Evening journal., 1907-10-12
TWO SPEECHES
BY MRS. LAKE
Addresses Dry Meeting al
New Century Club and at
the EZiOn Church
LIGHTS OUT AT CLUB HOUSE

Darkness and disagreeable weather in.
terfered with the meeting of Mrs. Leonora
Lake at the Newt Century Club last even
ing Owing to an accident to the electric
light wires in that paIs of the city the
lights went out and candles and lamps
were used for about half the time of the
meeting. When Mrs. Lake was about half
through with her address the lights
flashed again and she continued her re-
marks with renewed vigor.
County Chairman Caleb s. Burchenal
presided and a number Of persons We're on
the stage, After Mrs. Lake had concluded
MIR. Burchenal appealed for funds with
which to carry on the campaign of the
Drys and collection was taken.
The burden of Mrs. Lakes address ives
the responsibility of citizens In the higher
walks of life for civic government and
she declared that many Of the PEOPLE Of
the other parts of Wilmington were loo k
ing to that section for gu dance.
She frequently referred TO the finan-
ciers, the business men, bankers and law
yers. and the Weather peop.e and ad-
vised those who were hesitating to get
off the fence.
incidentally Mrs Lake took a whack az
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. In
Columbus, o.. she SAID, this railroad COM
pany had ordered a conductor who lv.
next door to the saloon to move under
penalty Of losing his job. yet in this
city," she added sarclst.cany. "they re-
fuse to permit me to address their em-
pioyes on their property on this question.
sf4H TrE
Lake said. were saying that the ant
license folks were hiding behind a wo-
mans skirts and therefore would not de-
bate with them. Mrs. Lake said she had
issued the challenge herself She hoped
that those who were ACCUSED Of being
towards would not be towards on election
day.
Regarding spealxeasies. Mrs. Lake said
she admitted liquor would be sold under
prohibition in speakeas es. but she said
that If any one doubted there were speak,
easies in Wilmington she would invite
the doubter to accompany her through
Wilmington with some man who knew
the ropes" and they would be able to fird
them.
There were not many saloons in the
Seventh ward Mrs. Lake said, but the
people Of that district should not want
saloons IN another section of the city
when they did not desire them in their
twn neighborhood Mrs. Lake sad that
the degenercy Of the race was chiefly due
70 the saloon.
Three speakeasies she said would not DO
half the harm that one licensed sa,oon
could do.
ADDRESS TO COLORED PEOPLE.
The hall during her address was not
quite filed there being some vacant
chairs.
After speaking about an hour and
thanking the New-Century Club for per-
hitting her to make the address there.
Mrs Lake hurried to Ezion NJ E. Church
where she spoke.
A number of white people were
present. The attendance was not so
larke as at Mrs Lakes former meet
ings. Before the arrival of Mrs Lake,
Mrs Rosetta Lawson, of Washington,
the noted colored temperance speaker,
spoke briefly on the anti-license fight.
Mrs. Lake, who was introduced by
lTrs. Lawson at the outset, declared
thst the anti-iicense campaign welded
together all people, without regard TO
here that the colored race would be
bought, but let me tell you that If any
colored man is debauched. it viii be to
the white mans shame, for his vote
will be bought with a white mans
money. The whole anti-license fight is
based on the value of Gods creation,
man. to the kingdom OF heaven.
Think of the foolish arguments the
liquor men have to put up. Is there
any 10-year-old colored child who
could not answer this? They tell US
that if the breweries and distilleries
go you will have to eat Nmeat, and
abattoirs vii take their PAGES. And
they say then you'll have to kill pigs
and cows and the Bible says: Thou
shalt not KILL Can anyone outside Of
Farnhurst make such an argument
May God hasten the time when we
7 shall eat more meat! Does meat make
you beat your wife? Does it make you
spend your wages? Does it make you
brute?"