Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-02-13
The weme.'s war o. Rum.
ran MOVEMENT srIIL srErApTre.


IL II aid that = praying band has hen ar
ganiEed Ameng the ladies connected with The
Sons Of Temperance on the Ohio principle. hut
n rarsds p pU pssae ,s sPes..snee
tons birthday 10 be cesebrsted here MOndsvA
REPORTS PROM SOUTHERN OHIO AND INDIANA
show no abatement In enthusiasm concerning
the womenS temperance crusade. Wherever
the work IL tnaugurSted the leading people OF
the community take hold OF 10, aud. once set in
motion u seems 10 be self-snpPorting. Every
where the reports indicate no lack OF faith In
ultimate success. Day after day women make
their rounds, while large meetings of men ara
women remain IN the churches 20 pray. Every
Were the temperance crusade IL the exciffns
topic OF conVerSatiOn. The interest in the move
ment IL increasing In Columbia and hoth mar
ties are nervously awaiting the Outbreak' A
secret meeting OF the ffionds OF temperance
will be held IN = few DAYS. and the Question will
be fully discussed A. O. the probabilities OF sue
cess and tie best means Of prosecuting the war
IL will be no child's play when 10 once begins,
as the wealth OF the city will probably be ar
TayCd on the popular side. A peculiar phase of
the movement was exhibited At wsverley, Pike
county, here the temperance movement was
suddenly begun by the mayor, accompanied
by the marshal and other respected eent.emen
Who entered a saloon aud sstOnished It's In
mStts by kneelng and Offering ferveut prayer
Tor All present. Al oxford nearly one thousand
residents have signed the pledge, ana
THE PRAYING RANDs
are visiting the saloons. Tie ladies engaged iu
he crusade are among the best people OF the
are only tNo saloons In town that have not sue
cumbod, ard these arc doing nothing, and are
evidently on the verge OF surrender. The town
never was 20 orderly before. Drinkers hope tor
a reaction and squelching OF the movement.
The ladies are vigilsnt, and their organic alton
seems permanent. meeting OF Influential
iAclts VIII lie held on Sunday evening IN Colum-
QUO 10 arrange programme for their temper
shoe SAnl algn- The plan nov talked OF II 60
solslGet each ward a a town. and labor IN eact
oy singing aud PRAYER. Some more earnest
NOiktfs favor combined movement on the
stietal assembly. They favor the plan of as
stmbNhg IN iOrce IN the rOtund 4 OF the state
louise 10 slng ana pray until the legislature hear
ther CRY. The liquor dealers held A secret
meeting Tuesday night 10 agree on a plan OF
campaign. In Springfield, Ohio the church uas
Gensely crowded Tuesday after noon and the
opera house AZ night, 10 hear a speech OF do
Lewis and 20 organize for more extensive tenn
perance work. Seyenty-dve women visited The.
saloons Tuesday. one hundred and sixty-fi Va
more were added 90 the visiting committee AZ
night. In Shelbyville, Indiana, the saloon
keepers served written notices the ladies' IN Al
they would hold them responsible for loss in
business. The next day an immense meeting
was held ana an Incorporated company was or
ganized with $500 90 capital 10 tight the iquor
traffic legally IL other means fail. The ladies'
then prepared a reply 10 the notices OF the
saloon Keepers, charging them with destroying
Tie business OF the community, eNhausting IL
resources. adding 20 the taxes, increasing crime
and defending their right 10 pray for the re
moYal OF the liquor saloons.