The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-22
JAMES DUNN, REFORMER
Delivers an Impressive Lee
ture in Father Mat
news Hall.

Unique and at the same time i'm
pressive, describes the lecture given in
FIR. Mathew hall last night by James
Dunn of New York, under the direction
of the United Catholic Total Abstinence
societies of Worcester, to one of the
largest audiences that have ever been
seen in FIR. Mathew hall at a temper
ance lecture.
Mr.. Dunn is a most interesting talker
and is a stately looking man of 60,
dressed in plain black morning coat,
full beard of snowy whiteness, and his
well-formed head is covered with the
SHOWS of many winters. On the whole
his appearance is striking, till his voice
is heard, and then he is impressive. 1t
is Of deep richness, which is surpris-
ing in man of his age.
Mr.. Dunn talked for more than an
hour in strain such as temperance
audiences have never listened to before.
Never during his whole talk did he
mention the saloon. He did not come
to attack it, he informed a Spy man
who called to see him before he spoke,
but he came to lift up the drunkard
He did not hold the saloon response
BILE for the condition of things-map
himself was to blame by frequenting
it. He made special appeals for the
children in whom he found the future
generation, either of sober, industrious
citizens or shiftless drunkards. He was
unique in that the saloon never for a
moment came to his lips. The drunk
ard as found held him most of the
time, and the best means of recovering
the fallen brother and of keeping him
in the right but narrow path, occupied
his attention.
The ladies were an especial target for
him, for at them he levelled his shafts
of appeal to help them, their influence
being SO much greater with the men,
and also in the care and rearing of the
little ones. Throughout his address,
he kept the audience goodnatured by
his stories, which were humorous, and
several times he was applauded.
The committee in charge of the lee
ture had short program prepared Of a
musical nature which met with the ap-
proval of the audience, David Goggin,
president of the United c. I. A. So
cieties, presided and introduced the
speakers and the numbers on the pro-
gram. Miss Annie Foley sang sweetly,
Palm branches" and was recalled. M
w. Handlin, director of st. Johns
cIlufc0 CnOlFs sang ASluOI6 III SUCH
pleasing style that he was forced to re-
peat the last verse; and later, by re-
quest, he sang Annie Laurie" Little
Miss Josie McMann sang Don't tell
mamma" and had to respond with an
encore.
Mr. Goggin introduced Rev. M. T.
O'Brien, assistant at st. Johns church,
who spoke of the objects of the meet
ing, and appealed to all present to think
seriously of the lecture given by Mr.
Dunn. Frank Flynn then sang
Mona" after which Mr. Goggin intro
duced the principal speaker of the eve
ming, James Dunn, of New York.
Seated on the stage were David Cog
gin, James Dunn, Rev M. 7. OBrien,
J. T. Sheehan of the Catholic Young
Mems lyceum, John T. Brosnihan, vice
president of the Father Mathew So
ciety. Fl. M. Shaughnessey, st. PauPs
lyceum.
Mr.. Dunn informed Spy man that
the cause of temperance was now his
life's work. Five years ago he regis
tered a VOW to devote his life to the
work, and since then he has Travelled
the length and breadth of this country,
and even gone into Ireland lecturing on
temperance He will remain in Wor-
cester till the middle of the week, when
he intends opening a summer cam
paign of open-air lectures throughout
this country. The first one will be de-
livered in North Brooktield toward the
end of the week.