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12 WARRING ON SALOONS Representatives of the American League Assemble in Washington. WAKING THE FIGHT NATIONAL —__.—__—_. Men Who Head the in Behalf of Temperance. Movement —___ + WELL-KNOWN OFFICERS The American Anti-Saloon League, which celebrates its first arniversary in national convention, beginning today, in Calvary Baptist Sunday school hcuse, has not orly organized in this city through the imstru- mentality of the Anti-Saloon League of the District of Columbia, as heretofore set forth in The Star, but has been represented in the city throughout the year by its pres- ident, first vice pres and secretary. Hiram Price. The former, Hiram Price of Iowa, made @ national reputaticn for himself as a ri publican Corgressman from an Iowa 4 trict, which previously and ever since his retirement was, and has been, democratic. After retiring from Congress, Mr. Price was appointed ccmmissioner of Indian af- fairs under President Garfield, and filled this office for several years, retiring finally from the government Service by resignation during President Cleveland’s first term. Apart from such work, Mr. Price has a very wide reputaticn in railway and bank- ing circles threugh ar influential business career in Towa, and is nationally known as anthropist, interested in every good He is an irfluential member of the Episcopal Church, and has re- teen a member of the general Rev. Br. Wilson. ‘The first vice president is Rev. Luther son, D. D., well known throughout community as presiding elder of the istrict of the Baltimore con- of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and also as president for two years of the aloon League of the District of Co- lumbia. Dr. Wilisor before his elevation to the cidership was a popular pastor. His last pulpit was that of Wesley Chapel. As president of the District of Columbia League he did much to give that organiza- tion its present high standing with pastors of all denominations. He has always had a good word fcr the District Commission- ers. and hvs used his influence to ev!ti- vate a spirit of forbearance as well as helpfulness on the part of his associates. At the same time he is an aggressive. and energetic temperarce reformer, and is still an active member of the executive com- mittee of the District League, and chair- man of the committee on public meetings, which is arrarging for the coming cou- venticn. Seeretary Ewin. Mr. James L. Ewin, the secretary of the American League, is a layman of the same religious denomination as Mr. Price and Dr. Wilson. He is a native of Baltimore, and has resided in this city since 1866, ex- cept during two yea 1876 to INS, wher ded temporarily in New York ct resentative of the Washington frm cf Knight Brothers. He is well known as the present occupant of the office of president of the Ant!-Salooa League of the District of Columbia and a half, from Mrs. Ida B. Cole. as 2 Sunday school worker, having been for eight years Sunday hool sunerinten- dent of Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church, and for several years prior to Ni vember, 18%, the secretary of the District of Columbia Sur day School Union,of whose executive committee he is still an active member. All the other officers of the American Leagve belong to cther religious denomi- rations, and are located elsewhere. Archbishop Ireland. Tke second vice president is the Most Reverend Jonn Ireland, D. D., the Roman Catholic archbishop of St. Paul, and an aggressive worker in the temperance re- form. The story of the conversation be- tween the archbishop and Dr. Kynett of tne Methodist Church, which resulted in the organization of the American League, has already been told in The Star. He has Mr. F. W. Walsh, jr. Been asked to preside at the public meet- Ing to be heid the evening of Wednesday, December 9, but it is not yet known whether he can be present. If he attends the convention he will be assigned this duty. Rev. Dr. Beacom. The third vice president is Rev. John J. THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1896-16 PAGES. Beacom, D.D., chairman of the General Assembly's permanent committee on tem- perance and the liquor traffic of the Pres- byterian Church in tne United States of America. His office is at Pittsburg, Pa. It is havdly expected that he will attend the approaching convention, owing to re- cent ill health, but he fs an enthusiastic supporter cf the anti-saloon movement. ‘The treasurer, Mr. F. W. Walsh, jr., is a Congregational layman, and a_ business man of Boston, where he has had his office during the year. He has been for some Rev. John F. Brandt. time the state superintendent of the de- partment of temperance of the Christian Endeavor Union of Massachusetts, and was prominent here in the large Massa- chusetts delegation during the Christian Endeavor convention last July. Rev. Howard H. Russell, LL.D., the na- tional superintendent, has his headquarters at Columbus, Ohio, being also superintend- ent of the Ohio Anti-Saloon League. He was educated both as a lawyer and as a clergyman, and is stiil a Congregational minister. His favorite mottoes, as de- scriptive of successful anti-saloon work, are “Interdenominational, Omnipartisan,” and “Unity, Persistency, Victory.” He has had exclusive charge of the work of or- ganization the past year, and has shared with the secretary the duty of securing the co-operation of the churches and other