Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-01
JONADABS RENEW PLEDGE
INDEPENDENT ORDER HOLDS
WATCH-NIGHT SERVICES.
Addresses by Prominent Residents
REGULATIONS and Music-Supper Y
Served After New Year Opens.

The watch-night exercises held las
evening under the auspices of the indie
pendent Order of the Sons of Jonadat
were stated to be the best attended and
most attractive since the institution OF
the organization. The large hall in Ty-
biographical Temple, which was engaged
Tor the occasion. was filled by the mem.
bers, their friends and families, and when
the bells signitied the birth of the yeaI
l9oS over forty ladies and go men were
standing in three circles. the ladies in the
center. and renewing the pledge to alb
stain forever from the use of Intoxicating
liquor and in all suitable ways to dis
courage its manufacture and sale in the
community. The pledge was administered
by Worthy Grand Chief John f. Rhodes
and among those who subscribed to it
were several children. seven to twelve
years of age. After the renewal of the
pledge the chairs We're again placed ia
Dies set and supper served. during which
many interesting stories were told
Inc musical portion of the program was
we'll arranged and greatly enjoyed. Miss
Margaret Elwood's songs were freely en-
cored, Prof. Lang's bone solo applauded
and Frank Painter and his little dog and
the whistling solo of Mr.. Farley were
greatly appreciated.
The first speaker of the evening was
the Rev. E. J. Richardson, field secretary
of the Northern Virginia District Anti
Saloon League. who illustrated his lecture
by the use of. cartoons. depicting the
moral lessons he wished to convey He
first drew map of the ocean of Love,
which he said should be the brightest
characteristic in every life, and drew as
an island in that ocean a country. the
counties of which were Faith, Virtue,
Temperance. knowledge, Patience. Godli-
ness and Brotherly Kindness. with Truth,
Courage. Self-control. the Word of God,
Waiting. Purity and Affection as their
respective capitals.
The second cartoon presented a spider s
web which represented the liquor traffic,
which touches everything it reaches, and
soils everything it touches
The third cartoon showed the influence
of alcohol on the interior tissues from a
scientific standpoint.
Judge Taylor's Address.
Judge Arson S. Taylor was introduced
by Capt. John C. DAILY in few remarks
and responded by paying high tribute
to the work of Capt. Daley in the tenn
perance cause. although taken some
what by surprise by the announcement in
the press that l was expected to deliver
an address here this evening" said the
judge, Il want to say that anybody who
can say anything at any time on the sub
ject of temperance in response to an invi-
tation from Capt. Daley should only be
too happy to respond. Any man who
could clean out section of our great city
like Capt.-then sergeant-Daley did in
South Washington ought to have ore to
speak for him at any time and in any
place that he wants him.
Judge Taylor proceeded with his ad-
dress. the tenor of which was. Does
the liquor traffic pay?" Last year we
had $4,000 arrests in Washington-a
little over 1000 of which may have
been for minor misdemeanors. leaving
$4,000 arrests for serious offenscs, and
80 per cent of that number. or nearly
$4,000, were due to intoxicating liquor"
He proceeded with statistics showing
the cost of courts, prisons, warehouses
and insane asylums. amounting to
S1.J79.G94, which he compared with the
revenue derived from liquor licenses,
etc, amounting to s544.2O7-;hereby
showing a deficit of Sl.O25, 49,.
Master Joseph McNulty, eight years
a policeman's uniform, he gave po-
liceman's observations in his line of
duty in regard to drink and intoxica-
ton. The portion which stated that
the necessity for the policeman would
be removed if they would only close
the old saloon" elected hearty applause.
Praises Young Policeman.
Rev. Dr. George P. Wilson, a local
Presbyterian clergyman, next spoke.
and commenced his remarks by prais-
ing 1.-The young policeman" who pre-
ceded him, whom he styled 'the orator
of the evening Mr.. Wilson said there
is a world of moral truth conveyed in
the boys recitation. and he conSratu-
lated the organization on its good for
tune in having the lessons of total alb
vol nd off "
taught.
II have been thinking tonight he said,
"a great deal about your order and about
you who have been acting with such great
self-sacrifice. Your resolution of total alb
stinence for the sake of others has strong
ly appealed to me. Some people claim.
as | have heard the elder of prominent
church say. that a pledge is confession
of weakness; that men should have self
control and should be able to say when
and how to stop. The man who thinks
he can control himself is generally the
man who cannot.
II look to your work as pioneer work,
but much is yet to be done. Over $4,000
600 out of S0,,UoOO0 are living under the
law of prohibition. What We need now is
a public sentiment to back up the prohib-
itory law.
over fifty years ago a wave of pro-
hibition swept over mis- land, but it was
premature, and state after state aban-
doned the policy. The Anti-Saloon League
is doing great works. not pretentiOus,
and is slow but steady, and is establishing
and enforcing legislation as public senti-
ment justifies it. What we really need is
community willing to sacrifice itself for
the sake of that unfortunate class of peo-
pie suffering from the ravages of intoxi-
eating liquor. Self-sacrifice is the princi-
pie on which Christianity is based. Civil
society and civil government are based on
the willingness of good people to sacrifice
their interests for the sake of others
What is patriotism? Is it not that act in
a man by which he foregoes his own pleas
ure. gain and advancement for his coun-
try's sake and for his fellawcitiZen?
1t was almost ! 80 a. m. when the supper
was over. Forty-two applications for
membership were handed in.