The times., 1898-11-27
at Beaver Street sent the following re,


quest: 9saH
Dear Sir-I have:fheard of the Nom
Treating Club and L would like very much
to become a meIi1ber of same, so hoping
that you will kindly accept me, | remain
etc. ST
"A German up the State" continued
Mr.. Reece sent four cents for button
and said he wantedno join the club be-
cause he was fond of drinking himself,
but did not believe in making other peo-
pie drink at his expense. a great many
Germans are joining the club, by the.
way. They nearly all belong to one bowl
ing club or more and they all say that
they want to introduce the idea among
bowlers so that they will be of one mind
on the subject. Many of the applications
seem to come from laboring men who can
Ill afford to indulge In the treating habit.
Mr.. Monett writes me that he knows Of
numberless cases where men who were
drawing salaries all the way from $3.50 to
S., coo year are now working for $40 and
$50 month as clerks in offices and such
places, and glad enough they are to get
that Not one of them will ever be on
top again, and yet they were at one time
capable of managing n department. What
was the cause Of their downfall? Treat
ing. Nothing more, nothing less; ii was
not because they were slaves to drink.
in New York who had magnificent sala-
ry in a corporations Office and treating
and accepting treats ruined him. When
he started out he cared nothing for drink,
but he tried to be good fellow and was
ruined. He wound up In the Tombs for
misappropriating his employers funds.
and after his friends got him out of that
scarpe l don't know what became of him,
but they all said that the treating habit
he Vttft. NJ \
set, this club was not organized to instiil
temperance doctrines into men. but COM
mon sense. II isn't the money that a
man spends In treating that worries him,
because he gets his treats back drink for
drink: what he does mind is being tanked
up with lot of stuff that he doesn't
want. but doesn't dare decline for fear
of giving offence"
How have the people In this neigh
borhood taken to your stand In this mat
ter?' asked the interviewer.
Many of them are angry about it
answered Mr.. Resce. but l haven't hfd
any out-and-out trouble on account of
my badge and principles yet. I'll tell
you one thing, though. all the saloon
keepers favor the Non-Treatiag Club, or
at least | know many who do. and all
ought to. You see. when a saloonkeeper
treats. which he is expected to do Z e.
qCentiy. he has to treat everybody in the
saloons. else he will offend peope ard
drive away custom"
Are women admitted to membership
in the club
Certainly they are was the reply.
but SO far I've received only one ap.l
cation from a woman. That was from
Mrs. A. Van Wyck. of South Brook yn.
At first | thought she must be related TO
the Democratic candidate for governor
but / learned that she was not. She ask
ed for two buttons but whether she in
tended TO wear one or not | cannot say.
| wrote and told her that | thought la
dies could do more good in this org5nI-
cation than men. and l do. for a man
will listen to a woman when he won't
pay any attention to a man. l wish
women would become interested in the
movement and influence their husbands
and sons and brothers to join. They
would be directly benefited financa Is
the end and then the Non-Trea.ing Club
has no clubhouse where its members can
spend their evenings and we have no
dues and initiation fees. One huEd I'd
cards and buttons cost 81 30. or ngle
card and button is to be had for 4 cents
That Is the only expense that a lfet me
member has 20 meet. II is gratifying
that young and old men of all walks IL
lie are joining the club. The Ame:i IAN
press and branclr Of the Non-TreatilS
Club in every city in each State in tie
I uion can in tiine eonipicteiy aba ish he
treating habit. and this will b. far M re
effective than legislative prohibi ion as a
promoter of temperance and will do
much toward making men more til: ifty."