bodies already in existence. His report to the approaching convention is looked for- ward to with great interest. It is known that anti-saloon leagues -have been success- fully started in several states, and that in some of them the work has already reached considerable proportions. This is especial- Rev. Howard Russell. ly true of Michigan, where at least two paid workers are in the field, with Rev. John F. Brant as state superintendent. Associated with the above officers in the executive committee are the following: Representative Elijah A. Morse of Massa- chtsetts, chairman of the House committee cn the alcoholic liquor traffic; Rev. A. J. Kynett, D.D., LL.D., of Pennsylvania, chairman cf the permanent committee on temperance and prohibition of the Metho- dist Episcopal Church: Bishop Charles B. Galloway, D.D., of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, residing in Mississippi; Rev. Harry B. White of Ohio, one of the field workers of the Ohio Anti-Saloon League: Bishcp E. B. Kephart, D.D., LL.D., of the Church of the United brethren in Christ, residing in Maryland; Mrs. Annie A. Wit- tenmyer of Pennsylvania, of Christian Commission and Woman's Relief Corps fame, and also well-known as president for the first four years of the Woman's Chris- tian Temperance Union; Rev. F. N. Lynch, chairman of the committee on temperance of the West Virginia annual conference cf the Methodist Episcopal Church, and Rev. F. M. Edwards of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, who represents the old dominion. The Delegates. The list of delegates, as so far reported to Secretary Ewin, is as follows: Stute and Territorial Leagues. Anti-Saloon League of the District of Columbia—Delegates, James L. Ewin, Jesse C. Suter, Mrs. Wm. B. Noerr, Rev. Walter H. Brooks, D. D., John S. Blackford; alter- nates, Andrew Wilson, John R. Mahon+y, D. Fred Dumberih and Wm. H. Pennell. Michigan Anti-Saloon League—W. R. Fox and Rev. John F. Brant. Anti-Saloon League of Pennsylvania—Rev. H. L. Wayland, D.D., and Rev. V. L. Con- rad, D.D. Ohio Anti-Saloon League. South Dakota Anti-Saloon League—P. E. Carhart. Baptist. Alabama Baptist state convention—Any member of this convention who is present. Central Baptist Association of Indiana— Rev. C. A. Hare, D.D., and Miss Lenore Ayers. Columbia Association of Baptist Church- es—Rev. B. L. Whitman, D.D., and Rev. J. J. Muir, D.D.; alternates, Rev. Chas. A. Stakely, D.D., and Rev G. S. Williams, D.D. Connecticut Baptist Anniversaries—Had- lai A. Hull and Rev. H. M. Wolf, jr., Dav- enport Baptist Association (iowa): Milton Remley and A. P. Barker, esq.; Illinois Baptist Pastoral Union, Rev. J. F. Mills and Dr. A. b. Wilkinson; alternates, Rev. J. J. Perter and Rev. W. H. Stedman. Keokuk Baptist Assoclation (lowa)— Delegates, Rev. W. C. Shepherd and E. P. Brownfield. Mansfidl Baptist Association (Ohi2)— Rev. G. L. Hoover and I. N. Thompson. Northwest Baptist Association (two dele- gates to be named)—Oberlin Baptist Asso- ciation (Kansas), J. F. Price; Oregon Bap- tist state convention, Rev. A. J. Hunseker and Rev. Gilman Parker: South Carolina Baptist Association—W. J. Talbert and W. H. Lysles; Tioga Baptist Association (Penn. two delegates to be named; West- ern Union Baptist Association of Ohio, President E. W. P. Curry of Curry College and Rev. J. W. Byrd. United Boys’ Brigade of America. Ea. A. Beekman, Washington, D. C. Andrew and Philip Brotherhood. Brotherhood of Andrew and Philip—Edw. F. Cook, Alex. 8. Merchant, E. V. Critten- den, Howard Clements, Wm. I. Simpson, H. M. Kintz, W. H. H. *Smith, Henry Stringer, Rev. M. Ross Fishburn, Charles M. Catlin and Rev. Howard Wilbur Ennis. Catholic. Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America—Rt. Rev. John J. Keane, Very Rev. Philip J. Garrigan, Rev. Father Mun- day, Rev. Father O’Brien, Rev. Walter Ross, J. Wash Logue, Thomas McSheehy, W. F. Downey, Mrs. J. Kelly and Miss Mc- Denaid. Central Union Mission. ‘Central Union Mission of the District of Columbia—Abram L. Swartwout and Wm. c. Tyler. Christian, Southern Kansas Christian conference— Rev. E. Cameron. Christian Missionary convention of Mary- land, Delaware and District of Columbia— Rev. Peter Ainslie and John Horner; alter- rates, Rev. B. A. Abbott and Rev. C. Shel- burne. Virginia Christian Missionary Society— Rev. L. A. Cutler and Rev. J. N. Hartman; alternates, Rev. J. D. Hamaker and Rev. Ira Kimmel. Congregational. Washington conference of Congregational churches—Rev. 8. N. Brown and P. ¢€. Claflin; alternates, Rev. B. W. Pond and Rev. Adam Reoch. Connecticut. Cennecticut Temperance Union—Rev. Clarence H. Barber and Rev. Joseph H. James. Epworth beauge. Fourth general conference, District Ep- worth League—Rev. 8. C. Swallow, D. D., and Rev. I. L. Thomas, D. D. Washington district (Baltimore confer- oe E. Tasker and Frank J. Met- Epworth League of Ohio. West Virginia conference—Wm. Burdette Mathews and Rev. 8. K. Arbuthnot. Society of Friends. Committee on philanthropic labor of Bal- timore yearly meeting of the Religious So- ciety of Friends—Dr. O. Edw. Janney and Mrs. Mary Heald Way; alternates, Rev. John J. Cornell and Mrs. Alice C. Robin- son. Indiana yearly meeting of Friends—Re Alfred Brown and Mrs. Hannah L. Smith; alternates, Timothy Nicholson and Miss Esther Pugh. Ohio yearly meeting of Friends’ Church— Rev. George J. Wood and Samuel Cowsill. Western yearly. meeting of Friends’ Chureh—S, E. Nicholson; alternate, Milton Hanson. Good Templars. International Supreme Lodge-S. P. Chase, P. R. W. G. T., and Dr. D. H. Mann, R. W. G. T. Grand Lodge of California—Rev. J. W. Webb and M. C. Winchester. Grand Lodge of Colorado—J. A. Newcomb and Mrs. Emma J. Newcomb; alternates, T. R. Jones and Mr. C. M. Reid Grand Lodge of Connecticut—John J. Coats, G. C. T., and Mrs. Hattie A. Bishop, G. 8. of J. T. Grand Lodge of the District of Colum- bia—Albert E. Shoemaker and A. N. Can- field; alternates, John C. Daley and Rev. D. W. Skellenger, D. D. Grand Lodge of Iowa—J. T, Ashworth and Prof. J. P. McMurray. Grand Lodge of Maine—Sidney Perham and Nelson Dingley; alternates, H. A. Shorey and Neal Dow. Grand Lodge of Maryland—R. Scott Du- wall and Howard O. Emmons. Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania—Mrs. L. J. Beauchamp. Grand Lodge of Virginia—-Jacob M. Thorne and George W. Hawxhurst. Grand Lodge of Wisconsin (two delegates to be named). Keeley Leagues. The Keeley League—Thomas E. Barry, c. J. Kenney, W. S. Thomas, J. A. Baus- man, Thos. J. Phinney, L. F. Crosby, N. A. Reed, J. N. Burson, W. G. Haskell, Dr. J. W. Sweet. Nationa! Woman's Keeley League—Mrs. Ida B. Cole, Mrs. Jennie Harbin, Miss Lot- tie Thomas, Mrs. E, M. Houston, Mrs. Alice S. Hauck, Mrs. Hannah Wood, Mrs. C. H. Van Buskirk, Mrs. Ellen M. Watson, Mrs. F. H. Brusleker, Mrs. E. W. Dutcher. Illinois State Keeley League—L. F. Cros- by, Ben. W. Mason, Wm. P. Grimsley, J. J. Miller, Willard S. Brown. Lutheran. Maryland synod of the Lutheran Church —Rev. J. A. Hedges and Rev. Geo. W. Mil- ler, D. D. Maryland. Maryland State Temperance Allia Rev. Henry Branch, D.D.; Professor J. K. Taylor, Rev. D. Benton Winstead, Mrs. J. K. Taylor, Edwin Higgins; alternates, Rev. Allen Tupper, D.D.; Rev. D. B. Greigs, Ph.D.; Rev. F. T. Little, Mrs. S. P. Broom- ell and Henry Hooper. Mansnchusetts. Massachusetts Total Abstinence Society— Elijah A. Morse. Methodist Episcopa General conference, M. E. Church—Rev. A. J. Kynett, D.D.; Rev. C. H. Payne, D.D, Bishep John F. Hurst, Hiram Price, Re Luther B. Wilson, D.D.; Rev. L. ‘T. Wider- man, D.D.; Rev. George H. Bridgman, D. D.; B. C. Christy, Rey. C. M. Boswell and Rev. S. W. Gehrett, D.D. Baltimore annual mference, M. E. Chureh—Rey. W. R- Stricklen, D.D., and Rey. C. W. Baldwin, D.D. Central New York conference—Rev. Geo. E. Hutchings. Illinois annual conference, M. E. Church— Rev. J. T. Wheat, D.D., and Rev. S. H. Whitlock, D.D. Erie conference—Rev. J. N. Fradenburg, D.D. New England conference, M. E. Church— Rey. L. T. Townsend, D.D., and Rev. Wm. E. Dwight. New England southern conference, M. E. Church—Rey. John Oldham and Rey. O. W. Scoit. 2 Northern New York conference, M. urch—Rev. J. B. Hammond, Rev. Greenfield, Rev. Charles Sheard, Rev. Townsend, Rev. W. F. Ball, Rev. Myers. Philadelphia conference, M. E. Church— ¢ ag Rev. Dr. W. J. Paxon and Rey. Frank P. Parkin. Upper Iowa annual conference, M. E. Church—Reyv. H. H. Green, D.D., and Rev. FW. Luce. Virginia annual conference, M. E. Church . Gaver and Rev. S. P. Shipman. it Virginia annual conference, M. E. Church—Rev. C. H. Lakin and Rey. W. G. Smith. Philadelphia preachers’ meeting of the M. E. Church—Rev. George Elliott, D.D., and Rev. John W. Sayers. Methodist Episcopal South. Mlinois conference of the M. E, Chur: South—Rev. J. D. R. Brown and Rev. R. Howell. Indian Mission conference, M. E. Church South—Rev. J. J. Methvin ang Dr. C. V Day; alterrates, Rev. E. D. Cameron and Dr. A. E. Bonnell. Kentucky anrual conference, M. Church South—Rev. W. T. Bolling and Rev. Geo. W. Young; alternates, Rev. H. 1. Moore and Rev. C. E. Boswell. Missouri annual conference of the M. E. Church South—Rev. J. H. Pritchett, D.D., and Prof. R. T. Bond: alternates, Rev. J. M. O'Brien and Rev. W. A. Hanna. Tennessee annual conference, M._ E Church Sonth—Rev. B. F. Haynes and Re Jchn M. Jcrdan; alternates, B. C. Kelly and J. A. Bostick. Virginia annual conference, M. E. Church South—Rev. F. M. Edwards and Rev. J. L. Spencer, M.D. Free Methodist. Central Illinois conference, Free Metho- dist—Rev. T. H. Marsh and Rev. W. R. Bonham; alternates, Rey. J. N. Eason and Rev. C. O. McMullen. Illinois annual conference, Free Metho- dist—Rev. A. W. Parry, B.D., and Rev. James Marsh. African Methodist Episcopal Church. North Georgia conference, A.M.E. Church —Rey.-W. G. Alexander, D.D., and Rev. R. D. Stinson, A.M.; alternates, Rev. J. A. Lindsey, B.D., and Rev. F. G. Snelson. Non-Partisan Woman's Christian Tem- perance Union. National Non-partisan Woman's Chris- tian Temperance Union—Mrs. C. C. Alford, Mrs. Ellen J. Phinney, Mrs. H. M. Ingham, Mrs. H. C. Campbell, Mrs. Ellen M. Wat- son, Miss Mary E. Ingersoll, Mrs. H. S. Ellis, Mrs. Annie Wittenmyer, Mrs. Lydia H. Tilten and Miss Rachel C. Levy. Ohio Non-partisan W. C. T. U—Mrs. Wm. Downie, Mrs. Hiram Harroun, Mrs. Robert Doolittle, Miss M. E. Ingersoll and Miss A. M. Edwards. Woman's Christian Temperance Alliance of Pennsylvania—Mrs. G. M. Philips, Mrs. M. F. Dinger; alternates, Mrs. George W. Coblentz and Mrs. 8. J. McBride. National Temperance Society. The National Temperance Society and Publication House—Gen. 0. O. Howard Rev. T. L. Poulson, D.D.; Rev. J. B. Dunn, D.D.; Rev. David J. Burrell, Elijah A. Morse, D. H. Mann, M.D.; F. M. Bradley, John W. Cummings, Joshua L. Baily and Rev. C. H. Mead, D.D. Presbyterian. General Assembly, permanent committee on temperance, Presbyterian Church in the United States of America—Oliver L. Miller, M.D. Synod of South Dakota—Rev. A. T. Wolf, D.D., and Rev. J. McIntosh Eckard; alter- nates, E. N. Smith and H. . Curtis. Presbytery of Bloomington, Synod of Illi- nois—Rev. Robert Conover. Clarion Presbytery—Rev. B. R. King. Presbytery of St. Clairsville, Synod of Ohio—Rev. Robert Alexander, D.D., and Rev. John 8. Plumer. Presbytery of Vincennes, Synod of In- diana—Rev. Ezra W. Fisk, D.D., and Rev. 0. 