Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-27

An Enthusiastic Meeting-The Growth Of the
Movement.

An Enthusiastic Meeting-The Growth OF the
Movement.
A small but enthusiastic meeting Of peace
seekers was held yesterday IN the Church Of
Our Father. Almost all those who we're pres
ent were prominent people and speeches were
made that were both thoughtful and interest
ing. Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood. the head of the
local peace society, called the meeting to order
and said that the peace movement had still a
considerable warlke spirit 30 combat. While
the announcement that peace meeting was to
be held would not attract many people, bulle
tin on the street announcing a street fight
would, in very few minutes. block the thor
oIghfsre.
BONE OF THOSE PRESENT.
Among those who were present in che assem-
blage were Mrs. Mary Frost ormsby. vice pres
ident for New York city and delegate from
Rhode Island: Mrs. Emma BeckNith Of Brook
lyn: Mrs. Bessie Stnrr Keifer of the Good Tenn
plars, from Toronto; Mrs Agnes Kemp. dele
gate from Harrisburg Rev. Olympia Brown
and Rev. Sarah Perkins: Princess Viroqua. the
Mohawk Indian, who has been prominent
figure in woman's suffrage meetings; Rev:
Amanda Deyo. vice president OF the National
Peace Society for New York; Mrs. Sarah Powell
vice president for Brooklyn; Mrs: Hannah J.
Bailey of Maine. superintendent of the peace
department of the W.C.T.U.
aRowrR OF THE MOVEMENT.
Mrs. Lockwood. in her opening address, after
ontlining the growth Of the peace movement
since its organization In Philadelphia. at the
end of the war to its last meeting in London,
where representatives of fourteen nationalities
were present. said that within week the rati-
fcntions of treaties had been received ut the
State Department from the other American
states. She referred to the Bering sea. Vens-
e, ftaG
among the disputes that would be submitted to
the great international supreme court OF arbi-
tration which the Peace Society il now labOring
TO establish. She did not, she said venture to
criticise Secretary Blaine, but said it was his
refusal to submit to arbitration the seal dis
pnte that had started the present ENHANCEMENT.
She stated the objects OF the Peace Associa-
ton, the first and greatest being the establish
ment of the grand court of nations for the set
tlement Of all international disputes.
THE RECENT INDIAN oUTBREAK.
She blamed the government for the recent
Indian outbreak, because it had interfered
with the religious exercises of the Sioux, not
outstanding the Constitutions provision to
the contrary.
She laid to the spirit of war the Samoan dis
aster of year ago last April She said that
God had punishedthis country by the terrible
whirlwind in which three ships and nearly 100
eamen were lost for sending ships to Ss moa
and preparing for war.
Addresses on the various phases of the peace
problem were also made by Rev. Olympia
Brown, Rev. Sarah Perkins, Mrs. Agnes Kent,
Mrs Mary Frost Ormsby, Mrs. Hannah J.
Bailey. Princess viroqua, Mrs. kiefer and Rev.
Amanda Deyo.
An INTERNATIONAL COURT URGED.
A motion to authorize the sending Of a letter
TO Secretary Blaine urging the proposed inter-
national court vas carried and greetings we're