The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-27

MUSIC nan was CROWDED 10 It's utmost
last night while the celebration was in
progress in honor of winning the ma
tional prize banner by St. Aloysius
| Young Mems Total Abstinence society
of the South Side. 1t has been fully ex-
| planned heretofore that the National
| Total Abstinence Union each year Of
| fers n silk banner to the society show
ing the largest increase in member
ship during the year past preceding
the national convention,
This time it was the good fortune of
! the St. Aloysius society to win 1t. Be-
tween August I, 1895, and August l,
/ 1885, nearly 400 members We're added to
the rolls. The banner is a beautiful
silk eblem and is treasured in the high
est regard by the society. 1t was placed
on the left side of the stage last night
and was admired by the throngs who
came to attend the presentation eXer-
ciSes.
Thomas A. Donahoe. president of the
society, was chairman. He made an
address stating the object of the meet
| ing and after piano solo by Miss
Katie Reardon, the address of presen-
| tation was made by Rev. j. a. Moiiitt,
of st. Johns church, who Is acting
| spiritual director Of the Scranton
| Diocesan Union in the absence of Rev.
| Father Melley in Europe. Father MOI
fit, in his usual eloquent and interest
| ing style, engaged attention for a teW
minutes and handed the prize over to
! Mr.. ponahoe for the society. The lat
ter received it in a graceful speech.
INTEMPERANCE DECREASING.
Rev. +. p. McNally, of st. Patrick $
church. West Side, delivered the ora
tion. There We're two factors, he said,
which are making intemperance the
exception rather than the rule. The
prayers that ascend to the throne of
grace in heaven from the mothers,
wives, sisters and daughters of the
land az making the men, young and
old, better and nobler That is the
greatest factor But there is also some
thing else.
| In this time of active competition
| the business man and employer Will
not trust his interests in the hands of
n man who is not sober and who cam
not at all times exercise the faculties
which God endowned him with. OF
! necessity then men are compelled To
! lead sober lives, for there Is no tolera-
ton of the drunkard.
Father McNally urged upon the
young men of all societies to develope
their mental faculties. His Grafton
was delivered in clear resonant style
and was listened to with close attention
from the beginning to end, except when
hA hn int tnr
The musical and literary part of the
exercises was rendered by Miss Katie
Donahoe Miss Winifrcd Durkin, Miss
Mamie Boland. Miss Katie Cummings,
Miss Lizzie Durkin, Thomas Larkin,
of the West Side, Thomas Hanley, of
Pittston avenue: James Riley, OF Pros
pect avenue. and Messrs. Honan and
Mullarkey Irish artists. Dancing was
the postlude of the exercises, for which
music was furnished by Miss Katie
Reardon.
PRESIDENT O'HORA'S ADDRESS.
James j. O'Hora, of Parsons, presi-
dent of the Scranton Diocesan Union,
was introduced and made good
speech He said that Scranton has been
doubly honored this time: the national
prize banner was won here. and the
next national convention is coming
here. The members of the society, that
won the banner. he knows, will guard
it as Il precious belonging and will aim
with still further effort to progress in
the work of temperance.
Mr. OHara hoped that I'll temperance
men of Scranton, irrespective of society,
will unite in one grand effort to make
the coming of the national delegates
next year visit that will impress them
with the importance of the cause.
The committee that arranged the
presentation exercises consisted of An
thony j. Battle. James Riley, Martin
Cannon. Charles HaslSns, Thomas N.
Big!in. John A. Ward Martin McHugh.
| Thomas +. Boland, James Ginley, VIII
liam ]. Daniels. Michael Flaherty.
| James Hurley, C. j. Ruddy. William
| Burns. John Kelley. John +. Crane and
/ Frank Gavin.