Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1907-10-30
OUTDOOR LOCAL OPTION MEETINGS.
Antl-License Workers Rounding Up the Cam
palgu With Some Good Spsechmaklng.

Antl-Llcense Workers Rounding Up the Cam
palgu With Some Good Spsechmaklng.
The anti-license workers are round
ing up the campaign in lively fashion
and the interest they are awakening
are making converts every day.
Saturday afternoon the Rev. Ralph 7.
Coursey of Milton was sent to Smyrna
by the Campaign Committee. He
spoke to an open air meeting at the
-Four Corners" before large crowd,
the most of whom were farmers who
rarely get an opportunity to come to
town in the evenings. Rev. Coursey
strikes from the shoulder aud he made
the duty to be performed next Tuesday
clear to everybody. The meeting was
characterized by a chorus singing
given by the school girls under the
direction of Townsend Jefferfon. In
the evening large crowd had assem-
bled at the Four Corners O attend the
second open air meeting of the day.
DIR. Watt presided and the speakers
were Levy Courtman John P. Hudson;
Former Congressman Walter o. Hof-
fecker Former Assemblyman Benia-
min A. Hazsll of this town and Rev.
Ralph 7. COursey of Milton. The
local speakers did themselves proud
and the manner in which they dis
cussed the issue brought forth APP
plause from the crowd. They laid
bare the saloon as a damaging and
useless institution and urged upon
their fellow townsmen to do their full
duty at the coming election by voting
for good citizenship. Rev. Coursey
interspersed the foregoing addresses
with some of his songs and when his
turn came, he made a rousing speech
that dealt with the issue in no uncer-
tain tones. Sunday morning Rev.
COursey occupied the pulpit of Asbury
M. E. Church in place of Pastor Watt
who was assigned to Cheswold and
Bethel for the morning and afternoon.
Rev. Coursey gave a masterful sermo n
on the issue aud made a most favor
able impression. He left in the after
noon for Middletown where he talked
that evening.
Meetings Announced From Now Until Election
A number of meetings have been
announced for the eek To m orrow
Thursday evening Mrs. Lenora NJ.
Lake who has stirred Wilmington
with her vigorous addresses on local
option, will address two meetings one
at 7.90 o'clock at Asbury M. E. Church
to the men and women of Smyrna aud
the other at eight o'clock to men only
at the Smyrna Opera House. Rev.
Ralph T. Coursey will be back to
Smyrna again and sing several of his
songs. Friday evening the Rev. W.
L. White of Chestertown will speak in
Smyrna. Rev. White will tell what
local option is doing for the people oil
Kent County, Md, and what he will
have to say will be pertinent and tC
the point. Hon. John p. Hudson Of
Smyrna will also speak and Rev
Ralph Coursey will be here to give
some of his songs. Saturday evening
Prof. ] ohm q. Brooks will be the speaker
and will hold forth at an open all
meeting at the "Four Corners" He
will fill the pulpit at the Presbyterian
Church Sunday morning. Sunday
there will be a union service be
tween the Presbyterians and Metho
dists, to be addressed Sunday after
moo at the Presbyterian Church b.
Mrs. Efie Lambert of New York. il
thel evening at the Methodist Churcl
Prof. Scanlon of Plttsburg will be tn
, speaker.