8. Thompson. Presbytery of Wooster—Rev. B. J. Brown and Rev. J. P. Hutchison. United Presbyterian. United Presbyterian Synod of Ilinois— Rev. J. A. Collins, D.D., and Rev. E. B. Graham. Synod of New York—Joseph H. Leiper and James Parker, Ph.D. Second Synod of the United Presbyterian The Hon. John F. Smith of Westminster, Md., dnge of the cireult court of Curroll co., Md., any: “I have used Salvetion Oil for rheumatism. ‘Its ef- fects were prompt and lasting.” Church—Rey. R. B.Patton and Rev. J. J. Huston. ~ Reform Bureau. Reform bureauj’Washington, D. C.—Rev. Wilbur F. Crafts," Order ‘f+Rechabites. High Tent of!{ North America—G. L. Dover, Mrs. Mary-'Ij. Kerr, James Connor, James L. Belote,,, William A. Kroll, P. F. McCloskey, Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson, R. E. Smith, N. BuncWand George W. Glenn; alternates, Azro'Go?, R. W. Johnson, W. Lenz, W. Cordell, James H. Dony, A. K. Belt, J. W. Jacksoti, James H. Loveless, John W. Welch and’J. D. Adams. Sons of Temperance. National Division, ors of Temperance of North America—Hiram Price, P. G. W. P.; F. M. Bradley, Py M. W. P.; W. H. Arm- streng, P. M. W..Ax; Rev. Dr. A. G. Law- son, P. G. W. P.; Sidney Perham, P. G. W. P.; M. M. Eavenson, P. M. W. P.; Dr. Chas. Billingsica, P. G. W. M.; Robert B. Vance, P. G. W. P.; 8. M, Yeatman, P. G. W. P., and J. 8. Rawlings, P. M. W. A.; alter- nates, Rev. T. L. Cuyler, D. D., P. G. W. P.; Rev. Stephen Merritt, P. G. W. P.; Neal Dow, P. M. W. A.; James H. Roberts, M. W. T.; Wm. Oscar Roome, P. G. W. P. Louis Wagner, P. M. W. P.; Chas. E. Gil- cersleeve, P. G. W. P.: Chas. E. Cunning- ham, P. G. W. F.: R.T. Smith, P. G. W. P., and H. P. Jordan, P. G. W. 8. Grand Division of Maryland—Robert_I. Smith, Joshua $. Rawlings: alternates, Dr. Charles Billingslea, C. W. Hardy and Mrs. N.E. 3lack. Grand Division of New Jersey. Sons of ‘Temperance—Rev. Albert G, Lawson, D.D., and George W. Mannifield. Templars of Honor and Temperance. Supreme Council, Templars of Honor and Temperance—Azro Goff, P. M. W. Tr.: Rev. C. 8S. Wooéruff, M. W. RB. H. Wallace, P. M. W. T.; Wm. O. Buckley, P. M. W. T.; David White, B. M. W. T United Brethren in Christ. Committee on temperance and the liquor traffic appointed by the general conference of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ—Rey. R. Rich, D.D.; Rev. 8. W. Keister, Rev. W. H. Washington, Rev. W. O. Fries, Rev. T. J. Harbaugh, Rev. Dr. M. R. Drury, Rev. J. E. Fout, Rev. A. P. Funkhouser. Des Moines Conference, United Brethren— Rev. D. C. Talboti and Rev. N. F. Hic East German Conference—Rev. Clini 8. Miller and Rey. J. M. Walters. East_Pennsylvania Aunual_Conference— Rey. D. C. J. Kephart and Rev. C. Miller, alternates, Rev. G. W. M. ard Rey. H. B, Dohner. Elkhorn and Dakota Annual Conference N. B. Moore and §. P. Douglas; alternates, C. W. Baker and J. L. Kiel. Maryland Annual Conference—Rev. C. W. Brewbaker and Rev. J. 'T. Spangler. Michigan Conference—Rev. J. A. and P. A. Wachs. Ministerial Alliance of the Maryland Con- ference—David H. Wyand. Parkersburg Annval Cor M, Slaughter and Rev. Davis erence—Rev. V Cunninghan Sandusky Annual Conference—Rey. F. Rosselot and Rey. S. H. Raudebaugh ternates, Rev. F. and Rev. W. A. Kersey. West Nebraska Annual Conf: Katon and Rey. C, H. Polhemu Rev. L. lL. Epley end Rey. Dr. blood. White River Annual Confer —Rev. W. Gossett and D. W ung People’s Christian Maryland Conferenc Prof. J. H. Rvebush; b. Chamberlin and George Christian Co ixsion Reunion. United States Christian commission re- union—Joseph D. Wee Mrs. Joseph D. Weeks, Rev. John ©. Foster, Mrs, Annie Wittenmyer, Mrs. Ellen M. Watson, Bishop famuel Fallows, Rev. George J. Mingin: D. D., Rev. Wiam H. Smith, Mrs. rie B. Fester and Rev. Joseph Wardle. Universalints. nee (Indiana) riman, Union of . E. Fout Rev. J. Universalist’ general convention—H. Metcalf, ney — Perham, Rev. E. Sweetzer, D. D.; Rev. Av G. Rogers, D. Rey. F. A. Bisbee, Rev. H. N. Couden, V W Curry, Mrs. Emiy lL. Sherw D2: Cleaves, Rey. W. FP. Crispin; alternates, James Macrcal, W. A. Mart. jr o. We Dessalet, Mrs, Mary M. Dean and Rev. Abbie E. Danforth, Universalist Ministerial Circle of Indiana —Rev. T._S. Guthrie, Rev. Henry Groves. Grand Division of the Sons of Tempe: ance of the District of Columbia—J. W. Van Vleck, Mrs. 8. C. Ellis. a Woman's Christinn Temperance Union Baltimore City W. C. T. U.—Mrs. Pauline W. Holme, Mrs. S. B. Perrine. National Woman's Christian Temperance Union (fraternal delegates)—Mrs. Marga- ret B. Platt, Mrs..Mary Haslup, Mrs. N. R. C. Morrow, Mrs. R. H. Jones, Mrs. Anna Cc. Hammer, Mrs. Emina C. Bourne and Miss Margaret Hilles. Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, District of Columbia—Mrs. Margaret B. Platt and Mrs. Theresa A. Williams; alter- nates, Mrs. Belle S. Luckett and Mrs. Wm. B. Noerr. Weman’s Ckrist:an Union of North Caro- Minnesota State W. C. T. M. D Fry and Mrs. Frances > Bessie L. Sceville. Mrs, Rébecca Fair- bank: Mrs. J. lL. Merkins; alternates, Mrs. A. B. Shaw and Mrs. A Wyman. Virginia Woman's Christian ‘Temperance Union—Mrs. Howard M. Hoge and Mrs. Mary S. William: i Young Woman h of the W. C. T. U. of Baltimore, Md.