Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-14
CONGRESS ASKED TO ACT
Public Meeting Adopts Resolutions
Calling for Legislation.
WOMEN AND LIQUOR TRAFFIC
Their Employment in the Sale De-
nounced as Atrocious and Dis
graceful to the District.

Claracterizing the sale of liquor in any
| form by women in the District as afro
| cious and disgraceful and decrying the
practice of running the five and ten cent
| theaters and other places of amusement
on Sunday, the Woman's Interdenomina-
| tional Missionary Union at public meet
| ing in the Luther Place Memorial Church
this morning adopted resolutions en-
bodying their protests, copies of which
will be forwarded to the President of the
| United States and to both houses of Con-
Sress.
| Mrs. John y. Culberson. president of
the union presided and introduced the
speakers. The Scripture lesson and
prayer was offered by Rev. J. G. Butler,
pastor of the Luther Memorial Church.
Speaking against the amusement places,
of which there is so large a number in
this city, Rev. s. H. Woodrow, pastor of
the First Congregational Church, said, in
part:
"These places are detracting from our
churches and our church work. They are
filled to the doors every Sunday night.
In the large theaters, even, now they are
having band concerts and other kinds OF
shows on the first day of the week. l
am morally certain that sooner or later
this is going to be, if not already, injuri-
Gus to the moral tone and character of
the entire community. Too much love
and devotion to any form of amusements
In people is sure sign of mental and
moral decadence.'
Mr.. Downey for Temperance.
William Downey, a noted temperance
worker, addressed the meeting concern
ing his efforts to not only prevent the
sale of liquor by women, but by any one
hon NJ &c 70 how
caused more than 81 900 men and women
to sign the pledge for total abstinence,
and is the man whom the President once
described as an ideal American citizen.
Rev. +. D. Power described his recent
trip to the Sunday school convention in
protest of the open Sunday all over the
entire country was made. He read a copy
OF the resolution adopted by that con-
ventiOn. Afterward the presiding officer
Mrs. CulberSon, suggested that the meet
ing also adopt these. and motion to
that effect was made and carried. Dr.
Power led in prayer.
That there is almost law in the
District governing Sunday was the asser-
ton of Albert f. Shoemaker, speaking
in support of the protest against women
selling liquor. The practice has only
started here, he said but should be nipped
in the bud. He further read a copy of
bill prohibiting this practice which he
sion of Congress by Senator Gallinger.
chairman of the Senate District commit
tee. Mr. Shoemaker concluded:
There are a number of saloons in this
city maintained almost entirely for the
patronage of women. These women
young and old. are enticed-I repeat, en-
tlced-and where young girls not yet of
age go to meet older women to drink
Rev Alfred Harding. bishop-elect of the
diocese of Washington, expressed his sup
port of the movement in both it's phases.
following. as he said. the policy of his
predecessor, Bishop Satterlee. He said
further that it is a matter up to the
churches of this city to provide something
more attractive to the people in the place
of the forms of Sunday amusements
which they are seeking to obliterate.
Native African Missionary.
Though not in exact line with the sub
ject of the morning Mrs. F. Beall was
called upon and introduced Pelo Penick,
ful-blooded African negro, who came to
this country few years ago directly
from the heart of his native country, in
utter ignorance of everything but religion.
He spoke of his struggle for an educa-
ton here. which he has at last finished.
He said that it is his desire and intention
to return as a missionary to his own peo-
pie, and TO that end is appealing to the
churches of this country.
Others who addressed the meeting of
| the morning were Andrew Wilson, Rev.
Mr.. Foultz of the United Brethren Church
and Miss Margaret Ellis. A vocal solo
| by Mrs. Clayton Emig and cornet solo
| by Miss J. A. Baker comprised the must
cal part of the meeting. Mrs. Samuel
Kookogey was the chairman of the reso-
lutiOns committee.
The resolutions adopted appeal to the
President and to the Senate and House
of Representatives to pass a law clos
| ing every place of amusement on the first
| day of the week, and protesting against
| in any place where liquor is sold, either
wholesale or retail.