Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-04-03
fro DE Continued
Local Option Meeting.
ORGANIZATION.

A meeting of the friends OF local OPP
ton was held at Accnmac G. f., on
Monday lust, TO consider what steps
SHOULD he taken tomeet the issues which
are now before us. The meeting was
organized by the election Of Rev. G. a.
Grice rs chairman. and Rev. w. A.
Street rs secretary.
On motion OF DR.. Brodw;Ltcr, COM
mittce of one from each district was up.
pointed to select five from each magis-
terill district, who shall act us an exec
utive committee for the management of
the local option movement in the coun-
ty. III. Brodwater, j. r. Riggs, TIC.
Kellam, and L. IIyslop were appoint
ed as said committee.
To Show tile animus OF the meeting,
during the absence OF said committee, a
collection was taken to raise five dollars,
to be used in securing local option pa
pers and documents for distribution
throughout the whole connty-but, in
stead of five, fifteen were given.
The committee cdme in and reported
that they had selected the following
named gentlemen as members Of said
county executive board,viz:
PUNGoTEAGUE DIsTRICT-Thomas
Carmine, DR.. G.. W. LeCato, T. lives
colt, F. T. Boggs and E. 7. Powell.
LEE DlsTRICT-Geo. w. McMatll, G..
w. Mason, Or. VIM. r. Parlamorc, W.
D. Lewis and II. l.. Crockett.
METooIPKIN DIsTRICT-A. f .Mears.
D. T. White, Jas. r. Hickman, J. w.
burlington and Dr.. j. w. Bowdoin.
ATLANTIC DIsTRICT-Dr.J e. Brod-
water. G. ". Glenn, IL. L. Byrd, j. W.
Broughton and S. L. Johnson.
The secretary would here state that in
consequence Of the imperfect manner in
which the list of names was made, some
of the names given above may be wrong,
but the board can correct such errors, if
any.
The executive board was directed to
send delegates to the State Convention
to be held in Lynchburg, On the 2lst Of
April. if they deem it advisable.
The large number present, coming
from every IrlrL of the county, repre-
senting every profession, (save one,)
trade and calling, and every department
Of industry and intelligence. together
with tho enthusiastic spirit manifested
in the meeting, shows that the fight now
before us will be both hot and strong.
The meeting by vote returned thanks
to the Masons for the use of their hall.
Adjourned, subject to Call from the
county executive board.
w. A. STREET,
Secretary.
ACTION OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
The executive committee of tfe Coun-
ty Temperance Alliance met on adjourn
ment Of the above meeting. AMI effected
an organization by e'ecting Thomas G..
Kcllam, chairman, and George W. Nc
Math, secretary.
The advisabillty of holding an carly
election on local option WAS generally
discussed by the committee, and the
following resolution was adopted, viz;
Resolved, That the district commit
tee ill the varions magisterial districts in
the county take action at once, tohave
the vote taken on local option at tile
earliest date possible.
Motion adopted, instructing DR.. Brod-
water to draft suitable petitions, and
forward them to a member of the COM
mttee in each magisterial district.
Tie following resolution was unani-
mously adopted. viz:
Resolved, Tat each colored minister
Of the Gospel i'll Inc county be appointed
a committee, with power to appoint
subcommittee for The various magis-
tcrial districts with same duties and
power as the executive committee, and
to act i'll conjunction with The county
executive committee. And that the
secretary be instructed 10 notify the
said colored ministers Of the action Of
lis committee.
On motion, the committee adjourned
subject to the call Of the chairman.
GEO. w. A1CA1ATH,
Secretary.