New-York tribune., 1903-03-04
DRUNK4RDS IN 4RMT.
". c. 7, q. Discusses the Ca"tee"
and Women Smokers. 80

II the womzn's Christian Temperance Onion
takes the advice Of one Of its members. Mrs.. L =
Krsss Of New-Tork, II viii limit its efforts on be-
half OF tenperancs IN the TO the rank and ME-
You must not get the officers and men mixed.
said Mrs. Kress at meeting Of the NeE-fork
County ". c. 7. o. IN the New-Terk Presbyterian
Church yesterday afternoon You must not think
oT the oncers as drunksrds because they are not
total abstsiners, for they are net. and you must
not attempt to interfere with them. for no outside
influence would be tolerated The only way they
be reached is through the gradual influence OF
e5uestjo-sl agencies and public opinion Meantime
7 can assure you that they hate you IheS Fe
gard you with scorn and dtsdain.
Me- Kress is the daughter of army ofdcer and
the widow of q navy officer. and her remarks were
induced by some statements regarding otlclA N
temperznce which had Just been made MIS- Ella
A. Boole president Of the New-York State W e
T L who had been discussing the canteen, SAID
that the source Of of the discomfort regarding
Its abolition was the facts that while the men
could not have their canteens the ofncers mad thefF
clubs.
Mrs Boole mentioned officer who was court
raartisled for fntemperenoe and vnitewsshed, ana
& woman in the audience told OF the commander OF
a transport On its way from the Philippines VINO
was under the influence OF liquor during most OF me
voyage, and so intoxicated al Honolulu tnat
he had to be carried and OF the ship
This provoked the protest of Mrs. kress. after
whom another of1cerE widow. MIS- IL I. MeSnelL
took the floor with q somewhat different statement
Afeyneu s-thsFe wss much drinking among officers
r-hfIe was associated with the army I knew
many gallant onacerS go down to drunkard's grayeA
and IL vas no uncommon thing for my husband
10 be sent for to hold the colonel when the latter
was wild with delir4urn tremens-"
Mrs BooIe said that no; one BAD any intention
~ accusing the officers as class. Of intemper-
suce and the woman's Christian Temperance
Union fully realized that it impossible to mig
them with the men But because nothing could
yhr e1TorfS should not be made tc tempta-
lion nom the way Of the young men Who' were
MrS- Kress responded that the army people had
an entirely different idea Of the unions intentions
they should object abolition of the canteen.
boEever. she prOfessed herself unable to under
In the course of her remarks. Mrs Boele also
said that the Momans CnEIsan an he Rentns
law. Many. other bodies had favored it. and n 1t
3,e sd been P5P1taF% % ed e ne IN cc1necton With
IT She alluded further TO the Temperance reStaurs
$500 in six months. and observed that the case
showed that the temperance canteep ooulo pc
fiction of the period. with its wine drinking ana
saf sSS1f ySgRf sid sn faf sRa eRan IN Peoas
weekiies the stories were Of such character as to
FuI and noble with alcohol and nicotine. The author
and the musician. the clergyman and philantnro-
pear in halo of smoke and draw their inspiration
for heroic actions from the wine cup To this Mrs.
Rcole added protest against the heroine, VINO Is
or1staHty smoking cigarettes or fainting and havtng
10 be revived with wire: What could oe tns IN. IN
strongest and bravest man as rseking with tne ne
fumes Of nquSE sn6 the sSt so6e fsor tat
protest 10 the editors might do good Iney EeEs
.ng HEN 70 yf ea 70 SeeVe that this was not wanted
they would pct give 1T II,
es e beRIs eGRSse agTess s0aS b a and scoa Sl
on sThe Logic OF Temperance Reform