Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-05
WHITE RIBBONERS MEET
NEW MEMBERS REcE1vRD By THE
w.eaT. q.
Enthusiastic Session Held in Calvary
Baptist Sunday School Rooms
Last Might.

One hundred and nifty young women and
cnen took the pledgNof total abstinence and
received the white ribbon badge of the
Young Wonens Christian Temperance
Union last evening at largely attended
meeting In Calvary Baptist Sunday School
rooms, the occasion being the organization
OF the Central "Y" Branch of the Y. w. c..
i. U. OF the District of Columbia. OF this
number, about 100 were received as active
charter members In the new organization,
and the remainder as honorary members.
-Four central churches were represented:
Calvary Baptist. First Congregational. Mt.
Vernon M. E South and McKendree M. e.
Mrs. T. A. Williams, president OF the
Chaplin w. C. +. u, had charge of the pro-
gram which opened with the singing Of
Onward, Christian Soldiers" followed with
prayer by Mrs. J. II. Robinson. The first
speaker was Rev. s. M. Newman, DID,,
pastor of the First Congregational Church
Or. Newman expressed confidence In the
future usefulness Of the new society, be-
cause, he said. he assumed that its work
OF reform would be projected with wisdom
and tact He said that the shores of time
are strewn with wrecks of many reforms
the majority OF which were good, but were
lost because they were not presented to
people in tactful way.
Rev. Samuel H. Greene, D. D., pastor of
Calvary Baptist Church. welcomed the new
organ1zat 1On In an address full OF encOur-
agement and hope. He spoke of the great
advantage gained in enrolling the youth
on the side of temperance and reform. and
said that the fight with the liquor problem
must be fought with recruits from the
young people, who are easily Influenced and
may be nodded into an overwhelming force,
while 1t Is exceedingly difficult to draw re-
cruits to any reform from older persons
whose opinions and habits are fixed. DR..
Greene urged the ''Y" members to keep their
faces sunward, and to make temperance
part of their religion He also made plea
for a kindly spirit OF mutual helpful
ness and harmony among all temperance
organizations, in order that the whole
movement might present a compact front
to the battle.
Talks Of Temperance Legislation.
Mrs. Clinton Smith, president of the
Womens Christian Temperance Union Of
the District, was introduced and spoke
briefly of temperance legislation as found
in the anti-canteen law and other meas
ures. Mrs Smith also paid glowing trib-
ute to the work of Mrs. Blaine in building
up the 'Ys'' in Washington.
Following the addresses, Miss Eta Aus
tin sang solo, entitled THE Lord Is MY
Light" accompanied on the piano by Miss
Carroll Later in the evening Miss Austin
also sang by request a song entitled Come
and Join the ~ to the tune of Comm
Thro' the Rye" Mr.. Edward Tracy gave
a cOrnet SOLO, ana reSponueu " oil GU
core. .
Mrs. Don p Blaine, general secretary Of
.'Y" work in the District of Columbia, then
took charge She explained the obligations
and duties OF membership. and by some
clever blackboard work drew parallel be-
tween the device called 'Y'' used by rail-
roads in turning trains and the work OF
the "Y'' branch Of the w. c. T. U. in turn
ing people toward temperance. At the con-
clusion of her remarks, which were heartily
applauded Mrs. Blaine called for the lists
of candidates from each church. Miss May
Bradley, for Calvary Baptist Church read
eighty-one names; Miss Beamer, for Mt.
Vernon Place Church, thirty names; Miss
Grace Ross, for First Congregational, twen-
ty-seven names, and Miss Louise Malloy,
for McKendree, twelve names. The list
from McKendree, 1t was stated, was not
complete, and Mrs Blaine said that larger
number from all the three last named
churches would no doubt become affiliated
with the society at its first meeting in the
church they represent Mrs. Blaine an
nounced the, next meeting of the Central
"Y'' to be held at the Mt. Vernon NJ E.
Church South the evening of June l, and
said thar each of the four churches repre-
scented would be visited in turn.
Chaplin Union stood as sponsor for the
new ''Y" last evening, and committee
from that union presided at the refreshment
tables in the banquet hall of the Sunday
school building during the social hour fol-
lowing the exercises of organization. The
committee consisted of Miss Gittinger, Mrs.
Hull, Miss Lehman and Mrs. J. H. Rob-
Inc