Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-03
Temperance Talks.
MEETINGS YESTERDAY IN THE INTEREST or TOTAL
ABSTINENCE

ALhliNuS YESTERDAY IN THE INTEREST or TOTAL
ABSTINENCE.
The mass meeting under the auspices of the
"omans Christian Temperance Union, at Masonic
Iemple, yesterday afternoon, was addressed by
Hon. Benjamin r. Jewell, of Massachusetts, and
MI. Charles Nye. Before Mr.. Nye spoke Mrs
Roach read statements published in the newspa-
pers as having been made by members of the new
tltHen'S Protective League. Mr.. Nye devoted con-
siderable or his time to the protective league. A
Few more such prOclaInatiOns as that organization
temperance cause than anything that has ever
happened. He thought the very fact that such q
league was being formed showed that the temper
ahce cause was gaining strength.
THE CONGRESSIONAL TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.
The adjourned semi-centennial anniversary meet
Ing OF the congressional Temperance society, held
last evening at the Garfield Memorial church, was
not inferior In interest to any OF its predecessors
TINS and former years. The beautiful edltice,
Hlied by an Intelligent assembly, the devotional eX
erclseS by TWO former ChaplainS OF COngreSs-Drs.
buIier ana fower-the warm welcome extended by
the latter to the "ancient and honorable, organ
ka;ion, the spirited Introduction by the president,
Hon. Robert T. Vance. OF n. c.. the secretary's in
teftstlng sketch OF the origin and history OF the
a a,r.l NOT Without wit, OF Hon. Commissioner
Price and Representatives. johnson, OF n. Y, Ding
ley. OF Me-, and Mccormick. OF Ohio with Mr.. b. r.
Jewell patriarch or the - Sons OF Temperance" and
secretary OF the massachusetts Total Abstinence
Society," all combined to make the occasion a sue
cess. Three OF the resolutions passed at the first
recently eXhumed by the secretary from the an
Gent records. were read by Mr.. +. NJ. Bradley and
reaoopted by the assembly. They were to the ef-
feet tnat woInan'S work would be needed to COM
pete the triumph OF temperance: that general in
forlpation on the subject. through temperance pub
licationS was highly important: and that the in
llence OF temperance on the temporal and eternal
interests OF man demand for 1t the united example
and active effort OF every Christian patriot and
phiianthropiSt throughout the world.
y letter Was read from Senator Blair, OF New
Hampshire. warmly commenting the SOcety'S con-
unued existence and usefulness.
IETEMPERANCR VS.. WAR.
very animated and interesting discussion took
place last night before st. Patricks Total Absti-
nence society, in presence Of crowded audience,
Oh the question whether intemperance or war had
produced the most misery. Tie dsputants in the
those in the negative were Messrs. Mcguire and Nc.
Dewitt. The audience, by VOTE decided, by large
lnaJo 1ty, that the weight OF argument was on the
AMIR aaive side. SO IL held that intemperance
was productive of more misery than war.
NORTH WASHINGTON.
Mrs. Russell, assisted by Prof. Reed and his choir
The secretary, Mi. EcklOn, was kept busy filling
out pledges for the converts to sign. Prof Reed
viii make flying visit home to New Jersey this
week.
of fine EicheIberger Whistles and groceries from
Me,5rs Courtney & Co., street, Will be sold at
Dowlng's. 18th and Pennsylvania avenue, tO-nOr-
row. 1t includes number OF articles that were not
Reached and that were not called for, the whole
comprising fine lot OF goods.