The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-05-01
anniversary of the Younger Brothers of Tenn


to their very interesting exercises for the evening The
church crowded to OVERLOOKING with the youth and
beauty of city Around platform before the pulpit
were assembled the officers and orators OF the day in their
striking and beautiful egaias while two finely painted BAN
made rich back ground To the right and in front
youthful voares of Temperance with scar and deco
rated stats appeared great numbers The Daughters of
Temperance also honored their Younger Brothers with
their attendance, and to they presented novel and inter-
esting spectacle. Each simple white collar
trimmed with blue fringe and they looked in the midst of
that assemDage. like band of determined and ener
gec who could each in the midst of her own
home altar to Love- Purity and Fidelity" Mrs. Bar.
BAUD in her beautiful lines addressed her thus speaks
of the effect produced by woman upon man
When parched with thirst with hunger wasted,
- Her gentle hand refreshment gave,
How sweet the cOarsest food has tasted
What cordial in the simple aoaue ~
And while viewing, with emotions that could not
the mother the wife, and the sister, wearing in all
humility the chase badge of the Understanding to the
world that they stood guardian angels to protect and
father husband brother from the fell destroyer,
et indeed, that xomans influence should be brought
forward more powerfully to aid the of hope and
domestic happiness The Divisions the I'M NoLIA
No 9 of this city and the OLIVE BRANCH of Algen. The
exercises commenced with the song
with banner and with badge we come"
sung with much effect by all the members present;
panied by the piano. The air" Old Lang Syne," SO
familiar all present, which will descend from sire to
son. and still eectrify with its pantive melody chill
it, and as the last line
The victory is ours''
rose the roof in one chorus of happy voices felt its
truth while looking on that youthful band.
The Rev. j. T. keener delivered an appropriate and I'M
pressve prayer INVOKING IN tones oil feyent pley the and
of the Deity in behalf of the friends of the Temperance
Cause anu askng at hose VINO heeaed us dement's might
be raised from their fallen state the proud platform of
io.ai apsunence.
The choir of Harmony Division, composed of six mem.
bers, sang with much skill
I" Away away in life's young day.
when Master f. W. Perry IT, of Washington Fountain
No. l. stepped forward and delivered an original address
He could not have counted more than sixteen yet
his delivery and manner would have done credit TO maturer
years. Although the first to arise and address that large
audience he showed NO embarrassment and spoke in clear
distinct voice. He his remarks with statement
of the rise of their order But twelve months SINCE and the
small number of eleven boys composed the Fountain D
vision No l. interchangeable in their endeavors to induce
their young companions to Join them they soon found that
success was theirs and in four months two other divisions
had been fomed-OrIeans No g. and LAFAYETTE No g.
But too rapid growth led to almost as quick decline;
many, attracted first by the novelty, abandoned
them Not only pledged against the use OF ardent spirits
but also against tobacco and proane swearing number OF
their members beevs that manness consisted IN punng
sega and profanity ie the ordeI 70 seek more congenai
companions but now the star OF temperance was again
IN the ascendant! Inc NUMBER OF bo'hers before MIN was
sure promise fo the future he contrasted In orcbe
manner the situation oil the man who abstans from all
that ntoxicates and the one VINO given to strong drink
ending with an appeal to the audience to give hearty en-
to those who expected to walk In alter years as
the twig was then inclined Much applause followed this
very excellent address,
Master Moses Greenwood, OF Lafayette Fountain No. 3.
young lad OF thirteen next delivered an address His style
was manly and dgnied and he introduced several anec
does Illustrative OF the evils of ntemperance that gained
him much applause. He made pretty Close and
quilted himself well.
Master Samuel McPherson of Washington Fountain No.
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