Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-05
FOES OF ALCOHOL
Annual Demonstration by the W. G..
T. u. Of the District.
GROWTH OF TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT
Message Sent to Daughter Of the
Late Neal Dow.
ADDRESSES AND MUSIC

A RES SEES AND MUSIC
The annual demonstration of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, L. T. L.
branch of the District of Columbia, was
held last evening at the First Congrega-
tional Church. 1t was a success, both in
the number of those present and the en-
thusiasm manifested.
Previous to the hour for the meeting
to begin. the adult members of the union
and the juniors of the Loyal Temperance
Legion assembled in the parlors of the
church. and as the hands in the big clock
indicated pm, the former, under the
lead of Mrs. M. 3. Plat, president, and
the L. T. LIS, under the conduct of Mrs.
Emma F. Shelton, marched up the two
main aisles to. the platform, where they
were reviewed by Mrs. Hartsock, Mrs.
Buzzee, Mrs. Cowsiil, Mrs. Catlin and Mrs.
Barber officers of the District Union. While
this was transpiring an appropriate selec-
ton was rendered on the organ by Miss
Abbie Power the organist of the Vermont
Avenue Christian Church, accompanied on
the cornet by Mr.. Robert Maxwell. Each
of the members carried either banner or
a national flag, and the scene was beau
tiful one. After being reviewed, the MEM
berS took seats in the pewS in the center
of the auditorium.
Mrs. Plat presided. Others on the plat
form were Miss Louise Weighthlan, Dis
trict corresponding secretary; Mrs. Robert
Cohen. president-at-large; Mrs. Emma f.
Shelton, District corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Mary Wells of Chattanooga, Tenn,
national organizer, and Mrs. Grace Chaplin.
The latter, who for the occasion. repre-
scented the Union Signal, the organ of the
Worlds w. G.. 7. u, wore a poke Sonnet
| made out of one of the papers, a cape of
the same material with rufi1es Of leaflets
depending from it, and as she stood beside
Mrs. Wells, while the latter made some re-
marks later in the evening, she presented a
decidedly unique appearance.
Renew the Pledge.
The exercises were begun with the reci-
tation in concert by the members of the
w. c. 7. Z. of the motto of the organiza-
ton, For God and Home and Every Land,
Loyal Unto Death This was followed by
temperance song, to the tune of Amer
lea" responsive service was led by Mrs.
NJ f. Hartsock following which Rev. Dr.
George W. Moore of Fisk University, Nash
vile, Tenn, formerly pastor of Lincoln
Memorial Congregational Church in this
city, offered an invocation.
A duet entitled Though Your Sins, Be
as Scarlet was sung by Miss Lena Gala
han, alto, and Miss Helen Nye, soprano.
A brief address on the growth of the
temperance movement as relating espe-
cially to the "Y's' was made by Miss
Emma Esbey, and a short chalk talk was
made by Mrs. Welsh. The latter's subject
was Danger Signals" which she Illus
trated by the use of figures of lantern
and green, red and white flags.
The work Of the Loyal Temperance Le-
slon was told by the superintendent of the
Juvenile department, Mrs ALA B. Foster
What Happened to Jones' was the title OF
a recitation by Miss Margaret Hayward
A song by Thanet Johnson a little colored
~ Iaol- Ur,
ed great enthusiasm. An encore could not
be responded to on account of the length
OF the program.
After solo, He Leadeth Me-" was sung
by Miss Irma Callahan, Mrs Wells made
some remarks on the literature published
by the National w. C. T. U. ALREADY.
she said, the VIC. T. U. has printed and
distributed enough literature to sow the
United States knee deep with good reading
matter.
DIR. MOOre's Address.
Rev. DR.. Moore made an address, in the
course Of which he said that while he did
not wish to make any insiduous distinc-
ticns 1t was fact that the favors granted
the colored people at the Nashville EXPOSE
tion, now in progress showed that the w.
Z. L. Y. had grown in Influence even since
the Atlanta exposition was held.
AT the latter" he said, 1.-The W. c. T.
y. protested IN vain against the placing of
groes, but when a protest was filed with
the managers of the Tennessee exposition
Dy the W. c. +. U. against the issuance OF
a., similar privilege to parties at Nashville,
Ihe Wlsnes or the temperance people were
freely and quickly granted'
Ut. moore said he was authorized to pre-
sent TO the meeting the greetings of the
members of the w. C. T. t. in the states
OF Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina and
Virginia. -'' ''''u
Work of Years.
MRS. Wells followed with an address on
the work accomplished by the W. C. T. II.
slHce 1t was organized twenty-one wears
ago, and she predicted that it would be
out few years before there will be a
majority of temperance men in both houses
OF Congress and then, she said, our ma
tional legislators will direct their atten
ton more to the moral and less to the
monetary conditions of the country.
COT Tess, continued Mrs. Wells that
the lndfcations at this time do not point
IN very encouraging manner to such a
complete revolution, but that it will come
i! have no doubt. 1 remember hearing INV
lather, who was a slave owner, say to NV
m mn years before the breaking out Of
the war: Wife, the time Is coming when
slavery Will be at an end in the United
otates' 90 not know how we will do with
out the slaves or how the change will be
Drought about; but 1t win be accomplished
AND then my mother would reply: will
nam, what makes you talk that way, when
you speak on that subject you use the
only FOOLISH language of your life.' Then
my father would rejo.n: Yes, but the
change is coming
we all know" said Mrs. Wells, that the
change did come. and just as certainly
WIN there be the change I have predicted
regarding the composition of our Senate
ana House OF Representative"
Message Of Condolcnce.
Mrs. Wells closed her address with a
beautiful allusion to Gen. Neal Dow, the
aged prohibitonist. who died at his home
u Portland, Me-. a few days ago.
! wonder" said she. .if his pure spirit,
now ia the realms of bliss, can look upon
this gathering, and II it can, how Its pos
SCISSOR must be rejofced."
At the conclusion Of Mrs Wells address
resolution was adopted to send telegram
or coincidence to Miss Dow, daughter of the
as follows:
THE Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of the District Of Columbia in annual
demonstration tonight extend to you their
sincere condolences upon. the death of your
venerable and revered father, Gen. Neal
Dow"
After singing by the audience of "Qod
Be With You TIL We Meat Again fho