Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-23

the women's temperance movement in the west.
Ub Isa :. oegnning at Washington, Ohio about
| py nim, and at his suggestion, the Christian
women organized and appointed two commit
| liquor dealers, and another of forty to manage
the prayer meetings and visits to saloons
Armed with the appeal and copies of six differ
ent pledges, this latter committee sailed forth,
and within two weeks had closed every saloon
| (thirteenl In the town. A pledge, properly
worded, was FINISHED, one each for the con
gist, physician, and lawyer, In which it was
agreed, upon the part of the signer, to do or not
to do certain things, in the name Of God and in
has spread all over the state Of Ohio, and is
making its way into adjoining states He was
confident that IT will be as permanent as it has
been efficient.
The Dashaways at Temperance Hall last
| night held a large meeting. Mr.. Constantine
presided, with Capt. Bsrth as secretary. Judge
| Burwell, Mr.. StilZel, of Oregon, b. ID. Peck
Hon. r. b. Vance, and DR.. Dio Lewis made ad-
| dresses.
Last night the Sons of Jonadab made second
visit to the Assembly Church to listen to a SER
mon by Rev. Mr.. Little, the pastor, on the sub
lect. "how 10 check the evil and save the inc
orlaten The speaker took the ground that
good effective laws, faithfully executed and the
cultivation Of healthy moral sentiment was
the best means of effecting cure of the evil.
DE said he was not prepared to indorss the Gus
tom of women visiting places where liquor is
sold praying and singing therein. Remarks
were made by Mr.. j. b. Dunning and VIM. A.
CasWeIl, OF New England.
The nth public meeting of the season, under
the auspices of the Georgetown Catholi3 Total
Abstinence Society, was held last night at Old
Trinity church, Georgetown. Addresses were
delivered by Judge Moore and Rev. Father
Roccofort, and very acceptable music rendered
by the newly or ganiZed temperance choir, un-
der the able direction of Miss Hoffar. Twenty
men, and large number of ladies, took the
pledge and identified themselves With the So
ciety. The sixth public meeting will be held on
the fourth Sunday in April, announcement of
which WI VIII be made in the advertising columns
At O'Clock in the afternoon a new Catholic
total abstinence society was organized in Will
sons Hall, corner OF 10Th street and Pennsyl-
vanis avenue, with the following Off GERS: Pres
ident, Michael Burke; first vice president, Will
ham Ryan; second vice president, b. j. O'Dris-
coll; secretary, G. b. McCenna; financial sec
rotary, Gilbert Cannon; treasurer, William
Compton; marshal, Michael Mccormick; SER
geant- at arms, P. Ryan. 1t is proposed to make
this beneficial society.
MEETING OF THE PASTORS
OF the District churches was held at noon to-
day In the parlors of the Y. NJ q. A, to take ac-
ton In reference to the Temperance question.
Rev. DR.: Chester was called to the chair, and
Rev. j. ii. Appleton secretary.
Dr. Butler, from the committee on inviting
the Catholic clergly reported that a number had
been called on, and while all favored temper
ance, some did not approve of legislation on the
subject. The bills proposed, he believed, met
with their approval.
Rev. Mr.. Hall stated that a committee of the
Moral Education Society was present and de-
sired to confer with the pastors; but no action
was taken at this point.
Mr.. Cleveland called for the order of bust
nesss when DIR. Parker, the chairman of the last
meeting, stated that the object was to consider
the bills introduced in Congress-Mr
Lawrence's bill amending the MetropOl-
itan Police act so as to give them power to
license, and Mr.. MOnroe's bill, which is drafted
after the Ohio damage law.
DIR. Gray also stated that M ajor Richards was
OF the opinion if the first named bill is enacted
into a law he can close up all unlicensed places,
and probably 500 such. He further stated
Il at the bills were in the hands of a SUBJ COM
mittee of the District Committee. He moved
that when the committee are ready to hear them
mat all the pastors OF every denomination, iu-
Guiding Catholic and Hebrew, appear and urge
the passage of the bills.
