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ing next Alliance. Music. Ad tures. Have good music; chorus . shall preside, etc., made beforehand»
singing well prepared and conduct so as to have no confusion or wbis-
journ.
ed. The speaking will be jtwiee as pered consultations. .......
1 o ’ clockp . m .
Polk County Temperano© j
Please make out a full table of
Music and opening exercises. effective if you will do your part in
liance.
Essay, by Miss Nellie Collins, of keying the audience to concert local statistic« of the liquor traffic
The Polk county Temperano^ Dallas.
pitch. Sing the most enlivening and also of your temperance work,
Alliance meets at Independence
Gospel Songs, for instance; “ O and publish the same in th« local
1:30 o ’ clock I*, m .
Feb. 28, 1883, at 1 o’clock p. m .
Short address by Mr. Stephens, of Prodigal Child, Come Home.” papers one week previous to Miss
Executive Committee met Feb. Oak Grove. Subject, Should the “ Christ for the World we Sing,” W’s arrival.
8th, and appointed the following temperance voters of Oregon organ “ Hear the Call, O Gird your Ar
Let this table cover the following
committees and program. Wnf Os ize for political work independent mor On.” "Lift up Thy Voice with points: Number of schools of vice
born, W. P. Conaway, Mrs. I. Van- of the old political parties ? Fol- Singing,” etc. Sing also some of (i. e. saloons); number of teachers
duyn, Miss Ella Butler and Mrs. lowed by five minute speeches. the Hutchinsons’ grand choruses as therein; annual cost; number of
Rev. Parker on arrangements and Music. -v------ ~
“ The World is moving on;” or pupils graduated into police court
invitation.
2:30 o ’ clock p . m .
Bing “ America,” “ Battle Hymn of annually. Offset this by number
M. L. White, Mrs. George Belt
Opening question drawer and the Crusaders,” “Song of the Rib of public schools; number of teach
and Ira Smith, of Independence, remarks. Music.
bons,” “ Save the Boy.” “ The Home ers; annual cost; number of grad
Miss Jennie Rowell, Miss Brown
4:30 o ’ clock p . m .
that used to be,” “ Carry me back uates ; license money paid to town;
and R. Shelley, of Dallas, Prof. J.
Resolutions and adjournment.
to my Mother’s Home,” or any live cost of liquor traffic to town; amount
Monreo Powell, Miss Rosa Bentley
7 o ’ clock p . m .
hymn or song worthy of the great of beer used, etc.’’
and B. L. Murphy, of Monmouth on
Music and opening exercises.
It is hoped that all interested
cause.
music, while, all singers are respect
7:30 o ’ clock p . m .
6. Charge no admission fee, but will take note of these suggestions
fully invited to sing.
Address on temperance work by have your arrangements complete and be jprepared to make the visit
Mr. A. Brown of Lafayette is re Dr. J. W. Watts, of Oregon City.
for taking the collection, some one of Miss Willard a success.— The
spectfully invited to be present and Music.
of-good aense being ■ a|>pei»ted to -
lead the singing;——------ ——-— adjourn.
ask for it, and the collectors (ladies
PROGRAM.
All temperance organizations, S. are the best) in their places and Consistency in Temperance
1 O’CLOCK P.. M.
Schools and churches of the county ready to begin without delay.
Work.
Opening by singing and prayer. are requested to send delegates.
7. Have a committee of women
J. F. FLOYD.
Appointing committee on creden
M ils . L. L. W hiteaker ,
ready, with pencil and paper in the
tials and enrolling delegates. Music
Chairman Com.
hands of each, to follow the collec
By a glance into the National
at frequent intervals.
A. W. L ucas ,
tors, asking for names of those who Temperance Almanac, for 1882, it
2:30 o ’ clock p . m .
Sec. Com.
will join the W. C. T, Union—gen will be seen that the amount of
Short address, by Mr. E. C. Hall,
tlemen becoming honorary members cigars, cheroots and cigarettes con
of Buenavista.
