The Washington herald., 1908-08-06
"DRYS" OPEN SESSION
PureeIIYille Chautauqua Be-
gins It's Work.
HEAT AFFECTS BIG CROWD
Mercury Stays Around 30 in the
Morning and Sitting Heat Pre-
About Noon COOIs Afr-Praise Serv-
ice Conducted by Rev. Mr.. HedricI<.

sIocial 10 The Washington He1ald
! PurcellviIIe. Va. Aug 5.-With the mer-
curry doing freai1ish stunts around the
Rineties, a fierce humidity prevailing. and
clouds Of dust as thick as a London fog
fIling TIE air. between 500 and 5000 per-
sens perspired. famed. and existed
! through the morning exercises at the
I big temperance meeting here to-day on
[ plain ice-water and prohibition oratory.
I The atmosphere under the great audito-
rum which was literally packed with
the advocates Of the water wagon. was
as sitting as the breath OF a furnace.
while outside the incessant movement OF
[ the crowd kept the waves OF binding dust
{ in constant motion- However. the attend
ance to-day is below the average Of for
nler years Many persons in the country
were kept home because Of the prevailing
heat while only ten coaches OF excursion
ists arrived from Washington. Alexandria.
and intermediate stations.
Rain COOIs Atmosphere.
But a change came al noon Iu.me-
diately after recess had been announced
and JUST as the crowd was preparing TO
take lunch under the trees a thunder
storm that had given little warning burst
n fury upon the grounds. and for thirty
minutes the raiR poured in torrents. scat
tering the throEg in every direction The
rain continued at intervals until O'Clock
The praise service this morning was
conducted by Rev. D. c Hedr.ck. Of
West Virginia and was followed by a
concert Of twenty minutes by the otter
bein Quartet Of Ohio, assisted by Miss
Giles and Miss Lewis.
Prof Charles Scanion. Of Pittsburg. a
most interesting and tactfuI exponent OF
temperance reform. delivered the morn
ing lecture His address was largely
taken up with anecdotes He said that
the great temperance tidal wave which is
sweeping over the country is but the
awakening Of the people 10 the faIsity Of
the so-called reform movements 0f the
two dominant parties. and prophesied the
ultimate triumph of the Prohibition
party
Prof. ScanIOn Speaks.
Prof Scanlon also made a short ad-
dress in the afternoon. and vas followed
by Rev. Writ LOwther. OF Illinois. who
made a strong appeal for temperance and
the success Of the Prohibition national
ticket
Prof Scanlon and 8Ir. Lowther are on
the card again for tomorrow. Friday
VIII be ". c. T. [. Day.
IN the morning Mrs Edith smith Davis.
OF Milwaukee superintendent OF the de-
Partmeat Of scientific temperance instruc-
tion IN public schools and colleges for
both the Worlds and National Christian
Temperance unions, VIII deliver her lee
ture. The vision that saves In the ar
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given by Rev. Richard Wilkers1n. D. d.
OF Augusta. Ca
Watkins Makes Speech.
Hon Aaron s. Watkins of Ohio. Vice
Presidential ca1did8te Of the Prohibition
party. was an unexpected visitor 10 the
PUrcellville Chautauqua this afternoon.
arriving from Mountain Lake Park
He was escorted 20 the platform immed.-
ateIy and introduced 20 the vast audi
ence. which rendered him a great ova-
ton IN graceful speech OF one hour.
he was unsparing in his criticisms OF the
platforms of the Democratic and Repub-
ucan parties. which. he declared. had
not contained G Temperance declaration
for forty years The question OF inJunc-
ton. he said. was one for the courts.
while the tariff issue was dead. but. if
alive It only represented a matter OF
S510oo, co.. annually. while the postal card
platform Of the Prohibition party in
v7Ived a question cf S1.e10.ooo.010.
.Te was decidedly sarcastic in lis ref
erence 10 Mr. Bryaa's statement that the
temperance question is a purely local IS
sue He also spoze strongly in favor %
female suffrage. declaring it to be the aP-
preaching agency through which the Pro
hlbitI0n party viii govern the country.
Prof Watkins left for Ohio Immediately
after the meeting