The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-10-16
THE LECTURE AND CONCERT
MONDA EVENING.

The entertainment at Kimball Opera
House on Monday evening, under the
auspices of the st. James Total Abstin-
ence Society, was fairly well attended,
but it must be said that there were more
vacant chairs than there should have
been. If our citizens fully appreciated
the work accomplished by the society
there would not have been standing room
in the hall, instead of vacant chairs. The
entertainment opened with chorus
song, The Temperance Cause is Grow
ing" by Messrs. Chas. Brown, w. S. Nc
Dermott, Robt. English, Harry Baldwin,
Samuel Reynolds and Johnnie Kupfer,
followed by comic duet by Messrs. w.
S. McDermott and Chas. Brown, which
was loudly applauded. The third num-
Der on the programme was q cornet solo
by Prof. F. L. Rawson," Yankee Doodle"
which was so much encored that he was
obliged to respond with another selection.
Next followed Golden Years are Pass
ing By" which was sung with much
pathos by Miss Lizzie O'Donnell and
chorus, and was heartily applauded.
The fifth number On the programme
was quartette, Forsaken," by Chas
Brown, Rob. English, Johnnie Kupfer
and Harry Baldwin. 1t was rendered
in excellent style, and was received with
well-merited applause. Protect us
Through the Coming Night" was sung
with much feeling by Miss Lizzie O'Don-
nell, Miss Kittie English and Master
Johnnie Kupfer. Next followed a piano
solo by Miss Kittie English, which was
rendered in that young lady's brilliant
and pleasing style. A few remarks by
Father Cleary followed the musical part
of the programme, and in his usual
| felicitOus manner he introduced the
Hon. Peter Doyle, of Milwaukee, who
delivered highly interesting lecture or
the life and labors of Father Mathew,
the Irish apostle of temperance. In the
course of his lecture he stated that at
| various times and in various places meT
were raised up by God for special mis-
sions, having for their object the eleva
ton of the human race, and that it wa:
generally conceded that Father Mathew
was called by God to convert the Irisf
people from the curse of intemperance
He gave the number of persons who wer'
induced by Fathew Mathew to take tn,
pledge in Ireland, England, Scotland
and the United States. The total i
enormous. He said Mr.. Froude, tn
English historian, who is no friend 0
the Irish people, admitted that there
was less crime committed in Ireland, il
| proportion to the population, than il
any other country in the world. Britisl
| statistics also proved this fact, and h
read extracts from letter of Mr.. Red
i path to the New York Herald substar
tiating the assertion. This freedom from
crime was due in q great measure to til
| fact that the Irish at home were a yer
| temperate people, the great majority 0
| them being members of Father Mathe,
temp erance societies. He gave inc
dents which came under his observatio
while on tour through Europe fe'
years ago, and mentioned scenes whic
were witnessed at Father Mathews gray
to show that the work of that gres
apostle of temperance was more las
ing monument in the hearts of the Iris
/, people than any that could be built /
bronze or marble. He closed with
brilliant peroration, and was greeted wit
round after round of applause.