The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-12
DR.. HERR TAKES APLEDGE
He Will Give Up Tobacco
as an Example for the
Boys of His Brigade.

mo smoking allowed" is the substance
Of one of the clauses in the constitution
of the Boys Brigade. Some of the mem
bers of the Second Company OF the First
Presbyterian Church thought it would
be more manly to smoke. SO they set TO
work to devise m cans TO get rid of that
clause The finally decided to get up a
petition asking for its repeal, although
just why they should petitier themselves
can't be clearly understood. The petit.
tion was duly drawn up and then the
would be smokers went around securing
signatures to it. They were all slick
takers and they argued so effectually
that they got about One-half the company
to sign it. Some of those who aligned
say they were misled and didn't know
what they were signing. They say that
three or four of the ringleaders got
around them aud talked so glibly that
they convinced them that it WAS for their
own and the company's good that the
petition should be signed and many OF
them took their word for it and signed
without reading.
woULD-BE SMOKERS MUST LEAVE.
The petition was duly presented to the
president OF the company and in due
time 1t got into the hands of Captsin
Wightman and DR.. Herr. The result was
that several of the original Would-be
smokers were quietly asked to resign.
One of them, a non-commissioned officer
responded Immediately and resigned.
The requests for designations We're bad
enough, but that was not all. Each of
the members received written call to
attend special meeting which was Co be
held last night The called stated that
the meeting would be of the greatest
importance. 1t also stated that the mem
bers were to attend in civilians dress,
the usual Tuesday night drill would not
take place.
Long before the hour set for the meet
ing knots of the boys gathered in the vi
cinity of the church aud discussed in ex-
cited tones the probable outcome of the
meeting. DR.. Herr was going to talk to
them on smoking. and there We're many
speculations as to what ne would say.
Tue meeting was called to order by Pres
ident Van Dyke. The meeting opened
with prayer, after which it was decided
to throw over the petition and keep the
smoking clause in the constitution. Com
municatIons were received aud then Dr,
Herr spoke TO the boys
DR. HERR SIGNS THE PLEDGE.
He said that smoking was not only 1n-
| furious 90 their health, but was a great
waste of money. He also spoke of the
| Yale College statistics on smoking, by
which 1t was shown that the students
| that don't use tobacco are away ahead of
those that do In all their studies. He
said that those who got up the petition
were in the wrong, and he hoped that in
| the future the members would obey all
| the rules of the company, aud that moth
| ing more would occur to mar the harmony
| which heretofore had existed among
| them. DR.. Herr told the boys that he
had been smoker for twenty-five years.
but that he would sign pledge not TO
smoke in order to set them good exam
! pla and MOTTO ask them NO do. auything
1 tain Wightman also signed the D1edgs.
1 The rest of those whose designations
| were asked for sent them in and they
were accepted. Peace reigns o. ce more,
but there are two vacancies am ng the
| ranks and TWO officers places 30 be filled