West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-09-05

hibirion orator.; Song, by the
Band; The Lords Prayer, in con-
cert Recitation, BERTHE Thomas,
(another five-year-old hero)
After these happy exercises the
choir sang Rejoice in the Lord"
AMI then came
BAND OF HOPE REPORTS.
Miss Mabel Minor, Secretary,
spoke most encouragingly of the
fourishing Cum berland Band.
Mrs. Sallie Lowry, Superintend-
ent, spoke good words for the Mar
tinsburg Band. Mr.. D, j. Gibson
had a good report for the Newburg
Band.
Miss Carrie Scofeld, Ex-Presi-
dent, was called to speak for the
Parkersburg Young Woman's
Union, but failed to respond-not
being in the audience at the time.
THE CRIPPLED NEwsBoY.
After the above-noted reports,
Master Henry M. Breigner, rail
road newsboy, who lost leg in an
accident, was brought forward by
the railroaders' friend, Miss Jen-
ME Smith, and feelingly intro
duced, when, in timid tones he de-
livered touching little poem Of
his own production, pathetically
reciting his own misfortune. AT
ter the recital, his poem, printed
on cards, went like fresh-roasted
peanuts at a picnic, at nickel Il
card.
The Bands of Hope were now
dismissed to make themselves hap
Ply in the wild woods of the Park,
and after the audience had joined
the choir in singing, "We'll all
Rejoice when the Curse of Rum is
O'er,' Miss Jennie Smith conduc-
ted the
RAILROAD EXPERIENCE MEETING.
The first to speak, was the we'll
known Captain French, Supervis-
ion End Division B. & O. R. r.
His talk was full of heart warm III
and instruction.
"Im Child of a King" was
sung with special spirit and pa
thos, after which Jennie Smith re-
lated touching incidents connect
ed with the engineer of 1856, and
1856" Mr.. Joseph Clayton, respond
ed with most interesting and
profitable experience talk.
Other testimonies followed,
closing with brief address on the
Railroad Christian Temperance
Work, by Miss Addie Sherman.
TEMPERANCE NEWSPAPERS,
Miss Taylor mere urged the
claims of the Union Signal, the or
gan of the w. c. T. o., the "Wo-
noaa at Work, and the WEST VlR-
GINA FREEMAN, pressing the duty
of subscribing for these temper
ance journals, and using every pos
sibIe effort to extend their circula
ton and influence.
In response to the Presidents in
vitation, the editor made brief
statement to the Convention con
corning the origin, plan, estab-
lishment and purpose of the FREE
MAN, and publicly rendered the
free and fullest use of its columns
to the Womens' Christian Temper
ance Union, urging them to make
it their paper and help to put it
into the homes of all the people,
as it was emphatically the peoples
paper.
The hour for the Lecture arriv-
ing, after the song, "No Compro-
mise" the President introduced
MRS. j. ELLEN FOSTER, OF IOWA.
In this connection we shall
make no futile attempt to report
the two hours address of this Ma
tional platform advocate of Tenn
perance and Prohibition.
Speaking to those of our readers
who have heard her, we could pay
no higher compliment to the
speaker than to say the address
was one of Mrs. Fosters inimitable
and irresistible expositions Of the
facts, truths and logic of Prohibi-
ton; and as for those who haven't
heard her well, they'll never know
half the power of a wise wonan's
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