Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-27

Grand Recepssen Given 70 . Noble
woman opening Of tAe Temper
anee Bsem In seattle.
Long before the hour announced for
the welcoming exercises to commence,
Yesler's Hall was crowded TO its utmost
capacity, and it is safe to estimate that
at least one thousand persons who pre-
septed themselves we're unable TO gain |
admission, 90 packed was tbs large
pavilion.
Miss Francis z. Willard. President
of the woman's Christian Temperance
Onion of the United States, with her
companion and co-vorker, Miss Cor
don, Mrs. Riggs, President Of the Ore
0on Temperance Union, and a number
of other Temperance workers, arrived
By the Emma Hayward, and were prop
erly received and escorted to the resi-
dence Of Rev. w. 8. Harrington. where
Miss willard Will be entertained during
her soiourn in our city. As she ap-
preached the hall the band discoursed
sweet music on the outside, and the
union of choirs greeted her with hearty
song.
Inc meeting Was called to order By
Rev. J T. Ellis, master OF ceremonies,
and after hymn BY the choir, Rev. u.
@. LeSourd, of Olympia, invoked the
Divine blessing on the assembly IN
feryent manner, after which Judge
| Thomas Burke, who had been chosen TO
| welcome Miss Willard ON behalf of the
city, was introduced, ard right heartily
aid be express, on behalf of Seattle q
welcome TO the distinguished leader OF
an organization formed 10 battle against
| an old and inveterate enemy OF man
kind The Judge said, ST was emf
uen,ly fitting that pure and noble.
minded woman should lead this grand
movement forward. Words cannot
speak the welcome OF the heart, 1t is
welcome that is not spoken. but
breatbed. Such welcome extend to
You, Miss Willard, on behalf OF the cit-
liens of Seattle"
The next speaker was Hon. Roger ).
Greene, Chief Justice Of Warrington
Territory, who had been selected TO
| welcome Miss willard on behalf OF the
law. The address was carefully pre-
pared, and WAS an able, amusing. and
; instructive address. The Judge said
/ that in looking over the thirty-siX Law
books in his library, which be priced
the highest, he could find no law against
temperance, land, in the name OF the
!, Great Lawglver, / say welcome" kirl
/, @, Ward Was next introduced. and read
an address of welcome On behalf of the
press.
Nv this time Miss Willard must really
, have begun to think she had reached q
place where her advent was really 9
, gladstone event, but the pleasant-facec
5 little Christian woman sat quietly by
Z listening to it all. and thinking how
she would get even with them when II
came her time TO speak.
40! the Day of God il Breaking
0 was sung by the audience. after which
q Prof. Powell, President Of the Territor
ial University, eloquentiy welcomed
J Miss willard and Miss Gordon on be-
I bali Of the cause of education. d. b
Ward, on behalf of the various temper
anoe societies of the city, welcomed
Miss Willard heartily in neat little
: address of five or six minutes duration
|, Rev. w. 8. Harrington, on behalf OF
, the churches, was the next speaker to
, express words Of welcome, and it seemed
double pleasure for him, as Miss Will
, lard's home was in his native town. He
told several incidents Of Mis- Willard's
work in the cause of Temperance and
humanity that had come under his per-
sonal ol,servstion. and he recounted
how, fye years seo, during the Illinois
Methodist Conference at Chicago. the
business hsd bs,p laid aside one after.
noon TO listen To IN address from a
golden-tongued WOMAN on the subject
Of "Home Protection" the speaker
L 1os~x p
Willard. ave have had real estate
, bcoms, business boOms and sinners
boOms, and now We are going to have q
temperance BOOM" said Mr.. Harrine.
ton.
The choir again discoursed some ex.
| cellent music, after which Miss Matte
, l.. Hansee, President of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union Of Seattle,
welcomed Miss Willard on behalf of
that order, declaring that the hearts of
the Christian women of the city were in
the work, and when the head and heart
are united in any genuine reform that
reform never moves backward.
Miss Willard was then introduced,
amidst the most enthusiastic applause.
She Is medium sized woman, probably
~ years Of age. with pleasant. win
ming face, bearing the marks of sinceri
ty and earneetness. Her manner is
graceful and pleasant, and her voice
loud, clear and musical. She Ia fluent
and eloquent speaker, and the beauti-
fully framed sentsr oes roll out from her
golden tongue apparently without the
slightest effort. Miss Willard thanked
all those who had 30 kindly extended to
her aud the cause in which she was
worker such hearty welcome, and
added: l am sure, good friends, many
good things have been said here about
me tonight that do not deserve, but
when look out upon this vast aud
ience, see the greatest practical evi-
dence Of the welcome Of the temperance
cause In your midst.
In allui ng to our city, she called it
the Chicago Of the Pacific, and in
speaking of the metropolis of Illinois
she said: "While Chicago gave q Mike
Mcdonald for evil, it gave q Moody for
good" Miss Willard said abe received
and answered on an average 10000 let
tors every year. but in all her CORES.
pondence she had never received q let
ter that she priced more highly than
the writ of invitation and welcome to
this Territory" written by Chief JUS
tice Green in his office in this city.
At the close Of Miss Wizards address,
which was probably tho most eloquent
speech Of the kind ever delivered in
Seattle. abe related the incidents at
tending her little sisters death, and be
fore she concluded her word picture Of
the death bed scene there was scarcely
a dry eye in the house.
All clock this morning the Couvon-
ton will DO held at the Congregational
4.
ming another meeting will be held at
Yesler's Hall, to be addressed by Miss
willard.
Rev. 7. ]. WEExEs IN BRooxLYN.-
A private letter from Rev. r. J. Weekea
OF San Juan, dated at Brooklyn. N. Y.
on the 18th inst, conveys the intslli-
i hat ka A 80 a