Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-21
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE
PREPARATIONS FOR CELEBRAT.
ING NINTH ANNIVERSARY.
Exercises to Be Held Tomorrow Even
ing in First Congregational
Church.

ing in First Congregational
Church.
The regular semi-rnonthly session of the
Anti-Saloon League was held at it's head
quarters, No. 522 9th street northwest, last
Monday evening. Abram l.. Swartout, third
vice president presided; John s. Blackford,
treasurer, led the devotional exercises and
Harild T. Dougherty officiated as secre-
tary. An extended session of the executive
committee, James L. Ewin, chairman, pre-
eeded the league meeting. The time of
each session was taken up largely with the
consideration of matters In charge of COM
mittees as follows: Committee on legisla-
ton, Mr.. Andrew Wilson, chairman; COM
mittee on cooperation, Mr.. A. N. Garfield,
chairman; committee on protests, Mr. A. f.
Shoemaker, chairman, and committee on
the press, Mr.. S. w. Russell, chairman.
Under the reception and discussion of re-
ports of the chairmen of these several COM
mittees, the details involved In preparing
for the pending ninth anniversary of the
league were specially considered The pro-
gram of the anniversary meeting as arrang-
ed by Mr.. Shoemaker, was presented and
adopted. Plans for work to secure the
largest possible attendance at the meet
ing were agreed upon. Voluntary efforts
to this end were promised by s. w. Russell,
representative OF the grand rouge VI HtOu
Templars; by Owen P. Kellar, superintend-
ent of the department of Christian citizen
ship, District c. E. Union, and others.
The ninth anniversary meeting will be
held in the First Congregational Church on
G street tomorrow evening, the exercises to
begin at o'clock. The program for the
occasion is as follows: First words, James
l.. Ewin, president of the league; organ vol
untary, Prof J. w. Bischoff; song, by quar-
tet from choir of Congregational Church;
devotional exercises; song, Onward, Chris
tan Soldier brief review of ninth year S
work of the league, by Mr.. Hermon c. Met
calf; solo, by J. Walter Humphrey; ad-
dress. by Mr.. Henry r. Gibson, congress-
man from Tennessee; closing hymn, Awake
Ny Soul" brief address and benediction. by
Rev. DR.. L. B. Wilson, president of Ameri-
can A S. l..
Summary of Reports.
summary of committee reports and the
general records of the league were review
ed, showing that the anniversary Of the
league was held last year in Wesley M. E.
Chapel, Sunday evening, the 23d of June,
and that the autumnal revival which has
become a fixed feature in the aggressive
work of the league each year. was held in
ST. Pauls Church, 18th and H streets, dur
ing the week commencing October q. An
invitation sent from the league at that time
to the pastors of several local churches,
to preach a temperance sermon on Sunday,
October q, was responded to generally and
favorably.
the list of affiliated bodies has been some
what modified during the past year The
organizations represented in the league, as
they now stand, are as follows:
The Churches.
Baptist-Cavary Church, Calvary c. E.
Society, Calvary intermediate c. E. So
ciety, Carey Mission Gree Baptist, E
Street c. E. Society, First Church c, E.
Society, West Washington c. E. Society,
Grace Church, Memorial Chapel Sunday
School, Metropolitan Church, Nineteenth
Street Church, Nineteenth Street c. E. So
ciety, Second Church, Zion Church.
Christian-Ninth Street c. e. Society,
Vermont Avenue c. E Society, Whitney
Avenue Memorial c. f. Society.
Congregational-Fifth Church c. E. socie-
ty, First Church. First Church C. E. So
ciety, Mount Pleasant Church, Mount
Pleasant c. E. Society, Peoples Church.
Friends-Friends c, L. Society ORTHODOXY,
Society of Friends Gdicksite).
Lutheran-Georgetown Church, George
town c. E. Society, Keller Memorial c. f.
Society, St. Marks Church, Memorial c. E.
Society. st. Pauls c. E. Society.
Methodist-eongress Street c; E. Society
E.). Douglass Memorial Sunday School,
Douglass Memorial Epwerth League.
Bbenezer Epworth League on. Ed,
Emery Chapel C. E. Society, Faith NJ
E. Church. First Church c. E. Society on.
Pr, Foundry S. S. Tenn. Soc On. Ed, Cor
such Church on E), Grace Epworth
League ON. Ed, Hamline Church On. E.,
Marvin Epworth League On. E. s., McKen-
dree Epworth League On. E.), Metropolitan
"a. M. Ed c. E. Society, Metropolitan M. E.
Church. Metropolitan M E. Epworth
League, Mt. Vernon Pl. c. E. Society On.
North Capitol M. E. Church, North Caro-
Church on. E) St PauTs Epworth League,
Ienley Church on. E3, Trinity NJ. E.
Union c. E. Society ON. E., Waugh Sun
day School On. E3, Waugh Epworth
League. Wesley Chapel Epworth League.
resbyterian--Assembly' c. E. Society,
lexington Christian Templars. First
Church c. E. Society, Fourth Church c. E.
| Society. Garden Memorial Church, Gunton
Temple Memorial Church. Gunton Temple
Z. Z. Society, Hyattsville c. E. Society,
New York Avenue G. E. Society. Peck Me-
mortal Chapel, Peck Memorial c. E. So
ciety, West Street G. E. Society, Western
c. E. Society.
United Brethren-Memorial c. E. Society
First Church.
Temperance Societies.
Good Templars-Grand Lodge, D. c.; Cap
itol Hill Lodge. Minnehaha Lodge, Perse-
| verance Lodge, Silver Star Lodge, Tokoma
Lodge, Juvenile Temples, D. C.
Rechabites-Eagle Tent Faith Tent, He
Der Tent, Union Tent.
Sons of Temperance-Grand Division, D.
c.
W. c. T. U.-District Union, Capitol Hill
Union, Chaplin Union, Frances Willard
Union, Georgetown Union, LIE Droit Union,
North Capitol Union, North West Union,
West End Union, Anna Gordon "Y," LIE
Droit "Y," Vermont Avenue "Y," Co. D, N
| w. Div, Loyal Temp. Leg, Our Union
Band of Hope, Wesley Chapel Band of
| Hope
Miscellaneous: Father Matthew T. A. So
! ciety, Prohibition Union, Soldiers Home
Union (Nonp), st. Andrews T. A. and P.
| Society.
Other Organizations.
| Association Cadets IT. M. c. Al, Central
| Union Mission, District of Columbia c. E.
| Union, Fed. of Y. P. s. of Liberal Churches
| Florence Crittenton Mission, Howard Uni
| versity, Junior c. Z. Union, Junior EQUAL
| Suffrage Association, Lutheran Young Peo-
| pies Union, Spencerian Business College.
| Wash. Dist. e. l.. BALTIC. Conf