—-Miss Bertha Janney and Miss M. E. Bateman. —_ NOVEL FLOOR TREAT U.—Mrs. Su- ea! Inexpens Floor Furnishings Paper, Enamel and Paint. From the Chicago Inter-Ocean, ‘The last thing in floor covering is paper. That is, the floor 1s laid with a paper imi- tating or representing grained oak, par- quetry, tiles, mosaic pavement or what not. The process is as follows: The floor is first smoothed, then twe or three layers of newspapers, saturated with flour vaste, are applied, made smooth and left to dry. Then the wall paper—that which repre- sents grained oak being preferred—is glued down on the substratum of newspapers, and, after being sized, is varnished. The chief recommendation of paper flooring is its cheapness; for a room not used for much traffic it will answer a purpose. It will not do if there is any dampness about the floor. Enameling is another novel process for treating ficers, but it differs from papering in that it is rather expensive, requiring as it dees several coats of paint, with vigor- ous intermediate rubbings down with very fine glass paper. The ordinary enamels sold in. the shops are not to be recommend- ed for this purpose, as, from the nature of their composition, they are ept to crack and ckip. Ebonizing for floors can be easily done by boiling logwood chips in water—one pound of chips to ene pound of water—till the liquid is well coloied. Apply this to the floor evenly and carefully, giving a sec- ond anplication, if the boards are close- textured. When this is quite dry, apply in asimilar way, 2 strong solution of sulphate of iron in water. A good chemical ink-like black will be the result, which, after siz- ing, may be varnished like any other stain, cr preferably it may be polished with bees- wax and iurpentine. The duller surface so given is better, artistically speaking, than the glaring, shining surface given by a varnish, at any rate where a black stam is used. “Apropos to a floor stain, any which pretends to be varnish as well and in which the varnish is a spirit as opposed to an cil varnish, is a mistake in so far a ftlcors are concerned. It may an- swer ‘for some articles of furniture, but is rot durable enough for floors. To an oil varnish, suitabiy colored, there is no ob- jection, but a stain, subsequently sized and varnished, is best. It is a mistake to size the floor before staining jf, although some people prefer so doing. 1@may save a lit- te stain, but there is the certainty of the stain and the varnish peeling off eventu- ally in flakes where there is much wear. in Pleased the Boy: From the Chicago Tribune. The New Parson (in Arizona)—“Mr Roundup, may I ask if my discourse yester- day created a favorable impression?” Coyote Jake—‘“Parson, I’ve heerd mor’n four dozen of the boys swear this mornin’ it was the dangdest best sermon that wus ever pulled off h’yar. THE CLASS SYSTEM Questioning Its Success in the Pub- lic Schools. A PLEA POR THE INDIVIDUAL PUPIL Mistakes That Are Made in Early Education. THE DANGER OF OVERWORK ———_+--—_ ‘To the Editor of The Evening Star: The work of a great newspaper I-ke The Star is to enlighten the people. There are degrees of enlightenment, and it gives prominence to that which the people most demand. This is a business necessity. The press holds the same relation to sanitary and hygienic matters that it does to every other question of importance. Knowing these facts, possibly the opinions as presented be- low will enlighten some erring teacher if carefully read. What shall we eat, what shall we drink and wherewithal shall we be clothed? are fundamental questions which mut be rightly answered in providing for the hody. Fortunately, in the large sense, rature Suggests answers. But when we set about providing aliment for the mind the prob- lem becomes exceedingly complex. How much, what kind and how to be admin- istered, are among the leading qucstions of the age. It is not casy to know hew to grow strong, abiding bodies. It is much more difficult to know how to grow strcng, enduring, useful minds. On the whole, bodies are underfed. On the whole, minds are in a state of starvation. The reason both are not in a state of <iarvation is that the body when hungry cries cut for food and will have it by :neans feir or foul, while the mind without tcoc be- comes torpid and freezes to Jeath without knowing it. When shall we begin to feed the mind of a child? Oby + When It begins to show signs of capacity to digest ideas or notions. This digestive capacity may appear very early, or it may be de- layed. Doubtless most children may be taught many useful things at six months, especially may they be taught chedierce. When the doll, old Mother Hubbacd and Grandma's stories have lost their zest,when the child becomes restless and begs for something to do, and it matters little at what age, or what may be its physical condition, give it food. And the little cnes whose mothers are neither zo ‘gnorant, nor so burdened by poverty and care, ror so oppressed by the frivolities of fashion- able life but they can take them in their arms and feed then re thrice blessed.” Nature begins to help the little ones r: early to determine what is good for the body. Taste says sweet, and the body ap- proves. ‘Taste says bitter, and the body rejects. Not so