The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-06-04
THE GUARDIAN OF HOME.
Her Methods md Achievements.

The following article written by Miss
Cleveland, now mistres, Of the White
House was published in the Youths
TEMPERANCE Banner, 1882
RESPONSIBILITY OF GIRLS IN TEMPER
ANCE WORK.
J. G.. Holland wrote in Mrs. Hayes
album these words: women only can
make wine drinking questionable and
heal the nation Of this curse"
What did DR.. Holland mean by
women onlyS" Is it true that only
women can make wine drinking unfasii-
ionable and heal the nation Of this
cursco" You and need to know this
first, because If only we women can do
this Thing why it is an awful RESPONSE.
bility upon us-each one OF u.s. And if
somebody else can 90 it, VIC, like all
the others, would like to give that some.
body else the job Five years ago, at
Washington, Mrs. Hays became mistress
of the White House, and it was for her,
and no one else, TO say what the social
atmosphere should be which surrounded
her guests, and how they should be en-
tertaincd at her house. Well, she did an
unhcard Of thing. She banished wine
from all her entertainments, with just
one exception. Secretary Eyarts made
fuss. He was mortified. He could not
endure to have Lord and Lady English,
Count and Countess French, Baron and
House dinners aud have nothing fit for
Their, to d:!nk-not drop of poison
II was too utterly queer! So Mrs.
Hayes made one exception in favor of
those grea, foreign highnesses, and
allowed wine upon her table in their
presence. But only for once. Her con.
science -highsoulcd woman that she is
--smotc her for that one little cowardly
compromise with wrong. She could
better endure to have Secretary Evarts
and the Smiths ashamed Of her than to
be ashamed Of herself So sue quietly
and forever after prohibited wine from
her table, and cheerfully endured the
lifted eyebrows and shrugged shoulders
Of the diplomatics, British, French,
Russian all, and the little shortlived
hiss of fashionable" society. until that
hiss turned to cheor, and fashionable
society turned around, like the spaniel it
Is, and trotted behind its mistress. 1t
became uniashionable to serve wine and
to :Grr wine in fashionable society while
Mrs. Hayes WAS in the White House.
What Mrs. Hayes did in the White
House every woman can do in her own
home, IL she will If the girls who read
these words will each of them, all to-
gethcr, use their influence on the side of
temperance, they can make temperance
fashionable. Will you do it?
Gen Grant does manly thing i'll re-
fnsing to drink wine everywhere and in
all society. 1t is only strong man who
can keep his winc-glass upside down--in
this cage right side up, too while ell
the grand people around him are slipping
champagne and toasting each other i'll
sparkling drinks. No one can tell how
"far this little candle sheds ils light"
But no man can do for fashion in
society what n woman eau. 1t is women
only, as DIR. Holland said.
| wish some strong, bright angel stood
before you just now while you read,
mine can. the power you possess to help
or to hinder the cause of temperance to
make you fee! your responsibility, be.
cause you nre girls, in this matter; to
shudder ut i;s weight. and TO never cease
trying to fulfill it Doubtless you have
heard a great deal about the value of
your smiles but do you know the value
OF your frowns. wish | could make
you feel the value Of your frown and
the Importance Of knowing just what to
frown upon. What man must do by
blow woman cun do BY frown. When
the time comes that the young man who
now shares his time in your society and
the saloon who jokes about temperance
in your presence, and takes glass,
socially, now aud then, is made TO feel
thut these things caunot be if you are to-.
be his companion ut party, ride or church
that good society can not tolerate these
things in its members-in short, that
this kind of man is questionable and
unpopular, then alcohol will tremble on
its throne, and the liquor traffic will hide
its caHcerous face.