Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1907-02-01
Carrie Nation.

The hall here contained about $50 persons
on Friday night last to hear the lecture OF
the renowned Carrie Nation. It was com
posed of ladies, ministers Of the gospel, bust.
ness men of Democratic and Republican
proclivities (whose parties she said scat hing
things Of and boys. With the exception
OF few, the audience preceded Mrs. Nation
to the hall. When she came in the boys in
the gallery cheered Justify and Carrie put
on her best SMILE
She is woman Of medium height, rotund
form, high forehead and mixed gray hair.
Her voice Is strong and unmusical. Her
garb of dress was dark and relieved by a
large light bow worn under the chin. No
jewels adorned her person.
In contradistinction to the uniayorable
character she has been pictured in the daily
press, she offered herself and said she was
"nothing but plain woman" 81 am a
prohibitionist," she said, and her address was
made from that point of view. "The care
of the children must be given to the women
who will keep them from vile whiskey and
cigarettes. The men will not do this, as is
known after having them in charge from
time out of mind" In support of this idea
she said "the chicks are always given to the
hen and she takes care of them. Who ever
heard of the chicks being given to the
rooster"
She holds the Republican party RESPONSE
BILE for the sale of whiskey in this country
Lampooning the Republican party, which
employed the most of the time of her lecture,
and by name referring to President Roose.
welt, she said it had the power to canIinue
the whiskey evil as it is doing. sand the
Democratic party was trying to get this
power"
She stated that she was 90 years Of age
and born in Kentucky. Removed to Kansas
and was divorced there from her drunken
husband. From this separation she was
allowed by the Court house and lot, which
she afterward sold for $500. With this
sum she established Home for Drunkards'
Widows In Kansas. Since she has contrib.
uted to this home $500, earned in her
preachments of prohibition.
"a few hours before began to smash bar
rooms, had no idea OF getting rid Of them
In that way" she said. II was inspired to
do the work. My name is Carrie A. Nation
my initials are G. A. N. With the help of
the Lord will carry this nation for prohi-
hition Samnann rh0aa tho In Whone nj an
ass for his weapon; David, the sling; and l,
the Ratchet. These are small weapons, but
all-powerful."
She stated she had been in Jail 30 times.
The audience laughed and she smiled with
it. "You laugh not because was impris-
oned, but because am out of prison and
here to talk to you" she said. "There is
something in my cause that provokes laugh.
ter" Tip.toeing and cranlng her neck in
imitation of the bar keeper, she continu.
ed, "He peers over the frosted lower win.
dow sash, hiding his vileness within, when
l approach and, laughing, says. 4 can con.
quer all nations except CARRIE"
Her audience was not unfavorably i'm.
pressed with her. She talked one hour and
a half standing, which concluded her lee
ture, and then seated herself and began to
offer to the audience for sale book con-
tanning her life, souvenir hatchets and solicit
to her Washington monthly
publication called The Hatchet And a
goodly number of patrons she had, too.