Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-25
AGAINST THE SALOON
Work of tho Temperance League in 0ppos.
ing Licenses.
First Anniversary of the Anti-SaloOn
LeaSue-The Work of the
Year Reviewed.

The first anniversary Of the Anti-Saloon
League Of the District was held at the
First Congregational Church last evening.
Despite the oppressive weather. there was
an excellent attendance. The Rev. Luther
3. Wilson. presiding elder Of the Washing
ton district of the NJ. E. Church. and presi-
dent of the league presided. and seated
about him on the platform were the follow
ing well-known workers in the cause of
temperance: Mr.. John N Stearns of New
York, secretary Of the National Temperance
Society; Rev. James Yeames of Boston.
Mrs. t. B. Knapp, superintendent of the
Juvenile Templars In Michigan. and Mr. A.
y. Garfield. grand chief templar Of the
District
After prayer had been offered by the Rev.
Mr.. Yeames, Mr.. Stearns delivered an ad-
dress upon the subject Of total abstinence.
Picturing the evils of the liquor traffic, he
declared that the only hope Of salvation
from 1t was q proper education Of the chill
dren. The managers Of many railroads in
the country prohibited their employees from
drinking or visiting liquor shops while on
duty. and he believed that q great reform
would be accomplished when the churches
adopted such a principle in connection with
their members.
A report prepared by Mr.. Robert L.
Ewing was then read by President Wilson.
describing the work done by the league
since its organization, June % 1893 and
since the organization, in January last. II
showed that the league had been successful
10 a large extent in uniting the churches.
the various temperance societies, and all
other organizations within the District OF
Columbia opposed to the liquor traffic, in
aggressive opposition to the same. An
enumeration OF the societies and other or
CARNATIONS enlisted was given. it being
shown that there were thirty-fiye distinct
churches from, eight Protestant denomina-
tons more or less directly represented In
the league. besides various subordinate d.
visions OF the Good Templars. the indie
pendent Order of Rechabites, the Sons of
Jonadab. Sons of Temperance, and the Dis
trict w Z. I. L., with the heads of the
same The Father Mathew Total Absti-
hence Society. the Newman Loyal Temper
ance Legion of the CONGREGATIONAL Church
and the Central Union Mission were also
mentioned as interested. There were no
Shurches or temperance organizations, SO
Tar as known, antagonistic to the league
Opposing Licenses.
The work of Mr.. Jesse c. Suter, en-
ployed as clerk by the leagues execu-
i've committee. was highly commended by
Mr.. Wilson. Mr.. Suter, he said had been
recognized in his official capacity by the
excise board. and had been present every
49, S~SS'OAAS " AOph cSCHl the Inter-
ests OF temperance people in the granting
or licenses. for the first time in the history
OF the District. Mr.. Wilson stated that
during the last fiscal year LOO licenses had
been granted, of which 63S had been for
Tar rooms and 49, for wholesale places.
against al for the present fiscal year, of
which 6of. including thirteen clubs had
been for bar rooms and 49, for wholesale
places. The cost of the licenses first named
had been $I5.3JO. while the cost of those
granted the present year had been $275 $50
he number of protests to the granting of
licenses the present year mas been as
stated by the report. 800. against 100 for
the year previous.
The financial statement Of the league
showed that the total receipts from various
sources had been $500, against an in
debtedness amounting to so, leaving a
deficit of $235.a. Contributions were asked
for during the evening to make I'D this
sim.
Against the saloon.
The league. explained Mr.. Wilson, was
against the saloon because the saloon was
the greatest enemy Of the nineteenth CEN
trry civilization. II was the duty of the
league to follow the saloon wherever 1t
showed activity. and to engage in battle
with it on the spot. The temperance forces
needed rallyirg point, and that the league
intended to supply.
Brief addresses were made by Mrs.
Knapp and the Rev. Mr.. Yeames, after
which the benedictiOu was pronounced