Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-01-05

within the past two weeks there have been
number Of communications received by tho Re.
PUBLICAN making inquiry as to the where.
abouts and the workings o. the"WOmcnp Club
which about six months ago startled this com.
munIty with trumpet blast as q prelude to q
great reform which the organization proposed
10 Inaugurate. This was the total abolition Of
"the social evil" by a process entirely original
with the "wonen's Club" when first the an.
nounccment was made Inquiries were rife as to who
snd what the Institution was that promised such
great results. The result proves, as was stated
In the REruBLicAN at the time, that the move.
ment was III. advised, In the wrong hands, and
the very means taken 10 insure its success have
been its downfall by this We mean the pub.
llclty given tho disgusting details, tho pryinV
Inquiries made by the leaders and the implied
threats thrown out by them In order TO black.
mall certain men into financial support UT their
plan Of operations
All will remember that In the Inception Of the
movement certain members OF the club called
on the keepers Uf the principal houses Of III 70
pute and from one VI them we have the state.
ment that
NRs. SPENCER, ACTING As sroKEsNAN, rRo
NtsED
FIRST Shc would use hot lhnuohee with Con
gress to have tho "houses' licensed for the
benefit Of those who preferred to live that life
ss,.,i ir a., ,,,,s N, man, ,,,shoi 40 ioayo a,
S'o'"'' II guy V"v ~ "''rs' W 'ol'V "
each = salary Ut from so 10 as per month, nc.
| cor,,,n,, A., ibcIr c,na,itv ami want, I'm ,r,Ier
rs nh, ~ ,nI.,,snJsn, al r..I,Sa
thht they might Ieei inuePenuen'' Huu ica''V
that they were earning honest bread.
Third. That there was then In bank August,
isTlD q certain amount Ot money ut her disposal,
s SI tbs sS womsn sbo9id be tprnisbsd Win WORK
| conslderatlun being, honorable Intentions aud
upright dsport%oSi. , ',',
out and the great interest manifested by her, IA
she explained II, was sympathy Tor fallen
women, and that hencof0rth their reform should
i he the work OF her life.
/ This statement Is made by one Of the women
i Who for some time past, has been living at the
/ so.caIlcl womcn's college.
parted al one Of the meetings Of the club,
The president Is said to have declared THAT
the original object Of the club was not 10
i save tvyo or three tallon women but 10 try and
i prevent the passage Of the contagious disease
/ act nov pending, and she did not think the
/ original " entlnn had ever been changed"
| Hut 10 re urn. Two 90 three public meetings
| were held A few women who had been induced
" tUrsAke their evil lives on the promise Of i'm.
| mediate aud rcmuncratlvo employment, were
| decked with the ha IEe OF the "WOinan's Club, "
II
done II the proper aid was rendered In each case
i some few oi the large audience caught the en-.
thusiasm Of the WORKER. sud, think laS that they
might succeed, subscribed certain sums toward
the cstabiishtnont Of "wuncn's college" In
| which an Who desired TO might fiud = refuge
| themselves Tor honest labor he permitted 10 ns.
cend, step by step the social ladder.
This vas The plan ~ proposed. and in other
hands might have secured the cooperation ol
| the public their hearty support aud been VI IN.
calcunblc benefit 70 the class IL proposes TO nj
| wHAr, TnEN, WAS TnE TRouRLEr
| Why, the trouble was that one weak woman,
| with vain de- ire for notuflcty and an unpar.
| donnble c1nceit, took upon herself the entire
labor Of tho reform: listened neither 10 advice ar
counsel; proclaimed that she only could steer
i this fraiI bark through tho mighty ocean ol
/ public opinion, and, like one anholnIed. de-
| elared she had undertaken liie.NuTk, +" and
would die In her tracks bciDrc she would give
| up tho cause" and only when the InHulte
| Jehovah bids Us cease Is our work done"
This was scarcely three months ago; college
was institutel--at least q house rcnted-and In
Il sincc that time fyo or six Of the reclaimed
i have been residing, anNiously expecting each
day the positions 81 positively promised them
| by the Joan Of Are Of the movement But they
/ looked in vain. Inquiries concerning the 40
per mon'h promised before they fOrsook the
| shelter OF the brUthel were answered eyRstysly
and tho promise renewed 10 he again broken
until soulo lew, doclluing 10 longer cat the
| bread Of charity, again returned TO sin and
| shame, This state OF affair continued until
| DecembeT N when Il was wbispoTrI through
| he charmed circle that Mrs Spencer hnl con.
i eludrd 10 resign Inc presidency,
| Thls in view Of her uTgyinu. ,,,IaratL,ns
| struck both Inc members III the club and Ihs in
| mates of the rolIeuc with IurprIse and one n
| the latter who. relying impllcltly on thr pron
| lses as vet unlulhlled 10 secure her employ
| ment Ind giyen up her house. Eold out Lrt inT
niturc and taken her al her word, sent
| ms EOttOwtSa IETTEn.
Mus. SrENCER: have been informed that you
| womcn's club this evening.
| l am truly surprised that you should tako Eucl