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est sign Of trouble. There was next 70
no parading. One local Of n union did
come into view In marching order, but
as n rulS the fiIlins Of the Garden was
a matter OF orderly arrival of the
thousands--men and women high In
society" and business. clergymen,
tradesmen, skilled workers. unionists
and everybody and anybody who want
q drink when they want II.
Wfen chairs are placed on the arena
floor Of Madison Square Garden slightly
more than 10000 persons can be seated
therein. At the height of the vets
meeting last night. even after those who
could not hear well had departed, there
were only small patches Of vacant seats.
most OF the bare spots being Mt the
Fourth avenue end OF the building. For
some reason unexplained the number OF
men In the olive drab OF the army or
the blue of the navy who were present
was very small, and It had been pre-
dicted by the organizers of the meeting
that the service men would jam the
place.
On the nag draped platform was the
band Of the Sixty-ninth Regiment (which
refrained from playing How Dry ]
AMI and most Of the notables who had
accepted invitations to take q seat right
would be present--and, as has been inti-
mated, most Of them were--included
George F. Baker. Jr.. Joseph Hartigan,
Herbert NJ Hartman. william Goadby
Lowe. John H. Mccullough, Andrew MIL
Ter, Robert p. Perkins, Charles II. Sabin,
Henry Steers, Moses Taylor, Phillips Il.
Thompson, Henry de Forest Weeks. OIL
yer Hartman, Howard c. Brokaw. Ar
thur C. Choate, p. A. s. Franklin. Henry
Sanderson. James Brown, Col. r. NJ.
Hayden. u. s. A: Joseph p. Day. Law
renee B. Gilman, James A. Foley. jus
tice Charles L. Guy, Paul Starret, and
others too many to mention.
Spokesman for 100000.
There was, Of course. THE Star Span
gled Banner" TO begin with, played by
the Sixty-ninth's band and sung for a
verse or so by the outstanding vets. And
then, amid whoops and yells OF greeting.
the presiding officer of the meeting came
to the front OF the platform, Edward L
Hannah. president OF the New York Cen
trail Federated Union. who was 'spokes-
man for 100000 union labor men and
women OF tha. metropolitan district"
Evidently Mr.. Hannah was to Judge
from a cumulative analysis Of the wave
of sound that greeted him.
Ranged beside him were the other
speakers Of the evening: the Rev. John
L. Belford, pastor Of the Catholic Church
of the Nativity. Brooklyn; Representa-
tive Reuben l. Haskell. also Of Brook
lyn. the youthful looking leader Of the
Battle Of the Vets and Drys-Mr. Has
KEEL: being leader OF the Vets, of course
i'm the present session OF the Con-
gress and First Lieut.. Edward ]. Mo-
InnaIa xryhn rad In nnfh Ia NJ
night. but recently was In command Of
a battery a big noises in the Fifty
fourth ArtiHvrs. c. A. c.. firing a first
gun at Chateau Thierry and a Anal
salvo at IL o'clock on the eleventh day
of the eleventh month of 1918.
Chairman Hannah and his speakers
faced an audience which gave every
evidence OF being heartily in accord
with the printed notice to be found on
every one of the 1900 plus chairs In
the Garden-"will you help US win the
fight against prohibition7 II 30. viii
you sign this blank and send by NAH
81, or as much more as you can AFFORD?
No money will be collected or received
at this meeting. Very truly yours. As
ISOLATION Opposed to National Prohibi-
lions" And on every seat also was a
on which appeared in broad
faced red type the pious reflection !:
Thou shalt not steal! The Sheppard
amendment proposes q d.
rect theft. The man who aids in the
of tho theft il himself q
thief"
I
Congress Called Covvardly.
Right there was an idea which most
Of the speakers took upon themselves to
elaborate The best they had to say
about national and State legislators who