, 1874-03-21
INDIANA.

Special Dispatch to The Chscaqo Tribune.
Fort WAYNE, Ind, March 20.-To-morrow
afternoon, tho LADIES Of tie different wards will
hold meetings to form organizations, auxiliary
to the nous association. The Presidents of the
different ward societies will be ex-of1lco Vice.
Presidents Of the City Union. A series Of duly
morning prayor-mcetings will bo commenced mkt
Monday. Committees have bcon appointed to
employ tho best legal talont In the city and
ferret out and punish all violations Of tue Liquor
law. Tho Indies propose visiting oil
tie saloon.hoopcrs' and druggists in
tr, the y, city to try the effect of
meotiuga will be held, however. Last iisht
number OF ladies called on A, G. ncmtnel,
prominent druggist, who at once responded to
their entroatics by p1ctlging himself not to sell
liquor except on phyaicians' prescriptions, and
also promised moral aud financial support. This
being tho first attempt at direct appoul, ind
surrender coming 30 soon. there is much re-
joiclng.
At SOUTH DEHD.
snecial Dispateh to 1Ac c'.,caao 7ribnne:
= SOUTH bend, Ind, March 20.-The Laaios'
Temperance Association mot this afternoon iu T.
special business meeting to receive reports OF
committees aud propa1a for grand maas-meet-
lug on Sunday afternoon. A rartial ropolt from
tho Canyassing Committee was received, which
showed uearly 200 nnmos signed. Some OF tile
Subj Committees were notpresHnt. Petitions for
licouso arc being circulated by tho saloon
keepers, to DO presented ut tho Juno torn, and
arrangements nre being mado by tue ladloa to
got Bignors to Withdraw their Names. Mrs. p.
rHE's report Of tho Chicago mass-mceting an
extract for tho benefit Of tho South bend ladies'.
Arrangements wero made to have printing dono
III Gormail,
At THE SINGER conPANy's wonKs.
A lady said thai AIr. Pine, Aran-
agor of the Singer Manufacturing. Com
pauy, conld not admit thom for the pur-
poto of cnnyasAing among the employees, and
tint permission would have to comn from New
York; upon which announcements another Indy
called for fifty lnaioH III volunteers to visit tho
works at closing time, mud solicit sIgnors to tho
plodge as the 'hands passed from work. Tho
required number gathcrod in one cotnor
Of tho church, aud organiz5od, and when
to to- tho % singor factory, Tho action oroatod oon, con-
siderable excitement in the atreets. and tho
rumor soon spread that thoy had gone into tho
Fourth Ward to commence the prayer crusade.
Sunlo ways went ahead ard notified a uortnau
saloon.ltooper, that the ludies would visit his
Touton sot about getting ready to close bis
doors; but. whom thoy:turnca or toward the
s'ngor's, before roach1ng his place. no became
sufficient notice Of their coming he would
hnyo tolcgraphed the New Yorl, of1lco for tho
Permission that they might CANVASS tho shopB.
lIo waH sorry hu could not aid them In the mean
tino. Willie "uitinng for tho cloalng time Of tho
nhop, n la,go crowd assembled near by, aud tho
ludios attacked tllom with great success. Soon
tho whistle blew, aud about 600 hands came
rushing out, grim with the dirt aud dust of the
chops which covered them. Tho ladies stood In
flo to receive thom, but the hands da-A,noricar,
Froneh. German, swode, and polanders-formod
in 4 body ana rushed by tho ladIos
laughingly, anl only liltlo over
II hundred names wero obtained. hut 1t waB a
Lesson for tho ladies, aud, tho leo boing brokou,
their courage grow stronger, 10 that it is pro-
posed to try It over agaitr aud again until thoy
meet With Bubstanalal succesa. 4. nll1nbor of
tho fo1emon escaped through tho ollce mud went
off l,nppy. Tho otlicorH Of tile boooty haye 1o-
cidcd tonight to telegraph the Singers as New
York, asking permission to CANVASS tho shops,
TIE Dnua0IsT8' lAoN-uLAu pLEu0E
was modified, aud will tomorrow be presented,
and, IL refused, aoma lad!es propose to preaont
II daily and SEQ what attrition will accomplish.
Il was reported to tho meeting that tho Mayor