The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-21
The ONE HUNDRED MET
An Organization Effected, but No
Definite Plans Submitted.
{. B. ANDREWS Is CHAIRMAN.
sub-Committees Appointed on Several
Important Subjects Which the Com
mittee VIII Take Up-who the Officers
Are and What is Said of the Work.

The Committee or One Hundred is now
nearer ready for work than it has ever
been before. There has been good deal
of speculation as to who the members
of the committee are, not only among
the people generally but among the
people who expect to have some occasion
to deal with the body IL it proves to be
aggressive. But the committee has per-
sisted in keeping the names back. Last
night the members bled in Man
ming Hall at Brown University, for the
purpose of organization.
There were n large number of members
present aud after the meeting had been
called TO order IT was decided not to al
low the reporters to enter. This "riled"
several represen atives of morning papers
and they persisted in urging that they
were expected TO get the news III. 5.
Conant conveyed To them the information
that they would have to stay out in the
cold.
There were about sixty members OF the
committee present. The first thing on
he program was prayer by the Rev.
Frederic Denison.
Daniel A. Cook was elected temporary
secretary. On motion a committee OF
five On nominations was appointed. with
Olin Hill as chairman, and that commit
tee reported the following list of officers
Chairman. President h. Benjamin An
drews: vice chairmen, w. III. Crins and
H. w. Gallup secretary Daniel A. Cook;
treasurer, Etwin Knight.
The Rev. DIR. X. l.. Greene suggested
the appointment OF committees to have
charge of the various subjects, which it
wSs stated the committee would have to
deal with, and IL was stat ed that tue re-
suits would be better il certain men were
given entire charge of their departments
as committees To report TO the general
committee.
The following topics were chosen for
the work OF the committee and sub
committee selected for them: Finance,
Gambling obscene literature, real estate,
city officials, illegal liquor selling, houses
of ill-fame and publication and press.
The chair man of the committee on pub
Iicat'on and press ~ the Rev. Frederic
Denison. NEWS reporter called on
tnat gentleman this forenoon and asked
him what the committee on publication
and press was going To do about il.
Mr.. Denison said that il was his con-
viction that the public should be in
formed OF all that the committee actually
did, as 1T was not star chamber affair
and was working in the interest of the
community, but as the organization,
names OF the COMMITTEES, etc, was a
matter Tor the committee itself il ought
not to be given out, because 1t would in-
terfere with the work of the crusade
The sub-committees were empowered
TO nll vacancies In their number so that
designations might not trouble them and
Will probably start to work at once
The Rev. Frederic Denison is TO write a
ser G. of tracts or essays which the com
mIGtee may decide TO publish.
Hamilton 5. Conant was seen by a
NEWS man at the Y. NJ. C., A. building
this morning tie stated that the Com
mittee Of One Hundred had not decided
on any definite measures to be carried
out, but that IL would be left FOR the sub
committees TO do their work and report
TO the general committee. Mr.. Conant
said that he WAS not the great apostle of
secrecy, but would be glad To give all the
Information that he was author zed TO
give.
He said that there were some commit
tees not yet appointed aud that the selec-
tion OF names for those appointed was
not entirely definite, intimating that
some OF the names put on might not re-
main, although most Of them will prob |
ably do so.
President Andrews IL out of the CITY |
and could not be seen to-day. 1t is stated |
confidently by members OF the com nittee |
that he will act as chairman, however |
1hs committee adjourned subject to the |
call OF the chairman.