, 1877-01-02

cnseed the prospects OF tho cause, which seemed
TO Miss Willard to be excellent.
ings Of This and Ike kinis' to describe thc
toilets NJ tho guests; but that was Impossible
Yesterday because the gentlemen insisted on
wearing ulsicrs and other heavy wraps, anil not
sight at tho snppo.nhlc claw. hammer coats and
!nfcrentfat gfu.sy and sllapcty pnnts. Perhaps,
however, tho Ulster was the mantle Of charity.
The ono thing which can safely DO deemed
~as shs ssgant
went away. Tho prevailing atyfc was tho
pointed or stecl.pcn cut, and the color mos.
favored was rcd, With few loyc1y shades OF
brown.
THE cEnEMoS1A1s
tEnctlve. The frat was that Miss Willard rather
insisted on each caller signing = bit Of paper,
which Gang in timo to be q lengthy register Of
this was pledge, whcl, was also quits open for
listed in tho Cold Water Army, who catno up
frcsl, and smiling to etgn his natno to tho nno-
fs% o @ s.a ana sna ssn ns.c a s eEs % ",,'T na1s Il
meeting tho attack Wcro various: some signed
as onc would petition to Congressman,
without hesitation; others explained that
,Sy Tsso ,al. already 9nsr t., n1ffdge ny %he s
awAy. Tic movement was hy no means n rain
one, however, for pledge 'Fas we'll tlllcd With
nntacs.
Another ceremonial, and by no means the
slightly IN the background, Of ear1-rcceircr
With rnrIous denominations Of current coin OF
the realm upon II In picturesque and admired
confusion. The ladies' did not ask for euntflbu-
he had signed his papcrs, that tho Kind Of cards
of which these were samples we're left by various
frlonls OF the cnt1se,
About 100 callers went through the exercises
during the day.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
handed In last evening By ono VI the latcs COM
posing the party anil Is possibly 4 moro accur-
aso account thnn that given by the reporter:
viii K:' ss. sns GGts p.s III s.s Sea; M s.ss aa ptss s
cards. On 4 tal,'e ii iho back part Of tho room
aands card basket containing visitors cards, and
bl!is tiant. .odc;lngs I for deiiseranee i from the
drink demon, OF tokens Of frttntll!ntss to the
cause. Tho rooms werc tastofully decorated.
re
". z. T. U: 1t Ia moro blessed to give than 10
receive, aud thcsc deroted women, who haYo gisen
resring their harvest every day Of their iise.. Not
the least among the tcstimonas of good VIII aud
deslfe to help was largo package Of "mcal-
wo' vfthans some sa,o aI!oy. and ean,s 70 I'LL
wa 70 strong viii whsky It saturated tho stmos-
phere. Immediately after hi. departure. windows
were lowercd and the door thrown w!dc open 10
make ihe room .afc Ireaith!ng rlaee 70. tke 70.
and the atters al raised thcit casts in prayer that
hc might DO ~natehcd from the terrible fate which
iay ID ha near future. II lo pcrsistcd In his ro-
him. .
This variety among these callers VA. curious to
noie. a sailor unl merchant; working man and
and scandinavian from tho North, ca,ne in
III a"'' eoaoon sss 'y :ps :s ss IT, sns pss 1fss
thropy. wero explanations of Tho vide
diversity. Tho quiet listener overheard In tho
escf greetings and replies such sentences ~ thsse
most bicssed year:" ''Tn, t,anlins Arni, thank
uol'" :, You'll ba elad to hear ~ ST 4 p|aee,
prayer hsu the aafeguarls 6f my daily llfc;''
'Tohacc0 nnA hnvc parted cnuipany;" j" Re-
member, VIC ahall pray for you;" 'tKecp in good
Company. work for tho Master, trust Him stead.
lily. und yon'rc safu."
We'll. II was Il blessed day to those good women,
we've no doubt, with moro enduring pleasure fol.
lowing It's memory than thu moro fashionable
cotcrses wilt fcallzc, and to numbers Of men un:
dor tic power pf drink may II provo tho bc.t and
brightest day they've ever seen,