The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-01
WORLD CONGRESS
ON TEMPERANCE
TO BE HELD THIS MONTH AT
SARATOGA, NJ. Y-LAST TEN
DAYS.
PROMINENT SPEAKER
Will Appear Before MeetIngs-Hun-
dreth Anniversary of Founding of
First American Temperance
Society.

Saratoga, May 3l-The on hun.
dredth anniversary Of the founding Of
the first American tempeIan, Gle y
| in the town of Moreau Saratoga
county. by DR. Billy J. c ark, will lie
lcelegrated by teudays international
congress to be held in this pace be-
ginning Sunday, June a. and ending
Tuesday, Jrne 30 and to be known
as the Worlds Temperance Centen-
NAL Congress Gov. Charles Z,
Hughes of New York state and a
notable company of distinguished pub
lie men and women anu temperance
leaders of international reputation
will be the guests of Saratoga Springs
upon this occasion.
The formal address of we'come
will be delivered by Gov Hughes at
the afternoon session Of the congress
lin Convention ua,l on Monday, June
Is. Hon, Oliver W. Stewart ofIllinois.
and Hon Seaborn Wright of Georgia,
viii respond Practically all the
temperance societies throughout the
world and churches OF all denomina-
lions will be represented, including
Protestauts, Catholics and Jews. The
governors of y states of the United
States have appointed official repre-
sentatives. and delegations will be
present from England. Scotland,
Sweden, Germany, Hungary, Bel
GUM ana perhaps France and Ire.
land.
The time has been divided among
sixteen organizations Morning after
noon and evening sessions viii be
held daily in churches and in the
Convention hall NJ wnich the tenn
perance question will be discussed
from the standpoints Of historical de
velopment, the home. sociology. sci
ence economies. legislation and edu
cation.
Among the sp-ake-s of prominence
who are expected are Hon. W. II.
Milton, United States senator from
Florida; Gen. A. s Dageett, OF Wash
ingtcn, d. c.; Rabbi Wise, Of New
York; Archbishop John J. Keane. Of
Iowa: Hon. Joshua lowering. of Bal
timore; Geo F. Cotterill, OF Seattle;
chief of the Good Tempiars
Mrs. l.. NJ. n Stevens, of Portland
Maine, national president of the w
C, T. L.; Hon. Chas. II. Jones, of
Chicago Hon. Sanborn Wright, of
Georgia; Rev F. A Baker, Of Column
bus. O., national superintendent OF
the Anti-Saloon League Rev Dr..
Wilbur F. Crafts, Washington d. C.,
superintendent Of the international
Reform Bureau, John e. Wooley, of
Chicago, Ill.,; Prof. Samuel Dickie, OF
Albion, Mich; Dr. Sias Swallow, OF |
Pa; Rev. H. n. Prlnge, |
of the Civic League of Maine; Rev. |
S. Parkes Cadman, of Brooklyn;
Rev D. J, Burrell, d. D.. of New
York; Joseph Mains, of Birmingham |
England. national chief of Good |
Templars; Tom Honeyman, of Glas |
gov, grand secretary of the Good |
Templars, of Scotland, and Edward |
OF Stockholm, member OF |
the Swedish parliament.
Besides the formal meetings there |
will be auxiliary meetings for women |
and children, an interstate oratorical |
and conferences of temper
ance leaders. A special feature will |
be made of the service to be held at |
Glen's Falls on Tuesday afternoon
June lG, at the grave &C DR.. Billy J |
Clark. and the erection of a tablet |
at CIark's Corners on Friday after
noon, June 10, near the spot where
the First temperance society was or
5aniZed. The first society is still
maintained and will attend the n-
yelling in a body. The gavel to be
used at the congress has been made
especially ff;r the purpose from
timber in the OH home of Billy
Clark. In connection with the c.n-
5ress there will &c a department Cf
exhibits incWiing literature. his
-orical data, scientific, advertising,
public utterances. foods, extracts and
lon alcoholic drinks.
Rev. J. II Durkee. of Rochester. t.
chairman OF the general comm ttee
IN promotion Other members of
he committee are c. J. Taft. secre
AIRY; Alfred L. Mainerre. and William
of New York; John Mckee
and Captain H. NJ Randall of Brook
YIN: Levi HCag, of BinghamptCn an
lhas. f. Robbins An advisory com
nittee Of internati nal Temperance
callers numb ring forty-one has
aided in working up the congress.
Chairman Durkee has opened an
office in Saratoga and will give his
'ntire time to adjusting the final de-
ails and in sending out official pro-
grams and other information.