The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-06-10
Report Of Mass Meeting.

anu lVO WOllcll do HcdIly dS
they could be counted. Rev. r.
E. Peterman was elected chair
man. He stated briefly that the
object of the meeting was to give
the people of the town an oppor-
tunity to discuss matters of pub
lie interest. He held before the
audience that old cry that has
been worn thread bare, namely,
Something ought to be done
about it." He denied the often
repeated assertion that McCon-
nellsburg people could not get
together" so as to see eye to eye.
A motion to support the authori-
ties of the town in an endeavor
to enforce laws called out animat-
ed discussion. AS soon as it was
made clear to the minds of the
audience that the object of the
meeting, and the above motion in
particular, was not to condemn
the Town Council and its agents,
but rather, to lend moral support
to the actions, enthusiasm ran
high, and suggestion and motions
from the audience came thick
and fast. A motion by Mrs. Win
ME Kendall that the League rec
commended to Council a reason
able curfew law was seconded
and adopted in quick order. How
ever, before adoption, some heat
ed discussion over the seeming
difficulties of enforcing a curfew
law in McConnellsburg only re-
suited in convincing the skeptical
that a mild law would result in
great good to a class of boys and
girls for whom parental restraint
is lacking.
Mrs. Rodgers, of New York,
explained briefly the Parent
Teacher movement which is so
rapidly becoming popular through
out the country. An effort will
be made to organize an associa-
ton of this kind in town. Un-
der the head of Points of Mis-
understanding" the following
questions were asked: when is
a man drunken enough to be Ia
ken care of by our authorities"
Answered by District Attorney
Kirk by replying when he is
visibly affected" What are
the laws about swearing" was
answered by the same gentleman |
who stated that a State law for
bids swearing in public and that
any private citizen could make
complaint that would bring the
offender before a court of justice
The question of swearing on our
streets was the subject of more
condemnation at the hands Of the
men in the audience than per-
haps, any question that was
brought before the house. The
coarse, useless habit of inhicting
profane language upon men and
women who must use our streets
and stores was condemned in no
tones, and we think
we can promise our readers a SEN
sation before long.
By this time, two hours had
been consumed, and the meeting
was adjourned to meet again at
The same place Friday, June 18th
1T which time a permanent
organization will be effected,
and local questions continued.
We predict a still larger meeting
1T that time, because more peo-
Die now understand the object in
ended, and instead of our living
n a spirit of fault-fnding, the
league will be made the medium
through which the moral, and by
10 means the least, the material
Welfare of the town will be en-
lanced. Fellow townsmen, and,
own ladies, these mass meetings
ire educators, and would be well
worth while if nothing more ever
esulted than the mere discussion
# public affairs. Turn out to
lext one-you will be amply en- {
ertained and benefited. Action {