Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-30
Women OF Salt Lake Now Going
To Take an Active
Part.
Will Be Called to Order by Mrs.
C. H. Mcmahon President Of
Woman'S Civic League.
DEMONSTRATION ON TUESDAY
Speccir, Demanding Statewide Pro-
hibition VIII be the Fcature-Mu-
-icai Program hy Local Artists

hibition Win be the Fcature-NTu-
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Ti. women of salt Lake City are
now going TO take an active part in
thc agitation for state wide prohibition
Hitherto the women have not done. or
said much Boz The matter because az one
prominent club woman stated yester-
,ay I'VE thought the very suggestion
OF such legislation. doing away with
this terrible evil would be met with
hearty approval by every member OF
the legislature, now however. as some
oi the legislators appear to be ia doubt
as TO whether or not the people want
prohibition, we propose to 60 on record
in such d. positive manner that even
the most skepucal viii be convinced
that IL Is the wish OF the whole people.
ana that the agitation does not come
from any church, creed. sex or party"
Al a preliminary meeting held recently
&c the home OF Mrs. n. A. Empey.
representative women from every club
and organization ln the city were Sc
iected 20 serve on the committee hav-
Ing the arrangements for a mass meet
Ing in charge.
THE PROGRAM
The meeting will be held at the Salt
Lake theater Tuesday afternoon at
3 o'clock, and efforts are being made 70
secure the attendance Of every wiz.
mother, sister and daughter i'm the
city. The program follows.
Can TO order. reading of call for
meeting and opening remarks by chair
man-Mrs. c. II. Mcmahon, president
Woman's Civic league.
luFOgation-Dean Brewster. president
Ministerial association
N0cturue (Dr. Protheroe) Schubert
Male quartet lMessrs. j Mouoarr. Il. j.
| Christensen, @. NJ. Burt and w L.
richardson.
Address Hon Nephi L. Morris.
soprano solo. selected-Mrs Charles
q plummer
Address Saloons Cannot Run With
! out Boys-HaVe You One 10 spare ?''--
| Mrs. Ruth NJ. Fox. Y. L. NJ. T. A.
! Contralto SOLO selected-Miss Mabel
! Cooper accompanied by Mrs. Mary
I Frances Sanborn.
I Address The Girls Side OF the
I Question Mrs. Peter Simpku OF the
{ ". G.. 4. II
Violin solo, selected-Prof W. c.
! Give, accompanied by Clifford Give.
] Addness-Rev. l. 5. Fuller, surArin-
tendant Ant-saloon league. Utah
Soprano solo, seleeted-Mrs. Lizzie
| Thomas Edward. accompanied by Mrs
| Mary Frances Sanborn
National anthem. America" Entire
audience, led by Mis-. Lizzie Thomas
Edward
Meantime efforts VIII be made
10 ascertain definitely just wheie
the members of the SAT- LJks
delegation of the Legislature stanL
and the proposition viii - pu-
straight mp tl every one 10
them. and every influence of which The
women are capable win be brought
90 bear upon them There has been but
little talk or Sinking" on the part OF
any OF the Salt Lake members bu. the
rumor that some of Them are deter
mined TO carry Out their own wishes
regardless of the desires OF their cor
stutents IS becoming too persistent tJ
suit the women. hence the call Tor n
mass meeting 40 which their feelings
may be- made known.
TRICKS OF THE BREWERS.
Another evidence OF the desperats
methods that are being adopted by the
brewers and their hired tools" was
brought 10 the attention Of the News
today woman living in the eastern
part OF the city was called 70 the door
and there confronted by man who re-
quested that she place her signature on
what he represented 10 be prohibit
ton petition. but which In reality was
long sheet on which a number OF names
had been written. When questioned
closely for the petition Itself he stated
that IL had become so long that he had
left it az home and Was now having the
petitioners sign q blank sheet which b.
would attach 20 the petition later This
is but sample 90 the extremes n
which those who traffic in liquor will
go iu their efforts 90 override desires
OF the people. Friends OF prohibition
are again warned no rcau carefully any
| document presented 90 them for their
signatures, az prohibition petitions Will
always be- found 0u the Official docu
ments which they are requested TO
sign.
NOT CALLED orr.
Numerous reports 10 the effect that
Representative Joseph Cannon Il 20 b.
requested to withdraw his bin estab-
/ fishing prohibition legislation. are be-
| ing circulated By the LIQUOR interests m
an ondeavor 20 sway the less ardent
advocates % the measure % the anti
| prohibition Side. When Questioned This
morning az % whether he had received
any inumation that he was DO be re-
queatod 90 withdraw his BILL Mr. Cam
non stated sarcastically that N tho
request had been sent 10 must have
miscarriol n inc mails.
/ no ls reported that subsCiut.ou bIani
for money with which 90 carry on th,
vicious hsht of tho LIQUOR Interests are
/ being circulated among Che saloons and
/ some ot the drug stores of tle City t1-
/ day That money B. cutting big ns-
| orc .u tn. cuutD., Del certain.