Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-30
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE
Second Annual Revival Meeting to
Open Tomorrow Evening.
LEADING FEAfUREOF FALL CAMPAIGN
Program to Be Observed During
the Coming Week.
RESSES AND MUSIC

The second annual revival meeting I'M
der the auspices of the Anti-Saloon League
of the District of Columbia will begin to-
morrow evening at 1880 o'clock, in Foundry
Church. and will continue each evening till
Friday, to all of which the public is invit-
ed. The meetings held one year ago were
thought by the officers Of the league to
have been productive of such good results
that it was deemed advisable to make the
revival a feature of each fall campaign.
The arrangements for the meetings are
quite elaborate. many improvements being
made over last years series. The general
idea of the meetings is to have some gen.
elal division of the anti-saloon forces rep
resented each evening in connection with
the principal address of a general charac-
ter. Sunday will be General Evening" -
when all the bodies not given specific
evenings will be included.
The program for tomorrow evening will
consist CT good music, a brief address on
The Anti-Saloon League VS.. the Saloon"
by First Vice President A. n. Garfield, and
the principal address by the pastor of
Foundry Church, Rev. Lucien Clark, D..
D., on "A Temperance Revival" Presi-
dent James L. Ewin will preside, and six
teen young ladies Of the "Y'' branch of
the W. c. 7. U. will act as ushers.
The Good Templars.
Mondays event will be known as Good
Templar Evening" Grand Chief Templar
Albert E. Shoemaker will preside, and a
brief address on the Il. o. G. T. VS.. the
Saloon" will be delivered by Col. A. T.
Maupin, past grand counselor. The prin-
cipal speaker will be the lecturer and
evangelist, Rev. H. NJ. Wharton, D. D.,
of Baltimore. who will speak on the
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will be members of the order of Good Tenn
plars.
Tuesday will be Epworth League even
ing. MIR. E. P. Hamlin, first vice president,
will preside Judge H. B. Mouiton will
speak briefly or the "Epworth League VS..
the Saloon" and Maj. George A. Hilton of
California will speak on Modern Despot-
ISM" Epworth League ushers will seat the
people.
Wednesday the W. C. T. U. will have
charge, and the "Y's" will again act as
ushers Mrs. H. A. CLEARWATER will pre-
side, and speak on the wv. c. T. u. VS.. the
Saloon and the principal speaker. Rev. F.
d. Power. DID, will deliver an address on
the Saloon and the Church.
Thursdays exercises will be in charge of
the Rechabites, and the occasion will be
Genominated 'Rechabite evening" The or
ganization will attend in body, in full
will occupy the chair and speak on "Rech-
abites VS.. the Saloon" Rev J. E. Maurer
pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church of
Beonsboro', Md, will discourse on Master
full Temperance ManlnesS." Mr.. A. K.
Belt and an efficient corps of Rechabites
will act as ushers.
Christian Endeavorers.
Friday, November ), the closing, will be
known as Christian Endeavor evening"
President Grant Leet will officiate as chair
man, and a brief address on christian En-
a.,
w. w. MILAN. The principal address of
the evening. and closing address of the
series, will be by Rev Luther B. Wilson,
DID, first vice president of the American
Anti-Saloon League. DIR. Wilson's subject
Will be "Old Glory" The ushers for this
last evening will be members of the Chris
tan Endeavor Society. and the 81 Local c.
E Convention Chorus of seventy-f1ve voices
under direction of Mr.. Page L. Zimmerman
will furnish. the music.
Each evening the meetings, by reason of
the various organizat tons participating will
have a changed program. and an excellent
attendance is expected There is said to be
quite little rivalry between the organiza-
tons as to which will turn out the largest
percentage of its membership.
The several meetings will be opened with
song service. followed by a brief "pre-
Jude" in charge of one of the general or
ganiZations federated in the league. The
prelude" will consist of brief address on
ganiZaton having charge. Music will fol-
low this prelude and then will come the
principal address, after which the audience
will be dismissed.
VIII Furnish Music.
The following local organizations have
been engaged for the musical features of
the series of meetings. Sunday, chorus of
the Epworth League of Foundry, A. Will
son. director; soloists, Miss Walport and
Miss Ida ONeill. Monday, Central Union
Mission chorus, G. W. Havell, director;
Central Union Mission Quartet; soloists,
Miss BERTHE Thompson. Miss Josie Burton
and others. Tuesday, '97 local c. E. con-
vention chorus, Page l.. Zimmerman, d-
rector; soloists, Miss E. Wahly. Miss Helen
Nye and others. Wednesday, Central L MON
Mission chorus and the Central Union
vention chorus; soloists, Miss Irma G. Cal
lahan and others.
The committee of arrangements has pro-
vided that the meetings shall last about
one hour less than such meetings usually
do. The committee in its circular to the
various societies announced short programs
as one of the features of the meetings.
The auditorium will be tastefully dec
GRATED for the occasion with "old glories''
as the leading feature; and the distinctive
banners of the societies composing the
league and palms will grace the platform
ard choir loft. Above all will appear the
motto or the league: The Saloon Must
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Officers of the League.
The following are the present officers of
the District Anti-Saloon League: Presi-
dent James L. EwIn; first vice president
A. n. Garfield; second vice president, Mrs
Clinton Smith; third vice president, Mr.. A
L. Swartwout; chaplain, Rev. Walter II.
Brooks, d. D.; recording secretary, Jesse
c. Suter; corresponding secretary. H. r.
Blanchard; treasurer, John. S. Blackboard;
doorkeeper. Charles N. Phelps. Chairmen
of standing committees: Legislation, Rev
F. d. Power, d. D.; cooperation, A. N.
Canfield mass meetings. Col. John F.
Vinal; literature, Andrew Wilson; pro-
tests, A. f. Shoemaker, and law enforce
mept Prof. II. r. Stewart. The executive
committee consists of the officers and
cEairmen of standing committees and the
following: Mrs. II. A. CLEARWATER Mrs
ALA b. Foster. VIM. H. Pennell. Mrs.
Margaret B. Platt and Mrs. r. A. Dins-
more.
The arrangements for the second anti
saloon revival are in charge of the follow
ing committee: Jesse c. Suter, chairman;
George W. Callahan, Edward II. Jones,
Edward F. Simpson, Mrs. Clinton Smith
and Edward Tarring.