Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-22
JoNADAB ENTERTAINMENT.
Rev. E. J. Richardson's Temperance
Cartoons-Musical Exercises.

A large crowd awaited Rev. Edward j.
Richardson Of Falls Church. Va. last
evening when he delivered his illustrated
temperance lecture under the auspices of
the I. o. Sons of Jonadab. Although
admission was by ticket. every seat in the
hall at Pythian Temple was filed at an
early hour. On opening the proceedings
Mr.. p. j. MacManus. who presided, re-
ferred in feeling terms to the recent be-
reavement of the grand chief of the order,
Capt. John c. Daley, which prevented his
active participation in an entertainment
he was SO instrumental in occasioning,
and which he had looked forward to with
much pleasure.
THE spirit of the Independent Order
never gets better opportunity for illus
tration than when the hand of death
strikes the home or family circle of a
member. Then the deepest choIds of fra
ternal sympathy are awakened, and the
members express their noblest sentiments
Der >rejoices we all rejoice with him, but
when Providence brings the pangs of sor-
row or distress then more than at any
other time do the genuine instincts of
order is distinguished unfold themselves.
The regret we tonight express over the
sad and unexpected demise of our grand
chiefs beloved sister comes from our
hearts, and is echOed Dy every member OF
our order in the District"
The chairman then proceeded to the ex-
ercises of the evening by introducing Rev.
Edward ]. Richardson, field secretary OF
the Northern Virginia Anti-Saloon
League, who for forty-five minutes enter
tanned the audience with a series of tenn
perance cartoons which he explained in a
graphic and eloquent manner. While al
times he had his hearers thrilled with the
serious aspect of the temperance question
his interspersion of humorous and witty
anecdotes provoked them to laughter. He
depicted the social club, the existence OF
which depends on the whisky bottle; he
showed the arrows of SANDER and
calumny piercing the back of men whose
every deed is well intended. He showed
the tale bearer. the tattler, the person
who interferes in other peoples business,
the spiders web by which he illustrated
the saloon; the young man who Is able to
drink and let 1t alone developing into the
old man who gets drowned in the bottle
and finally the sweet innocent youth who
through evil influence and bad company
descends to the level of drunkard, tramp
and hobo. The most significant cartoon
was that which Mr.. Richardson depicted
the voter who elected the Legislator that
makes the law that gives the license to
the saloon to make the drunkard.
When the illustrated lecture was con-
cluded Mr. A. B. White recited the Vol
unteer Organist" and Girl in Hammock ~
Agnes INGENUITY anu ncT uIhe-year-OlC
brother followed in a duet with "The
Good Old U; S. A" and Captain Baby
Bunting" On a second encore, young Jo-
seph McNulty stepped to the stage and
recited a sentiment which ELECTED great
Miss Margaret Elwood and her COM
panion. Miss Margaret White. sang and
gave a tambourlne fancy dance that was
we'll received. Miss Irene Kemno sang
Love Me and the World Is Mine" and
was encored. Thomas Sweeney gave a
harmonica 500. Leb Clark his whistlng
solos and Rotations. William Riley his
comic Irish songs, which were received
with great applause. Frank Painter in a
humorous monologue was generously ap-
plauded. as were Mr.. Philostas in his
song. F. Steele in comic song. Miss
Crowther. vocal solo, and NJ. Hamlein,
comic songs.
Ice cream and cake were served at the
conclusion of the exercises, and when the
hour of adjournment, IL o'clock. was
reached the committee in charge Of the
entertainment was profusely congratu-
lated on what was considered one Of the
best programs ever furnished by the I. O.
Sons Of Jonadab.