The Cecil Whig., 1880-04-03
State Temperance Convention.

The Maryland State Temperance Alliance
more on Thursday and Friday, the 18th
and 10th of April, 1890, in the hall of the
Young Mems Christian Association, COM
mencins III 10 o:ciocn y. a
All temperance associations, churches,
Sabbath schools, religious and reform asso-
Citations, are entitled to, and requested to
send delegates, one for every fifty of its
members, (or fractional part thereof, but
not more than six for any one organization
ana to HiEisi. tLel4 Hiti. certificates of
election, stating what organizations they
represent.
All persons, who are either life directors,
life associates, life patrons, life or annual
members, are members of the annual meet
ing without being sent liy any orIanis isatiGn.
"Nroliqed they are ~ aGcorf with the prin-
cipleS OF the Alliance"
The grand success of Local Option or Lo-
cal Prohibition, in the six counties and Il
half of the State where it now prevails,
taken rs il whole. has Iuade this measure Il
very popqlar one, and p sttoEg desire las
been manifested on the part Of other cohn-
ties to have it also. Already bills have
passed for the counties of Frederick. Car
roll, and brince GenrseIs, giving 10 them.
this right of Local Option, and other bills
are well under way on their passage, so that
it is likely, with the proper energy of our
friends, six or eight more counties Will he
added to the cause Of Local Prohibition.
TIC alyaiii";:es tf tttts l..4,.sYtG. :,,;d .le
best means or securiE2 and retaining It, not
only for the counties where the vote will
soon be taken, hut also for other counties
which have not as yet obtained it, and for
those where it already prevails, will form
sore of the principal topics of discussion at
,n S1sTr'% aFt A ta n. ca itS lan 4 tan M
v-m,ions, Wherever practicable, and send
delegates TO represent their se$eral COUNTIES,
an! j.: iii, hers eg,,al 70 that t.. which eacl
county Is entitled III lo.n branches "f t:tt
Legisiatare. " here county conventions
are NOT practicable, let delegates be sent
from rs many election districts as possible,
not less than two from each.
iioH. Neal i,o~, OF Nlalne. ap,i4r pl The
prohibirory system, and great leader of the
temperance reform. Hon. Henry W. Blair
United States Senator, and author of the
proposed prohibitory constitutional amend
.Aepi. Hcp. Eya.tS 3, Earr. -. C, ff;,n
Sew Hawpshrr and either II ISIS T.. +. vii
lard, President Gl the Wonlen's National
Christian Temperance l hioIi of the nited
States or Mrs. l.. loumans, President o
! ;i,ii " {. T. I:nion e Canada; Hey II. C.
! Dapeocb, aeqis,aly OF Ihe Eatld nal Iellrer
ance Society, and other able and eloquen,
advocates of the cause at home, will partici
pate i'll the proceedings. The celebrated
Buell. family will render the music.
! ~ view of the present encouraging aspect
/ II the teiHRrrauae question throughout tn,
State. it is believed that this meeting vii,
/ De one of unusual interest, and exert a pow
crfHl influence for good. Let our friends
see 10 it, then, that the wiseSt and best ii
uur .aI1s a.. Aent IL ouuGSei aHd ala II
directin. the proceedings.
: The whole, or portions Of several session.
will probably he devoted to hearing .ercrt'