Evening star., 1901-02-05
ANTI-sALOONe LEAGUE.
Appointment of Committees - Thanks
for Abolition of Army Canteen


Appointment of Committees - Thanks
for Abolition of Army Canteen-
The AntiSaloon League met last night al
it's hall. 623 Louisiana avenue. The meet
Ing was opened with prayer by the chap
lain. The following committees were an-
nounced as having been appointed:
Co-operation-A. N. CanEed. chairman
A L. Swartwout, DR.. F. C. Ellis. Rev. Stan
ley Billheimer, r. E. Harvey. Edward s.
Atkinson. Fred Mckee, owen p. Kellar and
Mrs. Sarah f. Smith.
Literature-R. E. Harvey, chairman; Jas
NJ. Dean. Miss Gussie N chols, Miss flor-
ence NJ Hazard. X. L. Carr, Mrs NJ T.
Smell Mrs. Adde Constantine, Arthur Z.
Smith and George j. Hesselman
The committee on cooperation reported
the following TO be enrolled as delegates to
the league:
First Uuiversaiist Church. A. ]. Edison.
Addison NJ. Brown, Charles w. Fits. MISS
Irene White Miss Cora Curry; Vermont
Avenue Christian Endeavor Society. H. L.
, Schell, Andrew Wilson. Miss Florence NJ.
Hazard Mrs. Milton \. Adkins and Miss
Decfrna Chapman: Vermont Avenue Y. w.
Mary B. CIabaugh. Miss Nettie 5: Hook
man. Miss Florence NJ. Hazard and Harry
G. SutSChasl-
Mr., Shoemaker read a communication
from the district attorney to the Commis-
sioners answering certain questions as to
the laws governing the issuing OF licenses
to hotels and clubs located within -FOUR nun
dred feet of school house or church. Inc
leagues letter stated that such licenses CAN
not be granted except with the written con-
sent as required of an ordinary bar room .
and that clubs are not permitted to sell
liquors between IL O'Clock midnight ana 4
O'Clock in the morning and on sundays, un-
less permission shall be granted by the
excise board to that effect when the license
is granted. The attorney says in CONCLUSION
that in his opinion there should be no actlon
no of excise board lnVOlVInS
a change in the construction OF the law III
reference to the four hundred feet rule OF
in reference to the granting OF licenses 10
hotels or clubs. He is of the opinion that
license to an incorporated club can ana
should be granted only to bona fde cluo'
and that such license does not per Sc au-
thorize the sale of liquors between Il
o'clock midnight and o'clock in the morn
ing but that the excise board may, IN It's
discretion. grant permit for sucn SAFE,
designating such hours in such permit, ana
without such permit sales are not per-
mitted.
Messrs. Chas. w. Fits and H. L. schell.
representatives of the First tnlvers1list
Church and Vermont Avenue Christian En-
deavor Society, were presented 10 the
league new members.
ON motion it was resolved that the society
express TO Congress its great gratincatlon
in the passage of the antf-canteen act, ana
the corresponding secretary was instructor
10 forward a copy of the resolution to that
body through its presiding officers.
The following animated DGdleS were repre-
sented last night: Calvary Baptist, Nine
teenth Street Baptist and Christian En-
deavor Society. Vermont Avenue Christian
Endrayor Society. Fifth Congregational L.
T. Society. First Congrega at!onal Temper
ance Society. Douglass Memorial Epworth
League. Foundry Sunday School Temper
anre Society Eastern Presbyterian Church
Christian Endeavor Society, Church of
Our Father UniyersalisD. Grand Lodge, d.
C, Columbia Lodge, Independent Lodge,
NIiunchaha Lodge Silver Star Lodge,
. Juvenile Templars, D. C. Good Templars),
Grand Division. D. C. (Sons of Temperance),
T Central Union Mission. Federation of \. r.
: s of Liberal Churches and the following
W. c. T L. Societies: North Capitol Union,
Northwest Union. West End Union and
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