Evening star., 1899-04-06
THE CANTEEN SYSTEM.
The w. C. IT. U. Takes Issue With At
torney General Griggs.

The regular quarterly meeting of the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union was
held yesterday afternoon at the Dumbarton
Avenue N. E. Church, Georgetown, and
was largely attended. In honor of the oc-
casion the church was prettily decora ted,
and on the platform was exhibited the flag
presented to the organization by the Sons
of Temperance. \ picture of Miss Willard
and the banner of the West End auxiliary,
w. c r, occupied conspicuous places
WIKI, $ and potted plants added to
the lions.
Mrs. Clinton Smith, the president of the
District organization, presided at the meet
ing. Mrs Walter Brown read a selection
from the Scripture, while Mrs Susan Buzz
zee offered prayer. The regular business
was brought UP and disposed of, which in
Guided the report of the Sunday schools
by Superintendent Mrs. NJ. T. Mitchell; re-
port of the corresponding secretary, Miss
Louisa A. Weightman; Loyal Legtons COM
mittee reported progress.
Events which happened during the past
quarter were reported
A committee on courtesies was appointed,
consisting Of Mrs. Walter Brown, Mrs. T..
A Williams and Mrs Minnie Birch.
Rev. Frank H. Havenner, the pastor of
the Dumbarton Avenue NJ. E. Church, fol-
lowed with an address Of welcome to the
members. Mrs. Jennie II. fODlnSOn FS-
sponded in felicitouS terms to the pastor s
welcome. The report of the treasurer Mrs.
T. A. Williams, showed a balance of $50
on hand over the expenditures during
the past quarter She also reported that
the sum of 81 200 Of the building fund had
been invested. Mrs Bradley, from the COM
mittee on auditors, reported the books to
have been examined and found to be all
right.
ictic s,1lnarinf pndppt made.
The noontide hour of prayer was con-
Quoted by Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis of New
Jersey. After the prayer Mrs. Ellis intro
duced resolutions criticising the construc-
ton recently placed by Attorney General
Griggs upon the army canteen bill passed
by Congress. The resolutions stated that as
the act Of Congress in prohibiting the sale
Of beer and other intuXicants in the army,
as embodied in the anti-canteen law, is the
expression of the will of the people, and as
the power to discontinue the sale of intoXi-
cants in the army canteen is vested in the
President of the United States; therefore,
I'VE, the mothers, wives, sisters and
daughters of the District of Columbia, rep
resenting 1000 women of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, in convention
assembled, do call upon the President to
use the power vested in him as command
er-in-chief of the army, to issue an order
prohibiting the sale of beer and other in
toxicating liquors in the army canteen, and
thus carry out the will of the people as
expressed by the act Of Congress"
Visitors We're present as follows:
Mrs. Howard Hoge, president Virginia
w. c. T. T.; Miss Kern. editor Of Virginia
Call; Miss Laura Smith, president w. G. T.
L. of Loudoun county; Mrs. NJ E. Klotz
and Mrs. s. R. AppIegate of New Jersey
Mrs. NJ. T. Welles Of Tennessee, Mrs. Ellis
of National w. c. T. T.. Mrs. Ellen A.
Gibbon Of Philadelphia and Miss Helen
Haskell of Connecticut. letter was read
from the former president of the District
Union, Mrs. NJ B. P1att of Seattle.