with the mind. It hunger: but knows not sweet. It hungers, bu knows not bitter. It will feed on garbage and grow. The body can eliminate what does not subserve its purpose, the mind cannot. Woe to the parent, woe to the teacher who gives unwholesome food. Ni! age can be fixed when systematic shall begin, but it should begin early possible it’ should begin at home. young brain is too recepiive and has too little power of discriminating, to be trust- ed to large or doubtful stations. Hence the great utility, if not necessity, hen practicable, of keeping it within the sphere of loving ‘hearts and judici until it has acquired a habit of right think- ing and correct behavior. Then when it falls into the great march of life, when it adopts the street and the rough of the school, the little brain, preoccupjed by the loves and thoughts ond humanities of home, will resent the intrusion of evil zhoughts and vicious ways. And althougn the con- flict of the following years may be sharp, and the victory at times doubtfal, yet shall the home bulwark be impregnable. The Public Schools. But the time has come when the most of us intrust the gental weal, and in some measure the moral health .of our children, to others. The public school is the crown- ing glory of the age. Doubtless it is the world’s highest expression of civilization. With us, teaching the young is largely in- trusted to women, and for obvious reasons, wisely. Are our schools doing their utmost to give mental strength to our children? The writer enters upon this consideration with some misgiving. Nevertheless, he has fault to find. Of the system of books he makes no.compiaint. The steps from simple to complex are many, gradual and natural. But the demands made upon the young pu pil are arbitrary, excessive and unnatur The personality of pupil is ignored. class is a machine that is presumed to be able to-do a certain, amount of work, and so its task is set. ‘The individual pupils are assumed to be parts, each perfectly fulfilling his function in making a perfect whole. Now, if all these parts had been made of the same ma- terial, had all been fashioned by the same wise and skillful hand, the expecta- tions would net be extravagant. But such an assumption is so notoriously untruc that it may seem unnecessary to state it, and yet “class” training proceeds upon the theory that it is true. Undoubtedly all brains can do some work, and so can all muscles, in a sound condition; but it is never safe to assume that either can do a given amount of work until proven by individual experience. “Class” work takes no note of natural cn- dowments. Class work takes no note of mental aptitudes. Class work takes no note of, physical conditions, but pushes all forward into the same column and demands of all the same day’s work. No ambulances for the foot sore, no stretchers for- wounded brains, no light for dim eyes, no hints for beclouded minds, no better w certain, surnggling brain; but all, shoulcer to shoulder, must reach the goal at the same time, or sink by the way, numilated and disgraced. The Object of Education. Such is not the way to break colts. Such is not the way ‘to educate brains. But it is an excellent way to disorganize, discourage and make them trifling, and of little werth. The object of education should be to make healthy, robust, symmetrical persons, which cannot be done when the individual is subordinated to the class. Most, if not all brains at times need help which the present class system almost entirely ig- nores. It is not meant that natural aptitudes should be so regarded as to make them the foundation upon which education should be based. The object being strength, sclidity and dexterity, it may be necessary to re- press tendencies, and to stimulate ard de- velop weak points. Aptitudes will declare themselves, whether we vill or no, in after life. But the aptitudes of some should rot be made the standard of excellence for all. The class ysstem must under our system of education in some measure continue; but its wrong tendencies can be largely miti- gated or entirely remedied by an increase of instructors, so that the “person” will not be lost in the class. If it be urged that an increase of teachers demands increased expenditures of money, the statement may be doubted. Increased facilities would short- en the time of schooling necessary; but if the expenditure of money should be more, can it be doubted that the fuller and more symmetrical development of the individual woud be more than abundant compensa- tion? A very general opinion obtains that our children’s brains are being overworked, and that their bodies are underworked. Neither opinion is well founded; indeed, there is little hazard in saying that the reverse of both opinions is true. Both minds and bodies enjoy a certain amount of activity. The body enjoys play, the mind enjoys a certain kind of intellectual vagrancy, and so both have a tendency to be busy in these ways; but neither enjoys persistent, co- herent, useful work, and such is the very kind of work that must be done to make useful men and women. Children are not required to do too much intellectual work, but under the present system (the class) they are often required to lift impossible weights. Oft-repeated unsuccessful efforts to accomplish a given intellectual result will as surely fnjure the brain as unsuc- cessful efforts to lift a weight will injure the body. Hence, the imperative