Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-01
WASHINGTON GROVE NEWS
Closing Day of w. C. 7. U. Camp Meet
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Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
WASHINGTON GROVE. Md.
June 10. 1904.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union meeting at Washington Grove closed
today. Mrs. s. E. Kelley led the 10 O'Clock
prayer meeting and the IL O'Clock service
was led by Mrs Martin. Rev. Henry c.
Smith addressed the afternoon meeting at
3 o clock
Dr. C. w. Gala CHER. superintendent Oh
the National Training School for Deacon
esses and Missionaries, spoke at O'Clock
this evening on THE Evils of the Use and
Sale of Intoxicating Drinks He said. in
part:
since the time of Noah the evil of In
Temperance has existed. Civilization never
battled against this evil until it was rec
ognized as an evil against civilization Ill
is marvellous fact that comparatively few
recognize the evils belonging to this wide
spread habit and traffic. The reason for
this lack is the lack of knowledge with ref
erence to it. The best antldote Tor thlS
lack of knowledge is knowledge.
There are two classes OF knowleGge-the
practical and the theoretical Both OF
these have interests involved in the use ana
sale of intoxicants. He is a patriotic ciu-
zen VINO LOOKS DSS Gnu lOudSS IVY JIM tSAio'
row and takes careful counsel for the days
to follow.
This question is personally of interest to
U.s. There is not another evil 50 wide
spread. so destructive and diminishing OF
the power of the nation as the use and sale
of intoxicants. Drinkers follow less care
fully moral and religious thinking. Finally
all religious and moral thought is gone.
alcohol not only units body for life. but
for any strain which may be put upon 1t.
To begin with is to go on. AS with the
rolling stone going down an incline, a
drinker is likely to go the whole way to de-
struction. 1t is the duty of every man to
do and to be the best it is possible for him
to be. Such a thing is impossible when the
life is affected by alcohol. Poverty and
crime are twin sisters produced by this
curse.
There is another phase of this subject.
and that is the economic disaster produced
in the country. l do not believe there is
any commercial value in the liquor traffic
in our country. A luxury every atom OF
which means destruction to society has no
value for civilized society. For that reason
there is no justification for its existence In
our midst
Mrs I.inger and Miss Sallie Brown sang
solos at the close of the address.
Mrs. James Carter of the circle had as her
guests today Mrs. II. T. Brian of Washing
ton and Mrs Walter Priddy and Miss Doro-
thy Priddy Of kensington.
Mrs. George Meem of Gaithersburg has
taken the Boyer cottage, on 4th avenue, for
the summer. She has with her her niece,
Miss Reta Cashell of Washington.
Mr.. Norman Foster. who has been at
tending Amherst College the past year.
reached here yesterday. and will spend the
summer with his father, Mr.. Percy s.
Foster.
Mr.. Andrew Apple visited his brother at
the Grove today.
Mr.. James L. Ewn and family have taken
the Dunmore cottage, on the circle. for the
season.
Miss Rosalie Walker is among the recent
arrivals at the Grove