The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-07
FOES OF
RUM POWER
Meeting in March
of Anti-SaIOOn
League.

The annual convention of the Anti
! Saloon League will be held on the third
Thursday in March, which falls on the
goth of that month This Will be a con-
yention Of delegates from all religious
bodies and charitable organizations
| that are affiliated with the work of the
| Anti-Saloon League. The convention is
to be held for the purpose of electing
| officers and standing committees, and
for the submission of annual reports
and such other business as may prop
erly come before the assemblage.
Rev. J. p. Erdman, H. c. Brown and
w c. Weldon were appointed d COM
mittee by the president at a meeting
held yesterday for the purpose of ar
ranging for the convention. The place
for holding the convention has not yet
been decided upon. This is a part of the
committees work and the hour and
place will be announced at least two
weeks in advance.
The League passed vote of thanks
to the persons who presented articles
at the conference a week ago and to
those who assisted with the music
Mrs. Otis, Mrs. Guilford Whitney, Miss
Castle and Prof. Ingalls,, and also to
the speakers on that occasion who were
not members of the league.
1t was voted to publish 1000 copies
each of w. A. Bowen's and e. w.
Campbells addresses read at the Anti
Saloon League conference. the same to
be printed in the Hawaiian language,
for free distribution.
The committee appointed to prepare
a new constitution to replace the old
which did not answer the purpose, pre-
scented only set of bylaws, which
were adopted. The bylaws state thai
regular meetings of the executive COM
mittee shall be held on the second
Thursday of each month at p. m. in
the headquarters of the league. With
reference to the subjects of agitation,
legislation, law enforcement and legal
protection the bylaws state:
1t shall be the duty of the Agitation
Committee to keep constantly before the
public the question of temperance re-
form, through the use of the public press,
printed pamphlets and other literature,
and addresses and lectures To this end
the committee shall prepare programs
and itineraries for public meetings, Sc
cure speakers for the same. and in every
way possible keep the question of tenn
perance reform and saloon suppression
prominently before the people of This
Territory. The committee shall make
written reports to the monthly meetings
of the Executive Committee.
The Committee on Legislation shall "a
miliarize itself with all Territorial laws
bearing on the traffic in Intoxicating 10
uors and the general condition of this
business 1t shall consider the liquor
legislation of other States and countries
with the view of obtaining knowledge of
the most practical ways of saloon sup
preston; it shall advise the League as
to the best legislative enactments for our
Territory, and shall have charge of such
legislative measures as shall be ordered
by the Executive Committee. 1t shall
report in writing at each monthly meet
ing
The duties of the Law Enforcement
Committee shall be to take note of the
violation of any existing temperance
and use all possible diligence in having |
persons guilty of such violations punish |
ed in accordance with the law, ana when |
ever possible have their licenses--if they |
have any-revoked. For the purpose Of |
gaining information to the violation !
of law, the committee may employ detec- |
tives or use such other proper means as |
may in their judgment seem best j'or |
their guidance in legal matters the COM
mittee may engage an attorney at ii fixed |
salary, to be agreed upon, such attorney |
to become thereby the regular attorpey
for the League, to be under the direCtica
Of the Law Enforcement Committee and
to give advice and act counsel in all
matters submitted to him. This commit
Zee shall submit written reports at the
stated monthly meetings.
The duties of Legal Protection Com
nittee shall be to investigate all cases
Of cruelty to- children or of oppression
)r maltreatment of any who are not
possessed of natural guardians or whose
guardians or parents fail in their dur;es
md to render such relief to the oppress-
ID as may be needed and within the
power of the committee to provide.
Present at the meeting were Super
ntendent Rice, Theo. Richards, Mrs. J.
VI. Whitney, Rev. w. d. Westerveft
Rev. Geo. l.. Pearson, Major Wood r.
Trent, Rev. +. S. Muckley, Rev. o. H
fulick.