Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-29
PUBLIC TEMPERANCE MEETINGS,
The Enemies of King Alcohol Closing Out
the Old Year With Renewed Activity.

The Enemies Of King Alcohol Closing Out
the Old Year With Renewed Activity.
At the union public temperance meeting in
Ciabaugh Hall, 14th street northwest, las,
night, Monumental Lodge, No. p, LOOT,
was out In full force, DIR. E. W. Kirby, presid-
ing. Addresses were made by DR.. c. " Whit
ney, Hon. Geo. F. Potter, D. X. Sergeant, Prof
hawkshurst Of Virginia and others. An en-
conraglng feature of these meetings il the fact
that Washington Lodge, No. 4, LOOT. and
George c. Thompson Tent. 10. Of RechaLites,
are enilsting new recruits weekly.
BISHOP NEWMAN WYE FAvoRs A NEW CRUSADE
AGAINST SALOONS.
Ihero was a temperance meeting at Metro
poiitan Church yesterday afternoon, at which
Mrs j. Ellen Foster, president of the Non-par-
tisan W.C.T.U-, presided. There was fairly
large congregation, composed almost entirely
OF women On the Platform along with Mrs.
Foster were seated Rev. Anna Shaw, Mrs.
Bishop Newman. who is deeply interested in
smith, the colored missionary; Mrs Ada NJ.
Blttenbender Of Nebraska and Rev. j. T..
Bowen, pastor Of Asbury NJ E. Church.
The meeting WAS opened with brief religious
services by Mrs Foster and Rev. Anna Shaw, at
the close Of which Mrs. Foster plunged directly
into the discussion of the liquor evil and closed
by introducing Mrs. Bishop j. p. Newman who
expressed herself as heartily in favor of another
woman . crusade against saloons. She explained
that she was no hand at addressing meetings OF
this sort. but she went Oh to give quite long
and most earnest temperance lecture that WAS
heard with the greatest inter est by all who were
present.
At the close of her address Mrs Smith. the
African missionary. followed with another talk
on the same line. which she made particularly
interesting by introducing number of quaint
old hymns, that she sang alone and unac-
conlpanied. collection was then taken up
for the beneht of Mrs. Smiths missionary
work mud Bishop Newman brought the interest
ing exercises to n close by pronouncInS the
benedictiun from the pulpit, which he formally
occupied ss pastor Of the church.
Mrs. Smith spoke again the evening at
Asbnry Church aud will speak tonight nj Lin
coin Memorial Church.
Rechabites of the district held an enthusias-
tic meeting on Saturday evening at Good
Templar Hall and organized "a Uniform rank
knights of Rechab with the following ofbccrs
Col. j. Z. Lee, commander; j. &. C"oter.
first lieutenant; r Johnson. second lieutcriint
George Shoemaker. hrst lieutenant and quar-
termaster, Dr. e. W, Kerby, surgeon: A. NJ
Lutz adJutant. The rank begins its career 100
strong and will meet again III the Same hall
next Saturday evening.
A large meeting held last night at Car
roll Institute Hall under the auspices of the
National Temperance Union, Mrs. J. A. Cham
bers, president of the union, III the chair. Adj
dresses were made by Mr.. Van Pleck, grand
chief of Coed Templars. Col Jarnes C. Lee,
Rev DIR. Matchet and DR. e. N Whitney. Ten
signatures were entered on the pledge hook
INVITING TIE SOUTHERN REPUBLICS.
The President Asked to Detail Army and
Navy Officers as Commissioners.
The President has received from Geo. R.
Davis, the director general of the Columbian
exposition, letter written in behalf of the
worlds Columbian commission asking the de-
tail Of the following army and navy officers for
service as commissioners of the Columbian ex-
position 10 the several republics and colonies
Of Mexico. Central and South America: To
the republic Of Mexico, Lieut. A. q. Baker, U.
S.N., to the republics of Guatemala, Nicaragua,
Salvador and Costa Rica, Lieut.. George P.
Scriven. U.S-A-, 70 the republic Of Honduras
and the British colony Of Honduras. Capt. Gil
bert P. Cotton. U.S.A.; to the republic of vene-
zuela and the Guiana colonies. Lieut.. Roger
Wells, jr.. U.S.N.; to the republic of Peru,
Lieut. William E. Stafford, U.SN. to the re-
public CT Chill. Lieut.. Charles II. Hawlor, US.
NJ; to the Argentine Republic and the repub-
lies Of Uruguay and Paraguay, Surg. ID. N. Ber-
lelette, U S.N.; the republic of Brazil, Capt.
Alexander Rodgers, C.S.A., and Lieut.. Frank
E. Sawyer. U.S.N.
Mr.. Davis says in bis letter: 81 have the
honor to request also that these officers be in
structed to carry to the presidents of the sew
eral South American republics and governors
of the colonies formal letters of invitation from
yourself to such presidents and governors, re-
questing. in the name Of the government and
the people of the United States. that they par
ticipate in the appropriate commemoration of
the four hundredth anniversary of the discov-
cry of America by Columbus. and that they ap-
point special commissioners to collect and
bring for exhibition at the proposed Columbian
exposition such articles as will most fifty and
fully illustrate their resources, their products.
their history and their social, commercial and
industrial condition. As the exposition offers
an unprecedented opportunity for promoting
the social, commercial and political relations of
the people Of the three American continents, it
is especially desired that the sister republics be
adequately represented"