, 1869-06-11
TEMPERANCE PICNIC.
Yesterday at EvaRston-Gsneral
Turnout Of the Good Templare,
4 Fest In the Wesds-Interestlns Addresses
BY Enlneut Speakers.

The grand temperance picutc, conducted under
thc auspices OF various lodges In Chlcaxo and nd.
jacent towns, wa yesterday held In Ey7uston. a
Lille toWn famous for ia cod-wnlef principles,
located on the lake sho1e, about II miles po,th
OF this city. For several wecks the temperance
people heirAeout haif been actiro In preparing
'o1 LEG csent, which, II was determined, Bhould
srrpass anything u it, line Attempted IN this II
ctn1tJ Tor toEne time. Everybody interested In
the Temperance cause lent 4 willing hand toward
The completion Of the prostaons and appoint
menD Of the occakion, and, to their crcdl be 1,
sale, nofh1ng seemed 10 be wanting tha. could
have enhanced The general enjoyment Of all The
steamer Onion wA chartered By the Committee oi
Rush street bridge II about 10 O'Clock Ia The FORE
nickets' over The foam-crested wayes
ION, TIE day daxned upon t TIC Scene scene
70 the happiness Of e1eyy one. The sun appeared
IN 1uD bloom, and favored the little party or e.
day The weather could not hare been morr
arspic1oEs for such gathering. A bhott .r.dc
upon .he !ate fssagnt Win the greatest pleasure,
harked, and scattered In sections through the
shadJ groves upon tie shore The SPOT Is lovely
~ i's grand e.. s1pressens Of Saso5e's MT on The
the other depth Of tollage, through Nhich the
lake breeze ssrs with bew.tehing mongtony, A
more beautiful spot could not have been selected
Ncat The new university, and almost upon tne
beach was erected platform, upon which he
Speakers Of the daJ and the band held forth. The
sented: LIE Boat, Houston, HARMONY. s:al s8ef Of
uoEe. Aqua Pu1a, Lincoln, Sons of Temperance
Goodhue, Excelsior, Garden Clty. E1snston U1ion
ft:shments, provided for them on tie ground, and
EterMAtu entered into social converse and geuer-
q g. sn}eymsnt a Speaking ras neIt in order. Rev.
prayer. Mi. l. l. GreenleM, preaidlrg, Rad tie
following RESOLUTION:
Key. e u: Fowler, pastor Of the Wabash Avenue
AethodtSt Church, then rose and addressed tbe
iGsatnesrsng: istt As pIeiacsd by remarks b. saying
tnat ne was thankful that he WAs amopV 80 for
nidable - array Of temperance soldlers IND that
ne had the subject Of temperance to deal wire
ne nexs p5oeGsaed to enlosse the great cause Of
md eloquentty spoke Of the beauties Of the order
i Nss unph11o*opbcal, he thought, 10 say thst
nc church followed On the heels Of reform, because
community and the enthrs.a1m ouse created, the
enosch AIDED In the realization. he fetsted
ee1s' and coucludod smd prolonged Cheering
Ihe lonoE1ug resolution vas then read:
Ss e. f'; I'd csn RGpe
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esa5 2. s stts111 r. :f1h ~ eq9a e .he .ols
tor1 d the ad md our beIove country Il fre iou,
Kev. y bT. W 4. 7: HsTan % brisny % responded to TIL.
Tss1nn4n snd atseE sloaosat!y s1poond,nx The
60 demonstrations Of applause. '''' '''' -
Auslc By The Reform school oaud was Inter.
spefsed tKouqhout The proceedings
le1, followed In brief but interesting address On
NE general subject Of temperance. She was
happy to See 20 many eatue5t friends before her
! I'd "a an Evidence St ae in a. a.
vork VAS progressing nobly aad well. eul 1t was vas
poSo ana 81 So tS
that ita tue and desired eject would not lie had
The people Of the country DID not seem prepared
would probably witness change for The better In
the public heart She must give to her audience
lev startling statistics regaralng the liquor tradc
year for uanor. AZ an Illustration Of the terrible
results Of tntenpeIauce abe staied that $40 900 chill
dsen xetc Ieas!J sentto the orphan asJlum because
poverty, to provide for them Two hundred thou
kaId mon, degraded to misery and cztne through
intempe1anec. were annually committed to the
eighth Of the crime perpetl3ted In our midst Was
the result Of the use Of Liquor. The statistics or
New fort citJ,. Fherc drunkenness and cnme
we're rampant, showed, she s1id, terrible cIam-
pie Of debauchery In every form. and that every
year 800 omen. from the blooming lass Just bud
ding into wnmanhood to the mother Of large fam
iiea, were sent to a drunkards instltuflon for
treatment Out Of 100, ,o0O gallons Of liquor manr-
fartured In this city there WAS not one gallon
pure or unadulteTated. The fair speaker continued
at some length and heid the audience spell bo md
By her burning eloquence. Al the close Of hei re-
marks she Was greeted with loud applause Her
effort FHs a powerful one, and deeply graldcd
those who had the good fortune to hear IT.
After music BY the band, the following WIS Of
Tered b. The pres1dtnG gentleman:
Ro'r That the restralnt Of tht lIquos traffic by Law
10 both lust and r1pedieut
TO this Rev. III. Raymond opportunely respond
ed, strongly urging the strict enforcement OF the
law wherever LII force, and calling for the Iegia
latlye enactment which should suppress the great
Eln OF liquor traElc.
Al about o'clock in the afternoon the plcasures
OF 1he day were concluded, and the e1cur1lon!sts
Iett the scene for the boat which safely landed
them In the city.