Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-30

ried to DIR. G. Hoffman. For some years her life was
spent quietly and busily In the care OF her home
and family She then found herself In Kansas
City, neces5tated TO earn living for herself ana
her two little boys. she entered the Lathrop
School as first assistant and the following year
was made principal, which position she held FOR
eleven years. The Lathrop School had never been
conspicuous among the schools OF Kansas Clty.
1t became one OF the very best In that city. In
1882, she was appointed president OF the Missouri
C. T. !; In tne next year sne gave up ne o
the work OF the union. She began canvass or
the state, speaking In city churches and country
School-houSes with marked effect. The work Was
everywhere pushed with much vigor. clear
brain, ready Wit, fluent command OF language,
and strong mellow voice, fis her especially Tor
the platform. In the past four years Mrs. Hof-
man has lectured and worked in all portions or
Missouri, speaking In all the cities and larger
towns and at many villages and country cross
roads, organizing and strengthening the white
ribbon bands, until this year, for the frst time,
every congressional district is organized and
which has enabled her to endure the fatigue or
constant speaking and constant travel, often by
night. often away from the railroad. In rough We
hlcles over rougher roads. This gift she probably
received direct Inheritance from her SCOTCH
Irish grandmother, Martha Wilson Cleghorn, who
retained health and vtgOr almost to her ninety
Mrs. Hoffman handled the subject OF social
purity without fear or reprOach for plain speak
Ing. She did not excuse womankind from her
All remedies will be Intellectual until woman
stands equal with man before the law.
TO QUEEN VICTORIA.
Mrs. May Wright Sewall proposed that with the
cablegram sent to Mrs. McLaren csblegrams be
sent to Mrs Elma, Mrs. Jacob Bright Mrs. jose
phine Butler, and to Queen Victoria A unani-
nous vote was given in favor OF this. Miss willard
said, in speaking OF Queen Victoria, she was re-
minded OF the empress OF Germany, and moved
that she be sent a sisterlS message. This motion
was carried.
MISS WIZARDS ADDRESS.
Miss willard read a copy Of the bill the ". c. I.
U. has before Congress asking that the age OF
sent by young girls be raised TO eighteen years OF
age. "In closing this meeting" she said, "a poor
little Protestant nun comes before you to speak
ABOUT those things which she is scarcely able to
speak. Yet wishing to say something never so
much to honor the uncrowned queen OF home, so
speak out OF my heart that out OF the aggregation
OF men by themselves comes harm; that OF men
and women associated together comes good"
Until marriage is an equal contract as TO goods
and chattels she said, Il VIII never De tae thing
but go hipity hop upon its launches. until women
are crowned with equality and asked TO help make
the Government. Women have not been
womanly modesty and dignity. II they had
sef-respect the pictures seen in tobacco shops to-
expressed seif-humiiiation that women wore
decollete dresses, danced round Dances allowed
men to smoke in their faces, and sat silent In the
theaters when unclean spectaceS are presented.
She exhorted in sweetest, tenderest words TO the
women about her TO stand for respect Miss Will
lard took Mrs. Chant by the hand and led her
forth and babe her Gods welcome 10 this country,
and held her by the hand and announced
that Mrs Chant, the speaker OF the morning, had
consented to stay in this country and work with
the w. C. T. U. Miss Wfllards face beamed like
that of a seraph as she spoke. The meeting closed
with singing one verse OF America.
The meeting to-day was considered In every way
a success. The speeches were good and the en-
thusiasm unbounded. The matters preached were
treated in such q manner that the most prudish
male person might have heard all the speeches
without shock.
RECEPTIONS.
The women Of the council will meet In Mrs. Spot
fords parlor and hold reception tomorrow after
noon at the Riggs House.
The officers OF the council, the foreign delegates,
the officers OF the national associations, the vice.
presidents of the state associations will be received
by President and Mrs. Cleveland this afternoon.
Mrs Harbert will take the women OF Illinois and
Mrs L. ID. Blake will take the women OF New York
TO be presented to the President and Mrs. Cieve-
land.