Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-22
Rousing Meetings al North
Arson and Richmond.
Temperance Rally Attended by
1000 al Former Place.
Changers Day Draws Large Crowd
Monday to the Latter.

Madison, Me-, Aug. 2t.-tSpeciaD.-
although it pained hard in the early
morning and the weather was threat
ening throughout the day Saturday
the Young Campaigners' Rally day al
the North Arson Campgr0una as car
ried ont under the leadership of Mrs
c. a. Brooks. was success from start
to finish About 100 children gathered
at the Congregational church in Mad
ison. carrying Vote No" pennants
| and banners. At $50 o'clock to the
strain Of a march by a fife and drum
the Young Campaigners marched to
the foot Of Maple street where hay
racks provided by The w. c. T. T.
We're IN waiting to take them TO The
icampground. On arrival at the camp
ground the Campaigners formed in
line and marched in with flying col
ora. The forenoon meeting was held
In the Skowhegan chapel. The order
of exercises was:
f Campaign song, Maine Must Keep
Prohibition and the Rally Cry, by
| the children: Scripture. Mrs Hattie
| /. Padham. president of the Madison
". c. T. T.; prayer. Mrs. Althea
Quimby. vice president of the Maine
State w. c. r. u; vocal solo. Myrtle
| Graham; recitation, Little Blossom, -
Mamie Harvey; cornet solo, Master
Victor Robbins, State president for
the Young Campaigners; address,
Miss Anna a. Gordon. vice president
at large Of the National w G. r. L.:
singing, Put a Cross in the No
Square" by the children: singing,
song composed BY Rev. 3. c. Went
worth, by the audience.
At o'clock the Campaigners again
formed in line. and To the music of
the fife and drum marched around
the circle Of tents and then to the
stand. where the program was: Song.
Prohibition Is Here TO Stay, by
the Campaigners; Scripture and pray
| CT, Miss Agnes Nosc; cornet solo,
| Victor Robbins; recitation, "Jere-
miah and Pa Ralph kennison; sing
| ing, THE Maine Dixie" by the child
/ ren; reading Go Feel What Have
Felt" Mrs Padham; exercise of the
States by nine young women in COS
tune. vocal solo, II l We're a Voice, "
Miss Vose; address by Mrs Quimby;
| song to the Flag by the children:
| singing by the audience. On arrival
/ home in Madison the children made
the streets ring with their campaign
songs and rally cries
The services on Sunday We're char
IacteriZed by the most ringing temper
| lance addresses that have been heard
III this seton during the present cam
paigp. over 1000 people We're on the
grounds during the day, an unusually
! large audience for so early in the
| Injecting, The exercises commenced
with an old-fashioned Love Feast. led
| by Rev II Crockett of Wilton. At
10 O'Clock came the preaching service
at the stand After a solo by Rev.
Nj. II. Miligin of Athens. came a
roGsiug temperance sermon by Rev.
+. a. Corbett of Providence, r. l..
| from the text James iv:l4, For what
is your life In closing Mr.. Corbett
said do your duty. talk about tenn
perancc and agitate it The saloon is
a product of Hell. and should be sent
back there. Better spend 5000, 600 10
keep the thing out II need be. ] hope
there is not man here who will lose
his manhood so far as to vote Yes"
At / p NJ. came a childrens meet
] ing under the direction of Miss Agnes
Vose, with q chalk talk by Mr.. Cor
bett. Following this came the regular
| afternoon preaching service, and the
order OF exercises was; Scripture.
| Psalms. 10th chapter, Rev. B. G.
| wentworth of Norway, who stated
| that ii was picture of the saloon
| keeper: prayer. Rev. G. B. Rogers,
pastor of the North Arson Congrega-
tional church; singing original tenn
perance song by Mr.. Wentworth: adj
dress by Mr. Wentworth, who said,
among other things, that Maine had
been changed from a license to pro-
hibtory state within his memory. and
| told of seeing a man sit astride tub
and selling cider for three cents a
| glass at a town meeting before the
| passage of this law. He then told of a
letter written to Lyman Abbott in re-
gard to his statement now being used
by the advocates of license. and its
answer in the outlook, and said: If
| Lyman Abbott had been present when
the en- Commandments We're given, he
| would have suggested to the Almighty
that il would he unWise to have laws
| thar could not be enforced.
Mr.. Wentworths address aroused
much enthusiasm and he was repeat
edly applauded. The last speaker was
Dr. p. A. Baker of Columbus, Ohio
and president Of the National Anti
Saloon League. In opening Dr. Baker
stated that not a single Anti-Saloon
speaker received a cent for coming
to Maine beside their actual travelling
expenses. In speaking of the state
| ments made by the WaterVille Senti-
mel, he said:
cannot conceive a meaner person
than a man who will publish vile
falsehoods and then refuse to correct
them when informed Among other
things, he said: What argument ara
used. for the return of the saloon
First, we should have the saloon for
! revenue-The abolition of the saloor
invaribly lowers the tax rate.
! Second, the saloon helps business
Business men all over the country are
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