New-York tribune., 1894-06-04

s,,,,rs IN a seat in the body OF the nan ''e So,
&c on ordinary delegate. but so grea' va"
o-ueb IN welcome him that some oi '''0
- r,sc,ed him in a good-natured way anu
lad hin, to the platform. When ne was se""D
y little girl advanced and presented 10 nm "
large bouquet Of wildiowers. whereat ''e auU'
erca broke forth into applause IN whlch "o'eS "a
music mingled and swelled.
'1rho ,oh,a IN front Of the chairman was ceco-
rated with bouquets Of wiidilowe'S Ia ~,
daisies and ferns predominated The large nan
- ho,dsor,a,v decorated with flags and bunt-
,ny and throughout the park and In front OF
,,,o,,sas IN the way from the railroad station 10
. .ha hail there few IN the breeze welcoming
.-,o,,o.s sucb as Hall to Neal Dow, the pioneer
of Prohibition"'
RFGINNING THE DAYS EXERCISES
The business Of the day began at 10 O'CLOCK
,r,,h devotional exercises, led by the Rev. Dr'
MS Gregory. formerly president Oh the Lake
Forest ITniversity. Ill. William T. Wardweil pre-
sided and in the course Of his speech saiu '"a'
there were present delegates from not Only Tue
most distant parts of America. but rom 'ne
various European countries as well Co'oHe' Az
ander s. Bacon. president of the SUNDAY ~"
servance Society, Of Brooklyn ana chal''iia4i ''
the executive committee OF arrahge"e"'s' '"'"
,,oao =, address OF welcome. He said in part;
a
mon have honest opinions that are shade u'Ae. :
.-ou, o,,r own You remember the old
\ Quaker who said to his wife: AL the "oriu -
4 o,aar save me and thee. and thee Is Little
queer" Q.aughter)
Congratulatory addresses to General 10" were
then made by representatives of various orsA"i-
cations OF total abstinence, among the'h Deii's
Aaron NJ. Powell Editor Of "The National lem
nerance Advocate: Mrs. L. NJ. y. Stevens re-
oordng secretary Of the National Womens ChTls-
tan Temperance Union; Mrs Ee', ~. D. pa r,,sa an
of Cleveland Ohio. president OF the Noh-far1 I
National w C. T u: Samuel d. Hastings. or " Is
consin Independent Order OF G2od leinpials, -
A Everett OF St. John ~ b.. most worthy
ns.riarcb sons of Temperance OF North America,
and william Danie Of Maryland
THE AFTERNOON MEETING.
A. the afternoon meeting General Wager
swsvne presided and in introducing Father
Milan of Poughkeepsie of the Catholic Tenn
perance Union. said "He invited me several
times to lecture on temperance before ever saw
Catholic priest invited to address Protestant
temperance meeting"
Father Milan. In the course OF MS Speech sald
that II he had the power 20 canonize anybody he
vyouId nut a wreath OF laurels upon Neal Dow s
brow and salute him as saint tAppianse).
Then came song about the voting OF ouhoay,, ,
school teacher and brewer, in which II was said
OF the former:
He piled up his prayers for holy PTotscitSn a t ooc.,o
knocked
The Rev. Joseph Cook. OF Boston, in long re-
view on the progress Of the temperance cause.
said. In part:
The features of George Washington were a
large-type copy OF the Ten Commandments, and
so are the features OF Neal Dow" Appause).
Then came the presentation of the formal ad-
dress TO General Dow which was prepared and
signed by the following committee:
The Rev. DIR. Il. Il. Tyler, OF New-York the
DR. James BqetsE sr% Of New 6ob pr
Chicago; the Rev Dr. A. J. Kynett, OF Phiiadel-
ghis Msny tyegSors Of BE Bost9n the ksy
OF Canada; the Rev J. c. Fernald OF New York
and Commander Ballinston Booth. Of the Saliva
tion Army.
The Rev DR.. B. b. Tyler Of this city, read
the address which said in part:
We remember with pride to-day that when the
To ass good them @ that the Maine law
could not be enforced you were i1S The exeenive on
with ser-ed bayonets and shotted guns the majesty
OF law and the personal liberty OF the best citizens
from saloon domination and desradation--as holy
cause any for which armed men ever mustered
We greet YOU as the man of more than one issue
country.s peril when already twelve years past
fs gs 9 ay e IN yon he ey eco a men
sponded: the commander who led In the face OF
SON II s By no holiday title that we address you
General Neal Dow
GENERAL Dows RESPONSE
General Dow. In the course Of his reply. said
/ have not accomplished In this work anything
that should entitle ne much honor have
had here. l know Goodwin Smith well. and hope
he didn't say that Prohibition failure ir
Maine, as have been told he did, for the reason
that II Isn't true. Appause) Goodwin Smith, abls
q man. doubt. as he ~, should not express In
hurry opinion upon subject without first know
ing something about IT, friend called upon me re
Gently In Portland the largest city In the State
In Press, "a purne-Jonss Hesa." and other fa.cns.
ing sketches. by Clara Sherwood Rollins Success as
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