The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-06-02
100 TIL YEAR Of
FOUNDING Of
TEMPERANCE
Worlds Centennial Congress
Will Meet June 14th-
Representatives From All
the States and Many For
eign Countries to be Pres
Environment Speakers.
BY Associated Press.

Saratoga, June 1.-The one hun
dreth anniversary of the founding of
the first American temperance So
ciety, in the town of Moreau. Sara
toga county, by DR.. Billy ]. Clark,
will be celebrated by a ten days in
ternauonal congress to be held in
this place beginning Sunday, June IA,
and ending Tuesday, June %, and to
be known as the Worlds Temper
ance Centennial Congress-" Cover
nor Charles E. Hughes of New York
state, and notable company of dis
temperance leaders of international
reputation will be the guests of Sara
toga Springs upon this occasion.
The formal address of welcome
at the afternoon session of the con
gress in convention hall on Monday,
June Is. Hon. Oliver w. Stewart,
of Illinois. and Hon. Seaborn Wright,
of Georgia, will respond. Practically
all the temperance societies through
out the world and churches of all
denominations will be represented,
including PrOtestantS, Catholics and
Jews. The governors of twenty-five
states of the United States have ap-
pointed official representatives., and
delegations. will be present from
England. Scotland, Sweden, Ger
many, hungary, Belgium and per
haps France and Ireland.
Sixteen Organizations.
The time has been divided among
sixteen organizations Morning, al
ternOOn and evening sessions will
be held daily in churches and in the
convention hall. at which the tenn
peranCe question will be discussed
from the standpoints of historical
development. the home, sociology.
science, economics, legislation and
education
Among the speakers of prominence
who are expected are Hon. w. II.
Milton, United States senator from
Florida; Gen. a. S Daggett o.
Washington, D. c.; Rabbie Wise, Of
New York; Archbishop John J.
Keane, of Iowa; Hon. Joshua Lever
ing. of Baltimore: Geo. f. COtterill,
of Seattle. national chief of the Good
Templars: Mrs. Il. NJ. y. Stevens, OF
Portland Maine, national president
of the W. G. T. L; Hon. Charles
r. Jones. of Chicago; Hon Seaborn
Wright, of Georgia; Rev. p. A. Baker
of Columbus. O.. national sUperinten-
dent of the Anti-Salo loon League; Rev.
DIR. Wilbur F. Crafts. Washington. d.
c.. superintendent of the Internation-
al Reform Bureau: John g. WOOley,
Chicago. Ill. Prof. Samuel Dickie, of
Albion. Mich; DR.. Silas c. Swallow.
of Harrisburg, Pa; Rev. II. y.
Pringle, of the Civic League OF
Maine; Rev. Rev. S. PaTkes Cadman,
of Brooklyn: Rev. D. J. Burren, D.
D., of New York; Joseph Malins, of
Birmingham. Eng. national chief OF
the Good TenIplars: Tom Honey
man, of Glasgow, grand secretary of
the Good Templars of Scotland, and
Edward Wavrinsky. Of Stockholm,
member of the Swedish parliament
Auxiliary Meetings.
Beside the formal meetings there
Will be auxiliary meetings for wO-
men and children, an interstate ora
torical contest. and conferences OF
temperance leaders. A special fea-
ture will be made Of a sevice TO be
held at Glen's Falls on Tuesday after
noon, June Is. at the grave of DR..
Billy J. Clark and the erection OF a
ablet at CLark's Corners on Friday
afternoon. June 10. near the spot
where the first temperance society
was organized. The First society is
still maintained and will attend the
unwilling in a body. The gavel TO
be used al the congress has been
made especially for the purpose from
a timber in the old home Of Billy
Clark In connection with the con
sTess there will be a department of
exhibits including literature, historic
al data. scientific. advertising. public
utterances. foods. extracts and non
alcoholic drinks.
Rev J. H. DUrkee. of Rochester. is
chairman of the general committee
on promotion" OtheS members OF
the committee are c. J. Taft, secre-
tary; Alfred L. Manierre, and William
Wardwell. Of New York; John Mckee
and Captain H NJ Randall. of
Brooklyn. Levi HOag, of Binghamton.
and Chas E Robbins An advisory
committee of International temper
ance leaders mum bering forty-One has
aided in working up the congress
Chairman Durkee has opened an Of
fee in Saratoga and viii give his en-
tire time to adjusting the final details
and in sending out official programs
and other information