Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-18
SERGT. DALEY SPEAKS.
He Delivers u Temperance Lecture
Before the Anti-SalOOn League.

He Delivers q Temperance Lecture
Before the Antf-SalOOn League.
Sergeant John B. Daley Of the metropoli-
tan police force, on duty in the fourth
precinct. appeared in a new role last night.
The regular meeting of the Anti-saloon
League was in progress and 1t was pretty
nearly the hour of adjournment when the
doughty and determined sergeant entered
the jealousy guarded doors by displaying
the sign Of membership In the organiza-
ton. The ladies and gentlemen present
greeted his appearance with loud evidences
of pleasure. All rose at the request Of the
chairman. who asked them to take a good
look at the man who had done SO much
to lessen the evils of the liquor traffic in
Washington, ard there was a generous
rattle of applause in the sergeants honor.
Then the officer determined to make a
speech. He began by thanking the men,
bers of the league for the invaluable en-
couragement they had given him In his
work, stating that when he first began his
crusade against the liquor business 1t was
the Anti-saloon League which gave him his
first moral and substantial support. He
dwelt upon the fact, also. that the league
was the first to pass resolutions commend
ing him during his recent trouble, and then
proceeded to review the results of his work.
He declared that he could notice Its effect
every day in the Increased number of cases
In the Police Court. The cases were get
Washington, but in the other precincts,
showing that other officers were finding
out how they must go about the business
of suppressing the illegal liquor traffic.
Toward the close of his remarks Sergeant
Daley became little excited and could
scarcely be understood, when he recon-
mended that the league should endeavor
TO ind means to suppress the sale of liquor
on Sundays in less quantities than pint.
The chairman, however, put a motion to
have the sergeant's suggestion referred to
the committee on legislation for action and
report, and 1t was unanimously carried.
Before Sergeant iDaleys arrival and the
excitement attendant upon 1t the league
transacted a large amount of business.
The recommendations in the report of the
executive committee were discussed at
length ana referred to various other COM
mittees for elaboration and report. An
nouncements were made that there would
be public meeting, under league auspices,
at the Fifth Congregational Church, next
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, and that
the annual meeting CT the organization
for the election of officers would be held
on the first Monday in January. 1t was
also decided that the body would hereafter
meet on the first and third Mondays in
each month, half an hour after the exec
utive committee should have held a meet
ing.
1t was stated that the executive COM
mittee in correspondence with the
Rev. DR.. Parkhurst of New York, with a
view to having the distinguished divine
lecture in this city. There was lively
discussion over the proposition to bring a
test case against some saloon keeper under
the common nuisance law. 1t was said that
such action was brought recently in In
dianapolis by a woman, who charged a
saloon keeper with maintaining a nuis-
ance and won her case. The matter was
referred to the committee on legislation
and the meeting adjourned, after agreeing
that the league should give free social
at an early day to Its members and
friends.