Correspondence of the Columbian Fountain.

ALEXANDRIA, Nov. 20, 1915.
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ssa Vt ALEXANDRIA, Nov. ~, 1913.


Pursuant to public notice, the members
Of Harmony Division, No. 3, Sons OF Tenn
perance, lin full regalia,) held public meet
ing in the Lyceum Hall Oh Tuesday eve
ming last, at half.past 6 o'clock.


About 700 persons were present The
meeting was called to order by Mr.. Thorn
as M. Davy, as president Of the occasion,
who introduced to the audience brother H.
Meeks, Of Baltimore. AS it is not in the
powe, of the writer Of this communication
to give any thing approaching to sketch of
the addresses delivered, il will suffice to say
that Mr.. M. fully sustained his reputation as
"a powerful rcasoncr in favor Of Total Alb
stinence.


Mr.. Thomas S,hncibly, Of Pledge Divis-
ion No. II, Hage-stown, next addressed the
audience; and j. would not be going too
far to say, that in depicting the horrors OF
drunkenness and the awful consequences
attendant thereon, he approached nearer the
unrivalled Cough than any Other lecturer it
has ever been my good fortune 10 listen to.


The hour being late, the Rev. d.. Match
cit, of Washington, was necessarily briel in
his remarks, but, although circumsc'beI
as to lime, he fully male up the deficiency
in the leagth Of his speech by the many
racy anecdotes incorporated into il, and the
inimiiablo manner iii which these were re-
lated Tne moa.ng was further enliyensI
by beautiful song 90, give me one glass
more," sung in han lsoma style by Master
John Hough, a lad not more ihaa 10 or IL
years old.


am sorry to add, that disturbance was
created by one Of the victims of rum m-sell-
ing, man who, though not resident
among us, is well known to our citizens as
one Of the last who (when in his right
mind) would have been guilty Of interrupt
ing public lecturer on any subject


Some of the rowdy crew who take occa-
sion 10 disturb every Temperance meeting
held in the Hall, were at their oil tricks
again---setting off crackers, throwing tor
4 pedoes, SIC. II is to be hoped our police
will bring these disturbers to punishment
J Quite a noise was created in our streets