Its your thumb i heard this before so i remembered its your thumb
Carousing means to drink a lot of alcohol and enjoys themselves with others in an noisy way, Lamenting means mourn a persons death.
Meeting up? I hope I am correct. Sorry if I'm not.
Which excerpt? I can't explain the inference if I don't have the excerpt to read
A- this was a womens rights group,
b- they benefited from alcohol and the end of prohibition
c- states?
d- one who supported and introduced
i would say d