New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-24
/" a'Hr Iu4EnPER4xcs OF. PROHIBITIONS
MISS KATE FIELDS UNIQUE LECTURE AND RE
oEPrroN IN WASHINGTON.

Washington. March % (special-Mss Kate Field
gave an entertainment yes tepday evening At Grand
Army He'll that was decidedly unique. II was thu
combination Of clever lecture and fashionable recep
ton, at which Miss Field speaker during the first
half Of the evening and hostess foe The other half
Her address The Intemperance of Prohibition
and the audience was company of prominent official
people whom Miss Field had ASKED by handsomely en-
grsved notes cs invitation. She was introduced by
Dc. Hammond, who sat on the platform. and who, al
the close of the address, Endorsed her opinions from
scientific point Of view. Fer hour and a half In
her quick, brilliant manner Miss Field rapidly skeohed
the history and effect OF prohbory law ia the several
States personally visited by her Clever points were
well taken, showing the Incompetence of fanatcism,
whether applied 10 drinking. eating, or any other ex-
cess leading TO evil She made strong plea for
high license and pure Wines against Prohibition and
bad whiskey, and related many instances illustrating
tho Ingenuity and device of man, when eyadinG pro-
hibitory laws 800 ~
Here is Prohibition brooms said she. taking from
the table small wispbroom, that looked like an in
nocent wisp-brpsh 81 bought It in Atchison. Kan,
one day. after seeing II In window advertised PRO
bioition broom OF course, was curious. viii
you have it with or wlthoutp said the merchant. I
didn't understand, and he explained hs question by
unsorewing the handle, so7 and with little turn 81
her hand she held MP the handle and parting the wisps
showed the CLEAN OF the little flask SO ngoniouSly con-
flnApbSpt
articles, and the Prohibition broom would never ex-
cite the suspicion Of even the most suspicious Proh
biuonist. Miss. Field denounced the. exclusively
| American practice of treating as one Of the great
features Of incompetence and said law to prohibit
treating would help much to lessen the number Of
ftsmkasds In this country. Her quotations from the
Bible, against Prohibition. Washington, Jeffer-
son and men Of their day cited temperate men,
but not ProhIbdonists Miss Field held her audience
closely and interested to the end. Among several
notes letter from the Row. Dr.. Crosby, of New
York, In which he heartily Endorsed her course =
After DR.. Hammond's ten minutes Endorsement Miss
Field said The meeting Is adjourned from the
platform to the cor.7 and led the way TO the other
end Of the hail. where she gracefully filed the role
of hostess, and received the company. handsome
supper with pure vines was then served I'm tho
company were Senator and Mrs. MCMILLAN, Representa-
tive and Mrs. HIT W. " Phelps and Miss Phelps ex-
Secretary Mecupoch and daughter, Mr.. and MB
Bersah Wilkins, Justice and Mrs Field, Nj. and Mrs
Charles Nordhof, Mrs. Kate Chase sprague and Major
and MS. Carson 81 $3.50 ..@ ~ TX
Ms Field gave the lecture a. the request Of friends
here who deefed to know her reasons for not being
ProhibttoniSt, and her arguments against the In
temperance OF Prohibition