The star. (Aberdeen, S.D.) 1891-1898, 1894-01-18
AN ALLIANCE SOCIAL.
A Delightful Meeting and $40
For State Work.

At the suggestion Of the state Alliance
the Aberdeen local on Friday evening
last held "box Social The object
was to assist the state alliance in raising
funds for propaganda work. The
method has Teen recommended to all
locals throughout the state and 80 this
meeting merits somewhat extended
notice.
The social was held in tho La Belle
school house seven miles southeast Of
Aberdeen, an ordinary country district
school house in rather sparsely settled
community. 1t so happened that two
dances were held on the same evening
in the immediate neighborhood, which
With the revival meetings in the city
detracted somewhat from the attend
ance. The charity ball in Aberdeen on
that evening did not interfere for no one
with sufficient sense to attend an Alliance
meeting would ever think of attending
charity ball. The Star family was in
debted to Mrs. Cassell and son Russell
for sleigh ride out to the meeting.
making merry party of eight. The
evening was pleasant, the sleighing
fairly good and on arrival we found the
school house we'll filled, some OF those
present having come nearly ten miles.
The social was to be preceded by short
literary program. Accordingly, F. w.
Webb was chosen chairman and the ex-
srcises began. The program was q
very pleasant one and finely rendered.
The instrumental music was given ON a
piano-harp and violin and was excell-
emit. The following was the program as
arranged, but portion was omitted, as
it was growing late:
instrumental Music,
EE. Webb ard Miss Irene Wells;
Song Gn German)
Robert Hoppe;
Address, Thomas Dyke
Recitation, John Meyer
Song,
Misses Saida, Flossie and Frantic Webb
Reading, Irene Kidd
Instrumental Music,
E. e. Webb and Miss Irene Wells
Reading, Matt Riley A.
Recitation. Frantic Webb
Willie Higginbotham
Alice Higginbotham
j. e. Higginbotham
Song, La Belle Glee Club
Recitation, Flossie Webb
Instrumental Music,
e. e. Webb and Miss Irene Wells
Song,
Misses Flossie, Saba and Frantic Webb
The address of Mr.. Dyke was on
Socialism and is worthy of reproduction
80 We give it in full. He spoke as fol-
lows:
The child is the father of the man That
which has been is the cause Of that which is,
The FIRST lesson that men had to learn before
civilization was possible was to work together,
that 10, cooperation.
Now there IL voluntary cooperation and in
voluntary cooperation. In the nature OF
things involuntary-unwillingc cooperation had
to come first. Accordingly, we first find in
history that slavery is the first form OF cooper
alton. The stronger tribes or races conquered
and enslsved the weaker. Slavery at a certain
age was necessary. 1t was better than anarchy
1.-THE strong had not ruled nobody would have
directed things. and there would have been no
progress
After slavery came serfdom. This is known
in history a. Feudalism.~ Here the person
Of the serf was free. But he was attached to
the land. he was not bought and sold himself
but was bought and sold with the land.
After serfdom or feudalism came the era of
tndivtdualism. The system OF unrestricted
private enterprise. Under this system of things
We are still living The motto is, Every man
for himself and the devil take the hindmost. F."
The working Of this system is seen in great
wealth, abundance on one hand and poverty