Daily national Republican., 1863-01-05
GRAND TEMPERANCE IEvEK.
Speeches by Admiral A. II. FoOts, Senate
Wiley, Gen. Prsntiss, and Othsrs.

An intelligent and deeply interested audience Of
ladies and gentlemen assembled last Friday night,
in the new "Unlon Hall p on Ninth street, in order
10 participate In the interesting exercises pertain
ing to social Isvee held by Federal City Division
No. o. OF the Sons OF Temperance.
The hal was attsd up In a beautiful manner, and
for the purpose for which II Il designed will safely
challenge comparison with any hall In the city.
Ths door Is covered BY elegant carpet, neat and
substantial ssttees were arranged on the sides
while appropriate tables and chairs were placed at
each end Of the room. On the wall, over the speak
srS Staud two splendid national nAgs, Of silk were
gracefully displayed, while smaller nAgs and ever
green's were neatly arranged around the framed
Charters" OF the Order. On the opposite end o1
the hall the fuIllength portrait Of the Father OF
his Country" was seen, and on each side were two
neAtly-fTAmsd piCtures one representing the "ofh.
eeTs Of the National Division Of the Sons OF TEN.
psTAnes," and the other "Monut Vernon" executed
BY an amateur artist belonging to the Division.
The meeting was called TO order By Mr.. John s.
PSlsF, the presiding cftleer Of the division, who
made an explanation Of the objects Of the meeting,
In which he gave brief history Of the origin and
prOErets the division He stated that the organ
iIAtiou had been in existence only AbOur twenty
wseks Il held itS meetings In the beginning OF Its
career 10 = very Inappropriate room, entirely un'
suited TO such pure and Dohls organization as
this ID destined TO be. After much peTplsXity and
long search, this hall was obtained and httsd ~
In this beautiful manner, BY the rHorgy Of this
snail band ofsObeF and earnest nIen. The expenses
ofthIs effort had to be met, and the members have
contributed hbeFAly. We want = little more
money 10 anIah Our work, and this meeting has
BEEN arranged TO aid in meeting immediate wants
that our hands may be held up aud our hearts
y strengthened by the cheering music and wise
colnsels and Sympathies OF the distinguished
speakers who were to follow
PRAYER was then offered by the Rev, II. W. Reed
The uuartstts choir OF the division, consisting o.
Nh, Jcka A. Fowle, Mr. q. r, Whiting, Miss ElIdA
Rumsey, and Mrs. Carrie D. Greene then sung the
song, Merrily the Temperance Horn" with dn'
effect,
The Chan introduced Hon. wAitman T. Wiley
senator from Virginia, who gave one OF thos'
eaTusst and effective temperance addesses, fo
which he l. so famous. lie had Just returned from
an eNhEuSting days labor across the Potomac
amouR the brave men OF his State who had bled Il
,uatSiR the glorious old nag. tie was reminded
by the scenes OF the day and that before him now
az che difference between the mission OF this wa
and that Of the Sons OF Temperance. The drst II
fts progress necessarily destroys ife-the mission
Of thls llStituIOn II 10 save life and lead TO psae
and hAppiness. il 10 terrible, indeed, TO see tn
desolStion and sorrow produced by the war. Bu
IL must be- our country must be saved. Then le
the work otdsath 90 on until the Old mas Asah
hOats proudly over peaceful, united, Tree an
happy land. (Applause,l To the mother VIII
losss her only 500 10 this terrible struggle thsF
u come sGtiSiastion even amid her dreadful grieJ
she has been honor0d by having son die In III
psbIs duty Of defending bis SOuntTy in her hour
peril.
But, oh the keen anguish Of mother who's
son has passed into his grave drunkard Sh
Weeps and feels no SatiSiaoti0ni TOT tAsEs y
pAliating hope upou which tbs AnSHlsAea hs'd
eau Feft
DsSolGtiaE a. this war Is, even now during tn
proElsGs Of its disasteFa, BoEs men are falling W
tins 70 stimulating hqLUf, than from the dSsuu
tive implemsnts Of war. During the Last year. MI
or hundfsd thousand have fallen nom aiekne'
and wounds, hut at least one hundred thousand
our SitiIenS have fallen nom the intemPerate VI