Subject, Which
by signing the pledge and paying sumed annually intheUniteu States,
Miss Willard’s Suggestions.
would be the best policy, for Oregon
SI, and ladies by signing the Con financially considered, exceeds the
to adopt high license, or to move for FOR MAKING TEMPERANCE MEETINGS stitution of the Society and paying total amount of fermented liquors
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Prohibition.
Followed by five
SUCCESSFUL.
fifty cents. The same ladies can of all kinds consumed by these same
minute speeches of members:
1. “ Announce the meetings thor offer the pledge (without payment people daring the same year, yet a
3:30 o ’ clock p . m .
oughly from the pulpits and in the of fee) to any one present. Always large number of the temperance
Music frequent. Recitation, by prayer-meetings, beginning the aim at results immediate and defi workers throughout the country
Miss Paradine Ddughty, of Mon week previous.
nite, and remember success rarely have not. one word to say against
mouth.
2. Get a little hand-bill, giving happens ; it is organized, pre-empt this intemperate habit of using to
4 o ’ clock p . m .
some information about Miss Will ed, captured by consecrated com mon bacco as a beverage. Is this con
x Miscellaneous business and ad- ard’s work, and earnestly inviting sense.
sistent? What is the meaning of
.8. Let all these efforts be “ begun temperance ? Does it mean nothing
the public to attend. Appoint a
journ.
committee to call on two classes of continued and ended in prayer.”
7 o ’ clock p . m .
more than abstinence from intoxi
N.
B.
Mias
Willard
cornea
to
you
persons
:
—
those
who
do
not
usually
Singing and prayer.
cating liquors ? Ministers of the
attend such meetings, and those in the hope of enlit-ting good wom gospel will stand in the pulpit and
7:30 o ’ clock p . m .
A short address, by Prof. W. E who sell and drink intoxicating li en to join in the work of the Wom preach temperance to the people,
Yates, of Monmouth.
Subject, quors as a beverage. Especially an’s National Christian Temperance and then walk out, buy twenty-dive
Should the temperance people of visit saloons, hotels, and drug stores Union, of which association she is cents worth of cigars, spend the rest
Oregon encourage the publication with a kindly invitation, informing president, and which, with its of the day with their heels, perhaps,
auxiliary
State as high as their head, puftiing the
of a temperance newspaper that all that Miss Willard deals with tw’enty-three
principles,
rather
than
persons,
and
Unions, is the largest, society ever offensive smoke into God’s pure at
will advocate Prohibition instead
abuses
nobody.
composed
of, and conducted exclu mosphere, and vainly imagine that
of discouraging it ? Followed by
3. Secure the publication, by all sively by women. It is the lineal they are doing a grand woik in the
five minute speeches. Music. Any
miscellaneous business and adjourn the daily and weekly papers, of descendant of the great Temperance reformation of the world! J ust
these facts and of the added infor Crusade of 1873-4, and is a union think of it! I have actually had
ment.
mation contained in your hand-bill. of women from aW Christian Christian ministers to sit down to
9 o ’ clock a . m ., M arch 1 st .
If possible have this inserted as churches, for the purpose of educat Jtalk temperance to me with their
Music and opening exercises.
local news, not as an advertisement. ing the young, forming a better mouths so full of the poisonous
10 o ’ clock a . m .
4. Make the church or halt where public, sentfineiit, reforming—the weed that they could not speak
Election of officers and appoint
the meeting is to be held, as tasteful drinking class, transforming by the plainly, and in every ease, I confess,
ing committees. Music.
and attractive as you can with power of divine grace those who 1 was more disgusted than edified.
11 o ’ clock a . m .
Report of temperance Work in plants, flowers, mottoes, flags, etc. are enslaved by alcohol, and remov When a temperance lecturer comes
5. Arrange for the usual devo ing the dramshop from our streets along and talks eloquently about
various parts of the county.
tional exercises of a religious'meet by law.
11:30 o ’ clock a . m .
the evils of intemperance,fur an hour
Have all arrangements as to who and a half, and calls on every body
Music. Time and place of hold ing, including reading of the Scrip
Temperance Department.
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