The morning times., 1897-01-18
THE NTI-GAMbL|NC FIGHT
A Mass Meeting at Alexandria
Unanimously in Favor Of 1t.
A LEAGUE WAS ORGANIZED
The Good Order Organization to Be
Permanent Affair." Ringing Res
Associate Officers Given a Vote
of Thanks-A Large Membership.

Long before the hour announced for tie
meeting to be held in the Methodist Prot
estant Church yesterday afternoon, ito
give expression of oppositionto to the preva-
lence of gambling nearly every seat N
the .edifice was filled.
Seated upon the platform We're the Rev
T. II. Butler, of the Baptist Church; Rev
l.. J. MeDougle, of Trinity NJ, E. Church;
Rev. ]. T. Williams, of the NJ E. Church.
South; Rev. d. II. Kern, OF the Village
Chanel, and Rev. F. T. Benson, of the
Methodist Protestant Church. Justice
Supplee and delegation frcm the Law
and order League of the county were also
present. sts.s3t sa
The meeting was called to order by Rev.
Mr. Benson. On motion of MIR. James
r.. Cation, Mr.. George r. Hill was chosen
to preside over the meeting. Mr., Thomas
Fl. Netherland was chosen secretary, ana,
oil motion of Mr.. Greenaway, Messrs.
James. r.. Cation, orth Hulfish, and John
R. Zimmerman were appointed a COIN
rnittee on resolutions. While the com
mittee was absent, the Rev. j. T. Williams
addressed the meeting, being, followed by
the Rev. Mr.. Benson, who said in part:
ssWe are not here to condemn the man,
but his wrongdoing. 1t has been said
that we were extremists and alarmiSts,
but recent events have proven that. these
assertions were incorrect. We are glad
that our friend Smith had the nerve to
do his duty
=. Mr.. James r. Cation, in presenting the
report of the committee on resolutions, said
tbat5 the meeting was held in the interest
of good citizenship and to uphold the law;
not to arraign citizens, but to condemn
vice He then submitted the following.
"Wbereas the prevalence of gambling IN
orr community is blot upon the fair
name and reputation of our beloved city,
and is an evil destructive of good morals
and of good citizenship, the existence of
which evil in our midst has been recently
exposed By tile energy and fidelity of the
sergeant of tile city police force and his
associates, and 0;'e s't'a elfl4ss -
aWhereas we deem it expedient and
expression of our oppositionto the gambling
evil, to commend those who have been
instrumental in ae xposng the evil, and to
Il
sympathy and cooperation in the premises;
'Restfved,-T we are unalterably ops
posed to the gambling evil and feel that
the good name of the city, its moral vel
fare, and cpronotionoft good citizenship
demand that itfshould be suppressed, and
that vigorous measures should be adopted
| to that end. and we fheneby extend out
sympathy and pledge oar active support in
every effort of the authorities to ac-
| complish it. ~ naAaafs,t
resolved, That we most heartily com
mend Sergt Smith, Of the city police force.
| and those who aided him in the well
| planned and recent successful raid made
upon the gambling houses of this city, and
| hereby assure and pledge to hun and
/ them our most active and earnest sym
| patlly, corporation and support in their
| faithful discharge of their duties as officers
/ OF thelaw, andjwe hereby declare that he
and they are entitled to both the com