The Washington times., 1902-12-09
.ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE
IN ANNUAL SESSION
200 Delegates PRESENT Wheh
Meeting Is Called q 10 OTaeI'

Stringent measures f6 'l' ,'e
saloons throughout the ouH'' wan '
planned at the seventh I"u'u"l 'oN en-
lion Of the America8
League, which held it's p.N'ns session
in the lecture room Of Wd we li0'iis'
Episcopal Church this moT T''"s' ~ - tue
purpose Of the delegates ''"'
decided action in regard I'd '"e
About two hundred delegates "'i' - 09'
cnt when the meeting was cS ~ vi
der by the Rev. Luther b. wiz R0"' - -
president Of the league. tn
was devoted chiefly TO the PIN
of work in hand. the reading on epo' -
the appointment of several conn
and miscellaneous business.
Preliminary meetings TO the cd
tion were held yesterday afternoon ''--
evening. The committee of thirteen 'p
pointed by the last convention TO reI ,
a plan of closer union Of national 'li'
State associations held the question
der discussion. and will make their r
port to the convention later. The supe'
intendents. including district superin
teudents and field secretaries. also hell
q conference.
AT this mornings session the annual
report Of the treasurer. Dr. David Il.
Carroll. was read
This is the fourth annual convention
of the league held in this city since il
was organized here in 1898. The nation
al league embraces the auti-saloon
leagues Of the several States. together
with the national religious. civic. and
temperance bodies. Delegates from all
these branches are here to attend the
convention
The national league enrolls as auXiI-
iaries churches and societies Of all de-
nominations. including the following
Baptist Christian, Congregational.
Friends. Lutheran. Methodist. Presby-
terian. United Brethren, and Universal
list. The temperance societies are the
Good Templars. Rechabites. Sons Of
Temperance. and the Womans Christian
Temperance Union.
The convention met again this after
noon, when the following reports were
made: Report OF corresponding secre-
tary. James L. Ewin, including report Of
affiliated bodies; committee on croden-
tials. Representatives Of he state
leagues. members Of board c. direction
Addresses will be the prcdominating
feature OF this evenings meeting. The
Rev Or Luther B. Wilson will deliver
his annual message. which Will be fol-
lowed by addresses on "The Unlncation
Of Effort for Sobriety and Against tho
Saloon, Mrs. Lenora N. Lake. ST. Louis
and THE Ant-Saloon League: What It
Does" the Rev. F. C. Saunderson. In
diana These subjects viii he discussed
by William H. Anderson and others who
may wish to take part.
Tomorrow mornings session viii con-
vUne NJ 2 o'clock in the Sunday school
room Of the Calvary Baptist Church. and
viii consist mainly of the reading of re-
ports ard the transaction Of mis~eI-
ianeCus business.
The national officers tb, past year
have been as follows; President. Luther
g.. Wilson. d. D.. Cleveland Park Wash
ington. d. C.; vice presidents. David J.
Burreu D. D.. Ill D.. New York city.
Bishop J.. ". Hamilton, d. D.. CaIifor-
mia; r. D. Power. D. d. Ii d.. Wash
ington. d. c.; Bishop Benjamin w Ar
nett. Wilberforoe. Ohio; Judge Charles
A. Pollock. Fargo. y. D.; Bishop c. B.
Galloway. d. D.. Jackson. Miss; the Rev.
Father James N. Cleary Minneapolis.
Mimi; general superintendent. Howard
II Russell. D. D.. IL. D.. Massachu-
setts, legislative superintendent. the
Rev. z. c. Dlnwiddie "A Bliss Building.
Washington. D. C.; recording secretary.
the Hon. :. f. Nicholson, JIG West lIul-
berry street, Baltimore. Nd: CORES
ponding secretary, James L. Ewin. esq.
800 F Street northwest. Washington. D.
c.; treasurer, .. II. Carroll. $50 Cont
mental Trust Building. Baltimore. Nd;
executive committee. the officers and the
following: Floyd W. Tompkins. d. D.,
Philadelphia. Pa: J. B. Hawthorne. D. D.