The morning times., 1896-12-10
ITS NEW OFFICERS NAMED.
Anti-Saloon League Elects Its
National Board.
HIRAM PRICE PRESIDENT
Several Washington Members Hon
ored With High Office-Complete
Board OF Directors Formed and
Other Business Three
Sessions Held Yesterday.

The friends of temperance assembled in
great numbers last evening at the First
Congregational Church to formulate plans
of warfare against their common enemy.
1t was the second public meeting under
the auspices of the National Anti-Saloon
League, and was presided over by the
Rev. a. j. Kinett, of Pennsylvania.
On the stage with the presiding officer
We're Mrs. Margaret Is. ElaGt, president of
the District W c. T. u; Hon. S. E.
Nichols on of Indiana; Hon. Elijah "A. Morse,
OF Massachusetts and Rev. c. II. Meade,
secretary of the National Temperance
Union, of New York, each of whom ad-
dressed the meeting
Many of the plans suggested by the
speakers, as to the best methods to combat
the liquor traffic, were new and to all ap-
pearances would be practicable.
During the evening the hymn, Ninety
ana Aine.' WAS very sweetlS sung 10y MISS
Grace Altschu.
The bencdiction was pronouced by Rev.
DR.. Edward.
ATTH THEAFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session opened at O'Clock
with the largest attendance of any OF the
meetings since the assembling of the con-
vention. The special order was the cleo
ton OF officers, which came upon the
report OF the committee on nominations ap-
pointed at the morning meeting. The com
mittee reported the names of the present
board OF officcrsfor the respective positions,
but Mr. + w. Walsh, Jr., declining re-elec-
ton az treasurer, Hon. Elijah A. Morse
was chosen.
The officers are: President, Hon. Hiram
Price. of Iowa, 1920 Vermont avenue,
Washington, ID. C; first vice president,
Rev. L. b. Wilson, ID. D., $50 Bstrectnorth-
east, Washington, ID. C: second vice presi-
dent. Most Rev. Jonn Ireland, d. d., st.
Paul. Mimi; third vice president, Rev.
John j. Beacon, ID. D.; Penn. building,
PlttSburg, Pa. superintendent, Rev. How
ard II. Russell Ii. D., SO and 3S Wesley
block. Columbus, O.: secretary, James l..
Ewln, Washington Loan and Trust building,
Washington, ID. c.; treasurer, Hon. Elijah
b Morse.
The chairmcn OF the delegations repre-
sentinC the several affiliated organizations
submitted the following names for mem
bers OF the board of directors:
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
W. c I. T., North Carolina, Rev. ]. w.
Lee; Woman's Kelley League Mrs Ida H.
Cole, Illinois; W. C. T. u, Virginia, Mrs.
Mary s Williams, Alexandria, va; Mary
land State Temperance Alliance, Prof j.
X. Taylor, Baltimore; Epworth League Of
ONO. EroI. %. y. Wright; yearly meeting
of Friends, Baltimore, Md, Joseph j.
Janney; Central New York Conference OF
NJ. L. Church, Rev. Joseph IL. ZartTuan;
General Conference NJ. E. Church, A J.
Kinetu, OF Philadelphia; Non-partisan w.
C. I. u, Mrs. "A. G. Paul, Maine; Anti
Saloon League, Ono, K. K Bane; Michi-
gan Anti-Saloon League, w. Il. Fox; Co.
lUm bia Tent, j. o. r., a. 4. Belt, District
OF Columbia; OHIO Conference M l.. Church,
Rev. j. c. Jackson; Central Conference NJ.
+ Church. Ohio, Rev. j. NJ Mills; Virginia
State Anti Saloon League, Rev. ]. L.
Spencer; Grand Lodge L. o. G. L. OF Virginia
George w. Hawxhurst; District of Column
bia W. c. T. L., Mrs Clinton Smith, Wash
ington. ID. c.; s ynod of South Dakota, Rev.
a. T. Wolff; Northeast Conference NJ. E.
Church. Rev W. L. Dwight; Anti Saloon
League. South Dakota, Rev. W. II. Thrall;
Grand Lodge I. o. G.. T., A. n. Garfield.
Washington, ID. O. Western yearly meeting
OF Friends Industry, Hon S. E Nichol-
Son; Grand Lodge 1. o. G. T., Ohio,
Rev. Harry b. White; Christian commits
sion, New Jersey, Rev. John o. Foster;
Conference NJ. L. Church, Illinois, Thomas
j. Wheat; Total Abstinence Society, Massa-
chuSetts, Hon. Elijah A. Morse; Univer-
salist General Conference, Hon. Sidney
Perham; United Presbyterian Synod OF
New York Rev. j. II. Leiper; Whftten-
Edwin c. Dinwiddie; Indiana yearly meet
ing of FriendST Rev. Alfred Brown; Ma
tional Keeley League, Col N A. Reed;
Illinois State Keeley League, w. S.
Crosby; nnual conference of NJ E
Church, Rev. J. n. Fradenburg; Grand
Division Sons of Temperance, Maryland,
Robert I. Smith; Luthe eran Synod Of
Maryland, Rev. George W. Miller; Con
ference NJ. f. Church, South Dakota, Rev.
j. o. Dobson; Virginia Conference NJ. E.
Church, Rev. S. p. Shipman; Virginia
Annual Conference NJ. E. Church, Rev.
Frank NJ. Edwards; Southwest Maryland
Annual Conference NJ. Z. Church, Rev.
W. Is. Palmore; PRESBYTERIAN Synod Of
Illinois, Rev. NJ. b. Irwin; Fourth General
Conference District Epworth League NJ
E Church, Rev. /. l.. Thomas, Washington
d. c.; High Tent, /. o. R., John r. Ma
Honey, Washington, ID. c.; Central Union
Mission, o. L. Swartwout, Washington
d. c.; Home Partisan w C. T.
U. of Iowa, Mrs. j. Ellen Foster: