Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-22
SALE OF LIQUOR TO GIRLS
PRACTICE DENOUNCED BY REP
RESENTATIvE CAMPBELL.
Address Delivered Before Anti-Sa.
loon League in Criticism Of Of
Tending Saloonkeepers. .

| Strong denunciations of the saloons and
drinking resorts where liquor Is sold to
women and young girls. whether accom-
! panied by an escort or alone, was the
keynote of a ringing address delivered
before the Anti-Saloon League by Rep
resentative Philip F. Campbell of Kan
sas at the First Congregational Church
last evening. Many such places exist in
Washington, the speaker assured his au-
dience. and that they should exist he
considered shame and disgrace to the
National Capital. Temperance organi-
cations. he said, should not rest until
they had driven from the city every
saloonkeeler who sold strong drink to
women.
The Rev. S. II. Woodrow. president of
the organization, also delivered an adj
dress. in which he outlined the plan o..
while he believed in absolute prohibition
of whisky selling, just as he did in alb
sOlute prohibition of murder, theft and
! other crimes, he believed in working for
what could be accomplished He de-
nounced the liquor business as different
| from every other legitimate business in
| that 1t benefited only the seller He
said 1t was an enemy to every other
/! business, because the reports Of the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor showed
that last year the liquor traffic had taken
four billion, eight hundred millions of
dollars from the field of legitimate trade.
1t Is an enemy to education and an enc
my to religion, he said, and any man in
Congress who votes for the saloon is a
good man to be left at home: and the
league would see that he was left at
home.
Business Session Held.
The addresses followed the annual bust
ness meeting of the league at which Of
ficers and trustees for the ensuing year
We're elected, credentials from thirty-fiv
organizationsl mostly churches, were re-
ceived. and the league decided to support
the District Commissioners bill to regu-
late the liquor traffic. The number of
trustees of the league was limited to
forty-one.
At O'Clock in the afternoon a trus-
tees meeting was held and January 16
was decided upon as the Anti-saloon
League Field day. Reports of the vari-
Gus ofhcers were read at the league meet
ing and the announcement made that the
report of the leagues attorney was espe-
cially gratifying.
The following officers were elected: Rev
8. H. Woodrow, D. D.. pastor of the First
congregational Church. president; James
! L. Ewfn. vice president and president pro
tenn: Rev. George A. Miller, chaplain; An
drew Wilson. secretary; Fl. B. Easterling,
financial secretary: Edward Tarrins,
treasurer, and Rev. s. H. Woodrow, rep
resenting the Congregational denomina-
ton: Rev. George A. Miller. the Christian
Church; Rev. J. Edgar Hyatt the
Friends; Rev. c. Fl. Butler the Lutheran:
Rev. j. w. r. Sumwalt and Rev. Charles
E: Guthrie, the Methodist Episcopal; Rev
W. II. Ballengee. the NJ. E. Church South:
Rev. r. L. Shipley. the Methodist Protes-
tant; Revs. w. T. Thompson and A. W.
Spooner. the Presbyterian: Rev. C. E.
F'ultz. the United Brethren: Rev John
Van Schaick. the Universalist; Revs
Hugh T. Stevenson and Owen p. .Kellar
the Baptist: Admiral Endicott and Rev
George c. Bratenahl, the Epfscopalian:
w. r. Downey and Rev. Father Eugene
A.. Hannah. the Roman Catholic; Rev
Jonn scott Johnson: the Presbyterian
Church South: Rev. John NJ Schick, the
Reformed Church, and Rev. T.. G. -.
Pierce, the Unitarian Church. were elect
ed as trustees
In Hands Of Board.
The election of vice presidents, an at
torney and the headquarters committee
to act In conjunction with the president
and secretary of the league, who are
members eX OfficiO, was left to the board
of trustees
The following additional trustees were
elected: James l.. Ewing, George w. Cal
lahan. Rev. Donald &C. Macleod. Andrew
Wilson, Herman c. Metcalf, Edward Tar
r.ng, James s. Fraser, Rev. j. b. Nc
Laughiin. representing the Independent
Mrs. Don p. Blaine. Mrs. Isabel heImick
Mrs. John n. Culbertson, Mrs Moore and
Kew. Walter II. Brooks, pastor of the
Nineteenth Street Baptist Church
Announcement was made that a dona-
ton of $25 had been received from Unity
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