Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-03-02
For The HeraI3

iiE 2<D FEB. Al fHAiRIE DU CHEN
The Friends of Temperance al this place
wishing 10 do something TO promote its cause
determined on celebration Of higher and
more interesting character. than had ever bee,
witnessed at this place, for the same obiec,
Nothing of the kind ever having been attempt.
ed here, there were some fears ,ha, il mini,
not succeed; and if it failed, the grog sellers
and iiplers would have triumph. Bu, tho
result far exceeded our most sanguine hopes.
and gave ample evidence Ina. our cause is on
the ad vance: no effort Of the kind, for any oh.
jecs, having equaled il.
The day was fine, as had been some length
Of time previous, and the only drawback up.
on the movements of the day, was, tina, in
some places the snow had vanished and left
the ground bare, over which the procession Of
sleghs had to pass. Bot this difficulty was
grapped with and overcome with the mora
pleasure, because, in one sense, it was EN-.
blematic of our cause, only in areversed order;
we had seen, notwithstanding the difficulties
we met with from the prejudice, habi. and in.
terest of grog sellers and grog drinkers, the
use of Alcahol greatly vanish like the snow,
before the temperance movement, of the place;
tho in general we have moved on az pleasant.
| ly as on our snow covered beautiful Prairie.
! The Society met a. the Court House at ono
o'clock P. NJ. and elected its officers; this be.
ing our anniversary. At two o'clock we lis.
tened. with pleasure, to an excelen. address
from the Rev, Mr.. Wells. Chaplain to U. S.
Army a, this place. accompanied by music
from the military band from the Fort.
The procession was then formed, consisting
of Is sleighs, ofwhch were drawn by fou,
horses each. The first four horse team carried
the band. over whom waved. IN majestic STYLE
the star spangIed banner of the country. An.
other four horse team carried thirteen Ladies
with appropriate banners answering TO the
thirteen original States, and the third one car
ried thirteen Misses.wih banners, answering
10 the thirteen new States. One sleigh had
the banner of the Society with the prairie
do Chen Washingtonian Temperance Socie.
ty'' on one side. and our "Pledge 10 abstain
from al intoxicating drinks" on the other
And one sleigh was filed with boys, each
with banners, with appropriate devices, AID
motios. while many other sleighs had their
banners. The Marshal and Deputy Marshal
of the day, were on white horses, and several
gentlemen were Oh horseback. the whole ma.
king most splendid appearance, for this ont.
post of civilization.
i But what sci off The concern to the bes. ad.
vantage, showing the contrast between ,hs
temperate and incorporate, no, in fiction. bu,
in reality, and to the life which brough, up the
rear. This was in the proper person Of
Gtog seller. He was clad in poor dirty
clothes; bad on an old palm leaf hat decorated
with coarse. dirty looking feathers and ,assels;
was mounted on poor mudgng run, OF po-
ny, and in his hand an Indian canoe paddle fer
a sword: TO finish the picture, he was too
drunk to set still on his no Sc, and as the de.
mon of intemperance intended 10 give q per.
feet portrait of himself, this champion OF his
cause, must needs attempt to fgh. with one in
the procession who had been customer, b.,
had reformed.
The procession, thus formed and attended.
passed .hrough the principle streets OF The
town. and through the Garrison, with music
from the band and with flying banners; and as
Ave o'clck z. NJ. reached our friend E. Tain.
,er's. where SPLENDID supper was prepared
for the occasion, and about $50 persons sat
down to feas, that needed no alcahol to give
it zes,, or to cause generous flow Of social
and pleasant feeling.
Supper being ended, a choir of singers were
arranged a, the table, supplied with temper
ancs Hymn and Soag books, and accompanied
by Bass yiol; the spacious room being 9TH
wise crowded with happy company. Se''
eral appropriate sentiments were then read,
after each of which an appropriate Hymn OF
Song was sung 10 excellent style, the whole
being interspersed with some sPirii-sii'ing
speeches and anecdotes.
The company broke up at an early hour
with generous flow of good feeling, highly
gra,ifed with the performance, and all well
convinced ,ha, Temperance feast, was the
happiesl feas, in the world.
A GUEST.