Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-09
WOMEN AND TENPERANCE.
Quarterly Messine q H. ". G. n, t.
sunday Observancc ana Cigarette
Smoking.

The quarterly meetingof the woman's Christian
Teupsrance Union was held to-day in the North
fssoy'enan church, on street, between ath ana
IVtn streets northwest Mrs " E Cohen led the
oevo'ionai exercises The president, Mrs LaFetra.
10 ner opening address spoke OF the efforts made
70 induce Congress TO pass prohibition law for
the District, and said that what action had
oeen taken already In this direction while
apparently defeat for the cause WAS IN her op,n-
ion, step toward nnal victory. she e,nrssse,,
thanks to the women OF this city ana the nation
TOR their circulation OF the petitions ana said that
the assertion that prohibition could not To- en-
forced was really q confession that n IL night ana
necessary but inexpedient Reports were received
MS. {. G. Mitchell made a report In reS ard 10 lie
industrial department OF the Hope aud Helm Ms
son, and stated that It was expected that a sum
soon be ready Tor a sale.
THE OBSERVANCE o. SABBATH.
The report OF Mrs r. r. Cstlin, on sabbath OBJ
servance, contained plan TO secure special ser.
mons In the various churches In April next on this
subject
Mra Deane thought that the women ouVat 70
require less work OF their servants on suIday.
ana MIS- Cohen suggested that the pledge 10 be
olstnouteo 70 secure Sabbath obsery alce ought
70 lncluoe the use OF Street cars.
Inere was some discussion As 70 the use OF street
cars on sunday, and the opinion was expressed
INA. wnle the use OF the cars might lie considered
necessary oy some yet IL was thought that al
least the men employed ought 10 b. allowcl 10
have every other sunday on.
rSFERMESrED wISK.
NrS Deane reported that the following minis
tiers, whom she had visited thus lar, had signed
tie pledge 10 use only unfermented wine for com.
nunion purposes: Charles I. weede, North Capt..
tol n E. church; WIN. Rogers, NJ. K church, n
street northeast: b y. Seymour. Congregational
! ana Sth streets northeast: Eugene Peak, Presoy.
terrain, 9Th and e streets northeast; Byron sun.
oetiand, First Presbyterian: J. p. Newman. Metro.
pontan NJ 4 church; y n. Greene Calvary Bap-
tisti George Q. Little, Assembly PRESBYTERIAN; a.
X MAYOR, Hamline NJ. L. church: 4. n. Rlcns,rd-
son. Mckendree N. l. church; w H. Chapman.
Union N. E church; J. p. wrght, Wesley NJ. T..
Osborn, Georgetown NJ E. church; NJ. r. h Rice.
Fourth street VI. z church; George Klliott h )un-
ofy N. Z. church; w. C. Schoneld, congregational
THE CIGARETTE BILL
Ms. Emma F. shelton made report in regard
to the steps that had been taken TO prohibit the
selling OF tobacco and cigarettes In the District 10
children under sixteen years OF age. She stated
That DILL had been introduced In both houses of
congress during the past month, and petitions
e now oelng circulated asking for the passage OF
THIS DILL In circulating these petitions she had
the cooperation oil Superntendents Powell and
SooS, Oh the pubic schools; Mr.. Paul. OF the High
school; Rev. Or. Power, Trustee Fish, and others.
Physicians and ministers and others interested In
the young, the report states, were found 10 favor
leglslaiion OF this character. The petitions thus
Tar mad been signed by SIX trustees OF the public
schools, four hundred and nifty officers and
teachers or the public schools rfty-two ministers
and ninety phy scians
One OF tae ladies suggested that as the bill did
not touch Tine men or the parties- the probability
was that IL would pass
THE CONGO LIQUOR rRAFFIcs.
MrS J. P. Newman gave an account OF what was
Del done in preparing petitions for presentation
20 Congress protesting against the liquor traffic
win the free states OF the Congo. She regarded
THIS as matter OF fundamental import ance, and
unless tails trafiic was stopped IL would be OF lit lie
use 10 send out missionaries to Africa.
MIS-. La Fetra, In commenting upon the report,
said that senator Blair, In a speech IN the Senate,
stated that this Government realized n revenue OF
$1,000 per day from the liquor sent out 10 Africa
Ior the state OF Massachusetts.
Az l2:30 recess was taken FOR lunch, which was
furnished by the ladies OF the church alone.
An afternoon session was held and the Time was
occupied with hearing reports OF the WORK. tel
egram was received from Miss willard containing
words OF good cheer.
CHURCH TRUsrEES-A certificate OF the election
OF s. H. Carter, James f. FITCH and Reginald Fen
dali. trustees OF the Church OF the Covenant was
placed on record to-day. Also tie certificate of the
election OF w. A. Henderson, q. F. Gulick, y. A.
Henderson. I. c. simpson, and j. r. CaLilL as trus-
tees OF the Second Baptist church.