Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-10
SUBMITS HIS REPORT
Superintendent Of Anti-Sa-
loon League Outlines Work.
TOPICS DISCUSSED
THE GOSPEL CURE OF THE DRINK
HABIT.
Address Tonight on the Army Canteen
The Results Accomplished
by Legislation.
TOPICS DISGUISE D

Immediately following the devotional ex-
ercises which opened the session Of the
American Anti-Saloon League at 1870
O'Clock this afternoon, Rev. Howard H.
Russell, general superintendent of the
league, submitted his annual report, In
which he told of the work accomplished
the past year by the organization and also
detailed the principal features of state
work
1.-The league at the state legislature was
the topic for discussion this afternoon Inc
opening paper was read by DR.. Il. g. DIN
widdie, national legislative superintendent
and the discussion was participated IN pS
Mr. j. NJ. Guile of Lincoln, Neb; Rev. Dr.
H. w. Tope of Albany, N. Y; Rev q. w.
Morrow of Burlington, VT, and others.
The substance of the discussion was that
the league should exercise vigilance in look
ing after the making of laws. so that the
opposition would be prevented from gaming ,ll
new advantages. This matter took up the
time of the session until $3.50 o CLOCK, when
Mr. George Avery, superintendent OF tne
New York Christian Home for lntemperate
Men began an address on Ihe Gospei
Cure for the Drink Habit" The remainder
of the session will be devoted to nearing
reports from states.
Address on Army Canteen.
The session tonight promises to be one OF
the most important of the convention. Ihe
meeting will take place in the auditorium
of Calvary Baptist Church, and the deVo-
tional exercises will be conducted by Kew.
Dr. Samuel H. Greene. pastor OF the
church Dr. Dinwiddie will deliver an al
dress on 1.-The Army Canteen II was eA
pected that this subject would be dlscusseo
by Brig Gen. Aaron s. Daggett, L. . a.,
retired but he has been called out Oh the
city on account of the serious illness OF MS
brother. Among others who VIII lnake az
dresses tonight are DR.. David N Beach OF
Boston on THE Redemption of Cam
bridge" and DR.. e. s. Chapman OF Los
Angeles. on THE Leagues Part In Tenn
perance Reform"
The session this morning was called 10
order in the Sunday school house OF Cal
vary Church at o'clock. Rev. U. b.
Swengle of Pennsylvania offered prayer
after which reports of states We're made by
the following Rev: A. E. CarhaTt: sou.n
Rev E. A Tabor and Rev. B. Cox, Arkan-
sas Rev. Mr.. Tabor also reported on con-
ditions In Texas and Indian territory.
DR.. Dinwiddie made his report as ma
tional legislative superintendent OF the
league. He mentioned the results accom-
pltshed in that department during the past
year and suggested plans for future eHort
In the work of securing the adoption of
laws favorable to the anti-saloon move
ment.
Rev. G. W. Young, secretary of the Law
Enforcement League, spoke of conditions in
Kentucky with respect to the work Of the
league. and Rev w. G. Hubbard made the
report for Michigan. The convention then
took recess until 1880 o'clock, and the
committee of fifty called on the President.
Upon the resumption Of the proceedings the
league voted it's thanks to Mrs. j. Ellen
Foster for having arranged the White
House reception.
Gathering Last Night.
There was large and enthusiastic gath
ering of temperance workers last night in
the auditorium Of Wesley Methodist Epis-
copal Church. in attendance at the pub
lie meeting Of the -Anti-Saoon League.
Addresses were made by Rev DIR. Luther
B. Wilson of this city, president of the
national body, and by Mrs. Leonora NJ.
Lake of ST. Louis and Rev. E. G. Saunder-
son OF Indiana.
Dr. Wilson, in his annual address said
that during the past year more men have
been engaged In the field and larger con-
tributons have been made for the sup
port Of the workers than ever before. This
he considered to be an encouraging sign.
He referred to the reports from various
states and said it was also encouraging to
hear that in New York, Ohio, Illinois, Vir-
ginia. Maryland Massachusetts and Cali
fornia there are definite results attributed
to the league. Continuing, he said:
There are conditions, it Is certain, to
arouse apprehension. A recent vote In New
Hampshire has made it possible to re-
verse the judgment so often expressed by
the good citizenship of that state, bring
ing it back to the plan from which it
has so long been outlawed-the un-Ameri-
can American saloon. The Secretary OF
War Is making plea for the restoration
Of the army canteen, advising as tenn
perance measure the sale Of wine and beer
to the army men at the posts. These facts
Indicate that the final victory for tenn
perance has by no means been won.
Standard Not Lowered
eve do not by one hairs breadth lower
our standard. We declare now as before
that we seek the suppression Of the saloon
where rum, vice and poverty are bound in
shameless alliance in the villages and
rural communities; in the army posts, in
Immigrant stations and in the Capitol it
self. We are neither satisfied with the re-
suit already achieved nor affrighted by the
hostility developed, nor appalled, by de-
feats which we have suffered.
THE league has entered into the contest
to win, and by the help of God it will win.
Success is the secret Of confidence. 1t is
costly to be inefficient. We have the key
to the situation. We send out to the last
member of the league today the message.
accomplish something 1t is better to
gain the smallest installment of the real
mil lennium than to make some pretentious
endeavor and gain nothing. Let us go for
what we get and get what we go for.
The league may not be able to do every
thing. but everywhere 1t can do some
thing"
Unihcation Of Effort.
Mrs. Lake, who Is connected with the
Catholic Total Abstinence Society," spoke
on 1.-THE Unification of Effort for Sobriety
and Against the Saloon" She urged that
all the bodies, religious, temperance and
civic, that were striving for the suppress
sion of the drink habit and of the saloon
should work In unity for the one purpose
Sne declared that In this question there
need be no division on UNCONVENTIONAL lines
among the churches, and that every effort
should be made to arouse the people against
the liquor traffic.
A sketch of the Anti-Saloon League and
it's manner of operating was given in an
address by Rev. Mr.. Saunderson. He spoke
of what the organization, with the help of
affiliated bodies. had accomplished in the
past, and of what it hoped to accomplish in
the future. The necessity of united and
constant effort in the work Of the league
was emphasized by the speaker, and he
declared that the outlook for attaining the
purpose for which the league had been or
ganized is encouraging. The discussion of
Mr.. Sanderson's address and of the other
addresses of the evening was led by Mr..
William H. Anderson of Illinois, Several
delegates participated IN the discussion