The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-23
THEATRE SCENE
Of BIG RALLY
w. G. 7. u. Forces and
Friends Gather in Annual
Union Meeting.

A big crowd packed the Grand
theater to overlooking Sunday night
at the annual union mass meeting Of
the Grand Forks w. c. T. U. Nearly
all the local churches adjourned
their regular services to participate,
and the president. Mrs. Baughman,
declared the rally the most success
full event in the temperance annals Of
the city for a decade at least.
Rev. C.. P. Warner, pastor of the
Congregational church. Rev. w. H.
Matthews. pastor Of the Presbyterian
church. and Rev. F. NJ. Mccoy, pas
tor of the First Methodist church,
were on the platform and following
the invocation. the program COM
menced with a fine veal solo by Miss
Ida Lamson of the Grand Forks
School Of Music.
A trio, consisting of Mrs. c. P. War
ner. Miss Margery Warner and Mrs.
Floy Jackson of the Wesley college
conservatory, also very kindly offered
their services for the program.
The use of the theater was gener-
ously given without expense to the
ladies by the courtesy of the manager.
A. ]. Kavanaugh.
The speaker Of the evening was
AlhiACIId Z khc NlCAOIldlu. "a
tional w. c. T. U. lecturer and or
ganizer, and president Of the Cook
county, Ill, mi Chiacgo city union.
Fred D. L. Squires of Chicago, edi-
tor Of the American Advance, organ
Of the national prohibition move
ment, who was unexpectedly in the
city. also spoke.
Mrs. McDonald's address was an
intensely interesting presentation of
the scientific phase Of the liquor
question. and was graphically illus
trated by a series of v%ari-colored
charts and graphs. and by a rather
specimens showing in the concrete.
The exact effects Of alcohol upon the
brain, brings heart. liver, kidneys.
and other organs were shown. The
specimens shown by Mrs. Mcdonald
were taken from actual victims of
beer and whiskey poisoning, treated
in Chicago hospitals during the past
year.
The interest in the lecture was so
unusual that Notwithstanding the fact
that the rally proper held until after
10 o'clock. 1t was followed by an i'm
'promptu after meeting lasting anoth-
er hour. in which scores Of young
people crowded about Mrs. McDon-
aid and listened to a more intimate
and telling summary Of the subject.
Mrs. McDonald's chief points in her
principal address were three, o. that
the latest scientific research Of both
German, French, English and Ameri-
can Investigators, such as Hoppe LIE
Grain. Horsley and MacNicholl,
proves beyond doubt that alcohol In
any form is injurious to both bodily
tissue and to every functional organ;
that (2) alcohol taken steadily In
moderate quantities tends to work the
same serious degeneration as that
produced by periodic drunkenness
and is really more dangerous. because
Of Its more gradual and insidious de-
velopment: and (3) that special in
vestigations show startling havoc
among col. "3e and high school stu.
dents. the result of the so-caled mod.
crate use Of alcohol, and tobacco al
we'll.
Mrs. McDonald's address last night
was the initial appointment Of a Sc.
ries of engagements which she ex'
poets to fill under the auspices Of the
state w. C. T. U. She leaves tonigh'
for Gilby.
A liberal collection was given 10 tn.
local union by the audience.