Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1901-02-01
Anti-Saloon League.

70 The annual meeting of the Anti .Salool
/. League was held 10 the Town Hall, Rock
vile, on Saturday, January 28th. Notwith
standing the unfavorable weather a goo,
1 representation from various places in tn
county was present. At the morning ses
sion. after being opened with prayer by Rev
T. Dorsey White, the President, Warner
Cnoate, read the annual report. The repor
Q OF the Treasurer was then read, showing a
I balance OF 1928 10 the treasury. The report
was referred TO an auditing committee.
Inc committee on nominations then re-.
ported the following as officers for the en-
suing year and they were elected: Warren
Choate, Rockville, president; Frank Hig.
gins, Rockville, secretary; John H CASA
way, Germantown, treasurer; and the fol.
lowing vice presidents, being one from each
election district, and these vice. presidents
have appointed their local sub committees
as follows:
Laytonsville district-Filmore Burriss
vice-president George ]. Ray, Jos O. Hig.
gins, Rev. j. T Marsh, J. s. Bolton.
Clarksburg-WilIlsm r. Windsor. vice
president; Rev. T d. Richards, William T..
Dowden, James R Howes, WIN. A. Waters,
Rev. E. E Marshall.
Pooesville-Not yet organized.
Rockville-Dr. W. r Andrews, vice pres
ldent; Rev. r L. McNalr, Rev. G. Dorsey
White, 8 B. Haney, Prof Hezekiah Trail,
John W. Warner.
Colesville-Asa NJ Stabler, vice. presi-
dent; Louis H. Duvall, VIM. H Phair, DR..
Frank Thomas, Benjamin H, Kelly, Milton
Phelps.
Darnestowu-M. B. Montgomery, vice
president; B. G. Hughes, W. 8. Magruder,
William E. Ward, Philip Reed, Jr, Rev.
Walter H. Stone.
president; H. Bradley Davidson, Cyrus
keiser, Alfred Wilson, j. NJ q. Williams
Olney-Benjamin II. Miller, vice presi.
dent; R. Bentley Thomas, VIM. W Moore,
Charles II. Brooke, Singleton W. Bellows,
| W. Everett Brown, G. r. Hartshorne, DR..
Roger Brooke, James Z Harvey, r B. Far
quhar, DR.. W. French Greene.
Gaithersburg-E. G Ward, vice presi-
dent Thomas j. Owen, Prof E. w. Walk
er, Rev. W D. Parry
Potomac-George II. Bell, ce-president ;
Geo. G. Myers, r. A. Ingalls,, Frank Fisher,
j. T. Seiss
Barnesville-W. A. Maxwell, vice-presi-
dent; G. A. Luhn, A. l.. Jones.
Damascus-C. W. Day, vice. president;
John +. Boyer, John L. Baker, W. z. Bow
man, j. L. Burdette, Levi B. Pearce, Milton
Boyer.
Wheaton-Rev. G. s. Biggs, vice-presi-
dent; Wilson K Brown, Alfred Q. War
then, W. M. Terrell, Howard II Austin.
The vice.presidents were authorized to
add to their local sub committees according
to their judgment.
After the completion of the foregoing and
the noon hour having arrived, all present
were invited to dinner provided by the
ladies OF the W. g. L. U of Rockville. The
ladies In charge were Mrs John Brewer,
Mrs. Robert Andrews, Mrs. Wash. Waters,
Miss Mary Higgins, Miss Carrie King, Miss
May Smith, Miss Ellen Brewer, Mrs. s.
Haney and others, who dispensed this hos
pltslity with grace and cordially.
At $50 p. M. an afternoon session was held
and Rev. s. 4. Nicholson, the State Super
lntendent of the Maryland Anti'SaIoon
League, spoke briefly as to the work going
on in the State and as the work he has agreed
to take up In the county during the coming
year.
Then for an hour the close attention of
| the large number present was given to
most eloquent address delivered by Miss
Anna Howard Shaw, of Philadelphia. This
lady Ia a prominent member of the National
W G. T. u, and her reasoning In this ad
dress was cogent aud logical. AT the conclu-
sion OF her address the meeting adjourned,
with notice that the next quarterly meeting
OF the League is TO be held al Sandy Spring
10 April next.
ANNUAL REPORT.
We greet one another again at an annual
meeting of the AntI-Saloou League of Mont
gc-1ery county, Md. Four years of CON
pleted history are behind US and already
another year named 1901, with pans and
purposes, confronts us What 1t will bring
forth none of u can tell, but with the
strength Of a lofty purpose and looking for
the guidance OF Il Divine wisdom We set our
faces 10 the accomplishment OF the ideal
that actuated the meh and women OF our
county in the organization OF this League
in December, 1895, and January. 1897, ant
which we believe has never been lost sight
OF 10 the four years since that time To the
present
Our ideal has been to rid our county from
the dominate N of the whiskey power, To
drive out the large number ri saloons that
were h0urishing in easy defiance OF law AMI
law officers, To save our homes aud our
property from the dire evils that entail
themselves upon any community where the
saloon hOurlshes, and To create sentiment
and inspire courage IN the minds OF all
| that would be satisfied with nothing less
than the accomplishment Of these ideals
10 order 10 bring these things about we
| have called and still continue TO call for
| CO operation and encouragement from all
good citizens without respect TO political
| party affiliations OF religious deOomi national
| distinctions or total abstinence resolutions.
| The Anti Saloon League Is not political
| party and cannot become one; II asks no
man to abandon his party convictions, but
It urges its members 10 stay In their parties
so they can influence their parties TO nom
mate good men worthy OF their suffrage.
But II clique or ring in any party attempts
to force upon any community candidates
who have been dictated by the saloon, then
this League calls upon its members and
upon all good citizens to resent such evil
Interference with their rights and highest
interests and to vote against such candi-
dates. What right has the saloon TO dictate
W no shall be the men TO fill offices of trust
and responsibility To yield TO such dicta
ton is to throw away our most sacred 10
terests, for the candidates nominated by the
saloon interest are expected TO do the bid
| ding Of the saloon, and we all know that
this IS always for evil and ruin ~ homes, TO
virtue, TO schools and 10 religion. We he
lieve that any candidate Of any party In this
| county who Is 10 favor Of the perpetuatiOn
OF the saloon in our midst, and would 80 de
| clare himself or allow II 10 be 80 understood,
can be defeated by majority so convincing
and overwhelming as 10 satisfy the most 10
creduous
But we now give notice TO all the parties
that it Is the hope OF this League that we shall
not be compelled to take any part 10 the
election or defeat Of any candidate al the
next election 10 this county II we can see
satisfactory evidence that the band Of the
whiskey power Is taken of the throat OF the
parties and their candidates at the nextslec
ton and that good men 10 favor of keeping
this county clear OF the saloon are nomln
ated then this League can be kept out OF
the contest but If men 10 favor OF the 81
loon are nomi mated then we give lair notice
that we will do all we can to defeat such
candidates irrespective OF party.
We may as we'll here lay down two prln,
ciples that we believe every fair mndef
leader 10 the parties will agree are Correct
lat. That no party has rI1ht 70 oemanh
IA. chau vntp tOF candidates