The Washington times., 1894-12-05
REFORM FORCES COMBINE
The Next Step in Anti-saloOn War
fare Resolved Upon.
MORE AGITATION WILL RESULT
Interesting Conference of Various Societies
Mrs. Ravens in Favor of POlicewomen-
They Would Purify the Moral Atmosphere
The Sacrifice of Our Girls.

"If you really cannot find any other work
to do you ought to amuse yourself for while
by organizing for the one object TO get an ap-
pointment for women as policemen, and if
YOU fail in that raise money to pay them
yourselves.
This was Mrs Ruth G. d. Haven's advice
to ladies OF the w. C. T. U. at the meeting of
reform forces yesterday afternoon at the
North Capitol NJ. Z. Church.
Mrs. Havens' subject was "a nations
suicide, the sacrifice OF our girls. What shall
we do about it," Hers was the principal ad-
dress Of the afternoon and was replete with
many practical suggestions for the solution of
the main question for debate: The next step
in anti-saloon warfare, or how shall we con-
quer the liquor traffic" Hearty applause
from the large audience greeted the utter
ance OF the remarks quoted and the Others
made by her. Continuing she said:
''We ought TO have women policemen. l
would not like to see a woman patroling our
worst streets and alleys alone. No man does
that. There are localities in the city where
no policeman dares traverse alone at night.
They always 90 double. Women can Go the
came if necessary. But il a woman were on
such now dangerous routes the locality
would soon be purified and it would be as
safe to patrol alone as those in the most re-
spectacle sections of the city. There ought
to be woman policeman on every beat in
Washington.
In speaking Of the sacrifice of our girls,
Mrs. Haven said: "Girls are sacrificed
10 custom, education. society, unholy
marriages, unpaid labor, the rum traffic.
mans lust, financial dependence, man 5
laws. disfranchisement, and mans interpre-
tation of the Gospel. The entire trend of
custom, education, and society, has been aud
Is to degrade women. Bows are taught that
they must be educated but girls are told TO
learn how 10 minister 10 men.
There are many organizations in this city
that, alone or together. are working TO make
the city pure and save fallen women. Join
these organizations, women. and be allied
with these people in their efforts to rid the
fair Capital Of Its vice, immortality and cur
ruption.'
Mrs. H. A. Gillenwater spoke briefly upon
APATHY in local union, its cause and rem
edy.
The other speeches during the afternoon
were as follows:
Treasury notes. Mrs. T. A. Williams;
Difficulties in winning new members and
how TO meet them Mrs. N. S. Cohen Mrs.
Faelitz. and Mrs. J. S. Robinson; incentives
10 workers Miss l.. l.. Beldlng: reaching
prohibition in church and Sabbath-school.
Rev c. L. Pate; "a paying investment, "
Mrs. S. 2. Blaine; "What the w. C. T. {. has
done for me- discussion open to all. and
'sTwentv-one years trial-the coming of age
of the W C. T. T.; is she worthy of citizen
ship?" Rev. Z. O. Eldridge.
The morning session opened at 9:45 with a
song service. Mrs. NJ. B. Platt. president o.
the North Capitol branch of the w. c. T. T.,
presided. and after Rev. C. L. Pate offered
prayer. there was a Bible reading by MIS-. 5.
NJ. Hartsock.
woman give the W. c. Y. T." was the sub,
jet of an interesting paper by Miss /. C. S