THE PROHIBITION PROCESSION.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1302, 4 December 1911, Page 6

THE PROHIBITION PROCESSION.

9 j. DISPLAY AT NEWTOWN PARK. A No-Liconso anil Prohibition domonfstrnlion was hold on Saturday afternoon, and went off very successfully. Tho programme was a procession from Peathorfcton Street to Newtown Park, and a score of speeches to tin; assembled multitude. The procession, which was marshalled h.v Major C. J), Mackintosh, with Messrs. -Millar, I'aton, Pearson, Ninuno, St rons», iferron, Ninuno, jun., and Graham us sub-marshals, included contingents from a largo number of churches, .Sunday schools, tho Salvation Army, Bands of Done, Jtechabites, Good Templars, Kens and Daughters of Tcniperonro, V.W.C.A., VM.C.A., W.CT.U., Hoys' Institute, „ n ,i Minimis' Prohibition Louguo. Therewere •I! vehicles, mosljy expresses and lorriesloaded chiefly with children. A largo number of people wont afoot. Banner* and mottoes wero frcelv disnlnycd, anu tho names of the "dry' districts, with tho dales when they were won for No-License, were shown on largo white shields. Tho Students' League contributed three tabeanx, in which red noses, ragged clothes, Mottles, and other "properties" wero displayed with a view to suggesting the evils of over-indulgence in liquor. Marehin" music was provided by the Central Mission Silver Hand, tho Salvation • Armv Baud, and .1 imp's Band. The children saiuj appropriate sougs. No untoward occurrences marred tho (Proceedings. Tho weather was stini.v, there was no counter-demonstration or noticeable hostility along the route. The' procession, according to one estimate, numbered about 21)00 souls. It was wit-iH'-ssed by many spectators, especiallv whilo it passed through Newtown, anil when, jt eamo to its destination, in the lark.

J lie last stage of (ho programme comprised speeches from several stands, cadi speaker bring allowed five minutes in which to give poms of the reasons for striking out (ho top lino. The sneakers were the.Revs. AY. S. Potter, ,T. Dawson', W A. Evans. J, Olds, M. Aspland, P. I. C £™ m < }).- /• Comric, J. J. North, YY. Slnrer, Hiuton, C. A. Rims, F. CarIvle, J. Crewcs. Pastor Neild, Brigadier Hiay, and Adjutant Gunn (Salvation '/'r'. 0 '- N ess . rs \/\£-. Saunders (Church of , Gl iy isi 4 \ I!..Atlniiso»i, R, Kennedy, and G. \V. Morris. "