The San Francisco call., 1905-05-01
STALW ART BOYS
RENEW PLEDGE
Members Of League of Cross
Make Vow of Temperance
at st. Mary's Cathedral
'ARCHBISHOP's ADVICE
Most Rev. George Montgom-
cry Discusses Civic Duty of
the. Citizen and Voter

The annual renewal of the pledges
of the League of the Cross took place
at st. Mary's Cathedral yesterday
afternoon. Archbishop Montgomery
performed the ceremony of admins
tering- the pledge and in doing so he
impressed upon the large body of
youths their duty as citizens.
In speaking of their obligation to
follow temperate life his Grace re-
ferred to the Importance of abstinence
during the term of the pledge which
they were once more to renew.
He regretted the laxity in the law
as it affects the liquor trade and said
that no city had looser law regard
ing the sale of liquor than San Fran
cisco.
He hoped that when they became
eligible to vote they would consider
the best, the most honest men. He
hoped to see that temperance organ
ization strong enough to regulate the
liquor trade irrespective of politics.
He said an effort to raise the liquor
license of the city had failed and that
in San Francisco there are 1000 sa-
looms. There was a union of saloons
and when there was a movement for
higher license there was corrupt
defense fund.
workingmen did not realize that
liquor was their. worst enemy. The
breweries and wholesale LIQUOR deal
ers, he said, were behind the saloon.
The only way to fight it was as the
League of the Cross was doing it.
The organization was exerting an in
f1uence; 1t might be indirect, but it
was powerful. He pointed out that
at one period in England it was toll
Grated when a man got as drunk as
lord" but that day, it seemed, had
passed.
He said that there were many un-
worthy things in San Francisco and
the ballot box he should bear in mind
to vote for the 100000 people of the
city and by that way they would re-
form San Francisco.
The Rev. Father Philip Organ,
chaplain to the League of the Cross,
was present. The fine band of the
organization led the stalwart boys to
the Cathedral.
The following officers and non-com-
missioned officers were in attendance:
staff-ColoneI James E. Power Lieutenant
Colcuel p J. Haggerty. Major Joseph Wesp-
Thomas e Eccles. Major Joseph @; Morrissey.
captain Captain Lester Lester coghian Captain % S Joseph
Meagher. Captain G. Mogan. Lieutenant
Joseph cone, Lieutenant r. AcGOvern, Lieu
tenant c. Barieau, Lieutenant c. Mcintyre.
Lieutenant e. G. Williams (band leader.
Non n-commissioned stafflSergeant Major H.
Spring. Sergeant Major B. Dougherty, Ser
geant Major F. king Sergeant Major F. Pohl.
Sergeant J. Neeey. Sergeant G. Shaw, Ser
geant ]. O'Dea. Sergeant ]. Dwyer. Sergeant
G. Merrill.
Line officers: Company A-Captain p H
Mccarthy Lieutenant M Kent Lieutenant c,
Rednall; Company B-Captain George Cuth-
bertson, Lieutenant Joseph Burns Lieutenant
George Aud; Company C-Captain p. j. Gal
lagher. Lieutenant Thomas OLeary Lieuten-
ant John McCasker; Company D-Captain.
A. Burke; Company E-Captain Thomas Shee-
han. Lieutenant George Meagher, Lieutenant
George Drew; Company F-Captain F. Ready.
Lieutenant l. Peters. Lieutenant ]. Toomey:
Company Captain B. Colligan, Lieutenant
L. Bellings;s Company H-Captain j. Daily,
Lieutenant T. Smith, Lieutenant George Ed
wards; Company Captain B. Barieau Lieu
tenant o. Doyle. Lieutenant j Toomey. Com
pany K-Captain Thomas Johnston, Lieutenant
J. Lally; Company L-Captain F. Grimley
Lieutenant c. Gaffney Lieutenant H Reilly:
Company M-Captain F. Fftzgibbon, Lieuten-
ant George Bowling: Company N-Captain H
Leonard, Lieutenant ]. Gilick, Lieutenant J.
Fitzsmmons; Company O-Captain Thomas
ODay. Lieutenant ]. Miley Lieutenant ].
o. Connor: Company RACaptain George Ropn.
Lieutenant II. Gettings: Company S-Captain
r. English. Lieutenant J.. Rodney; Company
T-Captain ]. Morey. Lieutenant J. McCui-
Tough. Lieutenant ]. Maloney; signal corps
Captain S. Piercey. Lieutenant A. OConnor