The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-30
MISS WILLARD. HOME
RETURN OF THE NOTED TEMPER
.ANCE ADVOCATE FROM EUROPE.
She Says the Anti-Liquor Sentiment
Is rowins-Rode Her Wheel and
Didn't Wear Blo0mers.

NEW YORK, Sept 29-Miss Frances z.
Willard was among the passengers who ar
rived yesterday on the steamship New
York. She looked the picture of health af-
ter her sojourn in England. and said she
never felt better. Miss Willard was
dressed in pale blue suit of yachting char
acter. and wore natty straw hat, which
made her appear much younger than she
really is.
number of persons greeted the tenn
perance advocate at the dock. including her
niece, Mrs. Somerfeld Baldwin, and party
Of white-ribboned friends from Staten is
land headed by Mrs. Ella Boole. the vice
president of the New York Society of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union.
She came down on the night train from
Rochester to convey TO Miss Willard off,
cially the greetings of New York States
annual convention of Christian Temperance
workers. which was held in that city yes
terday.
When seen after landing Miss Willard
was asked about the repetition of the report
that she had decided to marry. "Oh, dearr'
she said. will they never cease circulating
that story? No, IT is not true. 1 have no
idea of marrying. Please state that en-
phaticaly.'
Concerning the temperance movement.
Miss Willard said: "The convention which
1 attended i'm London was the most en-
thusiastic gathering / ever saw. 1t was
held in the Royal Albert Hall, and there
were between 1900 and 1900 women in at.
tendance. went as a representative from
America and was asked to preside. That
convention foreshadowed the most promis
ing prospects for the future of temperance
work that i have ever seen. OF course.
lazy n :; IA MehTy somerset was the prime mover
mere before winter sets i'm, IL the marriage
on Oh her daughter to the Duke of st. Adams
does not interfere. If she should come. she
and will probably go to India to work
Tor the temperance cause You know Enc
iishmen in India drink heavily. and their
habits are corrupting the natives in that
respect we want to go there to start a
tendency. 'iis
ture? shall go at once to CASTLE. in the
interior or the State, there to prepare INV
speech for the twenty-second annual CON.
vention or the Woman's Christian Temper
Oct 1S. have a friend at CASTLE who
owns a sanitarium- 1 shall stop there he
cause | kpow IT will be quiet. After the
Baltimore convention | shall return TO New
York for a short time and shall then go to
my old home in Chicago. but hardly so,
now that my mother is dead. In Novem-
Der Lady somerset may come over and
we shall then travel for a time through the
South.
YES" went on Miss willard. II rode
my wheel great deal in England The
English people are great cyclists About
bicycle costumes for a woman? Well I
wear just an ordinary skirt made for the
purpose. l don't object TO bloomers or
knickerbockers in the least for young
women. but for a person OF my age-you
know / am fifty-five-I don't think thev
would be just the thing. The English
women do not take to bloomers as our
American women do, possibly because they
are not offered for sale. except in London
and the larger cities. and only few stores
even then
Coming back to the temperance oues-
tion. Miss Willard said total abstinence is
growing in Europe. 'In EneIand.' she
added. "teetofalism is very much in vogue
and l was particular TO notice that in my
cycling tours the hotels We're labeled with
signs which read: Milk for Bicyclists on
Sunday. In France. where the cause of
temperance is strongly advocated. the chill
dren in the public schools are taught the
evil effects OF spirituous liquors and are SO
educated as to know that liquor is a pois-
onous drink The Ministers of the French
republic say the country will go TO the dogs
unless the use Of strong drink is aban-
doned.
II have carefully followed up the pro-
eeedings OF the police department in New
York In regard TO the .enforeement OF the
Roosevelt Is not only patriot. but man
OF prestiRe. He has stood In the gap be-
tween law and lawlessness-for the enforce-