Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-27
FOES OF LIQUOR.
Quarterly Meeting of Montgomery
County Anti-SaIoon League.

The first quarterly meeting of the Anti
Saloon League of Montgomery county for
1889 was held yesterday at st. Paurs
Church, in Kensington, Nd.
During the day there We're three meetings
held, that of the afternoon having been de-
cidedly the largest, owing it is thought, to
the fact that large number of the dele
gates lived at a considerable distance from
Kensington. The county is divided into
thirteen districts, and they We're all repre-
sented at the meeting Of the executive COM
mittee.
At the morning meeting of the delegates,
which was held while the executive COM
mittee was in session, Rev. A. H. Thomp-
son of KenSington, Rev. II. p West of the
Spencerville circuit and Mr.. Ebert Warren
of Takoma Park made addresses, and a res
olution was prepared opposing the army
canteen for consideration at the afternoon
session. The resolution was TO the effect
that we authorize the presiding officers of
this meeting in its behalf to appeal TO the
President of the United States TO carry the
anti-canteen law of Congress into full force
and effect, in accordance with the natural
meaning and the intent OF Congress, by is
suing an OfGer as COMMUNICATIVE chief OF
the army suppresSiing all army saloons, at
least until the Attorney Generals opinion
has been fully tested in the courts
president
the league made an address explaining the
object of the league and also showing its
accomplishments since its organization. He
stated that there We're but fifty-one internal
revenue licenses for the county recorded
this year, showing a decrease of about
twenty-five or thirty since last year. He
also stated that there were about twenty
five places where liquor is sold which had
no internal revenue license. Mr.. ChOate
also said that the league intended taking
an active part in the primary election this
year in so far using its influence to see
that good men We're selected by both politi-
cal parties candidates for office.
State Superintendent H. o. Emmons
made report of the work done in the coun-
ty since the last quarterly meeting of the
league and stated that Glen Echo, on the
Conduit road, had been leased by New York
parties and would hereafter be run on
strictly temperance principles. He was
elected county superintendent in addition to
being state superintendent.
Rev. p. p. Flournoy of Bethesda, Rev.
John Van Ness of Takoma and Rev. w. T.
Harris of Sandy Spring also addressed the
delegates The last named is d colored man
and in his talk stated that his race would
lend its prOportionate share to the good
work of the league. Rev. Harris and Mr.
S. H. Dillows are the first two delegates of
the colored race who have taken part in the
league meetings.
The resolution relative to the army can
teen, which was prepared by the delegates
at the morning session, was offered and
carried unanimously.
1t was decided to select five delegates to
the state convention at Baltimore, one of
whom shall be colored man.
At this meeting Mr. Terrell of Kensing
ton led the music, Rev. F. A. Edwards of
Rockville offered prayer and Rev. Marshall
of Kensington pronounced the benediction.
Mr. III. 0. Emmons made an address at
Pauls Church rendered some excellent
music.