The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-05-07
WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE
UNION.

OF ENERCIsES-S TALKS BY Mrs.
IMRBERT AND MEssRs, FISHER AND
WHEELER.
The number and character of the audi
tors assembled at the hall OF the Temperance
Reform Club last night was gracious and
deserved compliment to the lady who de
votes so much Of her time to the amcliora-
ton Of the lot OF the unfortunate and needy
of her own sex. Nor does she continc
her benevolent efforts solely to woman.
They are broad enough to embrace.
the whole human race, as her services in
the cause Of temperance and other reforms
amply testify. Mrs. lIarbert is lady in the
meridian of life, of slender frame and above
the average height. She has keen, car
nest expression, Il delivery marked more by
strength than grace while her matter gives
evidence Of much thought and study. She
was dressed plainly in black, the
only perccptible ornaments being lace
collar and Il cluster OF roses worn under the
throat. She is editor of the "Womans'
Kingdom" department OF the Chicago In
Ocean and president of the Social Sci
cnce Organization OF Illinos-composcd
entirely OF women.
At about eight o'clock Mrs. President
RittenhouSe, supported by Mrs. Wheeler,
| ,.1I..l H.. IL,
and announced as the first part Of the even
| ing's programme song, commencing with
the words "Hurrah for the Cold Water
Army 80 by the Juvenile Cold Water
Army, under the direction Of Miss Rogers
about twenty voices-gyen with freedom
and spirit. Miss Fannie Barclay supplied
the organ accompaniment. \ pertinent
prayer by Rev. Mr.. George then followed.
"Who Killed Tom Roper. recitation
by Master Hugh Barclay wi>e-looking
little fourycar old--was gone through with
in manner peculiar to children, which We
all know, but so few of us can describe.
1t was Mrs. Rittenhousc's happy priv
lege, she said, to introduce lady Of whom
all her auditors had heard--Mrs. lIarbcrt
who would favor them with ballad
the name of which We did not learn. Mrs,
II. was greeted with hearty round Of APP
| plause both upon her appearance at the in
strumcnt and at the conclusion of her song.
Mr. Fisher was next introduced as "a
| fisher among men. and in the course OF his
remarks took decided ground in favor of
prohibition. He traced its history in the
| State of Vermont from its inception, some
forty years ago, to within short time since,
when the only remaining saloon in the
| State-onc at Burlington-had been abatcd
rs nuisance. He also referred 10 the re-
ception Of letter 10y himself from Maine,
announcing similar result in that State
To our mind one OF the most attractive
features Of the evening was the singing Of
the "Drunkard's Daughter by little White
| Dunning. Her makeup was capital. Bare
footed, with gown "all tattcrcd and torn, :"
a bandanna kcrchicf tied around her head,
she looked perfect picture Of the child
suffering from hcart-achc and poverty In
! rendering the song she cyinccd remarkable
self possession for achild Of her years, and at
! It's conclusion was rewarded withapplausc by
the audience for her effort.
Mrs. lIarbcrt was then introduced. and
I limited herself to iittccn-minutcs' talk
She departed from the subject Of temper
ancc to give young ladies lecture on the
intoxicaton Of dress. II is not for Us to
take sides on thi, extremely delicate qucs-
ton, but there are some people not wholly
destitute Of sense who aver that young la
dies deserve all that was said Of then.
BE that as il may, Mr., II. paid
the highest possible compliment TO the
young ladies Of Cairo, and 10 their interest
in the temperance cause, by observing that
the crowd present wa, quite as large as if
Worth himself had been on the platform,
wa, then and there delivering lecture on
the spring fashion, and promising ogiyc to
each pattern Of the very latest ,'yl" out
Miss Thompson then proposed scnri-
mcnt, to which $. ?. Wheeler ESD briefly
responded He took up the thread Of Mr.
Fishers discourse, and asserted that the way
to make prohibition cilcctual was TO create
public sentiment which would sustain it,.
He referred to the laws Of Kansa, and Mis-
sisSppi for the regulation Of the liquor
traffic and did not hesitate 10 pronounce
them the most cfcctuul for it, suppress
sion which had ever come under his
observation, He paid glowing
compliment to the people Of both the
States named.
Mrs, RittcnhOusr remarked that some
time since rule had been adopted by the
society iningmcmbcrs five cents each, every
time, for appearing on the streets without
the white bow; and officers of the society,
guilty Of violating the rule, 10 cents each