The Brookhaven leader., 1888-07-19
PROHIBITION MAss-MeETINe


August 10th by aGrnnd Basket Dinner
at Brookhaven
Pursuant TO the call Of the Chairman Of
the Lincoln County Prohibition Executive
Committee, the prohibitionists Of said
county assembled at the courthouse in
Brookhaven, on Saturday, July IA, 1888
and organized by electing DIR. J. W. Ben
net, chairman, and A. Lewenthal, jr., sec
rotary. On motion OF Il. T. Hobbs, the
chair was authorized to appoint com
mittee of three to select delegates TO the
State Convention. b r Hobbs, Rev. T. p
Douglass and r II Thompson were APP
pointed and who, after consultation,
recommended the following names for
delegates to the State Convention:
Beat IL NJ Martin, f II Hartman, J
| Marshall and Isaac Smith
Beat IT } Keenan,, Jesse Maxwell, J
ID Bailey and J S Burns.
Beat 3-B 4 Beason, W G Summers. W
G. Price and John Boone.
Beat ID II S Cox, + W Chisholm, J
+ Carruth and Sam eagle.
Beat SO w Easterling, J f Dcccll, j
@ Byrd and w F Smith
County at large-Dr. w b Murrah, b T
Hobbs, K X Applewhite, A Lewenthal, ir.
J III Gambrell, Rev. } NJ Weems, Rev. } +
Buckets, DIR. J w Magee, Rev. A + Wat
kins, VIM. ForSythc, DIR. w Bennett,
Rev. Jesse Jordan, Lewis Oliver and Prof.
p f Williams.
On motion, the report was adopted and
the above named gentlemen were duly
elected delegates to the State Prohibition
Convention.
The following resolutions introduced by
Hon. Il. II. Thompson was unanimously
adopted:
Resolred, That the Prohibitionists Of
Lincoln county, remembering with pride
the anniversary celebration of our Local
Option election victory in this county in
august, 1887, and the good results flowing
therefrom, will again celebrate at or near
Brookhaven our victory on the 10th day
Of August, 1888, the second anniversary of
our success in this county.
Resolved 2nd, That the W. C. 7. L. OF
Brookhaven and of Lincoln county be and
are hereby requested to interest them
selves in this cause, and that we have
under their management grand basket
dinner on that dav, to which all of the
people OF this and adjoining counties, who
rejoice in the success of the temperance
movement, be invited.
Resolved Sd, That DR.. J w Bennett, B
T Hobbs, + ii Hartman, + NJ Martin, w
+ Parsons and A Lewenthal, jr be APP
pointed committee 10 take charge of our
anniversary celebration with full power
and authority to do all and everything in
the premises necessary to success.
Resolved 4th, That Rev. Il Parish, Prof.
q T Fitzhugh and Rev. a A Lomax be
invited to address us on that occasion
Resolced 9Th, That the newspapers be re-
quested to give general publicity to our
invitation.
powered to invite other or additional
speakers if necessary.
\. c. McNair introduced the following
resolution which was adopted without dis
senting vote:
Resolred, That we heartily endorse the
non-partisan policy which has marked the
councils of Mississippi Prohibitionists in
the past and view with satisfaction the
progress which the cause has made under
the influence Of such wise and conservative
principles.
2. T. Hobbs introduced the following,
which was adopted:
Resolyed, That the ProhibitioniSts Of
Lincoln county view with deep concern
the contest now being waged against the
liquor traffic in our sister county OF Pike
and we hereby pledge them our moral and
material support and cooperation in their
effort to drive the Iniquitous saloon from
their midst
On motion, the present executive com
mittee was reelected and power granted
them to fill any and all vacancies that
may have occurred in their ranks.
On motion, the meeting adjourned
A. LEWENTHAL, DIR. ]. W. BENNETT,
Secretary. Chairman