West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-07
NAIL CITY NOTES.
Ovation to Mrs. Foster, of Iowa.
The Peoples Fight For a Hearing at
The Polls.

and hustle of the past week, our
notes taken for your benefit have
been allowed to lie on our office-ta-
BILE until this, the last moment for
mailing.
| think last week we promised
to tell you something about the
great lady lecturer, and lawyer,
MRS. j. ELLEN FOSTER, OF IOWA.
Last Wednesday evening was the
time appointed, and Fourth street
M. E. Church was the place. |
quote from the Intelligencer of the
first inst. full account of the meet
ing and the great Lecturer, which
you will have the goodness to give
your many readers and friends of
our common cause.
WHAT THE INTELLIGENCER SAYS.
"Since the meeting of the Legis-
lature the temperance people have
been working vigorously and I'M
ceasingly. They have labored day
and night for the success of the pro-
hibition amendment. 1t was car
ried through the House, and the
action to be taken by the Senate is
being anxiously awaited. 1t was
decided to have a grand rally and
committee was appointed TO look
out suitable speaker. 1t decided
on Mrs. J. Ellen Foster, of Iowa,
who enjoys an extended reputation
as being the most renowned woman
lecturer in the United States, and
said to be the greatest woman law
yer in the world. A better selec-
ton could not have been made.
Last night was selected as the time
for the rally, and the lecture room
of the Fourth street M. e. Church
was crowded; the space about the
altar and organ was filled with
people; the ante-rooms were over
flowing, and the Hobbies were i'm
passable, they were so packed with
people standing. A very large
majority of both branches of the
Legislature were observed in the
audience. All the prominent tenn
perance people of the city, business
men and even the opponents Of the
cause were seen in the crowd. All
were curious to to see and hear the
celebrated lady who was to address
them.
"The exercises commenced
promptly at 7:30 o'clock. About
quarter of eight o'clock DR.. Smith,
the pastor of the church, introduce
ed Mrs. Foster, who was heartily
applauded. She is fine looking
woman. She has a kindly express
sion of countenance, her eyes are
bright and expressive, and her
hair black. She wore a black silk
costume, and small red bonnet.
At her throat and wrists she wore
lace. She speaks very rapidly and
very distinctly, while her gestures
are many, rapid and graceful. She,
so to speak, jumped right into her
work, and for two hours and half
talked without ceasing, the vast
audience remaining until the close
and paying the closest attention.
The applause was loud and fire.
quent. Her talk was an appeal
for the cause, interpersed with in
Vulnerable arguments, all delivered
in bright sparkling manner with
here and there a witty remark,
which in every case was well put.
She would put questions to the au-
dience as friend would to friend,
and answers in every case were
forthcoming. She told of the move
ment in Iowa, referring to legal
decisions in such manner that all
was interesting, eschewed dry stat
istics, and SO charmed her hearers,
that at the close there was a cry
from all over the house of go on"
She spoke with pleasing, easy
voice. She is accompanied by her
husband, and will remain in the
city to-day. She and her husband
form law partnership that has a
big reputation in Iowa"
THE MAssED MASS MEETING.
The Academy of Music on Sun
day afternoon. Surely it was mass
meeting, according to the most en-
larged meaning of the term, and
the mass was composed of the rep
resentatiye peOple of orr CITY. Ev-