need of individual care. The Danger of Rivalry. Special excitants, applied to the brain to induce it to accomplish its highest possible work, are of more than doubtful utility. This applies to the entire system in schocls, of marks and prizes, honors and contests. The system is pernicious in a variety of ways. It stimulates the delicate, active, highly organized brain to overwork, under the pressure of which some are injured and some break down. It engenders in those who win self-confidence and expectations seldom realized in after life. ® Children play too much, too long and too hard. Severe physical and mental labor go not harmoniously together. Few can bear the strains of both. A physical end mental athlete is possible, they are not common. So that if we would obtain the best possible mental growth we must not overtask the body. A verification of the above statement will come from any moth- er who has carefully watched the mental training of her children. It is not intended | te undervelue air and excercise in tain- taining a healthful condition of body and mind. Nature's demand for both is impcr- ative. In both growth and repair it must ever be borne in mind that even the >ro- cess of digestion is not completed when the food leaves the stomach; not completed when it reaches the blood, but must be laid down in bone and muscie and nerve, and that this to be perfected recuires ab- solute physical Jabor. 0. T. B. —— WHEN KNOWLEDGE AVAILED NOT. Sanskrit, Greek and Philosophy For- gotten When They Made Love. From the Chicago Times-Herald. He was a professor Sanskrit, a student of Greck, a master of Latin and a profi- aia in German, French, Tialian and Span- ish. She was a new woman with views. Her language was, in her reilective moments, redolent of scholasticism, abundant in words that had thelr roots in Arvan soil in short, she talked “like a book,” when the vook has been written by 2 transce dental pi.!losopher. They were seated on a bench one sunny day in Washington Park deeply engaged in confidential conversation. A young student who was passing by their yeireat and who knew them both to be wise and learned beyond the attainments of ordinary mortals paused a moment to catch a word or two of the wisdom that he knew must be falling from their lips. This is what he heard: “O08 ickle dicky bird is 00?" s'e oor ickie dicky bird.” “Doos my je cicky bird love its own popsy wopsy “Es, it do love its own pop: “Oh, 00 tweet ickle sing! bite 00." “Go "way, oo naughty popsy wopsy, to bite Its own ickle dicky bird.” “Is ‘oo sure it loves its popsy wopsy?” wopsy.” Is’e a mind to Ain't it oor dicky bird?” Ess."? “Den it must love its popsy wopsy.” “Now I will bite oo. The young student gave a discorlant shrick of mirthless laughter. He had gone stark, staring mad. seo SEARCH LAMP. NEW A Novel Light Recently Tried by the | French Nav The French Medii just made an int a novel light, Tranean squadron has sting experiment with the invention of a French naval officer. The sailors call it “the trap” light. The squadron left seilles at 5 o'clock in the evening, behind the torpedo destroyer Faucon, wh was to start three hours la’ and hunt it up. At 8 o'clock the Faucon weigh rat Mar- all lights extinguished except this novel affair, the ratiere. Nobody on board knew | the direction the squadron took, but at 1 o'clock in the moriing the Faueon joined it. This “rat trap light” is a thing of small | dimensions, placed in the stern of the v<s- sel above the whecl. No other light is | permitted on beard. It throws out an ele tric light which Cannot be seen on. the right or left of the ship, and can only be | discovered dead ahead under certain condi- ticns known to the seeker. By means of this invention night signals can be made when rockets or fiashlights might ve tse | less or Hable to betray the position of =he | fleet to the enemy. “It can also guide a | sqvadron in line, with all other lights out, | even in dangerous latitudes, ; French navy alone pi light, and the admiralty evident great importance to it, cautions that are taken to guard it againec discovery. The commander of a ship ard one sworn officer alone handle it, and it is kept on board in a special apartment, of which the commander holds the ke soe Umnecensary Alarm, From the Detroit Free Press. She—“Miss Homely makes herself ridicu- lous by being so frightened every time there is a thunder storm.” He—“Why so?” She—“Because there has to be some at- traction even for lightning. * esses this attaches judging by tne pre- THE ROSENBERG MONUMENT. A Washington Sculptor to Erect It at Galveston, Texas, Pref. Louis Amateis, the well-known scuipter and member of the faculty of the Corcoran Scientific School, has returned to the elty, after a visit to Galveston, Tex., on Lusiness connected with the proposed Ro- senberg monument, which is to be erected in that city to the memory of the heroes in the history of the lone star state. The monument is to be erected at the in- tersection of two of the principal streets of Galveston and is to be an imposing aff: From a large number of designs submitted A People of Few Words. “let your speech be yea, yea, and may, nay,” says the Good Book “for whosoever is more than these cometh of evil.” spirit of this rule. Their words are few, simple, sincere and direct. - They waste no energy in idle talk; they use it in thinking and doing. And what- ever they do they do with their might. content ‘The