Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-03
CENTENNIAL CEREMONIES.
washington, Springs Celebr;ates the
Hundredth Anniversary OF Wash
tons Inauguration

Hundredth Anniversary of Wash
tons Inauguration.
According tonotices given last week
the various societies and organizations
of our village formed in line on
Main street Tuesday afternoon in the
following named order, headed by the
brass band E.O.C. Ord Post G. a. r.;
Farmers Alliance. bearing their en-
blem, the pillow: Seminary students;
Haddock Lodge |. O. g. Il. Christian
Prohibition League; Band of Hope etc.
These marched to the churchwhich was
soon filled to Overlooking with an eager
throng of citizens. all anxious to hear
the speech by Rev. Clough. Exercises
began with music by the band and II
song by the Seminary Gleowian Club,
When the following programme was
given.
Recitation, Home, May Grace:
Defamation, Patriotism d. Drown;
Recitation, Love of Country, Lydia
link:
Song. A Centennial hymn, BY the
Seminary Gleowlan club.
We wish that space would permit a
full report of the excellent speech by
Rev. Clough. 1t was rare treat en-
joyed by all. Eloquently and at times
humorously, he portrayed the perfect
unanimity of all parties and creeds on
the adoption of the Sioux Falls Con-
stitution. The Republicans because
they are proud of it and would stand
by it, the Democrats because it was
good enough for them the Prohibitions
list because it gave them chance to
carry prohibition at the polls this fall,
and the saloonists because it gives
them chance to defeat prohibition.
Alliances and Knights of Labor will
stand by it because 1t stands by them.
Woman sntfragists are favoring it be-
cause the first legislature will he
Obliged to submit the question of equal
suffrage to a vote. AS the speaker
pertinently put it. "The world the
flesh and the devil" are for once united
The speaker made some happy
hits; while the whole was enlivened
by occasional sallys Of wit and humor.
He announced his subject for the eve
ming as Americas True Manhood
In the evening the exercises were
continued with the following program
me by Seminary students.
Defamation, Washington's sword
and Franklin's Staff, Nathan Webb;
Recitation, My Country, Cora Seeker;
Biographical Sketch of George Wash
ington, Minnie Waterbury,:
Song by the Gleowian Club.
Select Reading. George Washing
tons Ratchet, Nellie Bywater;
Biographical sketch Of George Wash
ington, John Bremner
Defamation, Supposed speech OF John
Adams, Frank Gaf1in;
Song, Hurrah for the Model Repub-
lie, BY Seminary Gleowian club.
Rev. Clough then gave a temperance
address which was full Of logical and
convincing argument. lie said intel
ligence and morals were the basis of
manhood. Education did not make
the man. 1t was intelligence and
good morals that built up character.
the GROWING glory of a man. Educa-
ton misapplied was a curse to men
and communities. Those who are
afraid of the word prohibition should
remember that high license also prohlb-
its. 1t prohibits all but the privile-
ged fe W from selling liquor. 1t pro-
hibits those few from selling to minors.
IT it is wrong to sell to a young man
20 years old it surely must be wrong /,
sell to young man 81 years ole A
distinction without difference \
synopsis can do the speaker justice.
The speech must be published in fun
or the speaker heard to be fully appre-
ciated
Mr.. Clough made many friends while
here and would be warmly welcomed
again.