The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-20
THE Dive EVIL.
1t Is Again Earnestly Discussed
in Mass Meeting.
Able Addresses Made by Rev DR. Willis, Louis
J. Beauchamr Ell Judge Thompson,
Rev ] @ a. Henry and Others.

The fourth auti-dive mass-meeting, which
was held in Metropolitan Temple yester-
day, was another success. The attendance
was larger than on the preceding Sunday,
even standing-room being pre-empted.
There was good array OF speakers and
their remarks were enthusiastically re-
ceiyed. Between speeches several vocal
selections were rendered by the choir of
Simpson Memorial Church, consisting of
Mrs L. S. Anderson, Mrs. NJ. Morrow, B.
c. Carroll and George Fl. j. Bremner.
In opening the proceedings Chairman A.
c. Hirst said that he was glad TO see by the
attendance that interest in the movement
was not on tn wane.
After the singing OF the ''Red, White and
Blue" by the quartet Michael Flood. chair
man OF the committee or 80, reported what
ad been done by the committee during the
past week. lie said that on Wednesday
last the committee had assembled i'll the
chambers of the Board of Supervisors,
there to meet the local liquor men and hear
arguments regarding the question. but the
liquor men did not appear. The speaker
was surprised that the respectabe liquor
men should object to the closing of the
dives. That was the only question in
which the committee is interested and that
must be understood.
DIVE INFLUENCE.
Rev. DR.. Willis was then introduced and
spoke for half an hour upon the influences
for evil which lay In the dives. He COM
pared the product Of the public schools and
the product OF the dives, and asked which
was the most preferable product. Yet the
hoodlum which was the product of the dives
is Of our own family and should not be
treat ted as an Outcast. Instead, measures
should be taken TO stop the mills which
turn them out by the hundred in our streets.
Miss Susie Hart sang where is Ny
Wandering Boy Tonight" after which
eX-Judge Thompson was called upon to
speak. He admitted that be had no personal
knowledge of the dives, having been raised
in the country where there were no dives.
Had be been brought up in the city he said
be might have been wrecked in some dive.
He then referred to the work of the Rescue
Mission with which he was connected in
this city some years ago, and he was
satisfied from his experience that dives
were the most demoralizing element in
community. They should be treated like
rattlesnake and eXtermnated summaAily.
The succeeding speakers were Louis j.
Bsauchamp of Ohio, Rev DIR. Case and
Rev. j O. Henry.
A COMMITTEE OF LADIES.
Resolutions were read and adopted to the
effect that the press Of the city be asked to
disconti nue. all ADVERT semenis Of vile and
dsreputable character and that such
papers as are in accord with the movement
be commended.
On motion of E. A. Giryin 20 ladies were
selected to form an auxiliary committee to
act with the committee Of fifty as follows:
Mrs. Rose NJ. French, 24l6 Mission street;
Mrs susan TheaIl. SOD TeavenwoTtb. Mrs
NJ. +. Gray, 432 Ellis; Mrs. Olive Grace,
1910 Vallejo; Mrs. L. p. Williams 1928 Sac
ramento; Mrs. Esteile Rolnor, 1926 Market;
Mrs. l.. Aigeltinger, $40 Grove; Mrs. Lille
b. Boutwell,, 1904 O'Farrel; Mrs. ID. j.
Spencer. 1872 McAllister; Mrs. Ruth Dan
forth, 1904 0FarTell; Miss S. NJ. \. Cum
mings, 14l6 Sacramento; Mrs. A. Trezevant,
GOA Leavenworth; Mrs. NJ. X. Hanish, 20
Cumberland place Mrs. Charles Holbrook,
326 Clipper; Mrs. Amy jenkins, 2619 How
ard Mrs. G. w. Steele, 636 Suffer; Mrs, NJ
A. Knoderer, 1917 Clay; Mrs. Calvin
Ewing, 208 San Jose avenue; Mrs. Nj. \.
Cook, 552 Valencia; Mrs. James Arm
strong COZ LeavenWorth.
Another mass-meeting will be held next
Sunday at O'Clock.