Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-02
ANTI-sALooN LEAGUE.
Business Transacted at tho Semi
Monthly Mass Meeting.

Business Transacted at the Semi
Monthly Mass Meeting.
The semi-nonthly business meeting of the
Anti-Saloon League was held last night at
G23 Louisiana avenue. with Jas. L. Ewin.
first vice president in the chair, preceded
by meeting of the executive committee
In addition to the first vice president, there
were present at the latter Mrs. Margaret
b. Platt. second vice president; Abram L.
Swartwout. third vice president: Mrs. H. A.
CLEARWATER. recording secretary; Cavour o.
Bohrer. corresponding secretary; John 8.
Blackford, treasurer: Jesse c. Suter; Col.
John F. Final. Mr.. w. II. Pennell. Mr.. A.
N. Garfield and Mr.. A. E. Shoemaker. The
executive committee after hearing the min
utes of its previous meeting and some re-
ports of committees, settled its report to
the league. and arranged that proposition
that the league conduct house toulouse
canvass of the District will be the special
order at the next meeting of the executive
committee, which is to be held in the office
OF the first vice president, Monday, April s.
at Ais D. m.
At the meeting of the league, in the alb
sence Of Rev. Or. Power. chaplain, who
was kept away by the W. C. T. L. recep-
ton at his church. Mr.. J. S. Blackboard was
called on to offer the opening prayer Mrs.
CLEARWATER, secretary. then read the min
utes OF the previous meeting of the league,
and called the roll Of officers and the roll
duced for the first time. and although the
meeting was considerably below the aver
age In after dance, owing to the w. c. T.
&. reception and other attractions else
where. was respor ded to by representatives
Of twenty organizations. Mrs. Plat then
took the chair while Mr.. Ewin reported as
acting chairman Of the executive COM
mittee. and as chairman of the committee
On cooperation. Adopting recommended
lions of the executive committee, it was
voted that Fish'S american rules of Or
lo,ySI H. ,ko ,Ior f~,
league; and that representatives from sew
en- organizations constitute quorum for
the transaction of business at league meet
ings, and i've members quorum at meet
further reported that the executive COM
mittee had filled the committee on litera-
ture by the appointment thereon of Garlic
ton +. Smell of Anacostia: and that Mr..
Suter had been appointed a subcommittee
to arrange for the presentation of a topic
at the present league meeting. Later In
the meeting Mrs. Platt read ten-minute
paper on the topic selected. How Can the
Individual Members of the League Do Anti
Saloon Work." and 1t was discussed by
Mr.. Garfield. Mrs. Clearwater, Mr.. Shoe
maker and others. Col. Vinal. as chairman
of the committee on legislation, reported
the last meeting of the league, but were
open to suggestions preparatory to work
at the next session Of Congress.
The chair reported for Mr.. Pencil, Who
was compelled to return home that mass
meeting was being arranged for to be held
at Zion Baptist Church (colored), South
Washington. Sunday. April u; that Mr..
Percy S. Foster would sing at this meeting,
and that addresses would be delivered by
Mr.. w. H. H. Smith of the Western Pres
byterian Church and Mr.. w. H. Pencil.
chairman Of the committee on mass meet
ings; and another either by Judge Kimball
or by Judge Taylor. Judge Taylor, who
was present. said that he hoped the COM
mittee would secure Judge Kimball. and
that he would repeat an address recently
published in the newspapers of the city. On
hearing the report the league voted that the
committee on mass meetings be requested
to arrange for more than one meeting per
month II possible In the discussion of the
motion the committee was praised for the
eXcellency of the public meetings held dur
ing the present year, but the view was ex
pressed that the league could not reach the
whole of the District quickly enough by
one meeting month.