Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-26
w. c. T. U. of Portsmouth, N.
H., Visit the New Hampshire.
WARSHIP ON WATER WAGON
Attack of Temperance People Is
Unexpected.
TARS HALT AT SIGNING PLEDGE
Incident Came When Big Ship Called
to Take on Magnificent Sill
yer Service From State.

NEW YORK. August a6.-The battleship
New Hampshire. newest of the navy's
big warships. which has just arrived at
the New York navy yard. to be made
ready for her government acceptance
trials. is ION the water wagon" This
information was given out yesterday
afternoon by one of the New Hampshire
young officers. who gave It as an excuse
for refusing claret lemonade in one
of the downtown restaurants.
A visit to the battleship disclosed the
fact that she is now prize capture of
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union. a large detachment of the New
Hampshire branch of that organization
having given the ship a broadside in
Portsmouth harbor few days ago. which
caused the ship to strike its flag.
The battle between the representatives
Of the Womens Christian Temperance
Union and the high-license advocates on
the big fighter began in Portsmouth har-
bor promptly on the arrival there OF the
battleship from Quebec where she had
been the naval representative OF the
United States in the international fleet
that assembled in the Canadian citys
narpor TO take part in the recent cele-
bration Of the landing of Champlain. The
New Hampshire called at Portsmouth to
take on board a magnificent silver serv-
ice mat the people Of New Hampshire
had purchased for her, and the attack OF
the temperance people came as a dis
tinct surprise.
Jackies Shy at Pledge for Life.
There are about $50 officers and en-.
listed men on board the New Hampshire
and there is not single man who now
does not own several documents to prove
a in, fha
New Hampshire branch of the worlds
most famous temperance organization.
Some OF these documents are I'm prose
others are In verse. Among them is a
pledge that the women OF the granite
state would like all the tackles To sign
The tars are still debating that question.
however. for they say that while they
are willing to be water wagon devotees
Tor a limited time. they are shy when il
comes to signing up for a whole life
The New Hampshire's officers and men
We're still admiring the wonderful silver
service they had received when all OF a
sudden In the distance. about GU yards
on the starboard bow. a white flag was
sighted. What IL meant the sailors learned
from the following no. which its bearers
taught them:
Shoulder arms-the fight is on
The men in the fray:
Sound the bugles at the dawn
To come without delay
Every one IL ready now.
White ribbon To the breeze
AS We 20 hghtfng for temperance.
Songs for Officers and Crews.
And this is only one out of a hundred
songs that were left with the officers and
Jackies OF the New Hampshire. and there
are others just as stirring. For instance.
here is song to sing to the tune of the
Star Spangled Banner:
And in radiant victory at last II shall wave
Ger the ramparts we've stormed,
" er hing AlcohoIs grave.
And there are others that the Nev
Hampshire songsters say are Just as fine
'aS those above. They are all In n neat
little book entitled the Red, White and
Blue Songster." This is one of the most
popular Of all with the sailors:
Onward are marching, alcohol to fight.
with the pledge Of honor ever in sight.
Then this one is just as popular:
See the mighty monster, ruling in our land,
Shall we be his subjects. and meath his banner
stand:
This is from the same song:
We are all now voters. strong in heart and brain
And We'll fight with ballots
That shall fall like rain.
Captain and Crew Surrendered.
When the bearers of these verses scaled
the sides of the great white fighter Can't.
Winslow and his officers were on deck
waiting to surrender. The boarders lost
no time in making known their mission.
Each one had neat little bag. known
among sailors housewife" contain
ing those things. such needles and pins
that all good housewives are supposed to
know how to use.
For every officer and for every seaman
there was one of these housewives" In
side of the bags were the temperance
songs and documents and copies of the
pledge.
With each housewife" went a letter
from New Hampshire woman. The let
ter was chock-full of good advice. and in
many instances addressed to my
dear sailor boy" If the New Hampshires
sailors follow this advice there is no
doubt that they will soon be recognized
the best behaved and most temperate
seamen on the seven seas. The house
wife was presented in poetry. two verses
of the presentation poem going like this:
To the sailor boy the ocean.
This token Is intended for YOU.
That bit Of aid and comfort
May be yours the ocean blue.
We often think OF the sailor
And his bravery true and grand,
And ask the Lord tn protect him
With firm. omnipotent hand.
Capt. Winslow's Clever RemarkA