The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-31

The parlors of the Wimodaughsis. on l
street, were filled last night To hear Mr.
Arthur A. Birney, United States attorney,
deliver a lecture on wills and How They
Should BE Made
But Mr.. Birney is suffering from severe
cold and was unable to be present. This
fact was announced by Mrs. j. NJ. Bradley,
president of the Wimodaughsis, who in
troduccd, as a substitute, Mrs. Annie l..
Digs. of Kansas.
In opening her remarks last night Mrs.
DiggS stated that she had not been in
formed of the nature of the meeting and
did not know until a late hour, what was
expected of her. Consequently she had pre-
pared no elaborate address. She then
proceeded To entertain her hearers with some
very interesting remarks on the subject
of Work In referring To work she
did no tmean drudSery. That is work ear
ried 10 excess, she said.
She believed that IL is in the order of the
nature of things that human beings should
be Systematically employed and employed
in such a manner as TO develop something
useful in them.
NATURE DEMANDS WORK.
Those not thus employed are not Ill
harmony with natures law of progress
and are not developing the best TRAITS
IL is not necessary to work alone with
tie hands Persons who serve In an.
artistic or literary sense Work ana per-
form good service.
Mrs Diggs suggested 4 remedy for the
Involuntary idlcness on the part Oh :"
many men and women throughout the
,ountry Her theory, as she explained 1t.
Is the relation Of the government To The
individual She claimed that ii is the
tIyty of the great social organism. known
rs government, to look after those VIII"
are voorhees, and see that opportunity
for work is put in their way. The gov
eminent now gives work To individuals
after they become criminals. Inc new
conscience says give them opportunity Tor
work before they become criminals.
One way TO correct this evil. she said.
is for the government To acquire owner
ship. She quoted statistics on the CUES
ton or municipal lighting. and tod of
the benefits the city OF Wheeling has en-
joyed since it owned its own gas plant.
FOR FEDERAL CONTROL.
This was but one Of The quest ions:
public ownership oil the great national
system OF transportation is another This.
too, has ills ethical side.
What would be the ethical power OF the
public ownership Of public highways" she
asked. Every man employed III that Nerv-
Ice would bc a government employc.
He would have hut eight hours of work
ali that the human machine Ought To he
put to of that Kind of worrying work.
How many accidents size said, 'have
occurred because Of the OvcrwrUught.
ovcrworked. ovcrsi rainei engineer, fire.
man, brakeman, or switch-tender" SIX
teen or eighteen hours at StIetChi That
is drudgcry; that Is vicious; that is unnat-
ural and wicked
Another evil resulting from this system.
according TO Mrs. Digs, is intemrcrancc.
THESE men resort to the saloon and seek
that temporary stimuiant which may he
found in the flowing bowl. The adoption
Of her system would give employment To
more Individuals and to Others muct-ncc'ieti
rest.
Mrs. Digs was listened to with close
attention. ard her remarks were greeted
With applause. AT their conclusion, Mrs
Bradley announced that on February 6
Mr.. Charles +. McNahb, Instructor IN bust
ness law at TIE Columbian University.
would lecture on Paper Money OF the
United States" and that on February 30
Mr.. BiIncy would probably give his leo
turc.