The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-20
DRINK, BUT JOINT TREAT.
THATvs THB PRINCIPLE or A SOCIETY
NOV GROWING RAPIDLY.

ton about the sizo Of q silver quarter in tn
iApel Of his coat. with the letters IN. II. o.
stamped on IL In BRIGHT blue, don't stand snt
stare at him and wear your brain round ant
smooth trying to figure out what sort OF new
~Iolitical bird he is. That button has no politi
cal Significance whatever. IL IL the badge o.
a brsnd-aew club here IN town called the Non.
Treating Club. This club is a mans club. o.
oourae, but all the women who know about Il
eay that 1t ls q very nne thing. And II ought
to be. for It Ia founded on exceedingly liberal
principles and the membership is Increasing
with amazing rapidly.
The club was founded by Il. T.. Monet, Gen
eral Western Passenger Agent OF the New
York. Ontario and Western Railroad. In Obi
ehRo on Sept. 8 with one member. and that
was himself. By Dec. 8 Mr. Monet expects
his books 10 show q membership OF 10000.
New York has taken hold Of the movement
under the leadership OF J. p. Reeoe. who has
been appointed secrstarT Tor this State and
has established headquarters at 227 West
l90tb street. Mr.. Reece is . young man and
for several years has been viotlmized By the
treating habit. He il engaged in business at
the corner Of Fifth and Lewis ~streets. where
treating IL rather more compulsory than vol
untary. and that's how he came to take enthu-
sisstic interest in tho Chicago organization
When asked to talk about tho Non-Treatlng
Club and Its objects. Mr.. Reece said:
First OF oil, mako 1t perfectly plain that
this 10 not o temperance movement There
have been many non-treating clubs organised
haretefore. but they we're formed in the inter-
est OF Temperance and all fell through. Zone rea-
son for their not succeeding may have: been
that they had no insignia and no rules. and
people desiring TO Join could not got any In
formation about what they were expected TODD.
This club has been founded on different prin-
eipies and has good sound common sense for q
foundation. It all started In this way. Mr..
Monet found that such q large part of his sal
arr was spent In treating that he determined
to keep an account Of what he did spend In
that way for one year. 1t turned out that he
blew In just about one-ffth Of what he made
By constantly using the phrase. Have one
with me- He Is q man who believes thor
oughly that every one OF US was put ON this
earth for some good. and he thought no saw o
way through such an organization to help men
TO save their money and preserve their physical
and moral soundness. So he asked q few Of
his friends to Join this club. and they gladly
consented. saying thai they were all in need Of
just such q movement.
The object Of the club, which Is really to
do away with this pernicious habit Of treating.
is very simple. indeed. as 1t is stated on the
card which is sent to each mar who joins. II
Iodnos Wubu yOu VAIN a uEiuh. tdh0 IL, duu
don't imagine you will offend any one by not
asking eight or ten to Join you The only
pledge that a member makes is to wear the
button and make q pledge to himself not to
treat any one who 10 q member.
When a card is sent toan applicant he Is
asked not to detach the button from the card
II he has any conscientious s~cruples. but to pass
IL TO some friend. One OF the Chicago news
papers got hold of the fact that Mr.. Monet and
q few OF his friends. all prominent business
and professional men. had organized such a
club, and the newspapers all over the country
took it M. The result was that applications
for membership began to pour in to him from
one end Of the country to the other and he was
showed under with letters. ali expressing APP
proyai Of the scheme. In q few weeks $4,000
names were enrolled. which result speaks for
itself and i is an indication that the club finds
favor with the large majority, Mr., Monet
spread beyond Chicago, but I've enrolled over
3.Q49 right here In the city, in a lew days"
ested In the club2'' asked the reporter.
Well. this neighborhood here where l work
Is nnS Z E great Sne w for treating noa I l. Ky EEye nat tsuGkman
TO, be, treated, and every time a man takes a
friend into. a saloon hos expected to treat
long while that This treating habit is increas,
ing among men rather than decreasing. and It
sponsible for III, making Of MANY arr drunk "a d..
Have one, with me- lisa phrase many a man
small I's and pe e frea Tt MI as aecep aed To m sPees s6
ayoid giving offence than because tho beverage
3t ZEE is de desired Estb For instance, you and ! go
drink, perhaps. two. Wemeet eight or ten
friends who insist upon our joining them. We
having one with him, The consequence is
ma Shsf BIC sHoh an %a I'll PET st g si SeT 81 Rst tf sRs at tss4s Under Il Ssr
one OF then, but would have preferred. the one
s aslas s re siSss 81 so ssR ffG3fh %ss 4 GsS a TsaF h T nnS
ySsHE out VII ruin z mar physically and imam
paper and wrote to Mr.. Monet for a button.
As I wac the second man from this State To
tary. The other was an up-the-stete farmer.
md And this ,n y 18th plan he y adopting to organize
s vino seeo@ aaSn . s member re 70 a form 'a 3 ol ffst IN R tSs
NooIE, V6 6Ss ( Do not and my work SoSiinsd 70
ssssstEEi II FIIIys ycs sa lSaes q Shss hold a the mona saa
hesfti / fassisy: \: ;: and va s. 8 foIlS%s 8 :
Buttons y Isss Eoa.Tf1s.tln 1lS Sisb. nd p faf ore
ThiS ss . Sar one car came s' from a ei soan nsr man On.
gaGed In the insurance business at Louisville.
eDEAn sn; I noticed an article ip q paper a
result you VIM find inolosed % cents 10 stamps
for which You can send me half q dozen OF your
eomo three years ago, only We had no buttons
er oaTdf or any I%nalgRia whatsyeT; and, Of
course the idea was finally waited on the
Ntnde. j don't know how the plan will work
In this State. but there Is not o man to whom l
hAye 9hown the nsTspaper clipping but who
and I am. going to try 70 start the ball rolling
Nth siK fellow. and II It is a go you can look
An employee in the Hoffman House cafe at
z Beaver street sent the following, request:
DEAR SIN; ! have beard OF the Nom Treat
Ing Club and ! would like very much to become
2 member Of same. go hoping that you will
kindly accept me. I remain" DO.
"A German up the State continued Mr.,
peece. sent -FOUR cents for q button and said
Of drinEips 6imssi. but did, not bsiievs in
the way. They nearly all belohG to enc bowl
ing club or more. and they all say that they
want 70 introducS the idea among bowiere 30
that they will be OF one mind on the subject,
Mani, OF the applications seem 70 come from
isboring men who can Ill afford to Indulge In
"Mr. Monet writes no thar he knows OF
Ing salaries all the way from $500 to. S.
900 a year are NOW working for $40 and $500