Evening star., 1908-01-24
JONADABS HOLD MEETING
Hope Council Resolves to Enter Ac-
lively the TEMPERANCE Fioht

Al the meelng last evening of Hope Conn
ell. independent Order Sons of .Jonadab
steps were taken TO enter the prohibitiop
hSht with Vigor. While the order has
never made it part of its policy to go on
record as in favor of prohihition ,to
members present at Lincoln Bank Han
'th ana u streets northwest. last night
resolved to exert their Individual and COL
lective influence to the end thar the manu-
facture and use of Intoxicating uouor
may be prohibited by law i'm the Distrio.
Of Columbia.
Worthy Chief J. j. Spellman presidaa
over the deliberations of the council and
there was a good attendance
\ communication was read by Past
Grand Chief j. G. Daley from ] + carr
a member OF the order. who is at present
In Alabama Mr.. Farr described the effect
OF pfohlbltion in Birmingham FIa says
.he ponce court closed its worl, for the
past week with a unique record both for
the day and week not a single dollar in
nnes having been turned over To the cler,
OF the court as Il result OF SATURDAYS busi-
ness-an unprecedented occurrenc. in
me history of the city. Friday, he said
the court established a precedent nor a
single man having been sentened m worL
on the streets Of the six DRINKS t-iaa
during the week. two stated they bougbt
thelr liquor in Chattanooga and wera
just passing through the city
The attention of the members was
drawn to the hearing before the Commits
sioners on the liauor business. whicb tnoL
place yesterday. The members of tba
organization who We're instructed to rem
resent the order at the hearing said tba
temperance societies were not given ade-
quate opportunity to have their viaws
properly explained. The original hearins
was postponed. it was recalled and tba5
a rumor was circulated that owing tn 9ba
illness of Commissioner West no bearino
would be had until his recovery. and con.
sequentiy those who wished to attend
were misled and thereby deprived of the
opportunity to present their arguments
Grand Chief Rhodes explained that from
his information received at the last meet
Ing of the prohibition crusaders the
temperance people would be afforded an
opportunity of presant.ng their side of
the case to the congressional committee
Mr. MacManus said that liquor dealers
cannot advance one logical argument for
their business and their only apology is
that it is an easy way of making money
Thomas 4. Fitzgerald followed by direct
ing the attention of the members to open
violations OF the Sunday drinking laws in
Washington. He cited several saloons
where. Sunday after Sunday LIQUOR is
freely dispensed without fear or restric-
ton. and that legal technicalitles nullify
the law and allow liuuor dealers to make
Sunday sales and sales within prohibited
hours without fear of molestation. Even
the police" said Mr.. Fitzgerald. ARE
crippled If they secure evidence they
are laughed out of court. The council
appointed a committee to investigate the
conditions complained of and lay their
evidence before Representative Sims
After the MeSsrs. Mangan. senior and
Junior d. b. and D. T. Dee. Michael
Costello. Past Grand Chief Daley. j. w
Taylor. B. Farr and others had spoken
and Worthy Chief Spelman had deliver
ed one of his characteristic "cXhortations''
to the members to remain faithful to the
order. Michael Costello sang a song and
gave an exhibition Irish Jig D. B. Dee
and ID. +. Dee sang My Colleen Bawn''