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March 1935 The W.C.T.U. met Mar. 19,1935 with Mrs. John Evans. Devotions were by Mrs. W.J. Stewart. "We must respect the law whether we believe the law right or not." Isaiah V 18-25. Prayer was made by Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Gregson, Miss Sherman and Miss Butler. Minutes of Feb. meeting read and approved. The Central Market for April 27 was obtained by Miss Bailey. Mrs. Robert Lincoln said the offering last time was $2.50 and that it was to be used for the light line, and is not enough; and we must use today's offering to add to it to make the six dollars we want to give, so we would not have to take some out of the treasury. Of this, $5.00 goes to temperance. Missionary work in the countries. $1.50 for the Magazine Union Signal to send to some missionary. We can name the missionary. The offering was then taken, $2.35. Mrs. Kearney suggested that we talk about the coming election. Miss Bailey talked about an adv. of rum toffee, said the adv. was not printed again after she had talked to the proprietor. Mrs. Mitchell told that the American Magazine thinks we ought to read a good magazine if it is good, regardless of the ads. it carries. Mrs. Robert Lincoln read a humorous poem about alcohol as a remover. Mrs. Kearney said nine tenths of the liquor sold in restaurants is bootleg. She read from the Advance that from 1917 to 1926
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March 1935 The W.C.T.U. met Mar. 19,1935 with Mrs. John Evans. Devotions were by Mrs. W.J. Stewart. "We must respect the law whether we believe the law right or not." Isaiah V 18-25. Prayer was made by Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Gregson, Miss Sherman and Miss Butler. Minutes of Feb. meeting read and approved. The Central Market for April 27 was obtained by Miss Bailey. Mrs. Robert Lincoln said the offering last time was $2.50 and that it was to be used for the light line, and is not enough; and we must use today's offering to add to it to make the six dollars we want to give, so we would not have to take some out of the treasury. Of this, $5.00 goes to temperance. Missionary work in the countries. $1.50 for the Magazine Union Signal to send to some missionary. We can name the missionary. The offering was then taken, $2.35. Mrs. Kearney suggested that we talk about the coming election. Miss Bailey talked about an adv. of rum toffee, said the adv. was not printed again after she had talked to the proprietor. Mrs. Mitchell told that the American Magazine thinks we ought to read a good magazine if it is good, regardless of the ads. it carries. Mrs. Robert Lincoln read a humorous poem about alcohol as a remover. Mrs. Kearney said nine tenths of the liquor sold in restaurants is bootleg. She read from the Advance that from 1917 to 1926
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