Messrs. Cleveland, Baker, Tiffany and others
urged that the subject shOnld be placed in
charge of q committee, and after considerable
discussion, Rev. j. III. Dashiel offered a resolu-
ton that they approve the bills and appoint
Rev. Drs. Gray, Butler, Tiffany, and Revs. A.
T. Steele, T. NJ. Bradley and Chester to repre-
sent them, and that all the pastors of the Dis
uict, OF every denomination, be invited to ac-
company said committee, which was adopted.
Rev. q. A. Hall, at this point, stated that the
nrst ladies' prayer meeting in reference to the
temperance question was much larger than was
expected; so large that they had found il expe-
dent TO go into Lincoln Hall, where there were
from 200 to 500 present. He also stated that the
meeting in the hall yesterday was a large one,
and that DIR. Dio Lewis had been announced to
speak tonight at the Congregational Church,
but that church having been pre-engaged, some
other place should be selected
Rev. Mr.. Cleveland rendered the use of the
Foundry Church, and notice was given that
the meeting would be held at the Foundry at s
This afternoon the topic of the PRAYER meet
ing between and at Lincoln Hall will be In
temperance; that we may be awakened to a
proper sense of the magnitude of the evil in
this community. Rev DIR. T.. II Gray Will lead
this meeting.
The REFORM SCHooL.-Yesterday the men,
bers OF the Committee on Appropri. tons of the
House of Representatives and other persons
made visit to the reform school at the invita-
board of trustees. The party was made ND of
Hon. j. A. Garfield, Hon. VIM. LOughridge of
Iowa, Isaac Q. Parker of Missouri, the mother
sne sister hss; Of Mr. reid Mrs RudoRs Judge
tuition is located about four miles north of the
Garitol, on high ground, comprising $50 acres.
mere are l2s boys In this institution at present,
over one half of whom are colored, their ages
long from six to twenty years. After some
religious exercises conducted by the reverend
Superintendent, Judge Smell addressed the boys
IL an off-hsnd style, we'll calculated to Please
them, closing by saying that he hoped soon 10
see similar institution here for girls, for he
often, in the discharge of his official duties, had
disposition to refuse to exercise the law rather
criminals in our jail. General Garfield here
gave the boys some good advice, after which
Rev. H Ii. Telley offered prayer. and the Wis
itors were conducted over the building.
~
REAL ESTATE TRANsPERs.-R. P. Dodge ct
al, trustees, TO A. III. Herr, part lot &c, square
154, SIS; Fred W. Jones, trustee, TO RObt White,
part lot IL, reservation ID, 81 ,225; K. NJ. Cor
wine and wife to John A. Gray, part lot 8,
square 2s5, 81 800; John A. Gray and wife to K.
NJ. Corwine, lot II, square 1879, 80 600; j. N.
Browning and wife to Albert Gleason, lot NJ,
square 23s, 50 900; Kate b. Barlow tn Chas. G..
Iglehart, lot 2, subdivision square 2S1, 81, OO0
Edward Hobart ct al to Lizzie l.. Eager, lot 81,
subdivision square 9S9, 81 $780, Lizzie l.. Eager
ct vir to Edward Hobart, part lots 10 and IL,
subdivision square 1873, 50 coo; John L.. Fowler
to Margaret E. Mahoney Spart square north Of
square $50, s5 s. n. Hoyt ct al to g. Leoffier,
lot 80, Turton's subdivision of square $50, S575;
Jos. Jockey ct al to Frances X. Buck, lot %,
Haight's subdivision OF square 3c6, So 600; Nam
ME Cushman to Ssllie s. Wiltse, part lot II,
square 7G1, IS Coo.
DEDICATION OF MOUNT ZION CHURCH.
Yesterday, the frame ediice known as Mount
Zion On. e. Church, corner of 18th and K
streets, was dedicated, and large crowds at
tended the several services. At the morning
service, Rev. VIM. +. Speake, the presiding
elder, preached from Acts, LIST chapter and Sth
verse. and in the services was assisted by Rev.