The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-16
ORGANIZING A
WAR AGAINST
THE SALOONS
State Convention in
Oakland.
DR.. CHAPkAN'S BEGGING
DELEGATES SEE MUCH TO RE
JoICE OVER.
Campaign to Be Prosecuted With
Vigor In Every City in the State.
Practical Prohibi-
DR.. CHAPMAN's BEGGING
DELEGATES SEE MUCH TO RE
JOICE OVER.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,


90S Broadway, Nov. Is.
The annual convention of the State
Anti-Saloon League was held to-day In
the First NJ. E. Church and the attend
ance of delegates was very large.
DR.. ]. N. Beard of San Francisco pre-
sided and Rev. William Friedrich Of Cali
stoga was chosen secretary.
DR.. E. s. Chapman, the State organizer,
explained the necessity of organizing a
general State committee, and the follow
ing were submitted as the choice of the
different societies in sympathy with the
league:
J. C. Lynn, pastor OF the United Presbyterian
fist Church, Berkeley; Mrs. NJ L. Merrett,
Plymouth avenue Congregational Church.
North Oakland; T. C. McChesney, College Park
NJ z. Church; Rev. w. s. UrIny and J. II.
Mclean of the First NJ. E. Church, San Fran
cisco; William George Agar. Alameda Congre-
Leandro Presbyterian Church; Mrs. J. A. En-
bury, First NJ. E. Church, Berkeley: Miss Gard.
First NJ E. CHURCH, San Francisco; Rev, Da-
vid Monow and Mr.. Wilson Of the First T. p.
Church, Oakland; Colonel r. w. Button and
T. II. Cunningham. Market-street Church; R
media media County; Mrs A A poolitte' Twenty T.Iy
Rhoda. Presbyterian Church, valona; Rev. ].
Fresno; Miss Kimbald and 7. E. Gammeli of
the Y. P. s. c. Z. of the Presbyterian Church;
Mary L. erase, West Oakland w. C. T. u;
Mrs D. 7 Curtis and Mrs. NJ. c. Lord of w.
ley. Haywards NJ E. Church; H. W
Stowe; Eighth avenue NJ. e Church Oakland;
tian Church.; Rev. h a Dobbins and George
L; Brainard, South Berkeley Presbyterian
Evans Golden Gate Baptist Church; Rev. S.
NJ Woodward, PotTero NJ; f. Church. San
tan Church. Oakland: Cory Hale, First Pres
byterian Sunday-school. Oakland Rev. Philip
0. Phillips Of Sundayschoo West Oakland;
and Edwin Brothwell of Y. P. s. c. E.; Rev.
c. F. Winthrow, NJ E. Church at Mayfed;
Church; J. H. Brown, Temescal Presbyterian
Church; Rev; W. H. Cross and Rev. E. S.
Williams Of CONGREGATIONAL Church; Mrs. NJ. +.
Yates, First Baptist Church, San Jose; w. H.
Atkinson. Congregational Church. San Rafael:
Rey g. W. Lyons yT3,, Hay Haywsrds Presbyterian
Oakland: Rev. William Marshall. NJ. E.
Church, San Rafael; John c. suhr. Alameda
Brown and John Gnbertson of North Temescal
PRESBYTERIAN Church; Mrs; NJ. K Wal
Society sgbhd{b and cb M5s
Vest Berkeley Presbyterian Church.; Rev.
Thomas A Atkinson Of Petaluma NJ z.
Thomas Turner. Mrs. B. Wheeler, &. ". KeI.
leon Mrs Mason and Miss Sarge of West
Bs5afss we eauFef berkeley AFnos
81 .araS sehoSI' Reg Church F. Rev Dsnngtt
Antioch; Rev. w. P. Andrews of NJ. e. Church.
South Oakland. and Rev. f. d Bovard, First
NJ. E. Church of Santa Rosa; Rev. II: B. Shell
don of Marysyille; Rev. NJ. Nelson Norwegian
and Danish Church. Oakland; Rev. A. T.
liam A. Simmons, First NJ f. Church. san
Francisco; Rev. Z. Francis Brown of the
Thirty-fourth street NJ. E. Church. Mrs. a. w.
Robinson of Napa; James Williams of Vallejo
NJ E. Church; Rev. E. S. Williams. Congre-
gational Church Of Saratoga; Isaac Kelly,
Craigie Sharp, First Christian Church, Oak
land; John Wood. First Presbyterian Church.
Oakland.
Dr. Chapman presented a glowing re-
port of the work of the league during the
past year. The doctor has always been
known as a good man for taking up col
been frequently referred to. His report
showed that he fully maintained his repu-
tation, for during the year he has held
seventy-siX meetings, collecting the sum
meeting. DIR. Chapman believed that the
day is not far off when the league will be
strong enough to demand the closing of
all saloons. His report favored submit
ting the question as a whole to the vot-
Rev. T. C. McChesney. president of the
Anti-SaIoon League of Santa Clara, said
that the work would be a great deal more
more independently of the State league. He
believed that If each league made a more
thorough campaign in it's district that
practical prohibition would soon become
a feasible proposition.
An executive committee was unani-
mously elected as follows:
Rev. E. r. Ollie. DID, First NJ. E. Church,
Oakland; Hon. Hiram l.. Gear, Baptist, Berke-
Sacramento: Rev. n NJ. Tenny, Congrega-
tfonal Church, San Jose; Rev. J. W. Webb,
Christian, Fresno; Mrs. D. C. Borland. Pres
byterian, Oakland; Rev. Philip Graft. Free
Baptist, Oakland; Rev. H NJ. Mcknight. NJ.
E. South, San Francisco; Rev. ]. c. Lyman,
United Presbyterian, San Jose.