The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-08-13
VOL. 9.
OH Bulletin
The Row Ia the "Mrs. II. II. Hayes
Icmperancc society.p

| Temperance society
} Washington Letter to the Hartford Times
Speaking OF Hayes reminds me of the
threatened disbanding Of Mrs, X. b Hayes
temperance society, an organization which
has done much good work in the temper.
ince cause since 1t has been in existence.
This society was formed on the evening Of
April % last, the second evening after the
announcement that Mrs Hayes made on
the occasion OF the State dinner given to the
Grand Dukes Alexis and Constantine that
there would be no more wine or other II.
quor guzzled in the Executive Mansion
at least while she was there. This senti-
ment spread like Wild1re. and mo wine at
our state dinners his been Inscribed on
many temperance banners since. The Ii.
quor advocates tried to deny that Alrs.
Hayes ever used such language, but that
la y always told oil who asked her dnout ii
that those were her sentiments, and that
she was opposed to wine drinking. HAYES
Eim'elf, being spoken to on The subject,
SAID that he was not representative tenn
perLnce man, though be did not use liquor
in any form. He added, however, that
Mrs. Hayes had connected herself with the
temperance movement in Ohio. and took
part in the crusade and praying band an
paigns In that State, which for the time w..
30 successful. Several temperance men got
together the Sunday evening following the
dinner 70 the Dukes and organized the soc.
iety, u-lng the nam1 Of Mrs Hayes in com.
pin ent to her. Since then branches of the
society have been established in MANY OF
the : ates, and resolutions have been pass.
ed IN toe great majority Of the Temperance
organizations IN the country Ia praise OF
Mrs. Hayes aad the stand that she took in
regard to the ne Of liquor And now for |
the cause Of the threatened disbanuiuy OF |
the society. II appears that on Monday |
last Mrs Hayes sent a bouquet of flowers |
Z the schuetzeniest, which has been in
progress here this week. attached to which
was card conveying her compliments.
This bouquet was handed about the Schuet- |
zen park, and the point made that Mrs. |
Hayes had thus Lonored their soc ETY., a. |
though she had so far paid no attention TO !
any Christian, temperance or other espect- |
able festivals. The members OF the Mrs,
Hayes society heard OF this, and, it is use. |
les 10 say, We're CALLED little over il. |
They appointed u committee to ascertain !
whether or not Mrs, Hayes did really send
the bouquet. Ihecommittee reported that
Mrs, Hayes kuew nothing whatever about |
the bouquet, ald that it was simply hand d !
TO the Schu'zen procession as it a.sei the |
Executive Mansion, tie custom being u
hand the chief marshal or head man Of |
every procession that passes under the TX.
rCutiVe pOriicn \ simiia- honorr~. NJ
committee reported further that Mrs HAYES
hal requested that the statement that she |
gave a bouquet or sent one to the Schuet. |
zens be denied, a. II va. not true. Follow |
ing this came the assertion OF several OF |
the Schuetzens that the bouquet did come |
from Mrs. Hayes, and that 1t had her card |
attached As far as has boon ascertained |
!; is (, true. and the temperance folks are
feeling rather bad about it. The Mrs. X. |
y. hayes Society meets on Monday even
ng next, and II it turGs out that the bou-
luet was sent or given by Mrs. Hayes |
the society win imme diately |
disbaud. The politicians say that Mrs. |
Hayes attended the Schuetzen banquet on |
Thursday nlght-to help the Republican
party in Ohio this fail by having an effect !
upon the German and drinking elements. |
Monday evening will settle the question. |
The Star OF this afternoon furnishes the fol- |
lowing information IN regard 10 the matter |
ION authority "The published statement |
that one OF the employees OF the White |
House presented the handsome basket OF |
flowers to the schuetzen-Ne last Mon
day, and use1 Mrs. Hayes name without |
any authority, is incorrect. Mrs. Hayes |
did not present the flowers, it is tue, hut |
President Hayes himself wrote the card al
tached, on which was inscrib ed the compi- !
ments of Mrs. Hayes. The basket of
course was handed to the Schuetzen king
by one OF the employees OF the White
House"