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E Eli. MisaouEi wednesday. Nday Z. 1900.

for more earnest conaIstoul eiIorl
along the name lines.
A campaign Of agitation for or
ganlzailon was planned for al the
counties Included IN the convention
during The months Of May and June,
via week Of May Is In Scott cono-
syi week Of May 20 IN sioddafd,
MlssissIppi aud New Madrid cohp,
ties; week Of June lst IN Chpe Cir.
ardeau and BoIlinger counties, ne
deld secretaries Of the Anti Saloon
League to reach each town Of Two
hundred inhabltanis Of all those
couatles. 10 60 to the churches and
public halls and explain the purpo.
ses Of the League and to effect por.
feet organization iIfeAsibls amer The
thorough campaign OF sgitstIop.
The convention requested the min
isiers Of churches Of oil denomlbI
tions 70 open their pnlpits TO The
representatives Of the League, and
asked good people 10 the district to
join with them In their attempt TO
drive out violation and yioiousness.
Temporary County superInieas
dents were appointed. 70 NJ
At tho afternoon session new
delsyateswere enrollodeby the secl'
retary. Committees were appoint.
cd. Mr.. X. O. Lakeland was intro.
duced as the speaker Of tho evening.
His ringing address upon law en-.
forccment enthused the convention.
Mr.. Lakeland is the State Attorney
Of the Autisaloon League and has
acted as counsel to the 81. Louis
prosecutors. Of law violaters. The
question box was followed by the
report Of the committee on finance
and place Of meeting, who selected
Sikeston as the town for the con.
ventIOn meeting Of May Il 1908.
Rev. 1T. Loyal opened the Wed.
nesday eyeolng session with song
and prayer. Revs. J.W. Ogden, O.
N. Clark and @. I. Rogers address.
ed the convention. They described
iatOlerable local conditions and ap.
proved the plan Of work inaugerat.
ed by the Anti.Saloon League, and
gave hearty endorsements 70 the
plans proposed for the district.
Delegates to the National Anti.
Saloon League convention in Wash.
ington were appointed. as follows:
r. L. Russell. W. A. Jordon, A. s.
]. Baldridge, W. J.. Applegate, A,
q, nshe-n-y-I " nssdAa---W. K.
Chandler apdJ. W, Chapman.
The committee on resolutions
submitted the following report
which was adopted:
WHEREAS, the Anh.Saloon Lea
que ofthe several counties mention
ed above has been in session 10 the
city of Charleston, be 1t
RESOLVED, that our hearty thanks
are due and are hereby rendered
First, 10 the kind people Of
Charleston for the gracious hospi
tality for which they are justly
noted.
Second, to the pastor and Nom.
bership of the Methodist church for
the use of their building during the
meeting.
Third, to Rev. r. b. Barclay supt.
and A. s. ]. Baldridge, Sec'y, for
the tender, loving and wise presi.
dency and faithful services rendered
during the session of this, our first
convention.
Be It further resolved, that the
secretary be, and is, hereby request.
cd to give the proceedings of this
convention TO the newspapers pub
lished in this district, for publica.I
ton.
On motion, the convention adj
journed and was dismissed with
prayer. The expressions of satIs
faction with the proceedings were
general and great enthusiasm for the
work was inspired.
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