The morning times., 1896-04-13

There was great outpouring Of the
White Ribboncrs OF Washington todo honor
to Miss Frances Willard yesterday after
noon at the First Congregational Church.
None OF her visits to Washington has
been marked with more of regard ON the
part OF this public than was displayed yes
terday under the auspices OF the local
Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
Miss Willard has just returned from the
South. where she mas been doing Il vast
deal OF work IN cities, towns and country
places. Today she will visit Alexandria
and at an early day will sail for Europe,
where she will remain until the fall.
- The meeting yesterday was under the
direction Of Mrs. Margaret B. Platt, the
president OF the District W. c. T. L. The
robed choir of the "Y's" was OH the stage
and sang several appropriate selections.
Mrs, Albert Houghton sang the solo Plans
OF Peace" with excellent effect. This song
was a sermon in itself.
On the stage with the pre- esident Were
Miss Willard, the honored guest, Mrs. DIR.
Beilcr, Mrs. Cohen and Mrs. Frances j.
Barnes, the superintendent OF the national
Young WOmen's Christian Temperance
Onion. Mrs. Barnes will he heard this
evening at 7:30 O'Clock at the First Con-
gregational Church, when there will he
some very intere sting exercises Mrs. Plat
also made announcements for the adjourned
quarterly meetings ut the E-strett Baptist
Church tomorrow morning al 10 O'Clock
aud OF the Lenefit night OF the W. c. I. L.
on Wednesday a O'Clock at Universalist
Church.
TEMPERANCE IN WHITE HOUSE.
The. exercises OF the afternoon were
opened by prayer by The Rev. DR.. Hortsock
in which he invoked special bic ssing on
the speaker OF the oCcasi on. He also
expressed The hope that the day would
come when there would be a temperance
President and Il Congress with a majority
of temperance members.
Mrs. PiatU read the Scripture lesson,
seciecting the story of Esther, from which
she drew the conclusion that God always
provided the actor when great events were
10 be brought about, such as Columbus,
Washington and Lincoln. The spirit OF the
temperance movement was Miss Willard
who was very happily eulogized by Mrs.
Plat, who paid high tribute to her SER
vices and that Of the cause she represented
Miss Willard was received with very
general Chautauqua salute when she rose
TO speak. Miss Willard began My dear
brothers and sisters, you represent COM
mon sorrow and a common hope. II is
because OF these that we are here and l
am sure that, as in the past. God III his
glory is helping US even at this hour
TIE speaker responded modestly TO the
compliments or he president I { he meeting,
and made reference to her subject in the
quotation from Scripture OF the stars
being joined against Sisera. one OF the
stars OF human progress was the tenn
pcrance movement, which. as was said
OF another cause, had hitched lis wagon
to star. 1t had gained many allies.
Tie great forces or reform, which might
be likened to the Plcades. were working
in unison with the W. G. 7. L. such as
the star of science. the school house. physi-
cal culture, sociology, woman's reform,
but chief among them all was the Star of
Bethlehem.
Miss Willard referred 10 the modest be-
ginning of the tempe rance movement and
its single purpose. It then bad but one
voice, but now il spoke to tie world as
the grand orchestra of reforms touching
the home, the fountain OF all good. OF all
progress, virtue and civilization.
WINE AT STATE DINNERS
There was much to rejoice over in the
events OF the past year, specially among
which she noted the great reforms of Park
hurst and Rooseveltin New York, the change
of sentiment inh high places in Washington n
to temperance at state dinners, in which
respect, America, as i'll all other things
was leading the world.
as to whether prohibition does or does
not prohibit. She maintained that II would
prohibit when man 'and NOT a mouse
undertook to execute the Will OF The people.
a remark which was marked with much ID
plduse. She advised particular attention
to politics, and referred with some pride
to the result or the recent elections In
Colorado. No higher question could be
taken into politics than the protection of
the home, the unit of civilization
Miss Willard also 4 1welt with great
feeling on the effects of the saloon on
the church, the home, and the school. aud
painted very affecting picture of her
own home out West, aud the inspirations
there which led her into the life work
1t was home OF perfect love and devotion
among the members OF the family.
Miss willard said she was an optmist.
She believed in the latent forces for coed
OF the human race. There were stored
in the soul instincts nd aspiration
toward the perfection OF character aud
the ways ana means OF life She also
spoke in beautiful langua &c OF the in
fluence of the mothers OF the country on
its home life, among other things saying
that the wife with the child in her arms
was the true Madona and Child.
Miss Willard was followed in a brief ad-
dress by Rev. Or. Wilbur F. Crafts, the
head of the Reform Bureau. DR.. Crafts
directed his attention to the Cameron bill
on horse races in the District Of Columbia.
DR.. Crafts opposed any change in the pres
ent la in favor OF a law dictated by the
sporting men of New York.
At the close of the meeting it passed
resolutions protesting against any change
in the law. Miss Willard held an informal
reception at the church. Many in the
church and the hundreds who could not
get into the services, came forward and
shook her hand. Mrs. Platt with num-
ber of secretaries, took the names OF hun
dreds who pledged themselves to the cause
of temperance reform.