The Washington herald., 1915-12-14
BOARD
IS Denounced
Anti-Saloon League Says
Body Favors Liquor Traf-
hc-Law Commended.
GEN. SMITH OPPOSED
Resolution Regrets President Reap
pointed Head of Board Officers
Elected for Year.
GEN. SMITH OPPOSED

Regretting the action Of President Will
son in appointing Gen. Robert G. Smith
to the District Excise Board. declaring
that the Excise Board "favors the liquor
traffic" and commencing the effective
ness Of the Jones-Works law. were fea-
lures of a resolution adopted by the Dis
trict Anti-Saloon League at its annual
meeting last night
Andrew Wilson was reelected presi-
dent and Ten Eyck Wendell was elected
president pro tenn. Practically all other
officers Of the organization We're re-
elected, with the exception of the sec
retary. who Is Thomas G. Sherman. The
annual meeting was held in the Y. NJ. c.
A. auditorium.
The resolution adopted by the league
commends the Jones-Works law in reduc-
ing the number OF saloons, but says that
IF its administration had been placed in
the hands Of men fully alive to its benefi-
cent purposes. the number Of saloons
would have been reduced to not more
than 150, and confined to the business
sections Of the CITY,"
I'VE regret that the Excise Board has
SO consistently by its actions favored the
liquor traffic"
Officers elected were: President, An
drew Wilson; president pro tenn. Ten
IySh. "Shucii, vice pTesloculs. DlSHOp
Earl Cranston, Rev. S. H. Greene, WILL
| lam Knowles Cooper. Theodore Hoste-
tier. Rev. J. Henning Nelms. Lieut..
Gen. Nelson A. Miles. Rev. Eugene A.
Harmon. DR.. Creed W. Childs; chap
| lain. Rev. George A Miller: secretary.
Thomas G. Sherman: financial secre-
| tary. Rev. d. A. Blakemore; treasurer,
Hugh A Thrift; ustees.Baptists-
Robert H Mcneil. Rev. G. G. johnson;
| Brethern-Jacob H. Hollinger; Chris
tian-Rev. G. A. Miller. Rev. H. F.
Lutz; Congregational-Rev. Clarence
A Vincent, William Knowles Cooper.
Protestant Episcopal-Rev. George P.
Dudley. Rev. william Oscar Roome,
jr.; Friends-H. Virgil Easterling;
Lutheran-Rev. Charles H. Butler.
Rev. Henry Andtadt: Methodist Epis-
copal-Rev. John McMurray, Rev. D.
H Martin; Methodist Episcopal South
Rev. n. L. Hout, Rev. D. L. Blake
more; Methodist Protestant-Rev.
William A. Melvin; Presbyterian
Rev. Paul R. Hickok. Rev. Henry E.
Brundage; Reformed-Mr. II. NJ.
Shook: Southern Presbyterian-James
Trimble; Society of Friends-Morris
Thomas; United Brethefh-Rev
Charles E. Fults; United Presbyterian
Rev. ]. Alvin Campbell; Universalist
Charles 8. Davis: Uniterian-Edward
Collins: Greek Catholic-Rev. Joakin
Alexopoulos.
Trustees ex-officio-Andrew Wilson. Ten
Eyck Wendall. Thomas G. Sherman.
HuFh A. Thrift. Trustees from organ
izations: Christian Endeavor Union-Earl
Taggart, H. z. Worley; colored Christian
Endeavor Union-James r. Moss; Ep-
worth League-Robert d. Burbank; Ep-
worth League South-J. Ora TaIbert;
woman's Christian Temnerapco Jrn;op
No. Mrs. c. W. Harris; Interdenomina
tional Missionary Union-Mrs. ]. N. Gull
bertson: Independent Order of Jondab-
John r. McMahoney. Trustees at large
Miss Georgia Robertson. Z. E. Taft, E
s. Brashears. Rev. ]. Milton waldron,
Charles Werner. Rev. d. Z. Wiseman.
Lee d. Latimer. George ]. Callahan. H.
F. Lowe. William " McHoney. Mrs.
Emma Shelton. Mrs. ppHP. Blaine.