The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-08-31
LIQUORS ENEMY
ATTACKS IN BARRE
New England Flying Squadron Is Hold
ing Series of Interesting Sessions
With "Movie" Films Shown.

New England's flying squadron mad'
its first water wagon drive on BARR
yesterday at afternoon and evening meet
lings in the opera fouse. The meetings
were the first OF series of four to bt
held in Barre, one of the LIZ towns anc
cities in Vermont to be visited by the
prohibition speakers during the late sum
mer and early fall. That interesting
character of cereal entitlements and liq-
MD memory, John Barleycorn. came in
for some very mortifying wallops yes
terday and the indications are that he
will get another dose of the same medi-
cine before the squadron ends its drive
this evening. A good many local people
llong identified with the temperance
movement are interested in what the
squadron is doing and are expressing sat
isfaction with its accomplishments in
this city.
Motion pictures, setter than the aver
age oratory and singing are being EN-
ployed with telling effect by the squad
ron. When such speakers as John B..
Lewis, president of the flying squadron
and former member of the Massachu-
setts state legislature, Howard i. Kersh-
ner of Boston. the squadron secretary,
James II. Woertenclyke, an attorney of
standing in Los Angeles, Cal, and Pro-
fessor John A. Nicholls-when men of
such caIibre mount the rostrum to ar
raign Barleycorngit is time for the old
fellow to beat basty retreat.
Principal o. X. Hollister OF Goddard
seminary and Frank Plumley of North
field presided at the meetings yesterday.
While the AUDIENCE in the afternoon was
not large. those who listened to Profes
sor Nichols and Mr.. Woertenelyke were
deeply interested.g A program of NOV
ing pictures and vocal solos were among
the entertaining A. well as instructive
features of the gathering. Not a song
used by the squadfnn is without a moral
lesson and the same may be said of the
films unreeled. Again last night, the
program began at T;30 o'clock with four
reels Of pictures, followed by singing and
speecbmaking by Messrs. Nichols and
Woertenclyke. The audience was larger
than in the afternoon and the speakers
as well as the soloists were warmly ap- |
plauded.
National prohibition is the keynote OF |
the squadron movement and the speakers
10 not hesitate 10 emphasize the fact /
hat they are in the state TO promote the /
Of prohibition in Vermont next
March. Ex.Congressman Plumley. pre-
siding at the evening session, spoke of
foting for the national referendum in
congress. and in the afternoon Mr.. Hol.
lister spoke uncompromisingly to the
purpose Of the squadron 10 GUST the local
'ption law from It's place on the statutes.
dr. Woertenclyke stated that g7 churches
nd temperance societies in the United
'tstes- were back Of the present move
ncnt and that the firing line on the ma
ional prohibition issue is being extended
nto every state in the union. He
apped some Of the Vermont newspapers
or alleged misrepresentation OF the
quadron with reference TO its flight
trough this state and charged that
hese alleged misrepresentation were
imply attempts to discredt state wide {
rohibtion. He gave facts and statistics .
nlative TO the liquor traffic in the United
tates, brought his remarks 10 focus on !.
in Vermont, and expressed a
ope that the benefits of prohibitory q
,gime in the Green mountains may not Z
e postponed from 1916 TO 1927.
The meeting this afternoon began at .
80 o'clock with F. r. Allen in the
iair and tonight at 730 o'clock. n. G. !
'oodruff will preside at a program Of a
OWES, singina and speaking ?