The New York herald., 1869-01-12

The 1rst anniversary OF Manhattan Lodge, No. l0A
Independent Order OF Good Templsrs was cele-
brated last evening In the large hall Of the Cooper
Institute, and Notwithstanding the tremendous
Efforts made by Pluvius, the provoking, to throw o
damper on the AFFAIR, 1t turned out an immense sue
Like cures like, and your confirmed teetotaier
cares no more for o drenching than canvasback
duck does-a fact which was plainly demonstrated
by the unusually large "turnout' last evening.
confirmed topper VINO staggered in, as he said,
for the purpose Of seeing what sort OF crea-
lures temperance folks were, remarked to the door,
keeper. as he reeled out again, that they looked
wonderfully healthy considering the beasily state OF
sobretyn they were in. The proceedings opened
with very eloquent and appropriate prayer by the
Rev. Brother =. v. Buck, OF Duane Lodge, Nine.
Cariotta Pozzoni Miss Avondale, Mr.. Coy and Mr.
Powers then sang "Come where my Love lies
Dreamingr and at the conclusion OF that beautiful
quartet Miss Avondale "obligedn with q pretty
little ballad about a'handsome young gentlemen and
q charming young lady who fell to loving and kiss
ing, 'having nothing else to do" Brother John A.
duced and delivered an address on the progress OF
the temperance movement The Good Templars
srs sSd raDay Da, .e Rsssine ne me
in 1ourishing condition, having total OF 81 900
members To-day there are no less than 5000 lodges,
$4,000 pledged Tempars, and twenty-five temper.
ance periodicals. The speaker declared that nine
tenths OF the crime committed throughout the land
was the direct result Of the use OF Intoxicating
liquors. ana therefore he was IN favor OF the imme-
date suppression OF the trafic In s.death and dam
nation, or, in other words, intoxicating bever-
would come when the nag OF temperance would
noat over the enemys works. song from Nine.
Pozzoni and duet by Master and Miss Herbert fol-
lowed the address. and then came the sensation OF
the evening, experiments with laughing gas The
antics OF the persons experimental upon were ex-
cessively amusing ana sent all who witnessed
them into commissions OF laughter. Some danced ~
n bitten BY tarantuas; others favored the audience
with comic songs; gray-headed old gentleman,
oration and young gentleman who belongs 70 ade-
batting society rose 70 an imaginary point q order
and set visionary chairman at defiance. Brother
oliver Tins, Of the Manhattan Lodge, next ad-
dressed the meeting. He commenced with an AZ
fecting story Of an old lady who once owned hns-
band and an clegant brown stone mansion on the
banks OF certain lordly river. The husband took
deprsved that he tried TO run for Congress- The old
lady was spared from the disgrace OF seeing her
husband In the Legislature. Drink killed him
before he reached. that depth; but tie elegant
brown stone mansion had to be sold 70
pay his LIQUOR bills and funeral expenses Mr.. Tins
tried TO tell several other little stories Illustrating
the evils Of ofintemperance but the audiencs came TO
the conclusion that enough was a. good as feast
and fell TO cheering every time the orator opened hrs
Of ghting II out that line accepted tn situation
and gracefully subsidized. The entertainments con-
cuded with series OF fdbfeduL vfruslts illustrating
the popular ballad, "Father, Come Homsn Owing
70 the length or the programme the nebriAed parent
did not consent to 90 home until near mitnight