Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-28
PLEDGED TO WORK
FOR CLEAN CITY
Newark Vigilance League Gains
Recruits at Two
Meetings.
WCI0USNESS FLAUNTED
BRAZENLY, CHARGE MADE
About 1900 Business and Pro-
fessional Men Hear Alleged
! Conditions Described.

Conditions as they are said to exist
In this city at present were set forth
n explained by a number of speak
ers' at a mass-meeting of citizens at
Proctor's Theatre yesterday after
noon, In setting forth conditions TO
which they claimed to have been eye
witnesses, the various speakers did
not mince-their words. Names were
mentioned In each instance.
1t was claimed by the speakers hat
the proprietors of two of the local
hotels. the names being given, coun-
tenanced the sale of liquor to girls
and boys under age; that they per-
mitted the sale of liquor and revelry
in their places for several hours after
midnight on Saturday night, In de-
f1ance of the law. Two other restau-
rants were named as rendezvous for
disreputable characters of both sexes
Fnd as places where the law against
selling liquor TO minors is violated.
The meeting, which was held under
the auspices of the Committee Of One
Hundred for Civic Decency, which is
forming the Newark Vigilance
league WAS dlNtllueu ny dppNl l,ouu
business and professional men. The
same speakers MISC addressed an
overflow meeting in Military Park.
At both meetings members were
sought for the league and contrihu-
lions taken to carry out'the work. In
all s275 was collected.
a resolution drafted and offered by
former sheriff Frank II. Sommer.
which was adopted with considerable
enthusiast. read: ITO Lessen and sup
press the brazen and haunting vicious
conditions of social life by which the
fair name of our city has been
dragged in the mire," and ito put
aside for this purpose all party and
political considerations From tho
start it was explained that the move
Is entirely non-political.
men Describe Conditions.
Among those who offered testimony
of conditions were the Rev. George
Fountain, of Irvington: Charles #.
Buckley, assistant director OF reli-
gious work at the Y. NJ. c.. A.; the
Rev. Robert r. Littell. pastor of the
Sixth PRESBYTERIAN Church, Clarence
NJ. Hedden and a. Rowland Munroe,
II. NJ. Van SAINT, president of the
committee. acted as chairman. and in
opening the meeting announced that
Its purpose vas not 10 discuss Sun
day conditions, but to voice a strong
protest against ''the unthrottled con
ditions OF .Yhqe."il{hat
Midway in the nesting the Rev. DR..
William II. Morgan. pastor of the
Central NJ. E. Church. made an APP
peal for funds, and he hadn't finished
with His request before4 ~one-doilar
bills were being flourished with gusto
on the platform, where sat a hundred
or more men. and more was collected
from the audience.
The Rev. DIR. William ]. Dawson.
pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church, won hearty applause In his
appeal for improved social conditions.
Il acknowledge" said he, that we
must 1--we and let live when we are
dealing with a population so hetero-
geneous as that comprising this city.
But We do demand a decent city.
rs ii true or not true mai the law
Is being broken in the cases cited
to us today? Is there no law that
can touch these cases? There IS a
law, but law is imperative unless
there is a public opinion pack of it.
The law does not go faster than the
public pulse of a community. We
are mere to arouse public conscience
for the enforcement of the law. l
hold a brief for the young people of
this city. Is it fair that we should
allow temptation and vice to walk
barefaced and brave before the youth
of our city?
II believe there is enough power in
this house this afternoon, if concen-
trated, to change the course of life
and the current of events in this
city,
After reading the resolution he had
prepared and having had It passed
unanimously. Mr.. Sommer said:
Former sheriff Makes Appeal.
Il was speaking to the audience in
the park just now, and | said then
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