Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-16
WORLDS TEMPERANCE DAY.
Observed by Union Exercises at Methodist Church-Strong Protests Against Town Going for License.

The Worlds Temperance Rally day was celebrated in the Methodist Epis- copal chul oh Sunday evening, Novem- Der 10, to a full house. The church was prettily decorated with laurel and yellow chrysanthemums, flags and red white and blue bunting. Mot toes in red letters on a white back ground helped to make the decorations more attractive. It was union serv- ice and both churches were repre- sented in the programme. Rev. MT Christy filled the vacancy of Rev. MT Light, who was absent.
 The hour was opened by the con- gregation singing Onward Christian Soldiers. Mrs. Brown then read a Bible selection from John, after which Rev. MT. Christy offered prayer, fol- lowed by a response from the Metho- dist male quartette. Mrs. Dodd gave a reading, explaining why Worlds Temperance Sunday was observed. This was followed by a ladies' quin- tette, The Knot of White Ribbon, Miss Nellie Albertine, Miss Hannah Blanche Potter Miss Edna Lehman, Mrs. Dodd and Miss Ruth Nye. The Rum Alphabet, by Harold Baker, and When I'm Man. by six boys, Robert Clark. Clifton Potter, Royal Freder- ickson, Hermon Reach, Irwin Harmon and Herman LeDoyt, was followed by another recitation by two girls, Feel ing Ashamed by Ella Nye, and The Cigarette? No! by Minnie Cour. A solo, All Around the World, was beau tifully sung by Miss Hattie Bell Brown with Miss Edna Lohman, Miss Helen Brown and Miss Edith Martin in the chorus. Then little Raymond Nye spoke A Little Prayer, very distinctly, ,F n violin solo. accompanied on the organ by William Smith. Another recitation was The Temperance Doll by Sarah Ohman. Then followed the touching hymn, Throw Out the Life Line. by the male quartette. An exercise by three girls, Ella Nye, on Cider, Alta Tucker on Wine, and Evelyn Martin on Beer. The trio, sung by the Her nance sisters, was very pretty and well rendered.. It is a familiar piece, but written in a trio makes it more l popular. It is, Jesus, Saviour, Pilot Me. They were accompanied on the | organ by Mrs. William Armstrong. | The Question, by Miss Edith Tracy, was read perfectly. so clear and dis | tinct were her words. This was fol- | lowed by a violin duet by Edith Mar l tin and Harold Baker with Miss Nell lie Albertine as soloist, Mrs. Arm strong accompanist. A Temperance Acrostic by ten little girls was WEI done. duet, Temperance Bells, was sG2g by Mrs. Dodd and Miss Ruth NyN William Smith being accompan- ist. Irwin Harmon recited a poem. Two Ballots, one cast by the brewer, the other by the Sunday school man; both were for license. The congregation then sang Rescue the Perishing, while Columbia and the nine prohibition states were getting ready to act. Miss Edna Lohman as Columbia, with the
 states, soon appeared. Following are
 the prohibition states and the names
 of those who represented them: Maine
 Miss Dorothy Coleman; Kansas, Miss
 Mira Clark; North Dakota, Miss Hat
 tie Bell Brown; Georgia, Miss Doris
 Nichols; Oklahoma, Miss Edith Mar
 tin; Alabama, Miss Mary Fitch; Nils.
 sissippi, Miss Helen Brown; NortE
 Carolin, Miss Annie Swift; Tennessee
 Miss Pauline Potter. The young ladies
 were dressed in white with sashe.
 across their breasts bearing tht
 names of the states in yellow let
 ters. Each one bore a prohibition
 pennant and Columbia was draped il
 the national flag and wore a golC
 crown. The soloist was Miss Nelli,
 Albertine accompanied by William Smith on the organ. The states al
 marched around Columbia during th ' chorus and off the stage during tn , last chorus with Columbia readine , and they remained standing in tbei , seats, waving their flags, at the enc
 It was very pretty and well acted. This was followed by the pastor and superintendent short talks. MI
 Bartlett came down from North Gov