The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-07
Harvest Home.
The Harvest Home held In Crnne

The Harvest Home held In Crane \
toms grove, Sept. Sd. under the nu-
spices of the W. G. 4. u, of Marshall
ton and Stanton, WIS grand success.
The day was all TINT could be desired.
A nice balmy breeze played through
tie grove all day. Large crowds of
people thronged the place. Enthusi-
asm ran high.
lie Spring City Quartette rendered
Prohibition songs to the delight of
the audience, singing such songs as
these: ',lts got to co. Get of the
fence. Turning and Twisting" THE
Prohibition ark, and many others. q.
ii. Williams, pastor of Murshallton
and Stanton M. L. Churches, presided.
Alter prayer by Rev. Daniel Green,
the same place, delivered an address
which was loudly applauded. He sat
Iirlzed those who say I'VE can't do any
thing" and showed them that they
"cah'ts because they won't. He stated
that all moral reforms in the past had
teen brought about by minorities. 1t
was sound and logical address.
The address in the afternoon was by
that sturdy Prohibitionist. eX-Gov.
St John, OF Kansas For nearly two
hours be held his large audience in
close attention. W wondering, as sentence
after sentence pealed forth, what
would come next.
He gave the Republican. Democrat
the credit OF the good
that had grown out OF their admins
tration, aud also held them RESPONSE
BILE for the evil resulting from their
action. He showed how the saloons
had increased under the present politi-
mi 10 In MI
would have been the same had Cleve-
land been elected inetead OF Harrison.
10 eutirized the cordial sympathy"
plank IN the Republican platform OF
1873. He handled the Mckinley bill in
q mastery way, and showed many of
its tallacies. He took up the labor
u ouble, referring to the Homestead
Affairs. He believed In the Australian
ballot system but deplored tho cor.
lruption In modern politics that neces-
Isitntes Its adoption.
He put the professed christian who
' otes either of the old party tickets
In the same pew and says you can't
tell about the ticket OF the church
me mber from that OF the brewer, for
ltliey both vote for the perpetuRtion OF
be saloon. Ills speech will not soon
forg often. When he was taken to
memters OF the Fairview Lodge, /. o.
q. 4. who rode OH horseback In re-
gala. When at the station st. John
made them short address in which
he advised them never to lie, swear
nor drink. One of the boys eald,
lets give three cheers for st. john
" hit h they did heartily.
The speaker in the evening was Rev.
Vim. White, of Wilmington. He re-
feIred to the fact that the brewers
we've to have an exhibition of their
business ut the Worlds Fair at Chi
Icago. He seid they ought to have
plenty OF room in which to show the
results OF their business by putting on
exhibition the thousands OF drunkal DIS
hey had made. He said he could lind
tEt m some specimens of their bad
business in Wilmington. 1t was a
IsouId speech throughout. The leader
of the Spring City Quartette made
some remarks and the Harvest Home
of 1892 as closed, 1t having eclipsed
all its predecessors.
Mrs. Anna j. Guest, president of the
lUmon, The members and friends of the
Temperance cause. all heartily thank
oil who contributed in an any way.
either 10y giving their means or their
lserviccs toward the success of the
harvest Home. These Indies and
friends ale to he congratulated ON the
fact that they were able TO pay all ex-
rerses and still have net profit of
5000.
Your correspondent noticed visitors
from your city, namely, Revs Henry
SanGerson, S. NJ. Morgan and wife, +.
Burgette Short, who made II collec-
ton speech, John White, Miss HilleS,
MIR. George w. ycdd. Mr.. Newton
{ handler md family, and others. He
also saw Irof. Hearn, now principal of
the Newport school and member OF
the Walter Hartman Quartette that
vest Home. HoNoRARY MEMBER OF the
w. c. 4. U.