The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-29
FRANCIS MURPHY
HALL IS OPEN
interesting Exercises on Saturday
Evenins..-Senator BaIdwin's
Address.


on Saturday evening by the Gospel Tenn
perance League was singularly success
full and marks event In the history
of the temperance movement which will
be far reaching in its results The hall
was filled to its utmost capacity and the
corridor leading to the hall was damned
with men who patiently listened to the
words ,of the speakers, whom they could
not see, for nearly two hours There
was a goodly number of ladies present
and during the proceedings DR.. and Mrs.
Marques and the officers of the Theo-
found for them.
Francis Murphy Hall is centrally To-
Gated in the Waverley block, corner Ho-
tel and Bethel streets. 1t is beautifully
fitted up as a home-like parlor hall and
reading-room. At one end of the room
an attractive and elegantly furnished
stage has been fitted UP, with office
rooms on either side for the president
and secretary, which open onto the
stage and may be used as dressing
rooms if need be. The walls are dec
grated with handsome oil paintings and
water cofors loaned and donated by the
weIl-known local artists, D. Howard
Hitchcock, Mrs. Marshall, Mrs Helen
Kelly and Miss Annie Parke. There are
comfortable couches and easy rocking
chairs to rest tired humanity; coy cor
ners and card tables for q quiet chat or
game. and large reading tables with the
latest papers and periodicals on them.
| One Of the prettiest features of the hall
| is the refreshment booth in one corner
with marble top counter and soda
fountain and rich marble topped re-
freshment tables. The crockery and
glassware on the sideboard is of the
finest quality. The hall was prettiiy
decorated with potted palms and flow
ers. The refreshment booth was under
| the management of Mrs. Franklin Aus
tin and the crowd was rapidly served
| after the Program, with ice cream AMI
cake and soda water The hall has the
air of a great living-room in luxu
rious home
The meeting was called to order by
President Franklin Austin, who in q
short address stated the objects of the
League and extended an. invitation tt
the public to freely enjoy the benefits OF
the place for social recreation. I'VE dc
not believe said the speaker, that leg
| islation can make men temperate MOI
can preaching accomplish this end
Drinking, like religion, is a matter oil
conscience with each Individual. Here
in this place man may be able to make
the battle within himself against the eyi
of drink. Here any man is welcome
There are 20 questions asked; no Gliding
The pictures on these walls; this air OF
refinement and home is our only sermon
the only temperance lecture
Senator Baldwin, whose generosity If
contributing the first 81 500 to the capita
fund of the League made it possible t.
establish Francis Murphy Hall, was tbs
principal speaker of the evening. h
said m part:
Il arA a plain business man and do
not pretend TO be an orator, but 1 tolC
your president l would give you a prac
teal talk When Mr.. Austin presented
me the plans of the League, to establish
these halls. and clubs, where people car
come together in social intercourse anC
be accommodated with light refresh
ments, l said 1 considered that practi
cal temperance ana was willing ito help
I understand that from this .heginnin;
it is proposed to establish these halls, be
ginning with Honolulu, in all parts o
the Islands, and the plan viii receive m.
heartiest support. What you want to d.
now is to help this cause along even
you can only give ten cents. All TIL
business men should support it. >, al
ways Inc " ASip q SoOu SddSS Which !
conducted in practical way, but nev
er do it 3all If others will do what the,
can, 1 Will do what I can.
'I was reared to temperance. but whel
/ became man / thought l could drink
too, like others; but when I became
boss over other men and large interest
were entrusted to my care, 1 saw tn
evils of drinking; became temperate
man on principle. Men who employ 9th
er men. like myself, are coming NOR
and more to demand temperate habits i
their employees, yet they think it is a.
right to drink themselves. do not thinl
this is just
Messrs. Corey, Westervelt and Silas F
Perry also made entertaining addresses
Professor Perry kept the audience con
vulsed with laughter.
Last evening religious services wer
held in Francis Murphy Hall conducte
by the Rev. Mr.. Bancroft, defeating
| to the service of the Lord and Gospe
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