The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-03-19
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Regular Aeeting Of the Assoeia-
tiOn.
Full Report Of the Days Proceed
ings.
The Movement Still Gaining
Strength.
VI. v. ".

Inc AOVemeut Otlu USlmluS
strength.
The A-socistion met at the usual time and
p'sce yesterday aiternooo. the President
Mr.. D,vis. in the chair.
The minute. Of the lat meeting we're read
and approved.
The Committee on Memorial reported
their work completed, and were, On motion
discharged.
Mn. Larimer, Who vas elected treasurer
At the Last meeting. declined 10 serve, and
the Executive Committes ~ instructed 70
81 the vacancy.
A conmunicatioo W. read BY The secre-
tzry from the ladies Of Cleveland, O., asking
the lades Of Leavenvorth to communicate
With them and report what progress d being
made in this city.
Mrs Early ~ directed 70 forward TO the
LadieJ' Temperance Association Of Cleve.
land . report of the condition Of the work in
Lavenvorth, and to ask for two hundred
copies Of the Temperance paper being stayted
BY the Cleveland ladies. for free dktribQ-
ton.
A motion vas carried to appoint . COM
m;tiee of ten in each ward to circulate The
citizens pledge, and the Executive Commit
Tee vas dire, ted 70 appoint such committee.
A request was read from the ladies Of Mr.
Wier's church, lcolorec) ssking the
Association to sppoiut . committee to
meet with them and aaaist them in organiz-
ing ioE sctive work in the Temperance caure
among the colortd people Of the city.
A motion W. made that the chair be in
structsd to appoint such committee, which
motion prevailed and the committee vas sp-
pointed.
The president announced that the hour
had arrived for the Saloon Committee 70
start on iis daily Wits, when the ladies Of
that committee were excused, and retired.
The members Of the committee appointed
70 confer with the ladies Of Rev. Weirs
church were also excured. and withdrew.
Mrs. Viewer, from the committee to confer
with the pres, submitted the following pa
per for the consideration Of the House:
To Col. Houston:
1t u understood that you feel annoyed and
injured BY the the publication Of the article,
"rhe Ladies' Answer" We would say that
nothing was intended BY the Association like
waging war upon our Preas, or making per-
sonal attacks upon our editors. The Request
We made was one of the inst steps taken by
our Association to accomplish The work for
which We have Organized.
Your answer to that request was consider-
ed fair and just 20 far - it touched that mat |
ter only, and We would have been satisfied TO |
have rested on your promise. But you |
brought up Irrelevant matter 70 sustain your |
might be considered sound argument from |
business standpoint. The society deemed Il |
best to submit your communication to com. |
mittes of seven for careful consideration. |
Before this committee had concluded their |
deliberations YOU published your answer,
leaving out the clause of greatest importance |
to u. In view Of this We sav fit to answer |
argument BY argument, to defend and sus-
tain our association in the p,aition it had
taken, and let the public judge ~ from .
moral standpoint. A member Of this COM
mittee volunteered to write the article which
WAS submitted to and approved BY the COM
mittee, and aftervard submitted TO the 30
ciety, which approved Of the same and or
dered il ssnt to the p1blishens. This Is our
explanation; nothing to annoy you, or injuFe
your paper has been suthoriled or endorsed
BY this Association. We acknowledge you
have treated o. kindly, and have done a
favors for which We return our thanks, and
We would respectfully renew our request
that you take tuch steps - will do away
With the publishing Of all euch notices -
have tendency 10 lead men and boys into
the establishments Of drunkenness, debauch.
cry and death, known - saloons.
The introdn ton Of the foregoing paper
gave rise to Considerable discussion,
participated in BY Mrs.. Rieginbosham. Nm.
Hunting, Mn. Viewer, and several other
ladies-Mn. Hissinbotham opposing, and
the Others favoring. The paper Wa 1t length
approved, with but two dissenting votes, and
. COPY ordered to be sent to Col. Houston.
The Association then went into Commit
tee of the Whole fcr prayer meeting.
Devotional exercises were continued for
about an hour. when the Saloon Committee
returned and reported progress, eaying
they had visited Joe Brua's saloon and
tie Mansion House bar. At the former place
they we're denied admission, and held their
meeting on the sidewalk. At the latter
place they were kindly treated, aod had an
interesting meeting.
After hearing the report of the committee,
the Association ADJOURNED to the u.ual hour
this afternoon