Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-01-18
Correspondents.
a Chance for Young Women.
Or N TnuN Ian l2 1904

OLD Town. Jan. Is. 1894.
To the Editor Of The American
Perhaps 1t would be as well for me to
confess at the start that have a hobby,
and that is, the lessening of the drink
habit, or disease. The people Of your city
will hardly ask how came to have this
hobby when they remember-as many of
them will-the zeal with which my father
worked for temperance, and as remem-
Der how he would hurl epithets al the
habit, and then befriend the victims Of the
curse, wish that this Kelley cure could
have come in his day.
1t Gems to me that this Kelley work is
wonderfully suited to the work of women
| have often said that unless | took the
advice Of one of our wisest writer's and
changed my mind" should not fight for
the enforcement of laws which the law
makers have declared | should not have
hand in making. II | was not wise
enough or good enough to help make the
laws or choose the persons who should see
to their enforcement, it would not be the
legal side of the question that should deal
with, and for this reason feel that the
Kelley cure is grand field for womans
work.
One thing, however, troubles me, and
that is that more young women do not, in
our vicinity, engage in this work, have
had the pleasure of attending conventions
of different kinds of reformstory work in
several western States, and one thing | al
ways notice, namely, that the young women
are as wide-swake to the work A. the Older
women are in our State. Do not think
that these young women are any different
from you in the desire to look and appear
WELL that they are not Interested In all
good amusements. and at the same time In
the vital questions which so much concern
the young women.
call TO my mind one Keeiey meeting
which attended where there were young
women who understood parliamentary
rules, and presided at the meetings with
the grace and ease of women OF many
/ t.i'AS years tAPtl ny SbOuit IL
be necessary for the younger women TO
suffer from this great breaker of hearts.
| the drink disease, before they enlist Ia the
cause OF saving men, and-I am sorry to
| say it-women?
| | met, not long ago. charming woman.
less than thitty-tive years of age. who was
| distinguished for her beauty and charming
| appearance. 10 speaking Of the keeIcy
| cure she said to me: Il want You 10 know
At once that am keeley-cured woman.
/ While ii is great regret to me- that Wa
in need of the cure, unhesiiatiUgly tell il
| whenever and wherever | think IL will do
any good.
| also know Of young girl less than
twenty-five who has been treated for this
| disease; and as these have suffered there
are Other, In a fair way to suffer unless
! they are made TO realize the danger. Now,
my Young giil friends j. there not great
need of our engaging in this work! |, il
! RICH; for u 10 be Indifferent with 80 many
| right around Us In danger:
| NJ other danger could be al hand To
which people would be 50 Indifferent a.
they are In This matter. and now when We
have the keeiey cure and the successful
institute, 50 easy OF access, Il does seem
a startling sIn If We are Indifferent.
| Why would It not be go, 4 idea for the
| Younger women 10 form society, and see
| what they can do for The cause u redeem
1 Ing People from this habit or disease which
they ,htms, Ives are powerless 10 cope
| with? There Is very Little encouragement
in helping people this winter who will be
10 better able to help themselves next
winter but by assisting people to take
! the keelry treatment you are assisting
| them 10 care for themselves. This il a
work in which the Kings Daughters, or a
temperance society, or any band of people
can do. wish might know of some of
the bright energetic young women Of your
city eUgsging 10 this work.
| GEORGIA PuLsIFER PORTER