The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-12
THOSE BREWERY TREES
DISCUSSED AT THE ANTI-SALoON
MEETING AGAIN LAST NIGHT.
Rev. C. C. Lasby Questioned Captain
Ritter'S Accuracy-RepOrtS on Prog
ress of the New Movement.

h third mass meeting in the interest of
the restrictive saloon movement was held
at the Third Christian Church.. on Home
avenue, last night, and was we'll attended.
There were fewer women than at previous
meetings. The movement has come to be
recognized as belonging to the voters.
5. O. Pickens presided at last nights
meeting. In assuming the chair he eX-
pressed sympathy with the movement TO
Danish saloons from the residence portions
of the city and expressed some practical
ideas as to how this might best be accom-
plished. W. H. Elvin, chairman of the
executive committee, reported what prog
ress had been made. He submitted the form
of petitions that is to be circulated. 1t was
published in the Journal yesterday. There
were quite a number of talks on the ques-
ton before the meeting. A noticeable fact
was that the sentiment for charging the
movement is growing. AT first it was pro-
posed to prohibit saloons from all that part
of the city north of Tenth (old First) street.
The petitions which will be introduced in
the Council cover the First, Second, Third
and Fourth wards new and all other resi-
dence districts. "All other residence dis
tricts' is a term that the courts would be
asked to construe and if it were embraced
in the ordinance it might prove effectual in
dealing with saloons in other localities. Mr..
Elvin said that the committee had not been
completed. He hoped that it would be
fuller" by the next meeting. Chairman
PickenS looked a little dismayed at this
prospect. He said that if the committee
were full as the chairman of the com
mittee indicated 1t might be necessary to
appoint a new committee. This caused a
litter.
That all the churches are in earnest was
evidenced by the fact that quite a number
Of pastors and laymen asked that meetings
be held in their churches. There is quite a
rivalry on this score and the executive COM
mittee has enough places for mass meetings
at it's disposal to keep it busy until dog
days.
There was a passage of arms between
Rev. c. c. Lasby, pastor of the Central
avenue NJ. E. Church, and Capt. Eli F. Rit-
ter. 1t got to a point where several persons
cried that they were both out of order and
Chairman Pickens had to shut off the de-
bate. 1t all arose over Captain Ritter's
'Upas tree expression at the Hall-place
NJ, f. Church last week, when he took
occasion to say that Albert Lieber, presi-
dent of the Indianapolis Brewing Company,
donated a lot of trees to be planted by
WHICH VI the ClulCllGS III OidCi y hCACO
and blind the churches to the drink evil.
Captain Ritter said that he had talked the
subject over to his wife and that she would
not march in the tr~ee-planting parade. DR..
Lasby arose last night to set right the mis-
ormat that had gone abroad as a re-
suit of Captain Ritter's unfortunate mac
curacies. The idea had reached the public
thai the Memorial Tree Association formed
by a number of women was an offspring or
the brewery advertising scheme. lie SAID
that as a matter of fact the women So
ciety was an Incorporation in no way under
obligations to any brewery. Dr. LaSDy
seemed to find it an unpleasant thing to
bring up the subject, but regarded it as a
matter of duty in order that good women
Captain Ritter said in reply that he was
always willing to apologize for any mis-
takes he might make, but he insisted that
he was not incorrect. He referred TO the
fact that some months ago Mr. Lleber pro
posed to donate trees to be planted by the
churches. Although the programme was
carried out to a certain extent 1t Tell
through so far as the churches were CON
cerned. Then Mr.. Lieber went to the Com
mercial Club in order to accomplish the
same end through another channel; He
was a, member of the Commercial Club COM
mittee and the proposition was a brewers
ut is still the brewery, that proposes to
give the trees" he said with some en-
Pardon me, but that is absolutely
wrong" interrupted DR.. Lasby. DR.. Lasby
went on to say that he had taken the trou-
HE to go to the Commercial Club, where
he was Informed by the secretary that there
was absolutely no proposition from any one
to donate the memorial trees, but tna1 the
park commissioners proposed to sell them
for 80 cents each.
Cantafn Ritter said that If he had made
any inaccurate statements he was always
willing to apologize.
During his talk DIR. Lasby expressed the
idea that the women ought to be allowed
some part in the movement. They had as
mach interest as the fathers and sons and
ought to be allowed to voice their sentl-
~ do not believe" said he, that the men
who sit in the Council will disregard
wwnman's tears and woman's prayers:
Pev. II. A. Goodwin moved that the ladles
If the w. c. r. u of that section be given
an opportunity to sign separate peutlons
from those circulated for voters sigma
lures. This carried. oaoa 90 40
nothing toward circulating petitions unui
the neSt meeting, when plans will be more
mature and they will be placed at the dls-
nnsai Of nrecinct committeeman for circula-
HON There were some who volunteered 70
circulate the petitions ana De reSpoHSiOle
for given districts. u
There will be a meeting on "Wednesday
ni1ht of next week at the Brightwood M. -.
T5lrch and perhaps in the st. Pauis M.
p Church. North indianapolis. 1t was re-
garded as practicable to have meetings IN
both places.
THREATEN A BOYCOTT.