Morning journal and courier., 1884-04-11
Ann1ve' sary Celebration.

The FOrtieth Birthday of Harmony Df- vision No. 5, Sons of Temperance, CeIe- brated by a Banquet and Speeches. Lnrge Delegations From Other Dtvts- lens Present.
 The Dwight street roller skating rink WAS ! She scene of an occasion of much pleasure ! last evening. Harmony division Mo-, 5, Sons of Temperance, was celebrating lis fortieth anniversary and it had sent out invi- tations to all the other divisions in the State
 to be present. There were plenty of divis- ions present, but the occasion was extremely
 harmonious. In fact harmony prevailed everywhere and all the divisions blended to- gether under the common standard, and ate and drank-nothing stronger than cofee-at
 the same tables. Grand officers and repre-
 sentatives of many out of town divisions met on the joyous occasion and renewed acquaint-
 ances and made new ones. There were four tables, each of which stretched across the entire surface of the skating rink, and upon their white surfaces 452 plates were set. The regular evening trains and special trains brought h sixty from the Milford division, seventy-fv from the one in Birmingham and delegations of various sizes from Hart-
 ford, Meriden, Bridgeport, Norwalk, South
 NorWalk, Reynolds Bridge, Silver Mine, Danbury and other towns. Harmony
 division, which has now a membership of
 35s, was represented by upwards of two hun
 dred of it's members. The Most Worthy
 Patriarch of North America, Benjamin R.
 Jewell of Boston, Grand Scribe A. Fl.
 Morse of New Haven, Grand Treasurer R.
 H. Tucker of Ansonia Grand Sentinel J.
 H. Gordon of Ridgefeld, Grand Conductor
 A. L. Chandler of New Haven, were some of
 those present who are of high rank in the
 order. There were also many past grand
 officers present. Among the prominent gen.
 tlemen present who are members of the Har-
 mony division were noticed R. P. Cowles,
 John G. North, Dr. Frank Gallagher, A. W.
 Wells, c. E. Hart, G. W. Babb, Rev. T. $.
 Samson, John Mccarthy, George R. Bill,
 Russell Rounds, Sylvanus Butler, George l..
 Sanford, Charles Ayres, G. D. R Hubbard
 H. O. Jennings and William A. Lincoln.
 The party sat down at the tables about
 s:30 and nearly all the places were occupied. Rev. T. s. Samson of Calvary Baptist church presided as master of ceremonies, and he opened the exercises of the evening by an address of welcome. He said: Ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters: Perhaps I might only gay brothers, as l believe the
 brothers embrace the sisters. Icongratula te you upon the suspicious occasion which has brought us together. I congratulate you most heartily upon the hourishing condition in which our division is at the present time. It,has passed.throngh long history, but it was never in such 8 thriving state as now, as to members, financial condition and in efficiency in every direction. Forty years has made great changes in this country with regard to temperance. Some can look back on long years of battling for the princi- pIes which we uphold. The past has been successful, and think our chances for suc- cess in the future are fatteriug. To the chief executive officer in the United States, n ID ke E-s l,s places and all present extend hearty vel come MT. Samson closed his remarks by an appropriate quotation from Owen Mere dith His remarks evoked continued ap- plause.
 Mir. John G. North invoked divine bless ing, after which letters of regret were read from J, L. Warren, Danbury, Ct.; Josephine H. Carpenter, Hartford; Jennie B. Puffer, Hartford, and Grand Worthy Associate M. l l.. Luther.
 The next exercise was united onslaught upon the viands & hich were served by bevy of young and pretty waitresses. Everyone seemed to enjoy the feast to the utmost and the food disappeared with 8 rapidity that demonstrated to casual observer the fact that although the sons and daughters drink little they know how to eat.
 The first toast of the evening was ttOur Fortieth Anniversary" with the sentiment, ssMay the prosperity of our division, deepen- ed and broadened by the experiences of forty years, be increased until the principles of our order shall embrace the entire race of man." To respond to the toast Rev. Mir. Samson felisitously introduced Lawyer L. N. Blydenburgh After brief introduction MT. Blydenburgh said: ''This is not the for tieth anniversary of many of those see be- fore me. The ladies especially would not 1 wish me to say that it was their fortieth an- l Those who belonged to this di- vision in it's earlier years, alas, are not here. Many earnest workers have finished their | work and gone to their reward. There's 1 good deal tosbe thought of when we think of l forty years. It's an instant in the progress of ages, but an age in the individual life. | But the principles of our order live though | men and women die. The beauties of aspiring | time come and pass away, but the prin- cipIe Of life that is left brings forth new blos- soms. While men die, thought, intelligeres works of beauty live and go on forever. The fortieth anniversary of this body is the forti- eth anniversary of body of men who are keeping alive the great principles of temper ance- There is no institution that helps to keep alive principles more necessary than 1 his. We of to day hope that the experience If the past which the history of ths lodge