The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-03
WAR AGAINST CRIME
The Law and Order League
Elects Officers.
4 rrlHLY ATTENDED, MEETING.
Reading nesm warmly ckamYiened. bat
shs Ministers Object - shs Lesgus
Hand1znx II

The Lar and Order League met last
night and elected sfilcers for the ensuing
az months The offieers ares
President, r. B. Little: first vice rress-
dent. Fred Rice RoweiI; second vice presi-
dent, II. f. kelsey: third vice president,
ksT. Beai- Parsons: sec9stary. Ira d.
Brunson: financial secretary, r. ". Ste
ysns. treasurer. Dr. Leonhandk
Exerusive committee: w. O. Hardy.
w. d. HiIlestadk. Jesse W. George. Colonel
Prswett and Rev G. A. Tswksbnry-
Financial eommiffee f. w. Stevens.
Rev. Clark. Davis and Rev. +. W. Loy-
There we're between sixty and seventy
Eve persons in attendance, twelve of
whom were ministers Of the GOSPEL and
there Was but one woman in the church.
The report Of the committee Of hye which
Was read a Saturday evenings meeting
was re-read and this brought up the SUBJ
This movement the ministers unanimously
objected 70 and the others favored.
Mr. Fred. Rice Rowell offered the report
Of the committee Of the last meeting APP
pointed TO see about renting John Cort >
old tent He said that this tent bad
already been rented, % bad also the Cre-
morfae" tent. bat there was one Immediately
Cd lDlning the latter that could BE secured
for $50 wifh rental Of so per month.
Mr. RoweEl made stroag and eloquent
plea for the establishment OF . reading
room. He said that he had seen men
writing letters cut on dry goods boxes be-
cause there was no other place to 20 10.
The Y. n. G. A. did not reach this class OF
men. A place Is wanted where iaborers
can 20 and not feel oat Of place; where
they caa spend their evenings under differ
ent surrounding than q beer saloon Affords
where they can read and write or 90 az
noon 10 open their lunch. He had over
heard a few days ago. two Iaborers on street
corner. .sCome on. let's go home" said
ene OF them. 's0h no, it's not led time
yet. . replied the other. This remark was
answed By the very expressive, If not ele-
CANT, reply. We'll where in the h--l
will you so tog"
Mr. R0Hali's views were cuncurred in By
several others. One gentleman had offered
to give SO per month 10 support such .
scheme. and IL was the general opinion
that enough money could easily be secured
among the business meu Of the city 10 sue
cessfnIly carry out the readingroom propo-
sition.
No action was taken BY the league in re-
gard to the reAdingroom. and the matter
viii be left to the ofiicers, moot OF whom. il
is believed. are in favor of the scheme.
This will, OF course. be In addition to the
other and regular duties OF the league.
A resolution was passed requesting the
city papers TO publish ordinance 500 Of the
city laws in regard to Sunday closing, etc.
and also the state laws bearing on the
same or other Felevent questions. Rev.
TewksbuTy was appointed TO draw ap these
documents for publication.
Mr.. f. b. Little. the president Of the
league, IL comparatively . new man Ia
Seattle. He book the Office under protest.
but Immediately upon election promised TO
do his best for the success Of the league.
He Is an ardent temperance worker and
keeps large lodging-house on South
Fourth street