Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-05

cense; and We women are paying taxes TO
support the product.
And the country which calls for our pa
trioti5m needs more revenue.
So, mothers, bring out your boys and
girls for the sacrifice. They are no more
precious than other boys and girls.
Who comes next? Was that bright-faced
boy, or that pure-hearted girl. hushed to
its infant sleep upon your heart mine?
RUTH q. ID. IAVENS.
Stands Up for the doctor"
To the Editor of The Evening Star:
In reply 10 the very poor defense of the
beer garden offered by -. b." let me ask
him question, which, l hope, he Will give
some thought to: Has he no more respect
for ladies tran to take them TO a place
that has a tendency TO ruin their char
acter? Also, If he has not seen any such
proceedings as Or. N. A. describes. has he
Inc right to speak for every one present?
The doctor says he saw some few who
were OF very bad character, and - R's'
answer is that he Ghe doctorD must have
i'een personally acquainted with them n
ne would never have known them. etc.
Now, IL y. b. has the common iutclli-
Sence OF a man, he Knows as well as all
sensible persons. that he can in nine cases
out of ten. spot our local bad Characters
When ne sees them by the unmis,akabla
Signs, namely, the artificial face and nashy
dress. do not, by any means believe in
1uuSlng people too quickly nor Uould I
Intentionally say word against a person's
chai acter before 1 know the truth bat the
signs OF most of these women are TOO owl
| deht 10 doubt True, you will lind these
people at every public place but ladies'
ShoGId not be taken to a p,ac. yher.
these bad characters are sure TO h,. fouud
AS TO men using loud and vulgar Language.
this Is TACT. While they do not shout as
>. Il. tries TO give the irlurasssno rb,t
the doctor says they do. they say things
thdt may be heard two or three tables
800. ana i!sht here 1 VIII say that 4
D.. 10
gentleman TO try such thing as - H."
suggests. If y. b." is not in the ernnIov
GI me management We wonder who
brought HIM up TO defend such places?
I+''s 'i0' MS MOI h'f. c. \.
How About the Boys.
10 the Editor of The Evening star:
L have read with some interest. and con-
siderable disappointment, the article of Dr.
NJ A anent Girls and Beer Gardens" and
the various replies as published in The
Star.
Whilst agreeing with the doctor. as far
as be gees, l observe that all correspondents
join him in ignoring The fact and oro-
lflety oil Young men and boys from six
Teen 10 twenty patroniZilE the peer gar
cen and induising To "a far trrarcr extent
than the ladies IN intoxicating drinks /
can see NJ distinction hat can he p,opcrly
drawn between the .wo. Acts which are
DEGRADING apply to boys well as girls,
ana TO my mind ii Is of equal importance
that our future husbands and fathers
should be free from the degrading habit
OF drink as our future wives aud moth
erS.''
The purity If the sex is a farce unless
the men are willing ami able to have them
selves. gagged by he same standard of
morality ,he women.
This DIR. NJ. A went TO the beer garden to
drink beer and by mis- patronage helped sus-
tain 4 place whish. even in mis- own esti-
nation, is working SrieNous injury TO
many people. He is undoubtedly like raany
who desire Others 20 Void temptation ven
If they cannot do SO themselves. For my
self | see no gr'a."r harm for on, sex 10
patronize such places Than tho Other. and
ii might Toe Wei for many who 50 iro,ly
CriticiSe the women - remove The beam
from their own eyes that they may not
see many mOieS in Others. ALIEN. Il.