Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-18

REFORM CLCB.--Quite large audience
assembled at the ial! of the Reform Club
last hight among hem being several men,
hers who had prev ously rendered their res.
igaaiuns.
When the resignation of D. w. Whiting
~ president Of the club came up, that gen.
t!cnan WHO had come in during the open
ing exercises was asked TO state whether
he mean; his resignation rs final. IIe reit-
Grated what he had uttered at the last meet
ing, and said that SIS he had now rendered
his resignation i. remained with the club to
decide whether or not it would accept it,
a vote was then taken and the club refused
TO accept the resignation by vote Of IS to l..
{. II. Hancock was elected financial Sec
rotary to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
resignation Of II. NJ Fo!tz
the question of the resigning members
coming up.
C. O'Neal said that he believed that the
club would lose less by the resignation of
these members than the members them
selves. The President could not afford to
leave tho club-no man could afford 20
leave it. No one man could rule this club
any more than one man could rule this
great nation. He was for the pledge. He
loved to sec men saved. Whether the
members were ministers or laymen they
should bow iii submission 10 the rules of the
club; they should not be upheaving the
waters and casting UP mud and dirt.
u. w. Whiting said he didn't intend to
stir up strife. He was grateful to his friends
forshowinS that they appreciated his la
bora. He Earborea nothing against any of
the resigning members, and said that if sny
me .nber owed his existence to tho club it
was himself If it had not been for this
club he would probably now have been in
drunkard's grave. All he expected from
member Was to SEQ him keep his pledge. If
amemher kept ihc pledge, whether he, was
Christian or an in1el, he had a perfect
right to sit ia iho presidential chair He
was astoui-bGd that because he wm, not
Christian some had resigned their m.ember-
ship for the reason that he was president.
TIE motto OF the club was Temperance"
1t could not shut its doors against ny man.
Rev. john Edwards said he had not re.
fused to be u lnemher Of the clut, because
the president was not member of the
church. He didn't reach conclusions quick
ly. He was the last one Of the resgning
ministers to aIix his name to the paper.
The last clause Of the pledge read !: II will
by all honorable means encourage others to
DO the same II was Impossible for a man
80 help Temperance in one place and intemp-
erance in another. Intemperance was the
biggest devil that walked on the ground.
He could not be member OF temperance
CLUB that mad for its president !. man who
advertised !;q1or saloons in his paper, and
thus called tine attention oftemperancc men
TO the best places 10 get drinks
ID. w. Whiting said he YVES glad the rev.
erend gentlemen had stated his objection to
him. He said he earned his living by talk
Il Or
beers of The club had probably painted signs
or built ilonSe- for liquor dealers. Why
shouin'! lie advertise their saloons ? He
WAS sorrg E!'mhrrs had withdrawn on his
account.
iityr some more discussion of no particr-
!ar Interest, The club adjourned, withou t
taking any %ciirn IN regard to the resgu!..