Evening star., 1902-01-07
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE.
Officers for 1902 Installed Last Night
other Business.

The Anti-Saloon League OF the District OF
Columbia met last evening at 522 9th street
northwest and installed the following Off
GERS for the new year: President, James L..
Ewin: first vice president. Andrew \. Can
field: second vice president, Mrs. Clinton
Smith; third vice president Aoram Ia
Smartwout: chaplain. Rev. Walter III.
Brooks. DID; secretary Miss Belle Petit
grew: financial secretary, Robert Il. Har-
vey; treasurer. John s. Blackford: door
keeper Alfred ]. Edison.
The installation address was by Rev.
Charles W. Gallagher. the new superin-
tendent of the Lucy Webb Hayes Training
School He emphasized law enforcement,
and suggested as an additional line OF
work the promotion Of substitutes for the
saloon as regards meeting places for those
who have not pleasant homes or desire the
social society of men. He was greeted with
prolonged applause when he told OF MS
resignation Of his position in a religious
academy when it's trustees elected as one
of their number brewer.
President Ewin reported for the executive
committee the following appointments on
the standing committees of the league:
Legislation, Andrew Wilson, chairman
Cooperation, Andrew n. Garfield, chair
man; Mr.. o. p Kellar, Mr.. f. c. Ellis.
Mass meetings. MIR. H c. Metcalf, chair
man. Literature, Mr.. r. Z. Harvey, chair
man. Protests, Mr.. A. r. Shoemaker chair
man: Mr. H. NJ. Kingsley Mr. o. p. Kel-
lar, Mrs. Emma Berry, DIR. Greed w.
Childs Mrs. Lizzie ]. Allen, Mr.. A j. Ed
son, Mr.. ]. S. Blackford. Miss Florence M.
Hazard, Mrs. Grace l.. Chaplin, Miss Eta
Jackson.
Mr. H. NJ. Kingsley was unanimously
elected as one Of the additional members OF
the executive committee in place OF M.
Metcalf. promoted, and Mr.. o. T. kellar
was appointed auditor to examine the
annual reports of the treasurer and inan-
cial secretary, which were read.
Mr. A. n. Canfield, as chairman OF spe-
ciai committee Of investigation on the
effects of the anti-canteen law, submitted
in writing the following supplemental re-
port signed by himself and by Mr.. A J.
Edison and Mrs. Emma f. Randolph, which
was, in part, as follows:
Your special committee, appointed to in
vestigate the results of the law prohibiting
the sale of Intoxicating liquors at post ex-
changes &C., to which was referred an
article signed by James w. Long. headed
"Anti-Canteen Law to Blame-Trouble
Over Drunken Soldiers and Brightwood
Cars Laid at Congress Door," published In
a Washington paper December 10th ultimo.
reports: That the charge made in the
headlines of the article as quoted above
and the impression evidently intended TO
be made In the minds OF the public that the
drunkenness and disorder referred to in the
article and which was the subject Of reso-
lutions previously acted on by citizens OF
Brightwood, resulted from the passage by
Congress OF the so-called anti-canteen Law.
is without any foundation whatever in fact.
and is not true.
The passage of the anti-canteen law did
not and could not have any effect on the
drinking habits OF the inmates of the Sol
diers' Home in question. because that
Home has never had a canteen, as is shown
by the correspondence between the COM
mittee and Lieut.. Gen. Miles, president OF
the board of commissioners of the Home"
The letter from Gen. Miles, which was
read, was as follows:
II am in receipt of your letter OF the 20th
ultimo asking whether at any time there
was a canteen at the United States Sol
diers' Home near this city, at which beer
or other intoxicating liquors were sold 20
the inmates, &c. In reply have the honor
to inform you that there never has been q
canteen at the Home and the sale OF beer
or other Intoxicating liquors has never
been allowed there and by act Of Congress,
approved February IS. 1891, the sale OF In
toxicating liquors within one mile OF the
Home was prohibited. The regulations OF
the Home also prohibit inmates from intro
ducing any kind of liquors within it's IN
closures upon penalty of dismissal from the
institution
On behalf OF the league Mr.. Garfield pre-
sented President Ewin a handsome pot OF
azaleas as q testimonial of the apprecia-
tion by the members OF his leadership
against the saloon. The gift was accepted
in a brief reply to Mr. Canneld's address,
and the league then adjourned to the third
Monday In January.