The daily sentinel., 1904-07-01
CAMPAIGN AGAINST
THE CIGARET
Grand Junction Will Inaueurate a
Crusade Against the Coffin
Nail. American League Of
ficers Here, and Strong
Local Committee Has
Been Formed.

been Formed.
At the close of DIR. Aylesworth' IS
lecture in the Presbyterian church last
night meeting of prominent citizens
was held for the purpose of naming
local committee to cooperate with
the state executive committee of the
American Anti Cigarette League in a
camnaign in Grand Junction against
the cigarette. Judge Walter S. Suili-
an was elected chairman. Geo. Smith,
secretary. and Judge Wm. A. Marsh,
treasurer, with other officers and mem-
bers as follows: Vice presidents, Hon.
j.. NJ. Sampliner, Supt. u. b. Nc
Clure; Rev. j. A. Becker, Rev. +. f.
Walters; Mrs. Elizabeth Smith; DR..
II. R. Bull; Rev. Father Conway
Rev. Eugene Smith; Rev. ]. e. Weir;
Rev H. II. Lyons; U. G. Ramey and
the following mem bers: Horace L.
DeLong; IA. L. Gourley; Orson Adams
Jr; Pm. E. E. Cole; Mrs. G. Nc Kin
ney; F. NJ. Bacon: ]. V. A. Lay and
DR.. f. r. Smith.
DR.. Wallace K. Strubble, of Chicago,
International Lecturer for the general
league, and Capt. j. B. Lister. of
Pueblo. state field secretary, were pre-
sent and addressed the meeting.
Plans were outlined and some details
of the work here were arranged. A
general mass meeting for boys and
girls was appointed for Sunday at 8 p.
m in the NJ. f. church at which
time the field officers will speak to
the young people and tell them some
thing about tine work of the league in
Denver, Pueblo, Colorado Springs.
Greeley. Central City, Montrose ana
other points where the work has been
done. Other meetings were partia-
eral public will have an opportunity
TO hear the facts regarding this work
in the interest of the growing boy.
The campaign of the league in
Colorado is under the direction and
oversight of a strong state committee
of which Judge Ben. b. Lindsey oe
Denver is chairman and Hon. Horace
II. DeLong of Grand Junction is a
member. The movement is a sane.
STRAIGHTFORWARD effort to protect the
boy of tender years against the use of
cigarettes, and has the support of the
leading people Of the state and nation.
1t is in no sense crank move
ment against tobacco as used i'll the
normal way by adults, but is in the
inteserts of the boy of school age.
The work in Colorado thus far has
enlisted over 80, 600 members among
boys and girls and upwards of 1.500
prominent business and professional
citizsns as moral and financial sup
portoIs of the work. The ultimate
object of the work is protective leg
islation in the interests of the young.
". X. Logan the. we'll known loan
agent from Buena Vista is in the city
today
Mrs. S. W. Neal, returned last
night from visit to her daughter at
DeBeque.
w. ". Herman ana family return
ed last night from visit to the St.
Louis exposition.
Local showers this afternoon or to-
night; fair Saturday is the weather
prediction for Western Colorado.
Mrs. Emma NJ. Wadsworth enter
tanned number of ladies yesterday
afternoon, at a duplicate whist party.
A most enjoyable time was had by
those present.
Several parties will leave tomorrow
morning for Hannah creek to picnic
until Monday and chaperons are in
high glee, those to be watched are
expectant and the fish are safe.
The name of the firm of Heron
g. Cassells was inadvertently omitted
from the list of grocery houses who
agreed to close ON the Fourth of July,
the entire day. This firm was one
of the very first to sign for the clos
ing ON that day.