Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-16
INTEREST GROWS
MANIFESTATION
LEAGUES WORK
So Declares Supt. John W.
Wadman in Report Read at
Recent Monthly Meeting

dent OF the local branch OF the Anti
Saloon League, presented the follow
ing report at a monthly meeting OF
the league held last Thursday after
noon:
"One OF the special features Of the
work OF the league for the month now
ending was the return OF our dele
gates from the riennial convention OF
the National League at Atlantic City
in July last, and the union mass meet
ing held in Central Union church, Sun
day evening. September 10, which was
we'll attended and quite enthusiastic
The addresses made by our president
and Theodore Richards made a deep
impression, and the response to the
appeal for financial assistance was
most hearty and encouraging. In fact
we are grateful in being able to report
that fully so regular subscribers have
been obtained during the past few
months, while the cash collections
taken at public services have amount
ed to o considerable sum. This is
pretty good evidence OF the fact that
the interest in the work OF the league
Is growing.
I'VE are glad to welcome back not
only Messrs Peters and Richards, but
our loyal and faithful co.worker, Hon.
c. H. Dickey, the treasurer Of the
league, whose report Of his attend
ance upon the National Convention is
just as interesting and enthusiastic
as that, Of the others Though &C.
curing some months ago and in a
tar distant city. yet through the me-
dunn Of our representatives at the big
convention. quite a little bit of the
unusual enthusiasm which character
ized. that conference has invaded our
ranks and greatly fired our souls. We
are In a big light and we are in 1t to
win glorious victory.
"A large number OF posters of vari-
Gus sizes and designs in blue and
white were bill-boarded inSt1e public
places Of the city in connection with
the mass meeting referred to- thereby
adding to the general interest Of the
occasion. j r-E
During thsuionth the superinten,
dent visited the district of Waialua
and spent an hour in the government
school, being cordially received by
Mrs. Churchill. the principal, and her
corps of 13 teachers. Waianae was
also included In this itinerary and it's
public school visited, whose principal.
+. J. Nobriga. is deeply interested in
our educational campaign among the
children. sfhe superintendent, while
in, Waianae, attended the session OF
the Oahu convention on Thursday, Oc
tober z. and was given the privilege
OF the floor N Upon their own initia.
tive, the officers ordered a collection
to be taken in aid OF our work with
the result that our treasury was
made the richer by generous contri-
button, 0aNaifEthesestrips consider.
able literature Is distributed, as we'll
as calls made in order to keep in
touch with4ocal conditions.
This week the wiHdward side Of the
island wasstoured and the following
schools wished:
"Kaneohs on Tuesday, spending two
hours and 3making two addresses to
different grades; Kaawa and Waia-
hole schools on Wednesday, spending
q little tide on the way in CONVEX
sation With the principal Of a large
Japanese boarding school at Kaawa.
This Thursday trip meant a. 35-mile
ride on horseback, some calls by the
distributing literature freely
here and there, and making inquiries
in re liquor conditions wherever pos
sible.
The board of license commission
ers has fixed Thursday, October 81,
at 3:45 O'Clock in the assembly room
of the supervisors for a public hear
ing on application of one Lee
Chong forS second-class restaurant
liquor license, with special privileges
which will permit the place to remain
open until.I o'clock in the morning.
This place Is on King street. one block
Waikiki of the public market We are
strong protest against, the
granting of this license for the rea-
sons that "a there is no need to in
crease the number o. licensed places
IN that section Of the city
~ it's close proximity to the public
market, and 80 the type Of the place
with its upstairs, with private rooms.
making it menace TO young people.
girls.
"ConSi cradle time has been spent
IN court in connection with the liquor
,aSeS Of so-Called blood town" at
the ChiltOR-Fischer trial;
md the three lads recently sentenced
or burglary while on i drunken ca
,ousal with liquor bought at the Aala
saloon by one of the boys, a minor,
md concerning which We have filed
complaint with the commissioners
against the proprietor of the saloon,
With the hope that his license may be
.ither cancelled or suspended.
The following articles have been
furnished tAe press during the month:
Liquor Destroys Its Tens OF Thou,
ands;" "dquor Legislation in Cana
la" "Sobriety Spells Railroad Safe
y" South Carolina Dry; "kfficien
Y in PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Line;
John Barieycorn Loses Another
tate" Handing Him His Hat"
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