Shakers abide by the They are With nothing short of the principle of the things they investigate. essence end They take pains and are patient. And thus the doors of many strange truths open to them, In this way they Aiscovered what may almost be called the unity of disease. A venerable Shaker says of it: It is said that one man’s meat is another man's poison, That is but halt th Any man's meat ts any man’s poison, under certain conditions. If the grain never got fart © hopper we should never have bread; * got Lave truth, shoald never the fs torpid, trlploss food lies in it and tuts. ‘This produces poisons whi a en do, disorder every other organ and function the bods. This is indigestion or dyspepsia, with symptoms and disguises, Cure it and you cure nive-tenths of your complaints.” These words were uttered many years ago. Since tl they have found a remedy, ftow known as Shaker Cordial, It is made from medict- nal plants cultivated by them, It is a food and digests other foods. Taken while eating it the stomach and nourishes the system. Th and distresses of dyspepsia disappear be It pre jon and soon restores power to the digestion... cases, It is worthy the name of t ame It bears. Any draggist will sell you a trial bottle for tea cents. and infamed the fermentation mw the iszest vests pain it fall It succeeds in the worst nts ferment people whose Decimal System of Time. From the London Chronicle. The decimal fanatics have broker out in a new place. As soon as the French chamber gets to work again M. Etienne, the deputy for Oran, will introduce a bill to establish the decimal hour—that is, an hour divided into 100 minutes, each minute consisting of 100 seconds. M. Etienne and his supporters contend that meny la ious calculations would be avoided by this in- tion, especially in the science of navi- n. The reform, however, must almost nevess'ty entali a rearrangement of the circle, 77 . u consequent modification of the received methods of angular measurement. nov: Moreover, there can be little doubt that the most thoroughgoing advocates of the chan, ultimate institution of aim at the y, containing twenty instead pted for 1 em- e Celeste.” To this many cminent French p) , in spite of the alluring cious simplicity ef their There is yet another pro- 1p “a universal day +o = for a Breakfast. and somet beloved dec Ject for setsins A rune From Tid-tBits. Scme years ago three young men, all hly gifted, but improvident and unfor- tunate, \-ere walking the streets of Paris together, penniless and hungry. “What wouldn't I give for a nice fast?” said one of them. What wouldn't I give for a breakfast, even if it werent mee said another ‘Any kind of a breakfast would me, provided it was a breakfast! third. “How much must we have with which to et our meal?” asked the first. ‘We ought to have ten francs at least,” said another. “T have an idea! a music ©. Come along! one ir,” said he to the publisher, “we wish to sell you ng, of which one of us has written the words and another the air: and I will sing it, as I am the only one of the break- for said the lis three who has any voice.” fhe music publishe Ww made a grima Il see if your omg “Well, go on. geod for anythin “Hum!” said the publisher at the conciu- sion of the perfermance, “it isn’t much of a song—a simple litle thing. But you what I'll do; I'll give you fift for it.” The three young men had not exy much. They handed the publisher manuscript, took the money to dine at ‘a neighboring re author of the words was Al; the + Hippolyte Moupon ‘rt Duprez. The song, which ‘Connaissez-vous dans Dare had a great popularity, and broug the publisher a considerable fortune is the and went otf mcunted by a handsome statue, represent- ing Texas distributing laurel crowns to the heroes of the Texas revolution. On the four sides of the entablature there will be words symbolical of the qualities which animated the heroes in their strug- gie. On the first dado of the base will ix an inscription commemorating the gift of Henry Rosenberg. Two groups on the front and rear of the monument repre: the genius of war and of diplo BE. group holds a shield, representing, respec tively, the portraits of Houston and Austin. A statue with the date ‘October 2, 1834,” represents the people of Texas in their first attempt to break the chain of Mexican rule. Another figure, with the date ‘Aprit 2 * the day of ‘the battle of San Ja- ory, represents the people to the committee in charge of the matter that of Professor Amatels was selected, and the decision, it is said, has given gen- eral satisfaction to all who have seen it. The height of the monument is to be sixty-seven feet, and the dimensions of the base are to be just half as much. Work is to be begun shortly, but it will probably re- quire a couple of years for its completion. J. F. Manning & Co. of this city have the contract for the granite work. There will be four columns, and the whole will be sur- standing proud and the subbase there will be sixteen portraits of the most distinguished men of those times, the selection of which will be made independent. Around by the committee. Upon the four sides of the dado there will be four bas reliefs, rep- resenting the scenes at Goliad, Alamo, San Jacinto and the surrender of Santa Annc. The whole pedestal will be of gray Concord granite and the four columns will each be made of one single piece and highly pol- ished. The sculptured work will be of standard bronze.