Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-19
ANTl-SALOON LEAGUE
BUSINESS TRANSACTED AT MEETING
LAST NIGHT.
Grand Division, Sons of Temperance,
Admitted to bershfp-PrOpOsed
Anniversary Celebration.

The Grand Division. Sons of Temperance,
of the District of Columbia was admitted
to the Anti-Saloon League of the District
last evening at the meeting of the league
in its hall at No. 623 Louisiana avenue.
The applicants for admission named as
representatives ex-Representative Hiram
Price, p. G. w. P: John r. Bradley. P. G.
W. P; ]. K. Bridge, P. G. s.; Miss Mary
B. Clabaugh. P. W. p, and Miss Florence
NJ. Hazard. P, w. p
Other affiliated bodies represented at the
meeting Were: Calvary Baptist Church and
Christian Endeavor Society, Nineteenth
Street Baptist Church and Christian En-
deavor Society, Ninth Street (Christian)
Christian Endeavor Society. Vermont Ave-
nue. (Christian) Christian Endeavor Society,
Douglas Memorial IN E.) Sunday school
and Epworth League, Foundry (M. E.) Sun
day School Temperance Society. Grace On.
Ed Epworth League Mount Vernon Place
Christian Endeavor Society (M. f. Church
South, Waugh on. E.) Sunday school,
Eastern Presbyterian Church and Christian
Endeavor Society. Grand Lodge of District
of Columbia, Columbia Independent. Min
nehaha and Silver Star lodges and the Ju-
venile Temples. l. o. G. T.: the District of
Columbia Union. Capitol Hill. Frances Will
lard. Hamline North Capitol and West
End Union: Vermont Avenue "Y" and
Wesley Chapel Band of Hope. W. c. T. u;
the Central Union Mission, District of Co.
lumbia Christian Endeavor Union. Wash
ington District Epworrh League, and the
Federation of Young Peoples Societies of
Liberal Churches
President Ewin was in the chair and Sec
rotary Shipe had returned to his desk.
Seventh Anniversary.
Arrangements for the celebration of the
seventh anniversary of the league were an
nounced by Robert E. Harvey, chairman of
the committee of arrangements. The SER
vices are to be held in the auditorium of
Eastern Presbyterian Church, 9th street
and Maryland avenue northeast, the even
ing of Sunday, June "a at s O'Clock The
annual address will be delivered by Rev.
Edward l.. Watson. pastor of Grace Meth
odist Episcopal Church: a statement of the
work of the Anti-Saloon League will be
made by Mr.. A. n. Garfield first vice
president. and appropriate music will be
rendered by the quartet choir of the church.
The executive committee was instructed
to appoint committee to report to the
league plan for an ''anti-Saloon revival
to be held the coming fall in continuation of
the series of special efforts of this descrip-
ton, and the committee to be appointed was
instructed TO consider the stability of
including an anti-saloon banquet among the
features of that occasion.
The executive committee again asked for
and was granted further time for the con-
sideration of the proposed amendment of
the constitution, changing the provision as
to regular meetings OF the league. These
meetings are now held the first and third
Mondays, and this arrangement has been
in force several years. The meeting on the
evening of the first Monday of each month
conflicts with the monthly meeting of the
Christian Endeavor Union, and some repre-
sentatives have other engagements the first
or third Monday both. Others are urg-
ing that one regular business meeting of
the league each month will be sufficient in
view of the weekly meetings of the execu-
tive committee The amendment before the
q yla it,rvc
second and fourth Mondays 1t was an
nounced that a subcommittee. consisting of
James L. Ewin and Robert T. Harvey. had
been appointed to ascertain what hall ar
rangements could be made in case a change
should be decided upon.
The next meeting of the executive COM
mittee is to be held at the office of the
president in Washington Lean and Trust
building. Monday. June -. at 4:15 pm and
the next meeting of the league In the hall
the evening of Monday, July .