Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-28
CITY AND DISTRICT.
TEMPERANCE NIGHT.
Addresses Made last Night Before the
WOusan-s Council.

Addresses Made I.ast Night Before the
Woman,s Council.
The session OF the International Council Of
Women was largely attended The band played
the grand march from Tannhausser. and as 1t
played the house was filled up with a company
that had come TO give heed 20 the exercises The
subject temperance, was one 20 draw out only
serious and interested people. Miss Willard was
applauded when she came on. aud Miss Anthony
was presented with a snort-stemmed white rose
by Mr., ustafSon. After various announcements
Miss willard was introduced and came forward In
a plain dress OF black velvet, point lace at the
hands and neck that fell IN a jabOt. Miss wilIards
BEAUTIFUL auburn hair rippled away from her fair
Notsody called out 'slOuder7 whilst Mss Willard
talked she rolled out her fine SOnOrOus sentences
and the purpOrt thereof was comprehended by ALI
wTLLARDs ADDRESS
God she said always has one more arrow In his
auiver-one unwearied regiment 10 summon when
the battle crisis comes History affords no more
salient illustration OF this fact than that world
uprising OF women whose organ lOrm ana sooer
second thought Is the WOman'S Christian Temper
ance Union OF America and OF all lands The
liquor curse finds It's Nemesis in the home which It
has long de1ed and trampled under FOOT.
Woman who whatever her faults has never been
the slave OF alcoholic stimu1aDts comes to mans
rescue IN his heroic but unequal hight with his
It's discipline is schooling her brain as no course
q study could; IT'S pathos Is broadening out the
onset IL developing In her mighty will: its
supreme exigencieS have exalted 20 supreme
r. o. She said two Of It's greatest lines OF eort are
scientinc temperance education In the public
wors for social purity The society is the largest
ever composed exclusively OF women and con-
Quoted entirely By them Iti union OF Christian
public sentiment; reforming the drinking classes;
transforming BY the power Of Divine grace those
who are enslayed by alcohol. and prohibiting for
ever the rraf1c In tntOxicants.
HANNAH wHITALL SMITH
Hannah whitall smith, OF Philadelphia a large,
nne-looking woman, robed In black velvet and
lace cap upon her soft gray hair next spoke
Is organized mother love" The women need to
keep eyes upon government The reason 50 many
governments fall Is because there are no women
While scientists are quarrelling over an evolu-
ton IN the past the womans' Christian Temper
uon Of the present One OF their latest and
greatest steps In this direction is the formation Of
world wide federation OF all women's Temperance
or reform societies OF every kind throughout the
whole world, without respect TO nationality, class
All modern thought and effort are tending to-
ward a universal federation of all nations, which,
interests OF peace. In this worlds union the
women OF the world have an opportunity to take
an Initiative step toward this great contamination.
A petition has been prepared by this worlds
union that Is being translated into the language
OF every nation and circulated In every country,
over. praying the governments OF the world FOR
protection and deliverance Of themselves and their
children from the twin curses OF the liquor trafnc
and the opium trade. Another petition, 10 put a
stop 10 the pouring OF free rum into the helpless
state OF congo Is also just about TO be circulated.
MRS KKEFkR.
Mrs. Bessie starr Keefer, OF Toronto, was int ro-
duced as ''our next neighDor." she ayerred she
had heard nothing about Canada, but a little
something about Goldfish She disavowed being q
canadian save for fifteen years Canada has
more prohibition than any other nation in the
world The peopla or Canada are waiting for the
poiiiicfans TO fulfil the promise that when the
temperance people should have carried a majority
Of the Canadian counties for the Scott act the
dominion should have prohibition. They have
carried nveninths OF the countless and still there
Is no talk OF prohibition The women or Canada
kneei tonight 20 susan b Anthony and Elizabeth
q. stanton as they do not kneel TO Queen Victoria
Miss Anthony, rising said that the women who
sent the largest check 10 defray the expenses OF
together down there In Albaugh's Theater don't
Iou society"
OTHER TALKS.
Miss Annie Gordon who is Miss WIZARDS private
secretary, spoke tenderly OF little children and
how TO reach them In temperance teachings
Mrs. Frances Ew. Harper, a colored woman, was
introduced and talked IN answer to the question,
patty for All the CONDITIONS and csiamities of the
one says word for the people OF plethor1c purses
eOasness and temperance. MS Harper SPOKE elo-
quently and well, and was frequently and loudly
XrA susan H. Barney, superintendent OF the
prison and jail police and alnlshouse work OF the
W. c. 7. T.. talked next Of police matrons. A plea
was made Tor the appointment OF q good woman
IN every police station, TO take charge OF the
women who are brought into the police stations,
Barney told touching story Of her experience in
the police stations with the effect OF bringing the
@ se apa sposs w Is toScs aSd
great earnestnsss. Miss Anthony said that there
were bills before both houses OF Congress provid-
ing for the appointment OF women matrons In the
police stations OF the District
Rev. Anna H. shaw moved the passage Of a reso-
luton by the International Council commencing
the course OF the w. C. T.U.
on Tisng vote the whole house was on its feet.
tics; only an expression OF good Will.
TEMPERANCE MEDICINE.
Dr. Mary Weeks Burnett discoursed learnedly
upon the Temperance Hospital" The movement
IN the direction OF temperance medicine In the
United states was organized in Chicago under a
charter on the 9Th OF March 1854. and after
nearly two years OF working and planning, a
building was opened for patients March I6 1850.
and women students, with men and women pro-
lessons, hospital for men, women, and children,
training school FOR male and female nurses and
such dispensaries as It may be desirable 70 estab-
ltSa- The medical college has not YET been opened
but the hospital, the training-scho for nurses,
The institution has an allopathic and homeo-
pathlc stan or physicians, and patients can
eLOOSS which system or treatment they Will re-
ceive. IL the patients friends have no choice
they Will be assigned as they come TO one or the
other alternately. The students will also have
the opportunity 20 graduate from either school as
they may choose.
Both sexes. and all classes OF disease except con-
tagiouS are taken The following Is one OF the
arte-eS OF The constitution: "Au medicines used
In tne hospital must De prepared without alcohol
Anu al pny siclans accepting positions the med
icaI stan OF the hospital or dispensary must
Pleoge themselves not TO administer alcohol II any
form 10 any patient in hospital or dispensary nor
70 can 10 counsel for such patients any physician
VINO VIII advise the use OF alcohol
ANY physician OF pure character and In good
Aanolng, VINO Is a total abstainer from liquor ana
tobacco, can, BY subscribing TO this pledge be-
come member OF our physicians association and
- Desired, De placed upon the visiting and con-
sulung stan OF the hospital"
On the stage were Mrs. stanton Mrs Z G. wal
lace, MIA Lille D. Blake, Mrs. Grant Craerner
MIS- {. b. Harbert, Mrs. Bessie s. keefer Miss An.
tnopy, Ms Lucy stone, Ms. Ashton Dixie Mrs
L. K Snattuck and Mrs. Gustafson.
TALKING OF PROHIBlTlOy.
ss1hs Friends Of Llbersyc Hold q Lively
Meeting ~ Masonic Temple.
The Friends OF Liberty" met In Masonic Temple
night foy ha purpoao NJ vanftafsn,r ,ha,.