The evening times., 1895-11-02
MANY SIGNED THE GILL
Prominent Reform Workers Aid
the Anti-Sa|oon League.
CONVENTION IN DECEMBER
The National Body WIN He Convened
on the 18th Pro1imo, and the Ses-
siOns Will Continue TIL the 10Th.
The Orgn nizatfon VIII Be Independ-
ent of All Existing Parties.

1.-THE Saloon Must Go" is the watch word
of the National ADti-Saloon Convention to
meet here December Il, Is and 19 next.
The call was issued this morning by the
District Anti-SaiooD League through
President l.. B. Wilson and Vice Presidents
James l.. Ewip, Margaret b. Platt and A.
l.. Swartwout; a. n. Canfieid, G. c. T. 1.
o. G. T.; a. X. Belt, G. c. l. O. R.; Rev.
W. II. Brooks and others.
1t is assumed that churches, temperance
societies and kiDdred organizations OF
good citizens are united in the view that
all legislation should advance for the
suppression of tue saloon ami that cx-
isting restrictive laws should be strictly
enforced.
IL is proposed to form Ii national or
gunization irrespective OF all present par
ties. The District Anti-Saioon League
ASSUMES all responsibility for expenses.
1t is expected mat the forces joining to
form the national society Will provide
auipie funds for future WORK.
Tue first session viii be held at 10
a. m, December Il, in the Calvary Baptist
Sunday school House, which will also be
used Wednesday evening.
OPENING THE SESSIONS.
President L. b. Wilson, OF the District
League. will conduct the opening exercises,
and appoint a temporary secretary, door
keeper and committee On credentials.
This committee VIII consist OF one member
from each Organization represented i'll the
signatures to tne CALI These are, bishop
j. r. Hurst, NJ. E. Church; Bishop Z. b.
Kephart, United Brethren; Rumsey Smith
son, presiding elder N. E. Church South;
Chairman A. j. Kynett, NJ. E. Temper
ance committee; Chairman John j. Beacon,
Presbyterian National Temperance commit
tee; DIR. 6. H. Greene, Calvary Baptist Church;
Rev. E. b. Bagby. Ninth Street Christian:
DIR. 8. NJ. Newman, First Congregational
DR.. j. Il. Butler, luther Place Lutheran;
Rev. 8. j. Smith, Central NJ. p; DR.. T. s.
Hamlin, Church of Covenant; DR.. G.. A.
Williams, Christ Church; Rev. A. T. G.
Apple, Grace Reformed; DR.. X. R. Shipper.
All Souls; DR.. A. Ii. Rogers, Church of
Our Father; Mrs. C. C. Afford,
president Non-partisan W. c. T. IT,;
Most Worthy Tempiar d. b. Bailey, T. II.
and T.; Rev. James NJ Cleary, president
Catholic Total Abstinence Union; Most
Worthy Patriarch II. NJ. Eavenson, Sons of
Temperance; H. P. Faris, general of the
Anti-saloon Army; High Chief Ruler j.
r. Mahopey, Rechabites; Grand Templar
d. II. Mann, 1. o. G. T.; Secretary Nelson
Williams, Negro Temperance Congress;
President A. g. Lawson, New Jersey
Anti-liquor League: Margaret b. Piatt,
president District W. C. T. u; President
w. +. whitlock. Ohio Anti-saloon League;
Vice President II. L. wayiand, Peunsly.
vania Temperance Alliance; President F.
E. Clark, Christian Endeavor; President
j. H. Chapman, Baptist Young Peoples
Union; Vice President W. 1. Haven, Ep-
worth League; Secretary s. A Steel; ED
worth League, South; President p. NJ.
Strayer, NJ. P Union; President G. A. Hill
ton, Gospel Mission Union: President S.
E. Nicholson, Indiana Good Citizens
League.
SENDING THE DELEGATES.
Five delegates viii be admitted from each
temperance or prohibition committee ap-
pointed by the highest bodies of religious
denominations represented.
Denominations not havingsuchc committees
are invited to send each, five delegates,
Each national anti-saloon society is to have
five delegates.
State societies OF either preceding kind
" i'll have two delegates and State and Terri
tories not having such a society are invited
to send two delegates.