BLUE RIBBON MEETING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1513, 19 October 1883, Page 2

BLUE RIBBON MEETING.

The Wesleyan Church, at Mastertoii, was but moderately filled last/evening 'to receive the Carterton contingent of the BlueEibbon'Army.- 'The'ReV.' L, M. Isitt presided, and.the proceedings cqmmehced'by the visiting choir sinking r- ■ •• °, ;. TBS' Chairman-in his introductory address Expressed the 'pleasure: l with which they, all welcomed their friends from Carterton. It they did not .present as la«;e an audienca that evening as might; have beon expected he .was sura that if the visit were repeated the building would prove too small to hold the number§,wJioh would attend. It ;had ibeeff saiMhat Mr Isitt and others would address ;tho meeting, but their'"Carterton visitors brought speakers as well as-singers with them. and.it was really "others":and not Mr Isitt who would address the meeting The cHoir—'\The; Brooklet.". ° ■ Mr Seth -Haft then addressed the imeeting. He defined agood speech to :be One which was brief, and which had some sense and a little nonsense'in it, ithe latter being useful to waken-up an ;audlejice^VHeHreierred• to''the impatience with which people listened to tales about the evils of drunkenness 1 saying.that they.knowall this. If they bewail-that, ;why did they; stand aloof,' why did 1 they not. range them: selves" reformers 1 He next: {gave illustrative sketches of the 1 .tippler. A chain road was not Wide enough for him, ,and when he went home and put his wet umbrella in the. bed, and stuck.'himself corner to riiyry, iiwas easy toiudge of the effect of alcohol (laughter and ap. plausev)K He himself signed the pledge W years-ago, wheiv ho wasa child. Soonafterward^adoctor wanted to give himr.wiheiJhe' being:ill with' typhus fever, kt ; Ke;bbjecte4.to.takmg it/and the doctor gave Mm a' prescription instead, which did equally as- well, only that it. gare.the. medical man a little more-trouble to prepare. He advocated ;the" bluo.ribbon" movement, and assorted that if all the women adopted it, all the men would follow their example..After ,somo further remarks | neiresumed^liis-Beat;amid* loud applause.. ■ : j ,'J ; i- "•■'•.. >.':■;'*: '; The Chairman-said that when he first'heard:Mr Seth'Haii speak on tempernnce,'he;rparkedrthathe had s##'&• anil he was: sure they ,w,ould agree with him. He'suppoitod Mr»^vbwcy?of ; temi)erance. Teetotahsm. \ was,, the, - question of the day, and in-time they would wonder at the apathy which-in the present day tolerated drinking excesses;' •'.'.' ' read ajbrief but thrUiing=tnle) Entitled !« The ; to Fairy Land." 1 ;' L '" j % Baumber was then called upon |;and < deliYered; an earnest on temperance questions;" He some rather remarkable/flfcatiaitica of Mastert6n<dnnkiiig;r:: One of a;; l man iWfowas flffii&i' consumedsixteen'pr t ' " J.Thechoir-««i)earGldHome" «. The Ohftlrman. then briefly qrged

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Mr Seth Hart Advocated wearing tho blue ribbon on all occasions.; Some jjebple only .'stuck it .on.thelr Sunday tioatsr-He; himself wore it When'he milked his cows. (Applause). I \ A-The last piece'sang by:the choir was loudly encored, but the choirraasterjex-' dused himself;for ; repeating jit as ithe" .;timß had; arrived for returning : hoine. ii;On the motion of Mr Daniel.i vvery, 'hearty vote of thanks was passed ito thb singers, and speakers from Carterlon;, .1 The .principal, attraction of )& evening was thd'choral singing. The : blue ribbon choir'of Carterton was'a 5 aurprise to./the audience, ; -.lt:.has; numerous and •excellent voices,'and'its leader, Mr Bee'oher, is a v capatU musician, who does his work admirably and pleasantly.; ihelidy who presided at'tho harmonium' ■*'' also; deserVes' "great; praise for the ■ ■ witn,w h ich she played th'evarwbsiccompaniments; l Carterton; haseVidently;made. a. good. start in its'"blue'fibbpn" organisation, and any .other 'centre, of population which tries to catch it.up will have a good'deal6f;h.ai ; d-w6rK'before it.' i