Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-02-07
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE
DECIDED TO HAVE IT
CONFERENCE MARCH 20
Hour and Place will Be Announced
A Fortnight Previous 10 Event
Committee on Arrange
mentS Named.

At a meeting of the Anti-Saloon
! League held yesterday afternoon for
| the purpose of arranging for the TEN.
/ peranCe convention, Rev. }. +. Erd-
VI. e. 4. and II. c. Weldon were ap
pointed by the chair a committee on ar
! Tangements. The place for holding the
convention was not decided on. this
being a part Of the committees work.
The hour and place will be announced
fortnight previous to the convention.
II was decided to hold this convention
on Thursday, March 20. 1t will be o
gathering of delegates from all reli-
gions and charitable organizations that
are affiliated with the work of the
league. The convention Is to be held
for the purpose of eleCting officers and
standing committees and for the sub
mission Of annual reports and such
other business as may properly come
| before the assemblage.
A vote of thanks to people who pre-
sented articles at the conference u
week ago and to those who assisted in
| the music. was passed. II was voted to
publish 1000 copies each Of W. A. Boz
wel's and L. w. Campbell's addresses
read at the Anti-Saloon League confer
ence the same to be printed in the
Hawaiian language, for free distribu-
! ton.
The committee appointed to prepare
new constitution to replace the old
one presented only a set of bylaws
which were adopted. The bylaws
state that regular meetings OF the
executive committee shall be held on
the second Thursday of each month at
1 p. m. in the headquarters OF the
League. The duties of the various
| committees are outlined as follows:
II shall he the duty of the Agitation
Committee to keep constantly before
the public the question of temperance
reform, through the use of the public
/ press. printed pamphlets and other
! literature. and addresses and lectures.
/ To this end the committee shall pre-
| pare programs and itineraries for pub
/ lyle meetings, secure speakers for the
same. and in every way possible keep
/ the question of temperance reform and
saloon suppression prominently before
the people of this Territory. The
committee shall make written reports
to the monthly meetings OF the Execu-
tive Committee.
The Committee on Legislation shall
iamiliarize itself with all Territorial
laws bearing on the traffic in intoxi-
eating liquors and the general condl-
ton of this business. II shall consider
the liquor legislation of other States
and countries with the view OF obtain
ing knowledge OF the most practical
ways of saloon suppression; II shall
advise the League as to the best legis-
lative enactments for our Territory,
and shall have charge Of such leglsla-
tive measures as shall be ordered by
the Executive Committee. II shall re-
port in writing at each monthly meat
ing.
The duties OF the Law Enforcement
Committee shall be to take note of me
violation of any existing temperance
laws that may come to their attention
and use all possible diligence in having
persons guilty of such violations pun
ished in accordance with the law, and
whenever possible, have their licenses
IT they have any-reyoked. For the
purpose of gaining information as to
the violation of law, the committee
may employ detectives or use such
other proper means as may in their
Judgment seem best. For their guild
ance in legal matters the committee
may engage an attorney AT fixed sal
airy, to be agreed upon, such attorney
to become thereby the regular attorney
for the League, to be under the dlrec-
ton of the Law Enforcement Commit
tee and to give advice and act as coun-
sci in all matters submitted TO him.
This committee shall submit written
reports at the stated monthly meetings
The duties of the Legal Protection
) Committee shall be to investigate all
cases of cruelty to children or OF OPP
preston or maltreatment of any who
are not possessed of natural guardians
or whose guardians or parents fail in
their duties, and to render such relief
to the oppressed as may be needed and
within the power OF the committee to
provide
Those present at the meeting were:
Superintendent Rice, Theo. Richards
Mrs j. NJ. Whitney, Rev. w. d. Wes-
teryelt, Rev. Geo l.. Pearson, Major
Wood, Il, Trent, Rev. T.. :. Muckley
Rev. o. VI. Gulick.