The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-22
ACTON CROWDS IMPROVE
CHILDREN WE'RE MUCH IN EVIL
DENCE THERE YESTERDAY.
A Procession of Inconsistencies i'm
Honor of the w. C. Il. L. Were
Also Held.

sun lHuS Tar at camp Acton was yesterday.
The weather was perfect and the attend
ance far exceeded any other day. 1t was
as though the park had suddenly Weakened
up and decided to begin camp meeting in
earnest. Those who were growing dubious
about the outlook put brighter faces
and frequent expression of the day was
that things are opening up"
1t was children's day. The w. c. T. U.
was given three days in the assembly pro-
gramme and the first of these was set aside
for the little members of the L. r. l.,
which being interpreted, is the Loyal Tenn
perance Legion, an organize ton which has
six camps in Marion county, some of them
containing as high as fifty members. The
trains of the day brought down about
hundred of the legion from the city and
this battalion was reinforced by recruits
from the neighboring country, that the
camp grounds were fairly captured by the
little soldiers of temperance. The boys were
somewhat in the minority, but the girls
with their white dresses were to be seen
everywhere. The camp ordinarily is by no
means short of children, some of the cot
tages apparently containing whole colonies
of thems and when large influx from
the outside occurs the camp blossoms into
a Sunday-school picnic of large proportions.
The woods were certainly full of them yes
terday and a happy day of outing it was
for them.
After dinner, which was eaten by many
on the lawn, the procession for a grand
march was formed. This procession con-
tanned about two hundred boys and girls
and wound down the shaded avenue with
flags and banners flying. AS it marched the
children sang, making the beautiful specta-
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Auditorium was reached where special ex-
ercises of songs and recitations ensued.
Miss Kate D. Price Marion county super
intendent of the L. T. L., presided. The
programme consisted of instrumental .selec
lions on guitar and mandolin by Masters
Lowell Leon and E. r. Arbuckle of In
dianapolis; recitatons by Helen Linton, of
West Indianapolis; instrumental music by
Della Wood and Bert Westover; recitation
by Jeanette Gipe; vocal solo by Mrs Cora
kreys. and recitation by Edith Bailiff,
of MapletOn. The Rotations were all tenn
perance selections and the decorations of
the Auditorium were of a similar nature.
The words Welcome. w. G. 7. u, in ce-
dar were placed across the front of the
stage, a pic tn e of Frances Willard was
prominently displayed on an easel and one
of the startling statement placards with
the black marks showing how the rum
traffic oVerShadOWs all else was given
conspicuous position. Flowers and flags
assisted in furnishing a very tasteful APP
pearance to the structure and this, together
of the programme, made the afternoon eX-
erciseS very enjoyable.
THE w. C. T. U. MEETING.
In the morning the first children's devo-
tional service of the season was held, Mrs.
Ida V. Steeg conducting the meeting and
Prof. Vayhinger of Moores Hill, leading
in the singing. These meetings will be held
every day from this time on and promise to
be well attended. The ladies of the w. c.
T. U. held a meeting following this chill
dren's service and many new members We're
added to the assembly union The officers
of this union are Mrs w. V. Wheeler, of
Indianapolis president; Mrs. Anna Alex
ander, of WhIteland, secretary, and Mrs.
Mary Tarleton of Indianapolis, treasurer.
The work of this union consists in bringing
the purposes of the w. c. T. y. and
also in maintaining a headquarters for the
organization on the grounds. Beside the
members who are tenters a large delega-
ton of ladies interested in w. c. L. u.
matters were visitors during the day.
Bloomingdale; Mrs Jennie r. Bates, of
MartinsVille; Mrs. Phebe r. Currier, Mrs.
NJ n Allema H., Mrs rs Julia M9E Morgan, mrs mrs
Mrs. Jennie MillisOn, of Indianapolis; Miss
Grace Doles and Miss Bertha +. Doles, of
Greensburg; Miss Clara Sears, of Anderson;
Mrs Fannie E. Carter, Mrs. Josie r. Little,
EJosephine Little and Esther Nesslage, of
Shelbyville. Mrs. o. M; Holsey, sister of
evening, was also present.
In the evening Mrs. Clara Hoffman state
president of the Missouri w. Z. II. u. and
recording secretary of the national or
ganzation, made an address on What
flinders" The audience that turned out to
hear her was one of the largest yet seen
on the grounds and the gifted speaker was
at her best. She considered some of the
things that hindered the accomplishment of
temperance reform among them being the
Heterogeneous character of the people, the
rapid growth and number of the cities and
the vast foreign population. She said that
many Of the States virtually eVaded the
federal law requiring five years residence
to vote at the end of twelve months upon
a mere declaration of intention to become
citizens. She also inveighed against the in
difference and inconsistency of the people
1.-The money question" she said, lis not
the most important question before the
people not even from a financial point of
view" AS proof of this she cited figures
showing that the annual liquor bill of the
nation was 81, 200, 900 and the tobacco bill
$500, 900 co.,
To-day will be held the meeting of the
state superintendent of the w. c. I. y.
in the morning; the contest for the w. G.
T. T. gold medal by boys wearing silver
medals in the afternoon and in the evening
the matrOns medal contest. The meeting
of the Acton Camp Meeting Association
will also b. held, when new officials will be
elected.
Dr.. Dashien, president of the association,
is taking a census of the grounds and re-
ports more tenters than for four years past.
The railroad company which has apparent
" grown indifferent to the interests of the
camp relented somewhat yesterday by
agreeing to return to the old rule of free
transportation of camp supplies.
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