Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-18
FOR TOTAL ABSTINENCE.
Catholic Union Holds Meeting With
Large Attendance,

Increased attendance and the signing of
the pledge to drink no intoxicating LIQUORS
by large number of candidates marked
the meeting held last night at Good Samar-
itan Home. conducted under auspices of the
local branch of the Catholic Total Absti-
nence Union. The meeting was attended by
many representatives of the Jonadab BIS
Rechabites and Good Templars respective
ly, and was presided over by Mr.. Thomas
Maloney. At pm. the presiding officer
sounded the gavel and all present recited
the Lords Prayer. after which Secretary
William A. Hickey read the minutes of the
previous meetings.
DIR. William G. Medallion of the Depart
ment of Agriculture gave a ten-minute talk
upon the destroying influences Of strong
drink upon the human system and exhort-
ed the members of the organization to dc
all in their power to bring some drinking
man to the realization that drinking does
not pay and that there is no room in these
busy days of commercial activity for the
inebriate in any Of the vocations." DR.. Nc.
Gallon was followed by DR.. c. Evelyn Gil.
bert, who said:
In 1852 was started in earnest the great
question of temperance reform in society
Can anyone say that We have taken any
backward steps since? No, we have gone
on, and each year We receive hundreds OF
good women and brave men who are join
ing US in this fight against the monster
evil of intemperance.'
William A. Hickey told of the good work
which Is being done by Judge William TT
DE Lacy in the Juvenile Court in the pun.
fshment Of delinquent parents for the non
support of their children. Much of this
trouble developed there" said the speaker
is due primarily to the drink habit
Mrs. Kathryne Howells. who for many
years engaged in charitable work, recited
many of her observations of the suffering
of women and children due to the intern
perate habits of the bread-winner
Capt. John Shaw of the &. A. R., William
Green of the Independent Order of iona.
dabs and Thomas Campbell of Union Tent
of Rechabites gave short talks.
Miss +. Pellin read from a Catholic pc
riodical many interesting phases of the
total abstinence work and stated she is a
firm believer in moral suason. She quoted
from papers prepared by Cardinal Man.
ming of England, Archbishop John Ireland
and many other Catholic churchmen upon
the question of the evil effects of the drink
habit.
Just before the meeting oujourned Mr..
William F. Downey entered the hall and
made brief address, saying:
Il have jusct come from conference OF
the Society of ST. Vincent de Paul at St
Patrick's Church. We of that organization
know of the evil which strong drink is re-
sponsible for. No later than today we of
that society visited those poor men in the
workhouse and We had the happy duty to
perform of giving the pledges to 80 per-
sons"
The meeting concluded by a brief ad-
dress by Mr.. P. ]. Downey, who told OF
his experience of twenty-five years in
handling men. MY first question:" he
said, Ito an applicant for employment is
are you a drinking manT If he Is not
then / will assist him. If he is drinking
man I suggest that he take the pledge. A
poor working mans only stock in trade is
his good name and character. How long dc
you suppose he can hold either in the com.
munity If he fights old booze?"