New-York tribune., 1899-07-13
SENIORS ELECT OFFICERS.
SECOND DAYS SESSION OF THE LOYAL
TEMPERANCE LEGION

TWO HUNDRED JUNIORS GIVE AN ADMIRABLE
DRILL IN MILITARY MANGUvREs-MIss
GORDON SPEAKS on PATRIOTISM
The cottagers and their guests at Prohibition
Park Staten Island. astir early yesterday
morning. for meeting OF the Executive Commit
tee OF the Senior Loyal Temperance Legion had
been called for O'Clock. An hour later impress
sive conservation service followed. led by Miss
Anna A. Gordon. during which nearly all the young
people present renewed their pledges taken year
ago at Auburn. This pledge adapted from the
story I'm His Steps" 10 the effect that the
signer would Try to do in every respect Just as
Jesus would II In life.
Mrs Francis ". Graham sang specially Sc
lected solo Miss Alexander. State superintendent
of work among the soldiers and sailors on the war
ships gave most interesting account Of her duties
and the results accomplished. Other county super
intendents were heard from, and election Of off,
GERS was held with the following results. Pres-
dent. the Rev. Thomas B. Roberts; first vice-pres-
dent Florence E. Corey: second vice-president.
Fred Dana L. Squers; corresponding secretary,
Elrna May Bowerman; recording secretary, Vernie
Eldredge; treasurer. W. Ernest Gillespie
Noontide prayer was led by Mrs. E. Bourne pres
,dept OF the New-Jersey Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union, and the meeting stood adjourned
for luncheon. Early In the afternoon vanloads Of
children decorated with badges and carrying ban
rers began 70 arrive. for all the Junior legions OF
Richmond County had been invited by the seniors
70 a grand rally Among the little ones were nifty
fou- from the Home for Seamen's Children.
For an hour the children entertained the audi
ence which filed the auditorium, with temperance
songs recitatons and exercises. which elected ire
ouent and hearty applause. military drill. where
eighteen tiny maids dressed in red and white and
carrying flags through intricate manoeuvres
and evolutions, pronounced by al as most
admirable. The girl soldiers were ably ofAcered by
Captain Florence Boole and Grace Kingsley, but
the credit Of the crin. they asserted, was due 10
Miss Williams, OF Staten Island. An erectlve
tableau the American nag mace oy the chlI-
dren themselves. The little boys were dressed in
dark blLe and wore the stars their heads while
the girls in gowns OF scarlet and white, appeared
as the stripes While the children were posing
Upon the platform Mrs. Graham sang The Star
spangled Banner"
Little Margery Stocking. who is known as the
I<vaI TEMPERANCE Legion artist, presented a series
OF pictures drawn by herself illustrative of tne
rarody. This is the house that sam built
which she rec!ted The Rochester Male Quartet
sang. Who VIII Join our Ranks To-day? ana
Mrs Helen G. Rice Of Boston spoke 10 S She ehII- it
contrasted freedom and slavery applying 10 tns ne
latter the chains OF bad habits ii suCH as the use %
tobacco liquor drinking and profanity
MISS GORDON HEARTILY WELCOMED.
Miss Anna A. Gordon. welcomed with burst
OF applause. spoke briefly on PATRIOTISM ana too
what the Young people as Junior Leaguers could
10 for temperance work. AS usual, she Illustrated
her points by stories that stuck" Singing ana a
Gathering Of the threads OF unhnisheo business
closed the hrst part OF the afternoon session Al
o,o,ock the commencement exercises began with a
march Of some two hundred graduates through the
Golden gate To the sound Of music the procession
e,.sred the front doors OF the auditorium. passing
Two bv TWO down the aisle to the platform wnere
tbev separated. the old alumni taking their places
IN -ba audience while this years graduates went
-r-oueh the gate which stood upon the PLATFORM,
srcbed with green and festooned with the leglO. o. >
co1ors ereen white and pink. Here they were M
nv Mrs Harriet A Metcaf, the general secIeI r.
~ oTesented ll6 diplomas and 80 seas 20 & &.no
Eotjne graduates. Then followed singing by IN TIe
;o-tsnt7on and the baccalaureate ADDRESS oy Di'
C. II Mead Of Poughkeepsie. s,.,,,r, nos aga.;,
A. $50 O'clock the large auoltor!u"I ~ I,seH a. The
o-l1.leS nv IN Interested audience 70 4sten 70 .o
Sois-estion contest by eight Senior Loyal lem
Tsrsrrs I,estoners, who came from various Pai -
OF the State. . orrcoroers Yesterday who
Corference Of Loyal TemperanSe legion Pesgon Tovai
Tnnerance Legion secretary OF FeInS ~, f Tndj-
a party OF delegates and Fresiuei' ''p1'