Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-04-24

The following appeal 10 girls was writ
ten by Elizabeth Cleveland, the present
mistress Of the White House, and was
published in the Youth's temperance Ban
ner, Feb. lS. 1882. Al that time shs could
not have had the most remote idea that
she would have an opportunity TO emu
late under similar circumstances the eI-
au,ple OF our honored Mrs. Hayes. We
expect that the social drinking customs Of
Washington which have increased AT such
n fearful rate within the last few years
will he Jrowned upon and made unpopular
by the little woman who so fully sppreci.
ates womun's influence aud therefore
wonams responsibility in establishinE
the practice Of total abstinence.
RESPONSIBILITY OF GIRLS IN TEMPER
AHcE WORK.
]. 6. Holland wrote in Mrs. Hayes al
bum these words: "Women only can
make wine.drinkins unfashionable, and
heal the Nation Of this curse"
What did DR.. Holland mean by "wo.
men only" Is it true that only WON. \
can make drinking unfashional le
aud heal the Nation Of this cursef You
and need to know this first; because il
only we women can do this thing, why j,
is an awful responsibility upon us. eacl,
one Of us. Aud il somebody else can dc
it, We, like all the others, would like Ia
give That somebody else the job. Five
years ago, at Washington, Mrs. Hayes be
came mistress Of the White House, and i,
was for her, and no one else. to say whal
the social atmosphere should be which
surrounded her guests, and how the,
should be entertained at her house. Well
she did an unlleard.ot thing. She banisll-
Ell wine from all her entertainments, will
just one exception. Secretary Evert
made a fuss. He was mortified. Fl,
could not endure to have Lord and Lad,
English, Count and Counties, French
Baron and BarOness German, come TO III.
White House dinners and have nothing
fl for them to drink-not drop of pOis
ON IL was too utterly queer So Mrs
Hayes made one exception in favor .
those great foreign highnesses, aud allow
Cd wine upon her table In their presence
But only for once. Her conscience high
souled woman that she is !-smote her fo
that one little cowardly compromise will
wrong. She could better endure TO ha7,
Secretary Evarts aud the Smiths asI,ame,
Of her, than TO be ashamed Of herself. S,
she quietly and foi ever after prOhibite,
wine from her table, and cheerfuily en-
dured the lifted eyebrows and snrmsEe,
shoulders Of the dipl0matics. British
French. Russisn-a!l, and the little short
lived hiss of "faslliOnabie" society unti
that hiss turned TO cheer, and fashion.
able society turned round, like the spanie
il il, and trotted on behind its mistres,
Ii became Questionable 10 serve win
and to offer wine in fashionable societ
while Mrs. Hayes was in the White House
What Ms. Hayes did in tic Whit
HouSe every woman can do IN her owl
home, il she will. II the girls whs rea,
these words will each Of them, all toEeti,
er, Use their influence on the side Of TEN
perance, they can make temperance fash
ionable where they are. Will you do il |?
General Grant does n manly thing 1
refusing to drink wine everywhere aud j
all society. 1t is only "a strong man VIII
can keep his wine-glass upside down-i
this case right sideIup too!-while all ii,
grand people around him are sipmn
champagne and toasiing each other i
sparkling drinks. No one can tell ho'
far this little candle sheds iis light.
But no man can do for n fashion in aOci, l.
what II woman can. Ii 10 women onl,
M DR.. Holland said.
/ wish nome strong, bright angel stOo
before you, just nav, while you read, girl
10 Hash before you. as no words OF min
can, the power YOU pOrsess TO help or I
hinder Tie cause of tenn perance; to max
you feel your responsibility, because 20
are girls, in this matter; 10 shnddsr at IL
weight, aud TO never cease trying to ful6
IL! Doubtless you have heard a gren
deal aliont the value Of your Smiles; b,i
do you knew the value of your frowns?
wisl, l could make you feel the value @
your trowns aud the inpoitance OF know
ing just what Ia frown upon. What 4 maj
must do by y blow woman can do by
frown. When the time comes that th
youTg man who now shares his time il
your society aRd the saloon, who joke
about temperance IN your presence, an'
lakes q glass, socially, now and then.
made to ieel that these tI,isgs can not b
II yon are 10 be his comp.nion ut party
ride or church; that good soci-ty can no
tolerate these things In its memhers; II
short thst this kind Of man is unfasl,ion
able and unpopular, tl,en alcohol viii