Evening star., 1898-12-06
FOES OF THE DRINK HABIT
Fourth National Anti-saloon Convention 70
Assemble in Cleveland.
Local DeicEstf"n, Numbering Tacnt,.
VIII Leave in Special Car This
EyeniHs-Thc ProurRm.

The fourth national convention Of The
American Anti-Saloon League Will npeu in
Cleveland. Ohio, this evening Tn. ses-
stons. OF which there will he three each
day, which will continue TN THURSDAY even
ing will be held in the old stone church on
the public square. The evening sessions will
be open To- the public. Quite a large at
tendance is expected al this convention. as
the growth Of the anti-saloon mo,emor, is
understood t" have been almost phcnume-
nal during the past year
The American Anti-SaIoon League % will
be remembered. was organized I'm this city
In December. lSa5. as a result Of the first
national anti-saioon convention. which Vas
called, largely through th.. efforts nf tn,
Antl-Saloon League of tho District Of CO.
lLmbit. At each of the other conventions.
the second being held in this city and the
third in Columbus. Ohio the reports show
ed an encouraging growth. but tho past
year II is said. has broken all past records
The report of Secretary las L. Evin at
the convention In Columbus in January.
showed the national league TO be composed
Of ninety-siX affiliated hodics Of which
twenty-five were national. SO far this
year the total number 81 anil.atcd bodies
has reached l9. Of which thirfy-two are
rational Returns conIinu. to com. in. and
from al appearance by the time tho con-
Nention Is opened the 3f1-ludrk will have
been passed Nearly all states and terri
tories viii be represented Ga the convention
lay local affiliated bodies. The only states
and territories not 50 represented are.
Alaska. Delaware. Hawaii. Idaho Louis
lana. New Hampshire, Porto Rico. Rhode
Island, South Carolina. Texas t'rah
and the state Of Washington. Th, drlc-
gates named by the national bodies
represent every state and territory except
Alaska and cur new possessions Eighteen
states have this year named larger d,l-cs-
tionS than heretofore.
Among thr speakers 3t tho convention
Will he The national president Nj. Hiram
Price OF this city, first vice president. L.v.
Luther r. Wilson. DID. and Rev. r.. u.
Power, DID.
District Delegations.
Secretary Ewin received letters al adj
vice naming dclcsItionS from The following
District Of Columbia lodice though 80 is
known that several others expect TO hs
represented at thu convention:
Anti-Saloou League Of Ia, District If CO.
iLmbia-Repre sentative on board ut ,Iir.c-
tory. \. +. Shoemaker. delegates. Mi. Jas.
l.. Ewir. Albert Z. Sh"-mak,.I Joss, G.
Suter. Re-. Walter II. Brooks. DID. Mrs..
Clinton Smith: aiteruatcs. Mrs. NJ Y.
No"rr. Clayton Eli EmiC. esq. Mis- tfusSie
Nichols. Mrs. Martha =. Hamlu amt Nr. J.
5. Blackfurd.
Columbia Association Of Baptist Churches
-ReprcSp ntattv" on board of direction.
John +. Niral. delegates. Rrk : "A.
Greene, ID. LID. and Rcy. Il. T.. NIit-
man. ID. LID. altcrnateS. Rev. G. A.
Stakcley. DID, and Rev. J. J. Muir B.D.
Washington conference of CONGREGATIONAL
Churchcs-Reprcsentat "u board of di-
Iectiou. Mr.. ". n. PpuHall. delegates Air.
and Mrs. W. II. P"uucn.
Washington district Epworth Loagua-
Representative Oh board OF direction. Fr-d
Mckee. delegates. Roy. J. Fred Hcissc and
Albert e. Shoemakpr
Grand LOdge of tia, District of Columbia,
Independent order Of Good Trmplars p
resentatiVe on board of direction. Mr. \.
y. Garfield, delegates, Nj. \. y. Caunrld.
Mrs. y. y. Garfield. Mr.. Edward II. Jones.
Mr.. a. Z. Shoemaker and Jesse {. Suter.
Baltimore annual conference OF the NJ.
l.. Church-Rc Representative OF the board Df
direction. Rcv. ". r. Stricken. l.. d;
delegates. R,v. Luther e. Wilson, NJ -.
d. D.. and Rev. Z. W. Baldwin. u. Il.
Grand Division. Sons Of Trmp.raucr of
the District OF Representative
on the board Of direction. Mr.. Nellie II.
Bradley: delegates. Hiram Price Mr. +.
NJ Bradley. Mr.. J. h Bridge. Mrs. Nellie
H. Bradley and Mr $ NJ. 1eatmaB, alter
Oscar Roome, L. l.. Bugbec and q. ".
Trow.
W. c. T. L. Of the District Of Columbia
Representative on hoard of direction Mrs.
Clinton Smith. delegates Mrs r A. WI
liams. Mrs. l.. ID. Merrick Mr. Nellie II.
Bradley. Mrs. :. r.. Leet and Mrs Clinton
Smith. alternates. Mrs. Elizabeth Catcn-
ings. Miss Gussie Nichols. Mrs. NJ. V.
Federation OF Young Peoples Societies Of
the Liberal Churches of Washington. D. g.
Representative on board of direction Mr.
Jesse {. Sut-r. delegates Prof. Thomas
". Sidwell and Mrs. T. A. Williams: alter
mates. Mr.. Jesse c. Suter and Mr.. George
j. Hesselmau.
Named by Other Bodies
The following national and other bodies
have named Washington people a. their
representatives:
National Good Citizens League. Mr.. 5. I.
Nicholson. alternate; permanent commits
tee on temperanc" and prohibition OF the
NJ. F. Church, Rev. Luther B. Wilson, MD,
ID; National Division Sons OF Temper
ance of North America Hiram Price Mir.
F. NJ. Bradley and Mr.. :. NJ Neatman.
delegates; Sidney Perham, alternate: Min
isterial Institute of Maryland conference Of
the Church of the United Brethren in
Christ Rev. J. Il. Chamberliu: National
Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
Mrs. Clinton Smith.
The party of District people who viii at
tend the convention numbers about twenty.
They left over the Baltimore and Ohio in
$40. arriving I'm Cleveland This morning. at
1133O
The District of Columbia delegation is
bearing ;tu invitation from the local Anti
Saloon League to the national convention
to hold its next session IN Washington, and
if II IS not captured for Washington. 81 is
II will not be because the EusJi,rs
neglect to make hay while the sun shines
Some of the local delegates will eudrsVor
10 have the constitution amended 50 as to
provide for the holding of each alternate
in the national capital during
the session OF Congress.
The headquarters OF the national officers
and also OF the District OF Columbia l,lc-
CATION will he At the Stillmap Hous..
FOREIGNERS N CHINA.