Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-20
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE.
SOCIAL session Last Evening Succeeds
The Business Routine.

decorations, singing and refreshments
marked the session of the ,Anti-Saloon
League held last evening, a departure from
the usual program at sem-monthly meet
ing of the organization. committee Of
ladies, consisting of Mrs. Isabel Helmick
Mrs Sara Smith, Miss Ida A Gilbert, Mrs.
Lizzie }. Allen and Mrs. Ami. McKinnon.
mad the arrangements in charge.
Inc meeting was held in the leagues hall
at NO. 90 Louisiana avenue and before
the social exercises the organization was
regularly assembled for business with Pres
ldent Ewin in the chair and H. W. Shine
as secretary. Vice President Garfield was
called to preside temporarily and Mr..
Ewin reported as chairman for the commit
zee on cooperation and the executive COM
nlttee The Association Cadets of the Y.
M U A Were, on his motion, admitted TO
the league, increasing the number of affili-
ated bodies to ia. They named as their
representative Mr.. Arthur c. Smith. who
was introduced to the league to1,ether
with several others present for the first
time. "
Mr.. Ewin reported as new delegation
League Mrs. NJ NJ. Mitchell. Mr. Robert /.
carr, MIR. F. ]. Mackenzie, Mr. F. J. Met
calf and Mr.. ]. d. Steele
ON behalf of the executive committee he
reported the appointment on the standing
committee on literature Mr.. Robert E.
Harvey, chairman; Mr.. Frank Ford, Mrs.
Sarah Jackson. Mrs. C. l.. Lotus Mrs
Martha B. Hamlin, Miss Lizzie Goebel,
Mrs. Anna Riley and Mr.. Charles D. Ross.
Mr. Albert Z. Shoemaker, the attorney
of the league, made a report of the proceed
inss before the excise board and the Police
Court since the last league meeting. With
reference to a place in the first police pre-
cinct he said it was closed two years ago
with bad record for disorders and gen
eral disrepute against it; that the condition
of the neighborhood has greatly improved
hor9nCn nj ba ,a1,,,
ing evidence of this a majority of the ex-
else board had recently rejected an attempt
to reopen ii, although pressure was brought
to bear on them by members Of Congress-
The mention Of such pressure from out
side of the District called forth expressions
of Indignation from several speakers in
GLIDING Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis of the
national w. c. 7. T., who was present as
visitor.
Mr. A. N. Garfield. on behalf of the com
m1ttee of arrangements, presented Presi-
dent Ewin with a handsome bouquet of
carnations, which had been transferred to
his office.
Other addresses were by Mr.. Jesse C.
Suter, the first representative of the league
before the excise board, and afterward sec
rotary of the league, who has recently re-
turned to the city, and Mrs. H. A. Gillen-
water, the first recording secretary of the
league. Remarks were also made by Mrs
Mary V. Noerr, Mr.. Edward F. Simpson.
Mr.. A. l.. Swartwout, John F. VinaI and
others
The following churches. temperance So
cieties and other organizations had repre-
sentatives present: Calvary Baptist Church
Christian Endeavor Society and Interme-
date Christian Endeavor Society. Ninth
Street Christian c. E. Society Vermont
Avenue Christian c. E. Society First Con-
gregational Church Temperance Society,
MI. Pleasant Congregational Church, Me-
mortal Lutheran c. E. Society, Douglas Me-
mortal ON. Ed Sunday school and Epworth
League, Faith NJ. E. Church, Foundry S.
S. Temperance Society, Mt. Vernon Place
c, E. Society, Tenleytown NJ. E. Church,
Waugh Sunday school. Eastern Presbyte-
Ran Church and c. E. Society Gunton
Temple Memorial Church and c. E. So
ciety, Peck Memorial Church and C. e.
society, Memorial United Brethren c. e.
Society, the Grand and District Lodges.
Columbia. Independent Minnehaha and Sill,
yer Star Lodges, and the Juvenile Temples
l. Q. G. t.; the District Union. Capltol
Am, Chaplin, Frances Willard. Georgetown,
Hamhne, Northwest and West End Unions
W. c. T. U; Headquarters ~" Vermont
Avenue ~" Woman's Loyal Temperance
Legion, Wesley Chapel Band of Hope. AS
ISOLATION Cadets, Central Union Mission
District Of Columbia c. E. Union, wash
ington District Epworth League, Young
Peoples Union of the Liberal Churches,
and others.
The next meeting Of the league is to be
heid at the same place. Monday, March s.