The Columbus journal., 1881-03-23
Leaflets from q Southern Home.
BY MRS. Z. BooRMAN DAVIS.

belongs the nOnOr OF causing wine
to be banished from the White
House, and because of this the tenn
perance women of the country have
had q memorial picture painted of
her, and, as the gift of the nation,
President Garfield has accepted it as
such, and it now sdorns the walls of
the White House.
Miss Francis Z. Willard, as presi-
dent of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union of the United States,
had charge of this memorial. This
society has taken advantage of the
influence of more than three hun
dred thousand visitors to the capital
At the Inauguration to actively push
their work which lie becoming very
prominent and it is receiving re-
spectful consideration from highly
cultured christian people.
Some of the citizens Of Falls
Church, where we reside, and which
lie nine miles from Washington, pre-
vailed on Miss Willard to come out
to our town and to address us on
temperance. We had splendid
meeting; a full house, nice music
and an eloquent address. was
honored by being selected to preside
at this meeting and l introduced the
speakers with q short address.
Thus we became acquainted with
Miss Willard. and she invited me to
be present at the great meeting to be
held i'm Lincoln Hall by the w. G.
It. T., on which occasion the oil
painting of the portrait of Mrs.
Hayes was to be unveiled. 1t was
not in human nature to resist such
an invitation; accordingly, on the
9Th of March, we went with q num-
ber of friends to the old city of
Alexandria, which is situated on the
Virginia side OF the Potomac. There
we attended a county meeting Of
the I. o. G. L. At l O'Clock we
crossed over aud up the river to
Washington on the ferry-bost, thus
having q pleasant ride in hand
some. steamboat of six miles. On
reaching the city immediately took
street cars and rode in them for four
miles. l was looking up the ladies
connected with the temperance
work, especially Mrs. Roach, who is
the president Of the Washington So
ciety. Unfortunately, as it was a
fine warm day and every house in
the city being full of visitors, found
none of the ladies at home, therefore
| failed to procure q ticket to the
platform which had been promised
me, and which would also have en-
titled me to make one of the speech
es Of the evening. In this dilemma
] could think of nothing better to
do than to go to the meeting and to
90 upon the platform from the au-
dience room when the curtain should
rise; this / thought would be easy
enough to accomplish, as the presi-
dent Mise Willard, was my friend.
ought to have stated tnst a ticket
entitled one TO enter q private door
and TO go by the way of winding
passage to psrlor back of the stage.
then went to q hotel. Ny friends
had advised me to be promptly al
the door at z o'clock as q great
crowd was anticipated.
Lincoln Hall is one of the largest
audience rooms this side of New
York. The Young Mems Christian
Association own the building, which
has several large stores in the lower
story. The architecture is beautiful
and the hall itself is grand and high.
IL lie seated with twelve hundred
fixed arm chairs in tiers above each
other from the stage, bat sometimes
two thousand people crowd into it.
The, platform will seat a hundred
people. This hall rents for three
hundred dollars per night.
/ was alone, but as I am naturally
intrepid and not the least afraid,
therefore / enjoy such q time as |
not into that night, for although IL
was not yet o'clock and the meet
ing did not commence until 8, yet
when / turned the street corner such
q spectacle as met my viewl A
great black mass Of people like a
huge convention waiting before the
yet unlocked door. How the half
of them were going to get into the
hall i could not see. And / was at
the back of all this crowd; but
watched every opportunity when by
their uneasiHess a break was made
and pushed into the breach and soon
found myself near the door, then
felt the pressure from behind. Such
q crowd levels all distinctions, and,
strange to say, instead of being an
cry with each other they get merry
and joke. The door opened and in
we went like a flock of sheep.
said to lady beside me as | felt
the press of the crowd, there is no
danger but that we shall get In this
door. On we went, throu@h halls,
and up high and wide stairs I, light
of foot, and small in person, skipped