The Portland daily press., 1895-08-15
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"A Movement to Reform Drunkards on
Other Than Total Abstinence Lines,

Chicago, August 10 The National
Health Association, an organization in
the process of formation in this city and
fairly launched, having for it's object the
reformation of men by elevating their
physical condition. seems to have struck
the shoals, and a stiff breeze will be re-
ton.
This association is an offshoot of the
W. c. T. u, but is working in opposi-
ton to that body. The promoters claim
that The W. G. T. q. is partisan and
sectarian, and, in consequence has i'm
paired it's usefulness. They a so assert
that the W. c. t. U. has gone 90 much
into theory and has not accomplished any
practical result.
The originator of the new movement is
Mrs. Viola Sanborn, No. 3416 Rhode
avenue The president is Dr. William
M. Thompson, No. s ST. James place,
who is considered the mouthpiece of the
society. Mrs Norah Gridley, No 81
University Place, is secretary.
The objects of the association as given
by the officers are:
1. To cure dipsomania; to provide
proper treatment and dieting for inebri-
ates; to promote sobriety. and to prevent
the growth of incompetence.
2. 10 open Kitchens where cooking
shall be taught; the preparation of
healthful, nutritious food, which will
satisfy and. build up the system, thereby
Graduating the appetite for stimulants;
to establish headquarters where sterilized
milk and foods for the convalescing will
be sold or distributed.
| 3. To extend sympathy and support in
a practical manner, by the establishment
of free agencies for the purpose of obtain
ing work and securing homes in either in
| city or country.
T. To replace the saloon by the Lecture
room, the social family club, and the
reading room, and such moral amuse-
ment and other ways and means as are
available for the promotion of the work
of this association.
The association is non-political and
non sectarian. Both sexes are eligible
In order to arouse interest in the move
ment and secure members, the official S
secured the Wilson Family Quartette to
give concerts at various churches where
the opportunity was taken to promul-
gate the associations creed and organize
local leagues. The project seemed to be
gaining in popularity and was creating
much interest when a deadening blow
was given ii.
The Wilson family suddenly announced
their withdrawal from the scheme and
declared they would not champion such
an organization. 1t all came about in
this way. When the Wilson's agreed to
take hold of the matter they read the
objects of the association, as published,
talked with the officials and concluded it
was a practical and excellent move.
Their manager arranged for series OF
concerts in scores of churches which was
given wide publicity by advertising and
announcements. Already they have APP
peared at the Winter Street Methodist
Church, Oakland Methodist Church. and
Peoples Institute They are ardent adj
vocates of total abstinence having for
four years worked in conjunction with
Francis Murphy, the noted temperance
apostle, both in this Nation and Europe.
For eighteen years they have conducted
Z evan gelical services in the large cities
and have been particularly famed for
their sweet singing. The family consists
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Wilson, Miss Ollie
Wilson and Mr.. Fred Wilson Mrs
Wilson is a sister of the late P. P. Bliss,
the renowned composer of hymns, who
was the most prominent victim in the
Ashtabula disaster. The family can
celled ali their engagements with the as
ISOLATION afterfreading the following state
ment from President Thompson:
! "You see the ladies won't let us have
pledge, although we are temperance or
Organization. And when such men and
women as fernando Jones. Rev. T. II.
NJ Coglan, DR.. John Rusk, Julia
Holmes Smith and Mrs. Viola Sanborn
conclude that pledges and prohibition
are not the best weapons with which to
| fight the saloons and Rev. DR.. Thomas
aruges that an American has a right to
eat and drink what he pleases and pleads
only for absolutely pure liquors and beer.
we begin to get down to practical
methods Itswas very amusing at our
last meeting to hear the directors dis
pledged that personally we would not
| sign the pledge and there were several
clergymen present.
DIR. Clarke, our medical director has
the consent of a number of saloons to
place in them little jugs into which con-
| tributions will be dropped to be used cur
ing drunkards. Our next step will be to
enlist some of them in having laws
passed making it crime to adulterate
liqqqor -
now on the market from the latest tipple
down to the ordinary Saratoga waters
but they are all as injurious as liquor if
not pure. Poor sirups contain ether,
which soon lays man out, and l expect
| to learn much in the studygof the manu-
facture of some mineral waters At any
rate we shall gather parcctial knowledge
and then use it. !"
Dr. Thompson advocates moderate
drinking, and wants no pledge ana al
heres to his creed tenaciously. he In
tends to fight his cause along that liberal