Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-01-31
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE.

day, January 23rd. There were three SEES
: sions-10 A. M, 2 P. M. and 1850 p VI
/ The attendance was large and enthusi ,stiC
more than twenty organizations from tn
county being represented by delegates
AT the morning session reports from th,
vice presidents of the thirteen election dis
tricts were presented. The principal them,
OF their reports was as to the petitions tina
, were being circulated asking for the more
stringent amendment to the local option law
These reports all indicated that the petitions
were being signed with considerable una
nimity. One reported that thirty had sign
ed his paper and only two had refused. An.
other had twenty three signatures and five
retusas. The reports all ran that way
showing the desire of the citizens so far as
they had been reached The hearing OF
these reports and discussion continued un-
I'll noon, when the ladies of the W. Q. +. U.
of Rockville invited the deleg ties to a stump
tuous dinner, which they had provided
through the citizens OF Rockville.
In the afternoon the church was filled
the attendants upon the convention to hear
short addresses from the ministers of nun
Der OF the churches in the county. This
meeting continued from 2 until o'clock
without diminution OF interest. Each min
lister spoke eloquently Of the importance OF
this movement. Those who took part in
this interesting program were the following {:
Rev. q Dorsey White, Rev. F. 7. Griffith,
Rev. W. A. Mcdonald, OF the M. Il. Church
South; Rev X. l. McNar, Rev. P. p.
Flournoy, Rev. W. II. Stone, Rev. T. ID.
Richards, OF the Presbyterian Church Rev
Q. s. Biggs, OF the M. E Church Rev r.
II. Campbell, Rev. s h. White, OF the Zap
tist Church; Rev p. b. Boyden, Rev. r. j.
Packard, OF the Episcopal Church; Rev. j.
A. Hopkins of the Christian Church, and
DR.. Stabler and Rev s. Il. Nicholson, Of
the Society Of Friends.
| The President read his annual report, and
the Treasurer reported the receipts and ex
I penditures. These reports were approved
and referred to proper committees.
| The nominating committee reported the
nominations for officers Tor the ensuing year
and the following were elected: President,
Warren Choate; Vice President at large,
John II. Gassaway; Secretary, Frank Hig.
| gins; District Vice Presidents, first district,
Fillmore Burriss; Second, W. M. Waters /;
Third, to be supplied; Fourth, DR.. W. X.
Andrews; Fifth, Asa NJ. Stabler; Sixth,
Rev W. II. Stone; Seventh, Rev. p L.
Flournoy; Eighth, Benjamin II. Miller;
Ninth, 4. G. Ward Tenth, Geo. X. Bell
| Eleventh, w. A. Maxwell; Twelfth, Q. W.
Lay lulIttcutui LsCN' " o. DlbSS'
Mr.. Nicholson offered the following reso
luton, which was unanimously adopted:
Res0EOed, by the Montgomery county Anti.
Saloon League, in annual convention as
sembled in Rockville, January BIRD, 1902,
twelve election districts being represented,
That we most heartily endorse the PROPOSE
ton to 80 amend the penalty section oil the
county Local Option law as will add an i'm
nri on II ha fin
ton for a violation OF the law committed
subsequent to a former conviction, AMI we
strongly urge the favorable action oil our
county delegation at Annapolis upon this
matter.
AT the evening session the church was
filled with representative audience. The
Oh DIR furnished some excellent music under
the leadership OF Mr.. Hopkins and solo
by Miss Armstrong. Rev. s. e. Nicholson
presided and after some opening remarks
introduced the speakers. Rev. l. Il. Mil.
bourne, formerly Of this county, but now of
Cbarlestown, W. Va, made iorcibe ad
dress on the Growth of Temperance senti
ment in the churches. Rev John Van Ness
closed the session with very eloquent TEN
perance address. The meetings during the
day were successful in every respect.
The following is the presidents annual
report:
In making the annual report of this League
we have always felt that we are reporting
not only to the members of the League as
sembled a, the annual meeting, but to every
citizen and home in the county We believe
we have claim on the attention and the CO.
operation of the whole county, not for our
sakes but for theirs as we'll Analyze, # you
will the objects of this movement and the
Al a
any improper degree of self-aggrandizement
or Of selfexsltation2 Our only object has
been that our community shall be rid of the
evil and the power Of the liquor traffic. And
for the accomplishment of that we believe
we have with US the almost unanimous sen
timent Of the good citizens OF this county. -
There may be differences of opinion as TO
how 1t 10 to be accomplished, there are differ
ent theories upon this and that phase, but
upon the question of being for or against the
open saloon we believe there is with most all
citizens who are home keepers, but one SEN |
timeut and that is against the saloon. So far |
no other better method has been offered for |
conducting the fight against the saloon power |
than the method pursued by the Anti-Saloon |
League. If any one will offer something bet |
ter am sure no one will welcome 1t more |
heartily than the officers and members of |
fected we call on all citizens to give us that |
encouragement and support this movement
needs. No officer or worker in the League
receives a salary. Many of US give our time
aud money and labor without any return
whatever. The league has not appealed to
the people unduly for money, we have asked
for your encouragement and sympathy, but
have not begged for money. How long we
may carry on this work with only your sym
patty and encouragement do not know, but
we cannot believe that II It should come TO a
need for money for the work that you would |
prefer to have the saloon than spend little
Of your money to keep up the contest against
the saloon.
There is one way we are now proposing |
you and all God citizens shall show which |
side you are on. | refer TO the petitions for |
the streng thening of the law that have Just |
begun to be circulated in the county II is
charged that several places 10 the county |
where the law is openly and defantly ViolaL-
ed have no fears Of the penalty imposed by |
the present law. That penalty merely i'm |
poses a fine, which these law vioatOrs are |
willing to pay in lieu ola license. Each time
they are brought up for trial they pay the fine |
aud return to their vocation of open viola
ton Of the law. Some unreasoning persons
have charged that we were willing 10 have
this state OF things continue, and that both |
the liquor seller and the League people were
agreed to have it continue. We have not
thought 1t worth while TO answer such uu-
reasonable accusation, but we have thought |
the time has nov come when we can ask our |
representatives in the Legislature TO secure |
an amendment 10 the law which will do away |
with any ground whatever for such charges, |
and that will make fine and imprisonment |
compulsory in the case of those who contin- |
uously and defantly violate the law To ac-
complish this simple amendment has been |
submitted making subsequent offences SUBJ
ject to a fine and imprisonment. We are ask
ing the citizens Of this county II they desire |
such an amendment to the law. II they do |
let them sign their names to the petition that |
is now being circulated through the county. |
The only question that can be raised AS TO |
the effectiveness Of this amended law will be |
the one that has been frequently asked about |
the law now upon the statute books: "Will |
II be enforced2" We believe 1t will, for vari- |
Gus reasons. But II eau be easily taken out |
Of the class OF which we ask "SoiH II be- IL |
"a a.