Evening star., 1915-12-02
.BR|GHTWOOD CITIZENS
|NDORSE PROHIBITION
Association Instructs It's Delegate to
Vote for Measure at Next Fed
Grafton Meeting.
Resolution Passed After Long Debate
and Rejection Of Several Sub
stitute Provisions.

At special meeting of the
Brightwood Park Citizens Association
held last night in Van Horns Hall,
Georgia avenue and Longfellow street,
resolutions were adopted favoring the
passage of a law by Congress pro-
hibiting the manufacture and sale of
intoxicating liquors for use as bev-
erage in the District of Columbia and
that the delegate to the Federation of
Citizens Associations be instructed to
so represent the association at the next
meeting of the Federation of Citizens
Associations when the matter is voted
upon. The meeting was presided over
by President William NICK. Clayton.
Less than fifty persons were present
at the meeting. many Of whom were
not members of the association. A
general invitation had been extended
by President Clayton to every resi-
dent of Brightwood Park to attend the
meeting. The resolution was adopted
% to 6.
The resolution adopted was present.
ed by former President Homer Smith,
who spoke on the subject and urged its
passage. He was followed by 7. B.
Pennicks. who introduced a resolu-
ton as a substitute stating that THE
Brightwood Park Citizens Association
was formed for the purpose of aiding
the residents in improving BrightWood
Park and that as there were no sa-
looms or places where Intoxicating
liquors are sold in the park and as the
residents are temperate people, it
would be unwise to legislate for other
parts of the District on the question
Of prohibition"
George Francis williams spoke in
favor of the resolution as adopted
Ask Defeat Of Resolution.
A letter was read by Secretary S. n
Falconer, jr., from the Washington
Mercantile Association. signed by Pres
ident William Muehleisen and Hugh F.
Harvey, secretary, setting forth claims
why the present laws should not be
disturbed
c. J. Beck favored present conditions,
saying he did not see why the people of
the United States could not be just as
strong in will power when it comes to
drinking as the people of England,
Germany and France.
Rev. Charles S. Cole, pastor of the
Brightwood Park NJ. e. Church. said
he did not think residents of Bright
wood Park should go on record In ia
tOr OF tne SdiOOi
why should you vote in favor of
the saloon when we are trying to do
what we can for the young man in this
He did not think that 1t
was purely question of the com
munity, but one to be considered by
the entire city.
w. D. Wilson favored the adoption of
a measure prohibiting the use of in
toxicants in the District, citing rea-
sons why legislation should be passed
on the subject.
The substitute resolution, presented
by Mr.. Pennicks, was put to vote, re-
sulting In its defeat by 10 to s. The
original resolution of Mr.. Smith then
was voted on, but not until the oues-
tion had been raised that not all of
those present were. members of the as
sociation, whereupon President Clayton
told his auditors why general invl-
tation had been extended to the resi-
dents of the Park to be present at the
meeting. He said that IS per cent of
those present were active members.
President Clayton introduced two
resolutions bearing on the subject. The
first one was to the effect that "the
question of prohibition be submitted to
the whole people of the District of Co
lumbia for a referendum vote before
Congress undertakes to enact further
legislation affecting the District of Co
lumbia on the liquor question, the ref
erendum to be as speedily as posi- ble."
This resolution was adopted unani-
mOusly