The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-22

NORTH STREET PICNIC.
The woman's Christian Temperance
Union had charge of the exercises at the
Ohio Valley Prohibition Assembly yes
terday and there was large attend
ance. The day was a beautiful one and
besides the regular tenants on the
grounds the North street NJ. E. Sunday
school, Of Wheeling. spent the day at
the assembly.
The opening exercise was the Bible
reading, conducted by Mrs. Jennie P.
Sisson. This was followed by a talk by
Mrs. Calvert, OF Pennsylvania, on the
subject How best TO conserve our
forces" She was very interesting and
her remarks were brief and to the point.
The next on the programme was Sc
lection by the quartette, after which the
three Beam brothers, Of MoundSville,
entertained the audience with music on
the plano and Vlolins.
Mrs. Jerome II. Raymond, OF Morgan
town, spoke on Higher Education and
Woman's Opportunities" Her address
was a very instructive one and she
brought out many points which the
women in the audience took home with
them.
Mrs. Raymond was followed by Miss
Matte Justice, who rendered a very
pleasing recitation, which was enjoyed
by everybody.
After the exercises OF the Question
drawer, the noOntide prayer was held
which closed the morning exercises.
In the afternoon the Daily quartette
opened the programme, after which
Rev. c. H. Mead made the announce
ment that the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union had full charge and he
babe them welcome. He paid quite
stated that Mrs. n. r. Q. Morrow would
explain to the audience what was on the
programme.
son led the audience In prayer, after
sang beautiful solo.
Mrs. Morrow introduced Miss Belle
Kearney, Of Mississippi, who delivered
the address 0f the afternoon. Miss
Kearney has long been identified with
the work Of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, but this Is her first
appearance in this state. She is a very
interesting speaker and holds her audi
ence until the last. Yesterday she spoke
10 about 200 people, the majority OF
whom were ladies, and many of them
young people. In opening her remarks
she spoke OF the late Miss Frances Will
lard, the founder Of the Woman's Chris"
tlan Temperance Union, who did 50
much to bring the north and south to-
Gether.
81 realize, my friends" she said. that
the greatest question absorbing the ma.
ton to-day IL the war with Spain, and
having SO many friends fighting for our
cause It Is but natural you are Interest,"
ed, and l thank you very kindly for
coming out to hear me-" Continuing,
she said Il Is nnw out OF fashion 10
abuse the saloon and we have turned
our attention to better work, that OF
digging 1t the roots Of this great wrong.
It Is legislation we are after. The liquor
traffic Is lsgallzed and the money our
country obtains as revenue Is stained
with blood; men who vote for 1t have
their hands stained also. The licensed
saloon makes paupers and our legisll-
ture makes jails where men are pun
lshed for carrying out the work which
the saloons start. She had visited sa-
looms and knew what they are; once
when In Chicago, she was walking down
the street on which Is located the Maize
saloon. She was with several ministers
and made a proposition to enter; Il was
accented and she would never forget
what She saw inside. There were mir
rors in every direction and one would
certainly he pleased by the surround
ings. Men stood around drinking and
IL was Just such II place 10 attract young
men. Other places were also cited as
being visited by her In different cities
and Illustrations drawn OF the HE that
Is led In them,
some counties have local option and
Others do not, thus II can be seen that
while you are wiplng out the saloon at
one polnt, the liquor is being sold at
another and sent Into the first In an
other way. We must have prohlbltory
law and not until we elect men who will
uphold It will we wipe out this drink
habit.
In this country there are 100000
voters and out Of these II Is estimated
there are 100000 Christians, 1t can be
seen by this TINT the latter are voting
for men whn uphold the saloon. We
have Christian lawyers, yet they VIII de-
lena u bNlOOH kttVtls ANlS " az HAN"b
and we should awake to the fact
The liquor business mus. be destroyed,
hut how are we going TO do i. That Is
easy enough: only send men 10 Con-
greSs who will enact u prohl6iiory law
and see that It 20 enforced. II can be
done and We as a people have only to
use our ballot rIght and that settles It.
The American voter should examine his
ballot and Il he would only pray a little
oftoncr before casting Il We would have
a much better nation to-day In con-
cludIng. she spoke OF the good work per-
formed ay the ladies' II the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union. The
women, she said, keep up the religion OF
both countries. They make up two
thirds ~ the church membership and
nay on nearly all It's debts Such
women as Clara Barton, who Is at the
head OF the Red Cross Society and
others. were noted Tor their srona work.
she rild she was sorry she did not have
time 10 tell al other grand work In tbs
line and concluded by saying that she
was glad that her sklftS were MOI solltd
by anything pertaining 80 drink and
they never would be. The word Union,