The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-23
PROHIBS FEAST AND TALK.
AN lLL THE AFTERNOON AND ErEy-
ING CELEBRATION.

Into Casting . Vote for Tan,mnny-snnn
Hot birds ana Large Cold BottIcs-or water.
The Probibitionists OF New York and tho out.
living territory celebrated Yesterday with speech
and sonR and ~fensting in the Columbia restaurant.
nm West fourteenth street. Although the lorps
cold bottle found no abiding place either uuon
tho menu card or the banquet board, the small.
hot bird was there with trimmings, and tho alb
sence OF spirituous appctizcrs did not seem TO
trouble the advocates OF cold water for other
than bathing and marine purposes.
Tho celebration began at 2:3O I'm the afternoon.
when william r. wardell opened tho experience
meeting in the meeting room on the second floor
with a short speech. Mr.. wardcll do
clnred that n now era for prohibition had
RECENTLY dawned. and that its followers were
more jealous than ever for the success of tho
cause. He called on volunteers 10 toll in fve.
minute speeches why they were Prohibitionists.
and the response was exceedingly generous.
Fully Atty men were eoeer 10 give their reasons.
but as only ono could speak at a time, the Chair.
man called on Brother Hardy TO tell why he was
a Prohibitionist. Mr.. Hardy said he heard John
r.. Cough thirty-seyen years ago. and that was
tho way IL started. He said no was an English.
man, and that he cast his frst vote in this coun.
~ IN Iaaa
Il went to the polls, he continued" fully er.
pectins TO cast a straight Prohibition ticket, ous
ANS on my why tnitncr mct . sooo ooacono Oh
the Methodist Church, who besought me to vote
9. 90. % ~. - "a 81. r.mu.uuu.-
for a friend OF his who had the Iammeny nom
ination for Assemblyman. I did as he desired.
psu"
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Drotncr haruy . VOICE iai.oroo' anu tnero was
en-, III, n.y.r do a. oga,n ~. oo,anr.s
.rha, w.s ,hs on. h,o, IN mr vo,,ne oorssr"
nI,.s a nro,tv h,g hIot !" ..id ~. p.r NJ
Mead solennly. and there were more sroan:
from tho audience.
u n,.or , ps,sh ns'ns .. n ne. IS. % sn' to .nss
that many years ago his father. who was a Pros
byterian minister. drove to the Prosbytery one
in the wagon. This SO inccnsed his good parent
duced a resolution that al ministers prcsens
liquors that day.
.Wo,Id Won, h.u.v. g.. oo,,,,,.a a..
speaker. there was only one favorable vote
cast p.. LOT ,ne iesolu,,on. ana that wasm fs.nSrs;
can't see how the pastor OF my church can vote
for any other than the Prohibition ticket. but no
Former Police Sergeant Brooks declared that
help IL. "o'"u'o no 'ouidhs
NH Il I'M IhF m mn I'M
1855 because he was a ProhiSitionist :" he saia
FUSED, to belong to the greatest and srandess
Nothing party. 1t died. but. thank God. IL be.
gins to live again, am over seventy yeara old
and although never once cast nv vote for 4
successful candidate / am proud OF INV record.5
Brother +. II. Mead. n young man with a sandy
mustache and an aggressive air. said no became
interested in the cause OF prohibition before he
had attained his majority. In fact. he had or.
ganizcd a club for st. John during The campaign
OF 1884, when he was but IL years I'D.
The school children were all with me- said
Mr.. Mead, and we made a great showing
believe it was Cardinal Gibbons who, when his
neicc was attacked, protected her by Craving
about her a circle WITH the %cructlx, which is the
emblem OF the Roman Church."
The speaker then quoted the famous lines from
Lyttonfs "RichelieI, and said i was time 10
OF the laws Of the land. and keep out forever the
hated rum traffic.
The Rev. DIR. ID. ". Couch, pastor OF the Beck
man Hill NJ. +. Church in East Fiftieth street.
said he was told that he would have to leave his
church this spring because no preached prohibit
tion sermons.
well. III do" no continued. 81 will preach
tho aana aprrunna In anp,a nthar ,h,r,I Th.