Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-11-19

Cedar Point Literary and Debating Society.
Thethirteenih, CARRIED notinh erusual
faithlesSness, wore for us u robe most
fair, thateveningproving most propi-
tious one in the life of our society,
staged yet in its early infancy. En-
couragement and expectation run riot
in our hearts, the resultant these, of
the splendid zeal, the glowing interest
of the mass, most forcibly accentrated
by the unstinted efforts of those who
made of that nights program q won
derful success.
The call to order of the President
was followed by The roll call and read
ing of the minutes by the Secretary.
The report OF Committee ON Constitu-
ton and Bylaws was deferred for
reasons satisfactorily given by its leg
islators.
Mr.. Adams Humorous Incidents of
the School Room well merited the
plaudits they received, for though we
may not all be ''blue hens chickens"
we all have 'chests ut home' wherein
we store our gleamings, airing them
at times to relieve the ''sameness of
our lives"
All thoroughly enjoyed 'Too Much
for Aunt Matilda. Miss Beatrice
Jones, Audrey While and Agnes Niles
well reauited their teachers efforts,
they lived their characters beautifully.
The question for debate: Resolved,
That the results of State wide prohibi-
ton, fully enforced are more beneficial
to the State than licenses, was opened
by Mr.. J. S. Jones, affirmative speak
er, in the absence of his colleague,
Mr.. L. T. Miles. Mr.. c. w. Magill
being excused from the platform for q
satisfactory cause, Mr.. Adams faced
his opponent. The subject was most
ably handled. The decision of the
judges, Mr.. J. w. Jones, Mrs. DR..
Hodgdon and Mrs. Pritchard, rested
with the former speaker, whose beau
tiful appeal, laying so eloquently bare
the pathetic incidents of the rum shop,
was only We'd by Mr.. Adams timely
logic, mastifully defending q cause, Of
which, as he later affirmed, he did not
conscientiously approve.
General debate was opened by Rev.
F. Y. Sebring, outlining in brief, the
beneficial results derived from local
option as witnessed In our own vicinity
since last May-the one locality In all
our county where licenses are extinct
as the same time pointing out the most
iudicious method toward the attain.
ment of nation wide prohibition. Mr..
Fritchard's vehement remarks, spon-
taneous as they were, pleased the
hearts of his hearers who await with
warm anticipation the issue OF bis
next.
America, sung en- masse, and the
violin's sweet solo plaped by our chief
executive filed the musical area.
Mr.. sebring, assisted by Mrs. Dan
Stevens and Miss Sadie Goodrich, of
fered the following program 70 be de-
livered st the next meeting, Nov. q:
Call to order.
Singing America
Invocation, Lords Prayer, President
Roll call
Reading Of minutes
Recitation Miss A. Jarboe
Reading Mr.. A. Stevens
Recitation Miss v. Langford
Grafton Mr.. Z. Pritchard
Selection, by the Qusrtette
Question for debate: That no iustif-
able cause exists for the present
war.
Affirmative speakers, Mr.. j. i. Cecil
and willard Moore. Negative. Mr.
J. W. Jones and Fred Wiley.
Decision Of Judges
General Debate
Decision Of House
Reading Of Paper. = Miss L. Graces
Reading Of Program
Adjournment.
Meeting called 70 order q T:so p. u.