Morning journal and courier., 1894-04-26
THR YEAR OF ,UBIEEE.

Flftieth Anniversary Of Harmony
Division, No. s, Sons OF Temperance
speeches and music-An Elegant
COLLATION.. @
The fftieth anniversary and golden
jubilee of Harmony division, No. 8, Sons
of Temperance, was held at Warner hall
last evening and was attended by about
800 members and invited guests. After
the singing of the anniversary ode, CHAIR
man George r. Bill, P. N. g. A., made .
short address of welcome, after which
there WAS q song by the Mendelssohn quar-
tst. A banquet followed. O. e. Hart, P.
g. W. A., of this city, delivered an adj
dress on .'The Half Century" He said:
II may not be expected to say much
| about the half century. Your historian
has covered that ably. But there are
things which enter into the very life of an
| organization that cannot be written. It
has been hard work for Harmony division
| through its existence. Fifty years ago q
| few reformers or reformed men-men of
| staunch integrity-plsnted their standard
here In this city. And from it has grown
| up great tree that has borne rich fruit.
all about US. And their life has not been
merely division life. It has been re-
form life. Meetings used to>bs held ct the
various chspels about town on Sunday
evenings and they would be crowded With
people who came in to take upon them
selves temperance VOWS. We used to have
debating clubs also. As We stand here on
the mountain top and look down over
the whole fifty years We can see much good
work done, but We have also made mis-
takes. We have at times lacked interest in
our work. do not think that there was
ever time in the city like the present In
which the good people of the city have
realized the grip the rum power has upon
municipal and state affairs. These good
people are gathering themselves together
in the Law and Order league to enforce
more strictly the laws We have, and event.
uslly to go to the halls of legislation and
obtain new laws. And I want to say to
the young people-you will have to take
| up the work where we will lay It down.
And think you will find great plenty OF
work. We believe that We have been oil
value to the church, the state and posterity
IN inculcasing the laws of love, purity and
After violin solo by Prof. Theodore
Petersen and his daughter, Benjamin R.
Jewell OF South Birmingham, n. h, made
a short address. John MCCARTHY, p. W.
A., followed with an address on .sOur Sis
ters."
Mrs. b. g. Eames of West Haven then
sang selection in q most pleasing man
ner. Hon. Rufus 8. Pickett, P.W.P., then
followed with short address on "Ou1
Personnel" A. W. Phelps, P.W. P, thsr
recited ''Susan Brown" for which he re-
oeived much applause. F. N. Lovejoy, p
W. P, then spoke ON "Our Cause" and
after another excellent song by Mrs. Eamea
the anniversary closed with the closing
ode.
| Among those present from out of towr
were:
Benjamin r. Jewell, South birmingham
N. q James II. Roberts, Boston; Rev. J
q. James, Rockville; Edward Carswell
Canada; A. A. Baldwin and wife, Milford
F. n. Hawley and wife, New Canaan; Johl
N. Dorman, Strstford; George Y. Young
Rockville; NJ. A. Farren and wife, Fai
Haven; 8. E. Frisbie, Milford; e. o. Dim
ick, Rockville; O. E. Hubbell, Stratford.
| Observation-Disclosures Machlnes.
The proprietors of saloons, cigar stores
etc., in which are nickle-in- the-slot ma
| chimes for oamblino nnrnoses wara notified