Evening star., 1902-01-24
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Anti-Salo0n League In Annual Session
General News.


Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, january %. 1902.
The annual meeting of the Montgomery
County Anti-Saloon League was held in the
Christian Church here today, with Presi-
dent Warren Choate in the chair and
Messrs. Frank Higgins and Calvin Muncas-
ter acting as secretaries. The attendance
was much larger than that Of any other
annual meeting in the history Of the or
ganization and included an unusually large
number of ministers of the gospel of all
denominations; substantial business men
and farmers from all sections Of the coun-
ty, and many ladies. The District Of CO.
lumbia Anti-Saloon League was represent
ed by Mr. Albert E. Shoemaker.
The opening session was larged devoted
to the reading Of reports from the various
election districts Of the county and the
presidents annual report.
President Choate declared in his report
that "the only object of the Anti-saloon
League is to rid the community Of the evil
and the power of the liquor traffic, and to
the accomplishment OF this we believe We
have with US the almost unanimous senti-
ment of the good citizens of the county"
He dwelt at length upon the proposed
amendment to the local option law Of the
county, which makes the penalty both q
fine and Imprisonment for each violation
after the frst strongly urging 1t; expressed
qualification at the increasing interest be-
ing manifested by the pastors Of the va
rious churches throughout the county aud
referred to 'the faithful and consistent CO.
operation Of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union Of the county,
The program of the afternoon session in
cluded short addresses by the following
ministers of the county, representing all de-
nominal ttons: Revs. G. Dorsey White,
Parke P. Flournoy. ]. A. Hopkins, Thomas
H. Campbell. Peter M. Boyden. Thomas D..
Richards, Thomas J. Packard, Robert L.
Stone, W. A. Mcdonald and c. 8. Biggs.
officers were elected as follows: Presi-
dent, Warren Choate; secretary. Frank
Higgins; assistant secretary. Rev. F. 7.
Griffith; vice presidents, John H. Gassa-
way (at large), J. Fillmore Burriss VIII
liam Waters, William R. Andrews, Asa NJ
Stabler, Walter H. Stone, P. P. Flournoy,
Benjamin H. Miller, E. G. Ward, George r.
Bell. w. A. Maxwell. Columbus W. Day, c.
S. Biggs.
A resolution was unanimously adopted
setting forth that "the Montgomery Coun-
ty Antf-Saloon League In annual conven-
ton assembled most heartily indorses the
proposition to so amend the penalty sec
ton Of the county local option law as will
add an Imprisonment penalty to the fine tor
each violation after the flrst and we
strongly urge favorable action by our
county delegation at Annapolis"
The evening session took the form of a
temperance mass meeting with State Su-
perintendent Samuel q. Nicholson presld-
Ing. Addresses were delivered by Rev. L.
R. Milbourne Of Charlestown. w. Va, and
Rev. John Van Ness Of Takoma Park
The Rockville Woman's Temperance
Union entertained the visitors at luncheon
and supper:
Prof. A. Riggs Brown. for the past year
in charge of the manual training depart
ment at the Rockville High School, has
resigned to accept a similar position with
the high school at Charlestown, Md. His
successor has not yet been selected.
Miss Maud Fickling Of Washington is the
guest Of Mrs. A. ]. Almoney at this place.