New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-08
LOYAL TO HER FRIEND.
CLARA c. HOFFMAN DEFENDS LADY
HENRY SOMERSET
SHE NEVER KNEW A WOMAN MORE WORTHY OF
TRUST NOR EVER HEARD OF ONE WHO

SHE NEVER KNEW WOMAN MORE WORTHY CT
TRUST NOR EVER HEARD OF ONE WHO
HAS DONE MORE FOR HER SEX.
Mrs Clara c. Hoffman. recording secretary Of the
National woman's Christian Temperance Union and
president OF the Missouri Union. is one OF Lady
Henry solnersets most devoted friends. She was
seen yesterday by Tribune reporter at tho home OF
her friend Mrs Downes. No 81 West Fifty-nfth-st.
and expressed herself emphatically on the sub
Ject
II td not agree with Lady Henry at ALL" she
said. II want you 10 be perfectly clear about that
don't think II possible 70 regulate evil II can only
be extermlnated. But see reason why should
condemn Lady Henry for holding a different view. /
know her too well TO believe for moment that she
could &C; from unworthy motives. She IS lovely
eelf-sacrifcing woman and never knew one wor-
thier OF all or devoted 10 the welfare
Of humanity and Of her / don't think any
one has done much FOR women in the last dozen
years as she has. She has lifted up hundreds OF
them. You know she mas a great institution about
twenty miles out OF London for the reform OF fe
male outcasts 1t IS 3 beautiful place. arranged on
the cottage plan. and Is doing wonderful work. Lady
Henry. when ILL., sgperintends II personally. and
the women love her and adore her. She has no
thought but the good OF others and though she gets
little sympathy In her own circle and is often Sc
verely criticised, nothing has ever turned her from
her purpose.
Ing warmth, should We turn such as
that and Try to pull her down just because don I
agree with her? The Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union believes that all regulation of evil Is
wrong. but II condemn Lady Henry Somerset
We will have 20 condemn thousands OF good men
and women In our own country.
The majority OF Christian men vote 10 sustain
liquor traffic. Why isn't there an cutlery about
that hat
| a SOMERSET [,
i condemn neither her nor them; only say they
are mistaken
What have you found to be the feeling with re-
gard TO Lady Henry in the different places you
have visitedY' asked the reporter.
Mrs 50 1fF e as and i1cs
the trouble began have been In st. Louis, Chi
cage Philadelphia and Kansas City. The intensity
b. the visit Of Or. Kate Bushnell end Mrs. Eliza
/ beth Wheeler Andrews in the fall They are
aroundt world miss ionaries for the Union. and
nave studied the situation In INDIA on the spot
| They are extremely bitter. and don't even give
| Lady Henry credit for being honest. As a gen
eral thing. ! find that those who give special at
tentiou 10 this subject are most stirred up about
What do you think about the action of the
Il think there must be some nisspprehensior
With regard TO IT," said Mrs; Hoffman. The Cana;
cant tn nix that they would be SO unjust But ever
i they do resign from the Union the United
stass vii Bec no E w snd by Lady
Mrs. Hoffman has been Iecturins IN New-Yorh
for The last Few weeks or temperance and other
subjects, and will make this city her headquar
ters while she fills engagements in Orange and
Columbia counties. She will also make an excur
sion 70 Rhode Island during her stay here. From
/ Nsw-York she will 20 70 Pennsy wanna Mrs Hof
man has been connected with the ". c. T. L. fol
afteen years and Is tho first and only presicen
that the Missouri Union has had. She know.
/ Lady Henry Somerset Intimately. and has otter
visited her al her town and country houses