The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-26
TO DISCUSS THE DIVES.
The Mass Meeting to Be Held on
Sunday.
SOME OF THE YEiKERS SELECTED.
Father Montgomery, j. Q. A. Henry, Andrew
Forbes, n. D. Buck and Henry J.
MtCCy.
SOME OF THE SPEAKERS SELECTED.

Never has San Francisco been so thor
oughly aroused over the dive evil as 1t is
just now.
The citizens anti-dive committee held
meeting Yesterday and made further ar
rangements for the mRss-meeting.
The meeting will be held in Metropolitan
Temple on Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
Friday night was considered too soon.
which accounts for the pOstponement.
Among the speakers chosen are Rev.
George Montgomery, Andrew Forbes,
Henry J. Mccoy Rev. j. Q. a. Henry.
Rev Hobart Chetwood and Bishop Nichols.
Short, sharp and telling will be the
speeches.
Those who get upon the platform to ad-
dress the audience will be entitled to few
minutes each, and their remarks are to be
confined solely to the question in hand-that
Of the horrible dives with which San FraE-
cisco is infested.
Some OF the speakers have made special
study of this question, having visited the
Cremorne and other resorts with the sole
intention OF exposing their immortality.
In among the speeches will be music and
Rotations. The meeting Nill be short. not
occupying more than one and q half hours,
but during that time the vile dens Of de-
praYity and their supporters will receive
m ost severe raking over.
Ringing resolutions will be presented to
the meeting and permanent committee to
take charge Of the fight and put 1t
through" will be appointed.
Every one who takes pride In San Fran
cisco-every one who feels that our city is
being dsgraced 10y the maintenance OF
these vile dives, where girls are de-
bauched and youths are corrupted
should show his sentiment by attending the
meeting Sunday afternoon IN metropolitan
Temple
IL you have children whom you desire to
keep from evil influence 20 by all means.
IL you wish TO show your dissatisfaction
with The present method OF enforcing the
license law do not hesitate to 20.
Ii You are possessed OF local pride and a
desire TO rid the city OF these shameful nui-
sauccs YOU should certainly 20.
Take your friends with you.
Every law-abIdius citizen should be edu-
Gated up TO the actual state Of affairs IN this
city.
vet with US There is net another city III
America So cursed with vic crime-hatch-
/ cries as is San Francisco.
You taxpayers have to pay the expenses
I of niying up aud feeding criminals.
Help bY your presence at the meeting
! Sunday afternoon 10 put down tulS over
Whe.mIug evil.
! And You siEuers foT the Cremorne 90 and
/ learn something about the yileness Of the
place which you are upholding. All Of you
! say that you have never been in Hallinan
! & Homan's den, and do not know whether
/ il is bad OF not
Go and hear the testimony Of trustworthy
/ witnesses who have been there.
| Members Of churches. Irrespective Of
creed, should go and help along the great
/ work.
Members Of religious and reform organ
! iZations should 60.
The general public should not fail to at
/ tend.
The reputation Of San Francisco depends
! upon the success Of this ant.-dive movement.
Chairman J. O. a. Henry reports that the
( various organizations with which he has
/ been n communication VIII send large dele
1 cations to the meeting, and he believes the
/ affair vii. be a great success