinf maeliines lielovv Zero at J. F. Schuh's 23 E. Washington st As soon as the rain is over cali at J. F. Schuhs, 23 E. Washington st and buy a lot of 4 ply rubber liose, price onl.y 19 cents. Have also hose as lovv as 8 cent. You need them.