Evening star., 1902-01-21
THE ANTLSALooN LEAGUE
ITS sEn1-Nd krHLr MEETING HELD
LlfsT EVENING.
Reports of Smcer. and Committees
PrssentHd-Address by Rev.
U u. d. Power.

The regular semi-monthly meeting of the
Anti-salobn League of the District was
held last evening at the headquarters OF the
District Of Columbia w. c. 7. u, SO 9th
street northwest, with President Ewin in
the chair and good representation present
from the affiliated organizations. The fol-
lowing new delegates were reported for
membership: H. NJ. Kingsley, WILDER
HaWXhurst, Roscoe Jenkins, J. Blakesley
johnson and VIM. C. Lee from the Chris
tian Endeavor Society of the First Congre-
gational Church; Horace V. Easterly,
Charles H. Hall and Mrs. C. H. Hall from
the First Society of Friends Orthodox;
w. 1. Simpson, H. c. Barclay and S. H
jacobson from the Christian Endeavor So
ciesy or Western PRESBYTERIAN Shurch.
President Ewin announced that the an
nual meeting of the Anti-Saloon League OF
Mont gomery county, Md, will be heid In
Rockville next Thursday, and Mr.. Shoe
maker was chosen to attend the meeting as
the leagues. representative. Mr.. Ewin also
gave an account of the Virginia Anti-Saloon
League convention, which vas held In
Rlchmond last week, and read extracts
from several New Hampshire da1!1es IN re-
gard to the notable temperance victory re-
Gently gained in that state.
Mr.. Metcalf, chairman Of the committee
on mass meetings, reported that very
Well-attended meeting was held Sunday
evening, January II, at Luther Memorial
Church, in tribute to the memory of the
late Hiram Price, president Of the Ameri-
can Ant1-Saloon League; also that the Ia
nous stereopticon views on temperance
topics would be given before long in one OF
the churches Of the northwest section.
Applicants for License.
Attorney Shoemaker announced that
about sixty applications for saloon licenses
are pending before the excise board, and
reported the progress made in the case of
one or two liquor dealers who had violated
the law. Mr.. Ewin gave resume of the
recent pilgrimage of a large delegation
from the league to the office Of the Commls-
sioners of the District, by whom they were
shown great courtesy, and who expressed
themselves as very favorable to the work
of the league. Three points were brought
up and discussed before the Commissioners.
he said. l. The bill pending in Congress
which takes the place Of the old Morse bill
and Is calculated to restrict the power Of
the saloonkeepers. 3 The unsatisfactory
condition of affairs in the Police Court,
where cases against saloonkeepers are held
up for such an unreasonable length of
time and at length in many cases nolle
pressed. 3. The recommendation Of Major
sylvester that licenses be confined to buSi-
ness streets. The delegation also visited
Major Sylvester and the excise board, the
members being cordially received.
Dr. F. W. Power, pastor of the Vermont
avenue Christian Church, delivered stir
of which he said that howl had been
going up to the effect that this leagues
work results in taking the bread out Of
the mouths of a good many respectable
people, but * never seems to have oc-
CURED to those making this complaint that
those whom the league is opposing are
constantly engaged in taking the bread
out of the mouths of scores and hundreds,
and bringing pain and anguish and
wrecked manhood and womanhood as well
as hunger. He said we need more men
like Bishop Potter Of New York, who are
not afraid of anything but Gods displeas-
ure. 80. -
Quotes President Roosevelt.
He quoted the words of President Roose-
welt, uttered at the time he was police
commissioner of New York city, as fol-
lows:
''The worst possible lesson to teach any
citizen Is contempt for the law Laws
should not be. put upon the statute books,
unless they are meant to be enforced. =
We have shut up every bar room on
9TH avenue as carefully as we shut every
bar room on Avenue A. The enforcement
OF these laws which make for the advance
ment of the public morals Is not a detri-
ment to the poor man, but as a matter of
fact strikes only at the interests of the
wealthy brewer and liquor dealer, who
have been making money hand over fist
at the expense of the poor mans ordinary
comforts and necessities, and who have
long been accustomed to buying immu-
nifty from Justice
Speaking of the evils of intemperance
DR.. Power drew a vivid picture of the de-
struction which it brings to the American
home.
The session was brought to a close with
the usual report Of the financial secretary,
and beautiful and touching recitation
'"The Death of Ned" by Mrs. Hernandez
of the Mnnehaha Lodge of Good Tenn
plars. Rev. j. Van Schaick, pastor of the
Church Of Our Father. will deliver the ad-
dress at the next meeting Of the league
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