The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-08-21
Ghr Bulletin.
Mrs Hayes TEMPERANCE Society.

Washington Letter 10 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
ance cause since IL has been In existence.
This Iciety 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 th
Grand Dukes Alexis and Constantine that
there would be m more wine or other Ii
quor puzzled In the Executive Mansion
at least while she was there. This ssnli.
ment spread like sildhre. and mo vine at
our state dnners' has been Inscribed on
many temperance banners since. The Ii
quOr advocates tined to deny that Mr.,
Hayes ever used such language, but that
la ~ always told all who asked her d6out il
that ihOs~ were her sentiments, aud that
she was opposed to wine drinking. Hayes
himself, heing spoken to on the subject,
said that be was not a representative tenn
prrInce mlu, though he did not use liquor
IN any iOIm. He added, However, that
Mrs. Hayes had connected herself with the
temperance movement IN ohio, and took
part In the crusade and praying band am
Palgns IN that state, which Tor Inc TINE was
30 sucC ,stul. Several Temperance men got
dinner 70 the Dukes and organized the soc.
iety, using the nam OF Mrs. Hayes In com.
plin.eHt ID her. Since then branChes OF the
society have been established In many Of
ihe ates, and resolutions have been pass
cd IN the great majority Of the temperance
organizations in tho country In praise Of
Mrs. Hayes aa1 the stand that she took IN
gard 10 the ne Of liquor. And now for
the cause OF the threatened disbanding Of
the society. 1t appears that on Monday
last Mrs Hayes Scnta bouquet Of flowers
- the SchueiZ :niest, which has been in
progress here this week, attached TO hlrh
was card conveying her compliments
hi, bouquet wa, handed about the schuet-
zen park. and The point made that Mrs.
Hayes had thus hODOred their society, al
though she had % far paid no attention to
any CArista =, temp rance or therie>pect-
able festivals. The members OF the Mrs.
Hayes Society heard OF thi., and, II /, use.
less 70 say, were CALLED a little over It.
They appointed = committee TO asrsrtai
whether or not Mrs Hayes did really -eni
me GJuqnct. TleCommittee reported that
Mrs Hayes kuew nothing whatever about
the bouquet, gld that u was simply hand q
to the -clu,2en prOCo.sa- II passed the.on
Executive Mansion, the custom being 10
hand the chief marshal or head man Of
every procession that Iasses under the FIX
crutlyc pOrtico similar bouquet. The
Committee reported further that Mrs Hayes
had requested that thu 81 4temeut that she
gave a bouquet or tent one to the Schuet'
Zens be eni-d as IL was not true. Follow.
ing this came the Gs,erti0n Of several OF
the Schuetzeus that the bouquet did come
from Mr.. HAYES, and that II had her card
attached. A. Tar as has boon asCcrtained
: il is true. and the temperance folks are
feeling rather bad about II. The Mrs. l..
Is. h1yes Society meets on Monday even
ing next, and II II turns ont that the bOu.
quet was sent or given by Mrs. Hayes
knowledge the socle,y VIII Immediately
dsbahd. The politicians say that Mrs.
Hayes attended the SchueiZen banquet on
THURSDAY night-tD 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 IN formation IN regard TO the matter
''On authority" 1.-THE published statement
that one OF the employees OF the White
House pre- senied the handsome basket OF
flowers to the schuet2cn-N erein last Mon
day, and usei Mrs. Hayes name without
any authority, l. incorrect, Mrs. Hayes
did not present the flowers, it is true, but
Presi cnt Hayes himself wrote the card at
t9ched, on which was n-ctbed the compii-
nlent- Of Mrs. Hiyes The basket Of
course wa, handed to the schuetzcn kim
by ona of the epploye. o! the White
House"