Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-11
MRS. FOSTER,
To Lecture In this City on Thursday
Next ut the FIRST Methodist
Church,
Is Declared to be the Nest Brilliant
Speaker Now on the Temper.
ance Platform.

The APPEAL gave a short notice, some
week or ten days ago, 10 the effect that Mrs.
Judith Ellen Foster, Of Iowa, would be in
our city to lecture in favor Of temperance
during the month of February. We are now
able 10 state suthoritstively that Mira. Fos-
ter's first lecture in our city will be given on
the coming Thursday, February 10Th, at the
First Methodist church, on Second street.
In order that all parts of the town may
have equal facilities for hearing this gifted
orator, her lectures will be delivered each
night at q differen: point, to be hereafter
designated. The fact that these lectures are
free to the public, will we doubt not place it
in the power of Thousands to avail them
selves of the profered entertainment who,
otherwise, could not do 30. We are repeat
eddy asked what the Women's Christian
Temperance Union are doing 1.-THE general
suppositioa, presumably, being that they are
doing very little besides wishing aud
talkipg).
Only one short decade ago, q very few
ladies were In conversation upon the subject
that filled their hearts, inspiring the thought
that the temperance cause needed the united
effort OF all the women in the country. 1t
was at Chatauqua, the birthplace of grand
ideas (somebody claims for it), that the
Union originated. They have now forty
| States and Territories represented in their
| Organization. The work is divided into thirty
three departments, superintended by prscti-
| cal women, and the work they are sccom-
plishing in an educational way, as we'll as in
| giving a bent to public opinion, il one not 10
be safely moderated.
Those who would judge for themselves oil
| the calibersof the women who have taken
hold of this stupendous question, can satisfy
Themselves BY going 10 hear Mrs. Foster on
Thursday night. We append few press
notices, TO give our Memphis readers slight
idea of the reception that has been accorded
her at various places in the North, where
she has lectured. Mira. Foster is the super
intendent of the department of Legislation
of the Women's Christian Temperance
Union, position for whichlher training ano
logical mind admirably well adapt her.
The New York Herald says OF her: "A
Cooper Institute Mrs. Fosters address wa
delivered in a simple aud unaffected manner
and was interpreted with 30 many witticisml
of q true Western favor that her hearer
were divided between laughter and ap
plause."
From the Republican Standard (Fitchburg
Maes): "Mrs. Foster, VINO is a prsctjciDs
lawyer, is an eloquent speaker, and there Il
a sort of Western breeziuess and whole heart
edness about her that is most pleasant He
lecture was a treat 10 all who heard it, ant
was full Of sound argument aud effective
pleading"
From the Louisville Post: "Mrs. judith
Ellen Foster, of Iowa, who lectured at thu
Masonic Temple, is the most gifted woman
orator ever heard in ouisville. She is no
only a clear and logical speaker, but her wi
is positively brilliant"
Phe Norwich Conn Bulletin says: "Mrs
Fosters fine physique and modest bearing
at once command the attention OF her audi
ence, and the CONAN was never lost in any at
tempts at oratorical splurging or manisi
limitations. She talked earnestly, clearl,
and forcibly; and We were impressed that, il
thorough Eastern parlance, she talked Ion
and we'll, displaying her powers to hold he
auditors for over two hours"
1t is TO be hoped that Memphis auditor
will not be behind other cities in showin
their appreciation of Mrs. Foster, not onl
as a woman endowed with the silver tongu
of oratory. but as the earnest exponent Of
| worthy eaf1se.