Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1882-08-19 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

BLUE RIBBON D6MONSTRATION  IN DAHLINCITON.  On Wediiesday afternoon a grand Temperauce Blue Ribbon demonstration was bald in (by the kind permission of Mrs H. Pease and Mr H. Fell Pease) the park and gardens of Pierremont and Beinkburn. and, the weather being favourable, the attendance was very large, and the event was carried to a very suceeesfol issue. The programme was of some magnitude. At two o'clock a procession of the various local Bands 'of Hope and temperance bodies united at the Market-p!ace and proceeded to the place of demonstration, under the chief. mai shalship- of Mr J. B. Hodgkin, in the, f..llowing order: —Mese bearer, John Donni. son; the Temperance Band; Ilarrovrgate Hill "Blue Ribton" Band of Hope; Granger road /3and of Hope and the North-road Branch ; Cockerton Coffee Rouse; Hope Town Hall Baud of Hope; Paradise Band lot Hope; Darl.ngton Temperance Sosiety ; Excelsior Division of the Sons of Temperance; 1, The Skinnergate Adult School; I"Emelsior" Uhion of the Daughters of Temperance, Hope Town Hall; the Blue lit bbon " Union of the , Daughters of Temperance, Bank Top; and Salvation Army, Captain Bothwell. Arrived at the grounds, the tour o'clock meeting wile preceded- by various sports and recreations arranged for the delectation of the youngsters, in which the awards were as folio wa : —Sack lace: 1, W. Hall • 2, F. Hodgson ;3, M. Harrington. Kite flying: 1, T. Flecninaon ; 2, F. Saunders; 3, T. J. Akers. Skipping (Ist class) :1, E. Young; 2, A. Home; 3, S. Thackray. Skipping (2nd 61).6) : 1, L. Appleton; 2, S. Hodgeon ; 3,3. Longthorne. Needle-threading: 1, E. Baktr 2, E. McKenzie; 3, A. Henaliaw. The following were the awards for the best display of flags, do, with general turnout and good. order, in the procession :1, Grange-read Band of Hope and Northroad Branch; 2, Hope Town Hall Rand of Hoge; 3, Harrowgiate Hill Band of Hope; extra prize, Paradise Chapel Band of Hope. In the tug of war the prize was awarded- to Mr Wilson's North-Eastern Railway team.— At the subsequent meeting addresses were delivered by Mr A. Pease, Mr T. Fry, M.P., Mr R. Booth, and the Rev. S. T. House.—Mr PEASE spoke of the vicissitudes which had attended the Blue Ribbon mission in Darlington, and of its ultimate success, and he said did not doubt that to the Blue Ribbon Army and the Salvation Army was attributable a great amount of credit for the success which Cad attended temperance mission work in the country. , Touching upon the legislative aspect of the question, Mr Pease urged the people of Darlington to strengthen their representative in his efforts to promote temperance legislatioc.—Mr Far spoke et the great diminution that live years had made in our national drink bill; and, coming to the SuLday closing question, said he saw no reason why, if he were well backed up, he should not introduce a measure of that kind ! for Durham. Be was awaxp that piecemeal, I legislationevas not *dwells practicable, but a Bill of the kind be had mentioned would show the House of Commons and the country what the feeling of the County of Durham on this important question was.— A tea followed this meeting, and in the evening a 'mound meeting was held, at which MC Booth again spoke,iu soejunction with Mr J. B. Hodgkin, Mr W. D. Stephens (Newcastle), and Councillor , Gregaon (Blackburn), and at which the prizes given at ova were presented by Miss A. E. Pease. Music was provided by the Philharmonic Band, under Mr Jas. Hoggelit'e direction, and by the Sous of Temperance ' Baud, bandmaster, Mr Keillep. The Blae Ribbon Choir were also in attendance, amongst the hymns sung by them being "The Ribbon of Blue" while pledges were taken.  Mr orater will preside at a banquet at the Gladstone Club, Glasgow, on Dee. 14th, anti will address a public meeting on the following day. Earl Spencer has ordered the release of fifty suspects who were arrested in Lough. rea and the dist: jet after the murder of Mr Blake.  ,