Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-09
SALOON LEAGUE
It's Eighth Annual Convention
Opens Here Today.
PROGRESS IN STATES
BROTHER OF ST. LOUIS REFORMER
FOLK REPRESENTS TENNESSEE
The Saloon In Kentucky-DifRcultie in
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Members
to Call on President.
PROGRESS IN TIES

"The Saloon Must Cor This the motto
| OF the American Anti-Saloon League. was
| commented on with much earnestness at
| the eighth annual national convention OF
| the league, which opened in the lecture
room of the First Congregational Church,
| corner of 10th and G. streets northwest, at
| 10 o'clock this morning. The sessions Will
| continue until Friday evening, and Will be
| held morning, afternoon and evening, ex-
| cept Thursday evening
The opening session was largely attended.
! Most of the delegates had arrived, and
many visitors were present The conven-
| ton was called to order by Rev. DR.. Luther
B. Wilson of this city, president of the
league The Rev. Mr.. Reed of Illinois de-
livered the Invocation.
few words, welcoming the convention
to this city and to the First Congregational
Church were spoken by Rev. DR.. Stephen
NJ. Newman. pastor of the church. Re-
Spouse was made by Rev. j. G. Thoms,
Nj. D., state superintendent of Seattle,
Wash.
The chair then appointed the following
committees
On credentials-Jas. L. Ewin of this city.
Rev S E Nicholson of Baltimore Nd.
secretary of the convention; Rev. Y. F.
Swengle of Pennsylvania.
on rules-F. M. Bradley of this city, w.
B. Wheeler of Ohio, II. H. Spooner OF
Connecticut.
1t was ordered tfat committees on reso-
| buttons and nominations be composed each
| of one member from each state. Secretary
| Nicholson reported a digest of the pro-
ceedings of the executive committee dur
| Ing the past year which was accepted and
placed on file. This included merely rou-
| tine matters. on which no action will need
| to be taken by this convention.
The convention at this juncture departed
hn
reports Of the work In the various states.
| Those who spoke this morning under this
| order were Rev. T. NJ Hare. state super
| intendent for Wisconsin; Theo Alvord,
state superintendent for West Virginia;
Rev. ]. G. Thoms, NJ. D., state superintend-
| ent for Washington; Rev. Mr. West, state
| field secretary for Virginia; Rev. Mr.. Wood
| and Rev. G. W. Morrow, the latter the state
superintendent for Vermont; for Tennessee,
Rev. DR. Folk. state superintendent, and
brother of the leader of the movement
against municipal corruption in st. Louis,
and for Kentucky, Rev. DR.. Young.
Conditions in the States.
While acknowledging that whisky was
pretty well established as a beverage in
kentucky, DR.. Young said the anti-saloon
movement and the Christian church in that
state were becoming modified. and stated
that in his opinion the time would soon
come when the last stand will be taken by
the saloon.
THE time has come" he continued. amid
some laughter, when the sober man has
as much sense as the drunken man."
Those who spoke for Vermont deplored
the recent reversion to loose liquor laws
in that state and the increase, as he said
|. ef drunkenness. But" he concluded, I'VE
will not let the evil continue; we are pre-
pairing for a more active campaign"
Mr.. Folk, superintendent for Tennessee.
said that in a recent legislative hight in his
state the issue was forced by the Anti-Sa-
loon League to be upon the liquor question
He described methods used by the league
in securing the passage of anti-liquor bills
by the state legislature and stated that
only sixteen townships now have saloons,
and that it is the hope that through legis-
la tive measures expected to be passed there
will soon be prohibition towns by their
Cwn votes. The other reports were all ia
vorable.
Rev. Dr. Van Schaik, pastor of the Uni
versalist Church of Our Father in this city.
at the request of President Wilson, offered
q prayer for Rev. f. d. Power, pastor Of
the Vermont Avenue Christian Church, this
city, and Bishop McCabe of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, who are prevented from
attending the convention by illness A
committee consisting of Mr.. Van Schaik,
Mrs. Clinton Smith and Mr.. A. n. Garfield
was appointed to extend the condolences of
the convention to these absent delegat es.
An invitation from President Roosevelt
to call at the White House in body at
$50 o'clock tomorrow afternoon was ac>
Cepted with thanks. The entire convention,
including the visiting ladies, will be re-
ceived by the President, and will then be
shown through the Executive Mansion. An
invitation from Mrs. John B. Henderson to
reception a Boundary Castle" 18th and
Florida avenue northwest, was also CRATE
fully accepted.
Conferences Held.
The state delegations held conferences i'm
mediately following the adjournment at
few minutes past noon to choose their rep
resentatives on the committees on resoiu-
tons and nominations.
The session this afternoon began at 2
o'clock The time was given up to hearing
the remaining reports from the state su-
perintendents
1t is understood that Representative Tir-
rell of Massachusetts, will speak at the
public meeting of the convention this even
ing beginning at 7:45 o'clock. 1t Is ex-
pected that Representatives Littlefield and
Bowersock will also be present. An organ
prelude will be rendered by Mr.. G.. e.
Beattie. and there will be some singing.
The national headquarters of the league
rooms 80 and 49, In the Bliss building B
street and Arthur place northwest, and
the headquarters of the local committee,
rooms 1877 and 1873, Washington Loan and
Trust building, 9th and F streets north
west, will be open throughout the conven-
ton to receive members and visitors
The local committee on registration and
badges will be at its place of meeting on
the first floor of the building at 10th and q
streets northwest tomorrow and Friday
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