The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-10
W0MAN'S ELOQUENT WORDS
MRS. LE0NORI If. LAKE OF sT. LOUIS
 WARMLY APPLAUDED.

Mrs Newcomb and J. W. Loguo Also | Speak,
 | Despite the bad wea ther about tw.,. ty-five hundred people attended tho grand total abstinence rally at Inc Grand Opera house last evening under the auspices of the Catholic Total Ab- stinence union of the city and tho keeley league.
 l The meeting was called to order at 7'46. MT. John G. McGowan of the st. lgnatius T. A B. society introduced professor William c. Robinson of tho Yale Law school as presiding officep oc the meeting.
 | Professor Robinson quoted rem.rks made by one of the leading divines of the Roman Catholic church. Bishou Keene, rector of the Cathoho uniyer- sity in Washington, the personal friend and confdant of the holy father. Professor Robinson read A portion of a letter by Bishop Keene appealing to the Catholic people to de- nounce the saloon evil
 He then introduced Mrs. E. J. M. Newcomb of St. Paul, Minn., national lecturer and organizer for the women's Auxiliary, Keeley league. MrA New comb is very pleasing speaker and her address was very kindly received. She was roundly applauded at the close
 Mrs. W. M Hyde of this city followed her. She recited in a charming manner "The Empty Glass"
 MT. J. w. Logue, second vice presi- dent of c. T. A. U of America was the next speaker. MT. Logue is prom inent lawyer in Philadelphia and Is an energetic temperance worker. He ap- pealed strongly to the moderate thinker to join total abstinence organizations. This he advised because of its great moral effect and because 1t prevented the strengthening of the villianous liquor habit. The evil of intemper- ance was now an evil which struck in spots or in particular places. It was a common evil which must be univer- sally fought.
 MT. Logue made happy allusion to the slight prospect of Philadelphia and New Haven meeting in football battle. He thought that the Pennsylvania un- iversity and Yale would not meet. but that New Haven a nd Philadelphia would join hands in the battle against the | liquor traffic.
 Mir Joseph E. Criddle followed with | a solo entitled, "Ecce Homo" MT. | Criddle's vocal ability is well known and needs no comment. He was loudly applauded.
 l Master J. Maurice Porter rendered a plano solo.
 Professor Robinson then said: "The sight of so many pleasing faces under pretty shaped hats and towering plumes prompts me to read another portion | from Bishop Keene's letter." He then read an extract calling upon tho wo- men to organize and speak on the in- temperance evils.
 He then introduced Mrs. L. M. Lake of St. Paul, Minn., third vice presi- dent of the Catholic Total Abstinence union of America
 She said in part: 'T could not help | thinking when Mr. Logue spoke that when New Haven and Philadelphia l joined hands in their game of football | against the liquor traffic they will come out to St. Louis and help me fight the montrous corporation of the Annheuser- Busch Brewing company.
 1T am going to do as some preachers do. I am going to take text. My l text is the sentence: When a. man is doing nothing to stop man from doing wrong he is doing something to help him do 'wrong"
 She appealed also strongly to moder- ate drinkers to become abstainers. The blear-eyed, besotted drunkard would be a spectacle from which the young men would start in horror ana forever renounce the evil which leads 1 to such a condition. Moderate drink CTS should beware.
 She spoke of the part which women l ought to take in the temperance cause. 1 She said that woman no matter 1n what position should be would have some influence for good ana her ex- ample would be- of great help or harm.
 Mrs. Lakes address was received with unbounded applause and when she fin- ished it was several minutes before quiet was had.
 At the close the members of St. Agnes T. A. B. society sang Amer ica," after which the meeting ad- journed.
 An idea of the amount of work Mrs. Lake does may be gained from little knowledge of her engagements. She came into thds state Thursday. speak ing that night in Rockville. Friday night she spoke in Branford, Saturday night she held reception in St. Aloysius T. A. B. club rooms. Yes 1 terday afternoon she spoke in Ansonia and last night in this city. Tomorrow she speaks in New York at Columbus hall under the auspices of the Paulists. Tomorrow night she wll speak at Dr. McSweeny's church in the same city. Wednesday night she will speak in New London, Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights in Boston and Sunday night in Philadelphia.
 l She is a very pleasant woman, an eloquent. forceful speaker and com- |