The Opelousas courier., 1894-05-26
w. c.. T.. u.

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Vice-President, Mrs. r. r. Settoon.
Rec. Secretary, Mrs. S. T. Crawford.
Cor. Miss Florence Trumau.
Treasurer, Mrs. M. M. Hayes.
hereby solemnly promise, God help
ing me, to abstain from all alcoholic IL
quors as a beverage, including beer,
wine and cider, and that will employ
of aud traffic in the same.
The parlor meeting held last Friday
evening at the h%ospitable home of Mr..
G.. Settoon WAS one Of the most enjoy
able events of the season. MIR. and
Mrs. Settoon both know we'll how to en-
terrain and exerted themselves to the
utmost upon this occasion: Quite a
number of old and young and those just
and all declare the affair most charm
ing. The misbeiiavior of a few thought
less boys WHO know better and should
do better, Vas the only marriDg element.
Quite a musical program was render
ed as only such vocalists as Miss Sallie
Powers, Mrs. Settoon, Miss Helen Will
kins and Miss Mabel Ogden know how.
The accomplished and talented Miss
Pilot, the charming girl musician, little
Lutte Veazit, and Mrs. Annie Meng,
who is Well-known here, also added
pleasure to the evening by their bril-
liant rendition of instrumental music.
Cake aud ice cream in abundance were
served the guests toy the young ladies
of the nul0n
During tho evening three new pledge
sigGers we,e Obtained. The parlor en-
t%ertaiDMeut was, indeed, Il success
Don't forget the lawn party on the
Court house grounds Friday evening,
May 25th. Come ont, enjoy a delight
full evening, and spend money in a good
cause. A short literary program, con-
sisting of music, reading, a recitation
by the pleasing elocutionist' Miss Leola
B. White, and a paper by the President,
will be rendered. Refreshments for
sale at reasonable rates.
The next regular meeting Of the w.
C. T. u. will be held at the st. Landry
High School. at 4:30 p. m. Tuesday.
Is 1T RIGHT
Last Sunday night when the dread
tire-fieDd was fast reducing to ashes the
weIt-furnisbed home of Mr.. Del Buono,
numbers OF men, who might, perhaps,
haved saved the dwelling by removing
the burning kitchen, were busily cH-
gagged i'll rolling ont barrels OF whisky
from the warehouse over the way. A
wise ]precaution that, for Il spark of
fire and IA barrel of whisky may do lots
of harm. For that matter though, whis-
ky always does harm, and as ordinarily
used, its effects are even more baneful
than an explosion of the dark decoction
could have been at that time.
But, after The fire Was over this part
of the business began. The grateful
owned oi the saved ~whiskey-a very
nice, moral young man, by the way-ex-
pressed his gratitude for the good work
of brawny arms 10y freely distributing
the fiely beverage, that destroys at once
brain ami ngawn, among the work men
of both cuivis-"dealing il out by the
big bavk-G.' SAID one of them. III his
hearts praise Of such unprecedented
generosity. So all Of them drank some
went home tlpsy, some drunk, all feel
ing happy for the time.
But next day the question placed at
the head of this paragraph WAS asked
us by All indignant and much wronged
woman, "ls it Right?" said she, lis it
right that II man should make my hus-
band drunk in return for the work he
did My husband loves whisky, when
be drinks he is meaD cross and abusive,
Wn6n lie IS SOBER tnelt il not u UetIeT
man. He hadn't been drinking for
months, he had tried hard, he honestly
did. But now it's all over with and
he'll get his spree out, no matter what
happens. And it all comes of my wax
ing him up when that bell rang, for he
never would have heard it. but | told
him to get up to 60 and help. Then
they make him drunk and today l
have to stand hisscrOssneSs, his bad lam
guage and bad behavior. That's the
thanks | get The town may burn
down, but III send him to no more fires"
Reader, We put this woman's question
to you: 1t it rightP Is it right that
men who call themselves Christians,
wen who stand high in the business and
social world, men who defy us to find
flaws in their " moral character, is it
right, we say, that such men should
give strong drink to q weaker brother 7
1t is bad enough to sell liquor. goodness
knows, bad enough to have a bar where
men may for money buy that which
works their own destruction, mentally,
morally, physically. But to give it and
upon such an occasion; to give it with
out stint, allowing men to stand and
drink until they can drink no more,
what shall we say?
The whole W. C. T. U. declares it
wrong, more than wrong, it that he pos
sible. Men and of Opelousas,
what do you say2
Hurrah for our police jury! Now
what about the voters?