Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-06-28
COLD WATER BANQUET
A Feature Of the Good Templars' Con-
ventiOn at Boston.
General Neal Dow rendered
! an Ovation.


BOSTON, Juno 2s-The banquet ex
tsnded by tho grand lodge of Goot
Templars of Massachusetts, to the Officers
and representatives Of the internationa
supreme lodge of the order took plac,
last evening in Copley hall, and was
most successful affair. Plates were Sc
for 1000 persons, and nearly that number
were present.
The affair demonstrated clearly what
some are disposed to deny, that "colt
water" banquet can be thoroughly enjoy
able and delightful. The feast of reason
and flow of soul which followed the viands
of more material nature made the oc-
casion one of the pleasantest in the history
Of the supreme lodge conventions.
Willard o. Wylie formally welcomed
the visitors in behalf of the grand lodge OF
the state, and introduced Brother William
Leonard p. q. G. T., of Salem, as toast
master.
Mr.. Leonard extended hearty greet
ing to the Good Templars. Mr.. Leonard
expressed his regrets at the absence of sew
veral of the speakers, and then called for
the first toast.
DIR. Mann of Brooklyn responded to
sThe International Supreme Lodge" DIR.
Mann devoted himself mainly to q cursory
review of the history of the order. He
said it began It's courtship in New York
state in 1S41, and was married to the cause
of total abstinence in 1859.
Since that time over 8, ,0OO. 900 people have
taken the pledge. Its membership includes
people in every walk of life, lawyers, min
listers, tradesmen, soldiers sailors and
statesmen, including great many mem
bers of congress, and several vice presi.
dents.
John ID. Baker first mayor of Beverly,
responded to the toast 1.-THE Common.
wealth OF Massachusetts," He spoke of
the early days of the order.
Dow Heartily Welcomed.
Neal Dow was next introduced as the
"Grand Old Man" of America, the Gap
tain of the Old Guard" whose watchword
was Never Surrender" At the call of
the chairman, three monstrous cheers and
tiger were given for Neal Dow
Mr.. Dow, In response to the toast of
s$Ehs 2R GuSgrd" began with I'll story
ABOUT Mr. A.ush, VINO, III 'Ae istsaH SQ4-
stitution, went to England on state bust
ness. The frigate on leaving met with a
terrific storm in the channel. The officers
finally gathered on deck in despair. The
boatswain was asked for advice and
bluntly oounseled the hoisting of the
mainsail, II seemed an almost mad pro-
ceeding, but the ship got away into the
open ocean and was saved.
The temperance cause is not in a very
good state in this country, and especially
I'm Massachusetts. What is needed is to
hoist the mainsail on the prohibition ves-
sci, in other words, to meet the enemy at
the polls with Christian votes, squarely
and boldly, and vanquish the liquor inter-
ests there
Mr.. Dow said that the Democrats in
Maine once thought the people wanted
prohibition repealed. Every effort was
made, and the usual elaborate campaign
carried on. When the election was held
1t transpired that out Of 81 state senator's.
the Democrats did not elect any. That
was an emphatic declaration that the peo-
pie of Maine did not want grogshops.
When the Maine veteran stopped speak
ing, the audience refused to be auieted
,Sntil he came out again and addressed
them.
h IN response to this hearty reception, Mr..
Dow quoted from The Christian AT
Work, a statement that the liquor traffic
only existed by the sufferance of the mem.
bership of Christian churches. II the
church mem 5ers voted solidly against
liquor, it would be wiped out at the first
election day.
Courteney Guild, in response to "The
City of Boston," brought the greetings Of
the mayor, and expressed his hearty SYM
pathy with the work of the order. Among
other things he said that there were no
barmaids in this country.
j. Turner Rogers responded to the toast
"India." He told of the introduction of
the order into India by Rev. Leonard Hill.
Willard o. Wylie responded for "'rhe
Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. Before
being allowed to speak he was greeted
with three cheers and tiger. Joseph H.
Malins of England responded for Eng
land and the Continent.
Miss Agnes Sutherland of Scotland re-
sponded for "The Sisters" and Congress
man Nelson Dingley, Jr., Of Maine spoke
for "The United States" w. b. Harmon
Of Jamaica spoke in behalf of his juris-
diction, and told the story Of his CONVEX
sion while an English sailor. Mrs.
Othelia Myhrman, in response to the
toast, Our scandinavian Members" said
that there were 100000 members of the
order who could not speak English.
Hev. Alfred Noon, secretary OF the Total
Abstinence society, spoke for 1.-THE Sister
Societies The rest Of the toasts were as
follows "The Subordinate Lodges"
Joseph A. Fancy of Boston; "The Juvenile
Department" Miss Jessie Forsyth, Bos-
ton; "The International Character of Our
Order" Louis Beauchamp, Hamilton, O.;
"The Invited Guests" George b. Katzen.
stein, Sacramento.
Defenses Claim In Gilbert Case.