Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-08-12
THIN COATS,
Letter from Mrs. Addison Smith.


The following letter from the first Pres
ilent of the Perrysburg w. G. T. u, was
addressed TO the Union here some time
since, and although not inteaded for pub
licntion was read at their last meeting and
ordered published in the temperance col
umn of the JOURNALS:
KoRTRlGHT, DELAWARE Co, N. Y.
To the Ladies of tic w. g. Z. IT,, of Per-
'ysbug, Ohio:
DEAR SISTERS Counting time by the
variety of my experience since | last met
with you in Perrysburg, would say many
months Ind elapsed. but the calendar
shows me that it is less than one month.
| presume you are anxious to hear about
the convention. ! have been 80 much of
the time on the wing that it was difficult
to write, but now have reached the quiet
restful home OF my brother among the
picturesque hills and valleys of my native
State, where l expect to remain for some
time, and am happy to describe TO you as
well as my feeble pen can do, the most In
teres,ing TEXTURES Of the convention.
A detailed account of the proceedings
you will find reported in the Akron papers
which / sent you, but it is a mere cold, dull
detail without the life and spirit.
Gladly would picture to you those
noble, self-sacrihcing women, that you
could see them as saw them, but my pow
ers of description are inadequate. j wish
YOU could have heard their earnest, soul
OF ttrri ,v,,r,lc If lava q IL
different questions and phases of reform.
There was mother Stewart, will, her strong,
earnest, yet kindly face, her silvery hair
and bonnet OF the same hue; Mrs. E. j.
Thompson, who led the frs Crusade, her
face and words full of love and sparkling
with humor, also with silvery hair, ribbons
TO match, worn on white bonnet.
l learned from an acquaintance OF hers,
n bit of her history, which may interest
you. She was the daughter of former Gov
ernor of Ohio, Gov. Tremble: her husband
man of great intellectual ability and su-
perior learning, a Judge of the Supreme
Court of the State, fella victim to strong
drink, lived besotted life, while their
only child, a SON OF much promise, found
premature grave through its influence.
We need not wonder she was willing to
inaugurate crusade against so great an
enemy to her family and her peace.
Yet when contemplating the work, so
great was her respect for her husbands
feelings, that che would not engage in it
without consulting him. His reply was ::
"Well, Elizabeth, if you think it your duty
tn do such thing, by all means do it.n
She felt that although he did not exactly
approve, he did not oppose it, therefore, as
she deemed it her duty to do everything in
her power to dethrone the worlds greatest
enemy, she embarked with her whole soul
in the work and has continued to labor in
the same line to the present. Among the
laurels given her is her husband restored
to sober and honorable life to be CO.
laborer with her. She was chairman OF
the committee for visiting saloons and
liquor dea lers, and when called upon for
her report was much pleased with her
apology for not having full written re-
port. She said she had,deferred much OF il
to do after starting for the convention,
while on the cars, but said she had her
husband with her,and she found it solmuch
pleasanter to talk with him than 10 write
that she would be obliged TO give most OF
her report verbally.
Miss f. Jennie Duty, of whom you have
heard, is study. From her round child
like face and her simple, easy and quiet
demeanor, you are surprised when she
speaks at the force and wisdom of her ut
terances. Her voice has sort Of pleading
tone that is Irresistible, and she has the
happy faculty OF saying just the right thing
nj the right time and place. Size has de.
voted her young womanliood to this work
of reform, finding her youthful. pleasures in
the performance of acts Of kindness, seek'
ing to reclaim the fallen and in raising
up the lowly and bowed down.
Above all wish you could see our deai
president, Mis-. Woodbridge. Words are
entirely too meek to convey any idea oi
my admiration OF her. 1t seemed to m,
that her lace was radiant with spiritua
light and that a halo adorned her head
Such charming sweetness, combined will
80 much strength OF character and patient
self-sacrilicing devotion to duty is rarely
found. She seems richly endowed will
those graces which are from above.
Then there were Mrs. Reese, Mrs. Bur
ton. Mrs. Phinney, Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Uhl
er, Mrs. Monroe, Miss Ingersol, Mrs. Part
, ridge and Miss A. L. Edwards, and grea
/ many other noble specimens OF woman
hood who took part in the convention, I,
say nothing of Mrs. Bud, Sec'y of The Ma
toinal Union, Mrs SHELTON, the Germa
| icCthIei, hiH' iicNisy VI IIl., "Hu MIN. Il
n len Foster, of Iowa, who addressed the cor
veniion at different times.
While was visiting in Sidney Plain
this State, there was temperance rail-
: under the auspices of the Good Templar
: which in the principal organization fo
Temperance work in this county, and froi
: what learned it has done good worl
They have in this State a Local Optic
!. law. This is very good M far as il goe
4; but Is not equal to prohibilory law, an
a that is not az good as Constitul ional Pre-
y hibition which we are all striving 70
n One township may this year succeed i
, eieciing temperance men for her tlre
commissioners, who will grant no licenses
then there can be no liquor sold within he
l. limits within the year or MS long as the
II can keep such men in Office, but perhap
f. the surrounding township ps sell and drunk
" ards can get liquor by going little fnrlhe
7 af er IT, There are only four towns ont {
Q. the nineteen in the county where liqnor
% sold, and the people are sanguine that j
another year they will carry the eniii
county FOR no license. 1t is six or eigl
i years since il has been legally sold in thi
10 township, and 80 many of the sdjoinin
town also prohibit, that for the time bcn
y | almost forget the deadly havoc rum
making IN our county, il is 40 quiet, peac,
i ful, orderly and clearly. o, that il migll
, be 10 everywhere ii we work with dill
n gence aud iaithfulness, trusting in the MOI
High for strength, may we not hope lha
n victory will ultimately he ours?
4 Now dear sisters believe lliat our It'll
r band and the work we have at heart /
!. Perrysburg 10 often In my thoughts an
j, the subject Of my prayers, my mind is sti
! with you, and my prayer il, that in you
!, deliberations you may devise some goo