Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-13
ANDREW WILSON HEADS
% ANTESAL0ON LEAGUE
Elected President for the En-
suing Year-0ther Officers
Il Are Named.

The Anti-Saloon League Of the District
of Columbia yesterday afternoon at Wes-
ley Chapel, 9Th and + streets northwest,
elected officers for the ensuing year.
The nominating committee, consisting
of George A. Miller, Charles III. Butler.
Owen p. Keliar, a. L. Shoemaker and
James S. Fraser. offered the names OF
the persons accepted by the league. The
officers are: President, Andrew Wilson:
president pro tempore, James L.. Ervin'
vice presidents. Bishop Earl Cranston. a.
b Browne, William Knowles Cooper. Kew
Charles Wood. j. J. Darlington, T. n
Hostetter, Rev. J. Henning helms. Greed
W. Childs; chaplain. Rev. \. t. Spooner:
secretary, George W. Callahan; financial
secretary, Jesse c. Suffer, treasurer, Ed
ward Earring; trustees, Rev. c. T. FultZ,
Rev. Harry L. Hout, Rev j. c. Ball. Rev.
III. v Hewlett, Rev. D. T. "iseman, KEY
L. NJ Chambers, Rev ID, A Haggerty.
Rev. George 4. Miller, Rev. Charles II.
Butler, Rev DR.. Vincent. Rev. j. A.
Campbell. Henry T. Williams. Rev }. W.
Frizzell Francis NJ. Brady. Henry Nj.
Shook. Rev. l. A. Hammer, W. w. MILAN,
Mrs. S. Il. Blaine. Mrs. E. $. shelton,
Mrs. j. n Culbertson Mrs. Isabel Hell
mich. Mrs. Carrie w. Harris. James
Fraser. Edward S Taft. Rev. Henry An
stadt Owen Kellar. Hugh a. Thrift. L.
w. Easterline, Rev. George F. Dudley,
Rev A. W. Spooner. Rev. J. Milton Wal
dron Rev. j. f. Marshall, Rev. w. A
Melvin. Rev. +. f. Kicks and Rev. NJ.
w. Clair.
A report of the financial secretary
showed a balance of s1.I029s in the
treasury. The report was referred to the
auditing committee.
Reports on Work of League.
Albert E. Shoemaker. attorney for the
league. made an address, in which he
told of the work accomplished by the
deague during the past year in regard
to the legal end. He declared that the
new excise law was having its effect on
'drunks." He said that il is getting
now that "drunks are afraid to appear
on the streets. as they know if they are
arrested and unable to pay fine they
will be sent TO the workhouse He said
that If the league gets out of the law
what il expects to get there will not be
more than 100 saloons in Washington.
November J. 1914.
President Andrew Wilson declared that
the salary OF Mr.. Shoemaker ought to be
Increased. One of the leading LIQUOR
men OF this city several days ago told
me that if the liquor interests had
man who worked as hard for them as
Mr.. Shoemaker does for the Anti-Sa-
loon League the liquor people would pay
him $1,000 year. Rev. DR.. Spooner
also spoke along the same lines and
urged an increase in salary for Mr.. Shoe
maker.
Saloons Are Denounced.
mass meeting of the league was held
last night in Wesley Chapel, when speak
ers denounced the saloons of the coun-
try, the red light districts and the
twisting" of the excise law
Rev Earle Whitley nastor of rho yar
mont Avenue Christian Church, was the
principal speaker. He declared that the
excise law is good one, but that it has
been twisted and bent into a useless
shape.
People come to this city. and what do
they see" he said. .On the principal
street OF this city, Pennsylvania avenue, /
hnoEn all over the world, there is an un-
ending line of grog shops
Other speakers were James L. Ewing !
Rev w McKenney, Rev-Hsgh[
Stevenson, Rev. ]. Milton Waldron. An
drew Wilson. Albert Shoemaker and Rev
y W. Spencer DIR. Spencer presided over |
the religious part of the program and A. !
H. Thompson pronounced the benediction