The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-08
THE U. c. T. A. MEETING.
STRONG REMARKS AND STARTLING
STATISTICS GIVEN IN SPEECHES.
Rev. R. D. Ennis. the Reformed Gam
bier and Saloon Keeper the Prin-
opa Speaker.

The public mass meeting called by the
United Christian Temperance association
to he held at Caledonlau hall last evening
was very SHINY attended, owing possibly
to the inclemency Of the weather 1t
was tie regular meeting of the associa-
ton and the night for the regular election
Of officers Of the association, but owing
to the small attendance the election was
postponed until the next regular meeting
two weeks hence.
w. p. Bailey was chairman Of the meet
Ing and william f. Fechner, secretary. A
communication was read. claiming 70 be
from a prominent citizen whose name was
withheld. The communication called ar
tention to the open violation Of the sun
dav law and the gambling laws. II says
that It is useless to call upon the present
CITY government for the suppression OF
vice or of the violation of the sunday or
gambling laws. He favored calling on the
sheriff 10 take a hand IN suppressing these
vices and enforcing the law, referring the
association to the laws of the State OF
Texas regarding such matters, and the
fines and Imprisonment imposed for the
Violation Of the laws.
Rev X d. Ennis, the reformed gamb'er
and saloon keeper made stirring speech
In favor OF temperance and the suppression
of gambling and saloons He called atten-
tion TO the open violation of the law
which he said, was apparent Ia all ana
with such brazen edrontery In the Ylolss,
tion OF law and order, as Is shoWn IN ynss
CITY he was surprised to see so rev pres
ent at this meeting He a tnot the onE
way TO stop this violation OF law was ~
concert of action on the part OF ne
churches of this city. and that every church
In the city should unite as one IN a
mighty effort to stamp this evil from the
land. he then gave some starting SUMS,
tics, but would not tell how or where ne
got them. He said no man could get them
unless he had been or is n saloo4 keeper
or gambler In his statistics given ne
took the dates from October, 1921 10 &c,
tober 1901. He said In october. ls9l there
were PSI licensed saloons in HouStoni ~
October 1901, there were 1872. In 1881
there were LIZ gpmDsng 9 5Sels we're ID lg gS5
men working and laboring in the saloons
In 1901 there were SIS. The death list OF
It'd saloons traceabie TO whisky We're ~
OF these "a were young men ana ~ gis sos
all of the girls but two having been raised Sc
In Houston. He said there have been u,
242 persons engaged In tue gambnng ana
saloon business In Houston In the past
four wears. This includes the owners and
ali employers, and that OF these % were
girls under 10 wears of age, "a We're women
over So years % age and % girls under ~
wears of age Startling as these stats
10 prove them and every assertion ! MAKE,
Rev. Ennis was followed by Mr. L. Z.
GRAY. who made a plea for pure homes
~ Christian homes and said II these pre-
vailed we would have pure society, pure
literature. pure churches and pare admins
fFatlon Of the laws,
Mr.. Gray was followed by Rev. DR. Ram
say. who made q very few remarks on the
same lines, followed hy other speakers
Rev. Brlckert was down on the program
for the evening for the opening address
brit was unable 10 be present owing y
Illness.