The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-17
COLD WATER CAUSE.
Annual Convention Of State
Prohi Alliance.
LOCAL OPTION BILL NOT LIKED.
workers. In the Total Ahstinsnee Cause
Eject osncsrs sad Hear Reports
for the Past Year

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aanaI meeting ia ne Chamber o. e0a'-
.nares yestexssay wath an attendance OF
aDout seyensy-ssve earnest workers N kns
ts.tal asstlnence cause. Hsu. Roger :.
asreene. the president OF the alliance
pesnsiesi. wsSa John Bazhea acting as
seeret<gy.
IRE yyrs=lgierst opened the meeting VITA
"A address VI asiconle and fsxse ssa tae
s.D1ses Of total abstinence afti sis pro-
eves. ia the face Of strong opposition.
erhere vas much hearty sysspsTny WITH
IN. aims OF TIE association AID se nal
eox,a reason 10 believe that there was a
favorable sentiment ia the present ies's-
lasure 8aoksng toward greater resfFse-
ton og the liquor traffic.
the following committees were appoint
Cd:
Auditing Miss Aaggse Sutton and MISS
Della jones.
Ise.,lssf4sas--Jah Bushels. r. III. Fos-
teg. G sygara. A. III. Rogers. NaaiAain
Eemns4il. s. II. Wtltsts
Aus8s34..x-s. Hoyfk. A. T. MaTisusor. o
C. t,raraer. Rev. Daniel Bagley. Joseph
4.sx. Rev D. L. Knowles. Or. J. y. 1hap-
man.
Nom; n ations~Rev. ID. Eagiey, William
Eewhall. William Crane.
A. the afternoon session the annual re-
p,rt OF Rev. E. ID. Sutton. the general
srar,f. was read and accepted and formed
ts,e subject for a number OF interesting
xeusasl.s The financial portion Of the al
dress vas referred 70 the auditing COM
mittee.
The following officers @sre then elected
BIGGER -.
GreeEe. secretary. joan BAaheil. treas
ursr, Egeress Smith. Board Of directors
Isuial Eaggey. 8. a. Denusson, I. +.
DAVIS, wsilsam Craze. William NewEaA.
]. ". Range, J. y. Mcintyre, Mrs. II. NJ
Curtis. s. uoyik. general agent. T.. u.
Sutton.
County vice presidents-Mrs. Maliey
tsraae. King; Rev. Q. Y. Fowler. PIERCE
Rev. John Chaplin. Thurston; Mrs NJ \.
Camp. chehails: Mrs. l.. A. Il2osriss. Pa
esiae George ". Stewart. Lewis; Jolra
Robin ss3wissz: Charles Goddard, Clark
Asrg. YIN. Hlgeaboitam. kilckitst: j. a.
johnson. NaIia walia; Rev. Van Patton.
Columbia: j. j. Ashby. Garfield: Myroa
T. cariey. Whitman: II. n. Belt, spo-
kane; Fred Bother. Adams: L. III. Nor
risan. Franklin: Mrs. ID. j. Wann. .Asesin;
Fred McCleilaud. Lincoln: +. A. Green,
Douglas: Mrs Lou Cary. Yakima; u. w.
HAlgft. Eittitas. AIRS. VI. Mcdowell. ska
xss g. T. Turner, SnoAemish; 4. V. Paul
son. kltsap: J. r.. Saunders, Nhatcon;
Rey James Bushell. ciaalafn: AIRS Jennie
J0enson. san Juan. Prof. c. u. New
berry, Island: Caleb Wallace, jefferson.
A number of resolutions were passed
tstisfatory of the good work accomplished
during the year by General Agent SUIT
ton. President Greene and other officers
ana coworkerg. also commenting the In
creased interest ia the total abstinence
cause on the part OF pastors and church
members bur coniemnng the local op-
sieu proposal outlined In the Post-Intei-
rgencer the other day, and declaring
against any law giving any community
power to encourage the liquor traffic.
The auditing committee reported the
receipts Of the year 1884 to have been
si,i4S2s and she expenses sSai.sa. lsavias
4 balance Of sa-s 81 In favor of the ALI
aslce In comparing the agents aud treas
urera reports the committee reports a
discrepancy OF 1910 in favor OF the aiii.
anee.
Rev. Mr.. Sutton IN his annual report
spoke OF having given his services for tlsJ
year gratis and having given all coilec'
sfoBS. over running expenses. To the al
ilanee. During the year inc has aver.
aged more than one speech day. having
delivered 4gT addresses to at least 30 ~
people. besides starting cut several 9th.
ers in the work. lie hail sent out into
tho homes OF tho people a5A.@e pages ot
printed matter and circulated sevcral
thousand prohibition newspapers. all a
a c5st Of less than $500 tn the alliance
lio sent cat s. s7s letters and postal cards
ard used S.osle posters ana handblils. FL
recommended energetic work for prohl
hilton and suffrage during abe present
session OF the legislature. especially OF
the part Of pastors and church members
lie SAID:
''Fase political rsriiss are at peace will
che Saloons The church Is al rroSen
with the political parties. The pr.l.ih
sFualsts are at peace with the church
hence peace ca reigns from the licerse,
Isul-ptt 10 ths licensed saloon PIT" II,
ssfa he eenil see go way our ef ths ,iiai
es1tty save ~: ahsssu;e withdrawal froa
ell eh0Fch socteties thas did not essci
pliae their members foY this great SIN o
license party yetlng the same rs for an.
other sin.
Mr.. Sutton has served fer six years a
Eenesal agent. ard caerei - surrenie
sae oflge In any enc the alliance woul
see fit 90 aemirate.
AZ the close Of the meeting. the usaa
yosgs - thanks were adogaad.