The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-16
OBJECTED 70 HOTEL BARS.
a Heqaest tie aompF"nssss Win A"@
Almost ysr~wFafs fs~~ Frsss
-s~eesse Hzaaaes Hall AID
Then MAKE n Terrible Discovery.


Trsosn&s Baldwin - q meeting q tfae 5@~
estse Minis ersaa Aageesag!o9a assa early "a
.JasuAry il Tesgos Mals Ter The hAasg'1ss
the assoeiassoF sSn enjoy on next Monday
nsgat al tbs Occaez1tzi aoka.-
Had fass good pastor - the Aaxk %t
Street nspfiss cugrab foEesseu the troafse
caused - A.s Yesl meant s<Assss s9n tnas
tie asserniers II the aEsye4asaon sas1Ds1 Tor
one evening ageg the cares If tfresT Goth
and Indulge Ia a quiet little dinner, he
probably gaalla never have sDoken, ard
the min sseFiai nszyctaf19G w0sFaf never
have gained large fssud ~ worldly sss-
1ssa III regard - the hotels * HsattIe.
bsssdea losing tie banquet.
II was or tao question q prohibition
that tho reverend gentlemen Narrowly
agertesf total failure 81 shssF plans.
They ceaiid not bring themselves 20 i@ast
= say hosteirg with q hasTr9"na annex a1e1
wass taiy after Sax weeAs ~ trSaas ana
1Ptbfilsfs9Hs that fheg finally dee.ass3 apofs
where The banquet sheRald &c sissn-
The Haatsls Ministerial Association III
eilssses n ia mep'sersiIip all Of the FRET
estant ministers az sa5e city They met
at Tes1iar Intervals 10 enjoy that f8gza
of Intellectual entertainment commonly
knegn a feast - reason and a hes~
of sogi II Mas ass = splee 81 variety 10
fEsE good ~era 81 tAa association that
Rev. Ar Baldwin suggested banquet 81
q Fnore Eafnai character He called the
atfentioa at the AsNsrstsied brethren 30
the faci tha, II had been long since they
had gathered 81 the fe%ssi board ard
enlarged npou tne pe9ers - a good din
ner - promoter ~ harmony and III
EplTasion 60 bfgsheFlg love
SUGGESTION a.ess with Approval.
Pastor Baldwins hearers a,ld amen ~
a rising vote tAsy resolved ppsn the ban
quet and toc chairman appointed Ms.
Baldwin. Rev 4. s Gregg pastor AZ THE
Madison Street Methodist church. ana
Rev A. l.. Hasehison. pastor o. the + Fst
Presbyterian church. "a executive COM
fnlt,fs on arrangements 10 prepare eosd
wafer tossss. hire $ caterer ard do other
things necessary 70 be done.
On January = tie ministers rsa. again
to decide upon the place Of hoIdlng TIE
banquet the great question oein. whether
II should ne held IN a church or 10 Sonaf,
hotel dining room There vac a lively de-
bate upon tha subject The brethren siao
We're Ia favor af giving the dinner In a
church had many points IA ;helr favor
Tue only serious objection was that
churches are not as a rule. lrosilsss gsth
Kitchens suitable FOR the preparation og a
banqnst on the Ella hofatn scale eotstsfs.-
plated hY the ministerial association. The
objection seemed vital
Why. argusd the good misn who urgef
u, what caterer wosgsi attempt 30 get
Up dinner an ; church.
But the ehafehlt.s hela strong cards
and PLAYED them we'll They argued that
all hotels were hotbedz of yVg at,d ina,
the finer they weTe tha fssore v.sss shrv
she.tafsd All hotels declared the church
Hes. w"se connected a.th Aafroouas ara
the great cause of temperance eouI3 ssssrs,-
~ suffer we're the Seattle aiiaisss.rla1
Association TO even indirectly eoaut~nanas
Zach ,ffis.nity
The l"nssF they argued. the wider vas
sns asfFTss.nee ~ opinion. ard fnalfy the
matter was referred hsst-g 20 the executive
COMMITTEE, WITH Instructions that The com.
shitf"e should select thu banquet hal ard
rspors ca February G. 10 Which date tho
meeting adjourned. At that time sh.. COM
m'ttee asked tha! the hrethre1 pleaae de-
ssse' vote was taken 'rha advocates
OF a hotel d-ueT carried the day. only
enc seie vas registered against them
Preacher aregs's nt.eoxery
The Rainier Grad @us the hose, select
ed the proprietor having made a very lib
erai onsT 20 The ministers In yiew OF their
holy calling. The proprietor obtained th-
promise cf Patronage. the ministers say
upon explanation ~ some outsider the,
Tue bar F@efn n ais hetal was uader al
INDEPENDENT management. ard not a part
OF The huSteiry. The ministers were. ready
10 romRroinisa with conneisaes 10 The .x
test Of eating ander ire same roof WITH
bar rrom tnfeF alien ownership.
Al the same sa~elicg the ministers conn
t'Ffed ibets Preparations Tor tAo dinner A
list ~ coll wafer taasss. aech a. seTks.
Minister wife" M.aisterial I.ife IN So
astse." and "OuT Council ana tha sainars. -
was talked os, ard al locked bright for
the future
There vas enc quiet man At she meet
ins IL was Pastor Gregg r'asgar Gregg
suspected thai TIRE bar ~ The Rainier
Grand might b. a part az Jho hotel That
very LAY Ae slF0.led tase tho hotel lobby
ard iFsau'rei soF ihe gropTieter f4e wna
directed 60 tNa haF renfa He sauaFcr,sst
int the g3lsed temple - Ii..eclsss ana ask.
81 ihe landlord whether re hafrl reFa-
rany owned tlas hat The Eerlat Honsssee
tnfor Al. ,;reEs sna, tlse eem.szfly sssre-
y dis. fhas - BAD At3 the bar moved
- the Fear of fha hotel efT3rs. shat ha
might gtse it he personal asperv mfen
Pastor 0recs wAs sha,brf Boz De re-
solved 20 pass The shock along lie as5,l
rot = wer3 nnih ter executive carngsiistee
me- ou Friday lss' arj then hs sArs,w :
hant4sncai lute the catnn IS Stating bis *.
refjence via Abe ia8S3orf sn5 asking IS.
FELLOW eafem.fteegaeu What taey INTENDED
9, - about e. Tile good ministers wee
o. quaaasry Thsir ssnse ~ honor would
nos permit Them - afet$ ufscereeuaa "a
she moral contract iats wstea tAey had
eetgrel wlth are A1tel - faysssN tNe ban.
Iset- Aad VET saHettoa - hegel wtta 4 tag
rDem annex Never
Pastor Gregg MAS appointed = e0gansfites
OF Sne ia Nreas ESQ ueWs - tNc Iau8'ar,f
lie informaf fAss eye< ,eHsan q hss .selt~sts
mission aad ssked ,aAt tAa aansG aetao -
rs}saav1 fHors - Uoral oH8F2staa to s.sn-
Qaet ne 80 N4ialsr~<3Ta.A Tee etl,s~s'
eaazeu'es. saa SIR. GseSg Ncat e- s!s
Nay rrs7tr'rE
TIE executive committee }aser Fnaae sr-
rsElgens sts for tho he'slnE - - sAaHslssg
~ the 1oNsAantaI h0ss NeHfsy exeasnx
'ra5e ministers 8viy asssssef themselves Ia.
Landlord SsasraNe ras eais asf na as
reoG3. .tss uat eNvn 3 BsGDes 80 sa.. 1ssissr
raIot ~ ro CoNwoDoaE rutiGr