The Washington herald., 1906-11-08
ALL FOR TEMPERANCE
Workers from Many Lands
Guests Of Mrs. Henderson.
VISIT WASHINGTON ON TOUR
Since Leaving National Convention
at Boston, Distinguished Foreign
Ladies Have Been on Pleasure Trip.
Received by President Roosevelt.
Madame Yniima in the Party.

Womans Christian Temperance Union
workers from many lands gathered last
night in the parlors of the home of Mrs.
John Is Henderson, Sixteenth street and
Florida avenue, at a reception given in
their honor Sixty women from various
foreign countries, with a number OF the
local W. c. T. L. members, were in the
throng which greeted the hostess and
viewed the pictures and works Of art
which adorn her beautiful home.
The visitors were delegates to the
worlds convention OF the W. c. T. l.,
which recently met In Boston. and to the
national convention in Hartford, Conn.
After leaving the Boston convention the
party spent a fortnight travelling through
Canada and several Of the Western Amer
lean cities. arriving in Washington yester-
terday. They will remain here a day or
two, when number Of the party viii de-
part for Philadelphia, where they will
sail for England on Saturday.
Yesterday at noon the delegates were
rendered a reception by Mrs WHber F.
Crafts at her home, 2O6 Pennsylvania ave
nue. southeast
AT 2:30 o'clock they were received at
the White House by President Roosevelt
in the East room. The President made no
formal speech, but shook hands with each
Of the delegates. saying a word 10 each
as she passed. After the hand shaking.
Mr.. Roosevelt spent several minutes chat
ting with some Of the foreign delegates.
speaking especially with Nine Kali Va
jima, Of Tokyo. Japan.
Madam Yajima There.
Nine. YAKIMA was also a guest at Mrs.
Henderson's reception last evening. and
in her rich japanese costume was one OF
The most interesting Of the many ladies
present Nine. YAKIMA does not speak
English and is attended by a young and
pretty japanese girl who acts as her In
terpreter. Nine. YAKIMA IS seventy years
OF age. and the president OF the ". G. r.
L. Of the Island Empire After signing
the memorandum Of The Herald reporter
IN japanese, she bowed her acknowledg-
ments Of his courtesy and that Of his
honorable paper"
Among the other foreign guests at the
reception were Mrs. Harrison Lee. Of
+A tlta -sAa anu MISS E1tA itiil-
Isle Of Man, Miss Anna ". E.,lett Ber-
muda, Mrs. Gordon Wright president of
the ". G. r. L. Of Canada. Miss Serasti
\, Callesperi. Greece. Miss Ida ROgberg.
Sweden. Miss Agnes f Slack secretary
Of the Worlds W. G. r. L.. Mrs b. y.
Sheppard London; Mrs Martin Mrs I.
Lowing. Miss A. l. Boulton. Mrs. J. 2.
Harrop. Mrs F. b Brayne Miss Thomas.
Miss CrissweH, Mrs. Lydia Wear. Mrs.
Wright Mrs. William Reid and Miss
Reid. Miss Stenhouse. Mrs. GaUthy. Mrs.
Turner, Miss Kenyon. Miss Wilson. Mrs.
ShaChetOn Miss Hawkins. Miss Patter-
son. Mrs. CLAY. Miss Ina Smith Miss g.
+. Robinson. Miss Moutcief. and Mrs.
Hales. Of England. Mrs. Gray. Mrs Mary
Robertson. and Mrs Macdonald. of Scot
land.
Guests Get MementOx.
As a memento Of the occasion Mrs. Hen
derson presented each of the foreign
guests at her reception a copy of her book.
The Arist0CTaCy Of Health" In many
Of them she appended her autograph.
Mrs. Henderson explained 20 her guests
that she was something more than a foe
-of alcohol, saying that she fought against
the use of all narcotics. including tobacco.
tee. coffee. drugs, and opium She said
she presented the book for them 10
read in their journey across the seas. and
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