Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-26

prepared and had introduced by Senator
GalIinger a bill Is. 1900. s5th Congress).
which is a substitute for the Morse bill, and
measure. with a few additions. IT is at
Present before the Senate committee on the
District of Columbia.
Officers and Committees.
The present officers and chairmen Of
standing committees of the league are:
James l.. Ewin, president: Andrew N. Can
field. first vice president: Mrs. Clinton
Smith, second vice president: Abram L..
Swartwout. third vice president: Rev. Wal
ter Fl. Brooks ID. D., chaplain: Jesse c..
Suter, secretary: John s. Blackboard treas
uTer; Charles N. Phelps. Goo. keeper: Rev.
r u. Power. d. D.. chairman committee on
iesislatfon: A. N. Caniield, chairman COM
mittee on cooperation; Col. John F. Vinal,
Chairman committee on mass meetings.
Anurew Wilson, chairman committee on
literature: A. L. Shoemaker, chairman of
committee on protests. and also attorney
lcr the league: Prof. H. r. Stewart. chair
man committee on law enforcement.
Its executive committee Is composed of
tne cHlctrs and chat men above nan ed with
Mrs Margaret Is. Platt Mrs H. A. GilIen-
water. Mrs. ALA Il. Foster, Mr. w. H. Pen
neil ana Rev. Charles Fl. Butler
Inc organizations at present COMPOSING
the league are as follows:
The Churches.
Eaptist-Calvary Church, Calvary Inter-
mediate G. E. Society, f Street c. E. So
c'ety. f Street Young Mems League. First
thu'ch e. E. Society. Gay Street c. Z. So
cle'y' Grace Church, Metropolitan Church,
Nineteenth Street Church, Nineteenth
street Z. E. Society, Second Church. Zion
Church. ~
Christian-Vermont Avenue c. f. Society.
resationai-Fifth Church =. E. So
Nhttr rob rrn,,,
FIRST Church c. E. Society. Mt Pleasant
Churcf. Mt. Pleasant c. Il. Society
n frieldscsoeiety of Friends l1icksite),
Friends Z. f. Society (Orthodox)
Luiheran-keller Memorial C. j.. Society.
ST Marks Church, Memorial c. E. Society,
west Washington Church. West Washing
ton c. e. Society.
Methodist-Brishtwoo Church. NJ E. s.;
Epworth League. NJ. E.; Faith NJ. f.
Church, Fifteenth Street NJ. E, Church
Fletcher Church. NJ E.; Foundry s. S. r.
s., II. E.: Gorsuch Church. NJ. E.; Grace
lpworih League. NJ. E.; HamIine Church,
NJ E.; Marvin c. E. Society, NJ. E. S.;
Mckendree Epworth League. NJ. E.: Metro
politan A. VI. f. c. +. Society Metropoli-
tan NJ. f. Church, Mt. Fernan Place c. E.
Society. NJ. f. s.; Ryland Church. NJ. E.;
Tenieytown NJ. E. Church, Trinity NJ f.
Church, Trinity S. S. I. s., NJ E.; Waugh
Sunday school, NJ Il.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES C. E. Society,"
Eastern Church, Eastern c. E. Society,
lexington Christian Templars, Fourth
Church G. F.. Society. Garden Memorial
Church. Gunton Temple Memorial Church.
Guntun Temple Memorial c. E. Society
Hyattsviile c. E. Society. New York Ave
Tue c. f. Society, Peck Memorial c. f.
Society, West Street C. Z. Society, Western
c. f.. Society
Protestant Episcopal Mission,
Brotherhood OF st. Andrew
United Observation-Disclosures C. E. Society.
Temperance Societies.
Independent Order of Good Templars-
Grand Lodge ID. c., Third District Lodge,
Columbia Lodge. Good VIII Lodge, hide
pendent Lodge. Minnehaha Lodge, Morn
ing Star Lodge, oriental Lodge, Rescue
Lodge. Silver Star Lodge.
Independent Order of Rechabites-Colum-
SaInniack Tent, Covenant Tent. Faith
Tent, Geo. c. Thompson Tent Heber Tent
No. IL, Unioa Tent.
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
District Union. Capitol Hill Union, Chaplin
Union. Frances Willard Union. Georgetown
Union. LIE proit Union, North Capitol
Union, Northwest Union, West End Union.
First Congregational ~ Vermont Avenue
~" Newman Loyal Temperance Legion.
Our Union Band OF Hope, Wesley Chapel
Band of Hope
Observation-Disclosures Mathew T. A So
c:ety, Prohibition Union, Soldiers Home
Union Oonp.).
Other Organizations.
Central Union Mission, District of Column
bia e. +. Union. Washington District Eo-
worth League, Baltimore conference; How
ard University.
The District of Columbia League is
member of the National Fedora ton called
the American Anti-Salocn League, having
as its one object 1.-The suppression of the
saloon" and is thus affiliated with state
anti-saicon leagues in California, Iowa
Michigan. onio, Pennsylvania, South Da-
kota and Virginia and kindred organiza-
ticns under other names in Connecticut
Indiana. Maryland. Massachusetts and
other states. and. through national bodies,
with organizations already existing in
every state and territory.
The National Bcdy.
The American Anti-Saloon League was
organized December 49, 1895, at a national
anti-saloon convention in this city, pro-
jected and arranged for by the District
league. and held it's second national con-
vention here last December when the LOCAL
organization again mad charge of all local
arrangements, and was highly compliment
ed by the visitors from twenty-five states
Who participated in that meeting.
Its next national convention is to be
held at Columbus, Ohio. January lib.
1888. urgent invitation from the Ohio
league having been accepted by the 80
convention. The membership of its board
OF direction" which consists of one repre-
sentative from each of the affiliated bodies,
has already doubled since the first Copyen-
ton. and now represents twenty-five ma
tienal bodies thirty-two lie organiZa-
lions and forty-two other bodies of Amer
lean citizens.
Admiral JOuett and the Fighting
Cadet.
From TIE Chicago Record.