West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-05-09
ESTVlRGlNlAFREEMAN.
Stand From Under"
Huntington Prohibition Club.

this Ire city of Huntington, on
last Thursday evening, May 5. We
were with them in meeting at
the NJ. E. Church South, where
active work was planned and hands
were ready to take vigorous hold.
Among those present and taking
part, were Revs. S. B. D. Prickett,
]. NJ. Carter, G. w. Weekley, w.
p. Walker, and A. S. Parsons, with
such leading business men of the
city as Messrs. Thomas Medford,
W. II. II. Holswade, J. N. Potts, j.
III. Cammack and others.
A previous meeting had been
held, ut which II committee had
been appointed to draft and pre-
sent a Constitution and plans for
permanent organization and work.
This Committee, Mr. Potts, Chair
man, reported the following
CLUB CONSTITUTION.
This association shall be known
as the Huntington Prohibition
Association"
The objects of the Association
shall be:
I. To educate the people in re-
gard to the growing evils of the
whisky traffic.
II. TO cultivate and utilize a
healthy Temperance sentiment.
III. And finally, by constitution
al law to prohibit forever the man
ufacture and sale of intoxicating
4.quors as u beverage.
OFhICER5.
The Association shall have as Of
4icers, President, Secretary and
Treasurer, who shall be chosen an
nually at the first meeting in May.
The officers of the Association,
together with two other persons
appointed by the President, shall
.,.on ,titute an Executive Commit
tee, whose duty it shall be to ar
range for public meetings from
time to time, and to secure compe-
tent lecturers or speakers to ad-
dress the people.
Meetings may be held at any
time or place, bat always under
the direction of the Executive
Committee.
The meetings of the Association
shall be public and free to every
body.
The report, after being duly con-
s;dere1 anl DISCUSSED, was unani-
mously adopted.
The association proceeded at
once to perfect the organization,
by the unanimous election of the
following prominent citizens as
PERMANENT OFFICERS.
President, Thomas Medford; Sec
rotary, w. H. II. Holswade; Treas
urer, J. D. Walker.
Executive Committee.-To COM
plete the Committee as provided
for, the Pres dent appointed Messrs.
: A. B. Palmer and J. N. Potts.
The fact Of the impudent and fear
full aggressions of the liquor traf-
tic was freely discussed, and the
Importance of immediate and per-
sistent measures to restrain its
work of death, earnestly pressed by
IL number of gentlemen present
The matter of public meetings
add speakers was considered, and
the Executive Committee directed
TO arrange for a general mass meet
ingat an early day, and to secure
Hon c. 7. Caldwell, of Parkers-
burg, and other prominent speak
ers, to address the people.
1t was, on motion, provided that
monthly meetings should be held.
A GREAT NUISANCE.
After the business of organizing
WAS completed, Mr. John Cochran
offered in substance the following :
WHEREAS, The whisky traffic
has become great nuisance in our
city, and realizing that the Chris
4ian and temperance people will
be held largely responsible for the
-4noral welfare of the people,
ResoLced. That we hold it as our
duty to make special effort to rid
ourselves of the incubus of this
great nuisance.
RcsoIred, That we as members of
this organization, declare our
selves as in favor of total absti-
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