The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-29
4 BAD DAY FOR DIVES
That Is What To-Day Will
Prove to Be.
FHR HASS.MEETIEG OF CITIZENS.
Perhaps the People, Too, Have a Little
Pull"
It Nay Be That BlacklegS and Doodle
Will Net Have Everything Their
Own Way.

Public interest IN the great dive fight is at
white heat
1t will eliminate in the citizens mass
meeting to be held in Metropolitan Temple
this afternoon.
Rev. Father Montgomery and Rev. John
@. A. Henry worked hard yesterday in the
good cause Good results are bound to come
from their efforts.
wagon with large placards and bell
whose tones were sounding the knell of the
crime-hatcheries of the city passed through
the public streets yesterday. The placards
announced the meeting in a most effective
way.
Mr. Henry worked like a Trojan. There
were many details 10 be attended to and he
made every minute Of his time count. To
BIN, as well as to Father Montgomery,
Henry J. Mccoy and Joseph g. Eastland,
much of the success thus far attained by.
the committee is due
Notices Of the nesting will be given from
all the pUlpits this morning.
Strong. sharp, clear and effective addresses
viii be made
Each speaker IS expected to confne his
remarks strictly to the question before the
house-that Of the abolisLing of the dives.
1t is believed that general remarks de-
nauncing all kinds of immortality and offer
ing advice as to this, that or the other i'm
possible means Of efTeeting the desired end
will have no good result. so far as tie ac-
comprising Of the particular purpose OF
the work is concerned.
Rev. Dr.. D. Q. a. Henry viii open the
meeting
Rev. DR.. A. c. Hirst will deliver an ad-
dress on The Dives Of San FraBcis cO."
mil & lion in, Cd
dress on What Can Be Done to Abolish
the Dives"
Rev. DR.. Henry will deliver an interesting
address on Impressions OF Visitor to the
Cremorne.
Mrs. Rose French will also address the
audience.
Bishop Nichols Will then speak on THE
Need of Reform"
j. G. Eastland will make a few remarks
on The Relationship of the Dives 10 Chill
dren."
Il. G. Mccoy will speak on 1.-THE Rela-
tionship If Young Men to the SouItraps of
the CITY"
Other speakers will follow. and there will
be q solo by Mrs. Anderson. the Well-knOWn
soprano, besides other singing.
Chief Crowley is taking a most active
iOteTest in the dive fight and is bound to see
that no advantage IS taken OF the law.
The CTemOTne prOpTiet0rs will not be able
20 get their license If the Police Commits
sioneTs take the stand that the two non-resi-
dent slgners cannot put their names to the
petition for a license. And then there are
many other barriers in the way.
The Police Commissioners will hold
meeting on Tuesday night, Monday, their
regular meeting time, being a legal holiday.
st that meeting the petition viii be laid be-
fore the board for action.
"Unloss Mailman & Holman have a COM
plete petition Of Z property-owners, resjd-
ing in San Francisco" said Chief Crowley
yesterday, they will be arrested on
Wednesday morning"
There have been rumOTs Of a sham sale OF
The Cremorue In order to let new ''propri-
etOrs" get a license. Sergeant McKenna
said yesterday that if this was done it
would make no difference no license
would be granted TO any "proprjetOrs" Of
the CremoTne Upless they had u signers.
There it is again. The possibilities of
that evil working order Of the Supervisors
permitting y pr0perty-OWners to have their
say in the matter-that law should be
changed a. soon as possible.
The Supervisors can do it In one week If
they see 1T.
VIII they see fit?