Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-03-18
NTI.SALOON LEAGUES
|0RK NOT YET DONE
ust Fight Assaults on .Eigh-
teenth Amendment Declare
Trustees Of Vermont Organi.
acknowledgements Traffic in
Liquor from Montreal Feared

the parlors OF the Baptist Church Tues
v. tho following officers were elected
President, the Rev. james s. Braker
D.. of Burlington.
tice-presidents. Byron n. Clark Of Bur.
ston. Prof. Raymond McFs rland OF
idlebury and the Rev W. s Nrui-
land OF Vergennes.
Secretary, G. N. Stanley of Burning ton
rreosursr. F'red s. Pease Of Burl.ng ION
.uditnv. Ernest B. Getcsif Of Bu~ling-
sure r1rt sndsnt. Albert f.. I.aing of Bur-
gton.
Headquarters committee. G. Z. ). Pierce
Vergernes, the Rev. l.. O. Sherburne
Montpelier. Fired S Pease OF Burling-
=. w II. Dean OF Terrisburg. the Rev.
nlAs s, Brnker. y. j., Of Burl,ng on.
G Rev. W. ~ Dawson, j. D.. OF Bur
Astoyi, Judge c. H. Hayden of River
1e, q. II. Jordan of Jericho, A. S. Gailup
Burlington, A. NJ. AseItine of Burling-
q and Albert D. Laing Of Burlington.
Directors of the Anti-Saloon League of
n erica, Albert II. LANG of Burline'oH
d the REV. James :. Brakor y. g..
Burlington.
rustecs 80 serve for three years the
~. James s. Braker, y. u. Of Bur
gton, Principal n. q. Evans of Bur
hgton, Howard Crane of Burlington,
y. Porley of Enosburg Falls, the Rev.
Q. Sherburne of Montpelier the Rev.
P. Treat Of Pittsford, A. s. Gallup of
arlington, George *. Tudhopc Of North
ero and A. 6. Whiting of Burlington
Four trustees, J. l.. Hall of burlington.
D. Thyng of Passumpsic, Senator San
I'd Daniels of Brattleboro and Or. F.. a.
yatt of ST. Adams, were elected to M
6 unexpired terms of Or. Guy Potter
enton of Burlington, the Rev. G. x.
acy Of Richmond, the Re,. William
haw Of St Adams, who have moved
ON the STATE and Charles s. Lord Of
inooski, deceased
The committee on resolutions, Of which
B. Jordan of Jericho was chairman,
ported the following. which were
hanimously adopted
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
list. The trustees of the Vermont Anti
iloon League at their annual meeting
I'D in Burlington on the 10th day of
arch. :. 1920. desire TO express first of all,
pr sincere thanks to the people of the
ate favoriug our work. for their con-
nued interest and support financially
hich has been sufficient to meet all the
kpenses of the year, and to provide a
nall surplus and also for their con-
nued helpfulness in other ways
End. We wish to most emphatically
imonish the temperance people of our
ate that the prohibition battle is far
ON being closed. Almost every paper
q receive brings us news of assaults
pom the eighteenth amendment to the
stionsl Constitution and it's enforcement
we, by persons and powers high in
lthority and influence; and only by the
tntinuance and increase Of effort by
lose favorlng national prohibition, can
success and permanence be assured
nd we trust all the temperance people
Vermont will subordinate any per-
bnal differencies of opinion and unitedly
ork for the success Of, perhaps. the
ardest battle they have ever had to
Eht.
Bird. We wish to emphasize the impera-
We need of electing to our coming
eneral Assembly those who are favor
BILE to national prohibition, and who will
elp enact such laws as will place our
tate in accord with the laws Of the ma
on. and remedy the neglect of our last
legislature in leaving our state in seem
be opposition to and defiance OF. the
Constitution Of tho United States.
+th. The question of Acknowledgement
one of the most vital questions now
efore the State and nation. and we urge
very law-abiding citizen to stand square,
behind those officers state and fed
raj, who arc sincerely trying TO enforce
hese prohibitory laws.
5th, We heartily commend the vigorous
rogram Of education and law-enforce-
hent for the coming year that has been
1tlined by our general superintendent
nd pledge him our support. personally
nd collectively. in his efforts to carry
N the same
srh. We wish to place on record our
eep sense of bereavement and loss
the death Of Tho Hon W j. Van
Patten one of our most consistent. con-
nuous and vigorous supporters OF our
York from the very first and a membe
pr many years of our board.
We would also include In this. the
ames of Charles $ Lord aud Albert A
Aseltine. two other members of our board
Who have died during the past year
Who, though not so long connected ySth
ur board, have been very interested and
fficient in its work.
z. r. JORDAN.
W. II. DEAN,
REV. WILLIAM MILLAR.
Committee on Resolutions
The annual report Of Superintendent
ainR wac presented az follows:
sUPERINTENDENIrs REPORT
julius Caesar. In reporting his greS
onduests, seid: Il came. aaw. | con
yuered We, II repovJtng to-day IN
plendid victories OF the Ant.Salool
leagues of America and the State Leagues
an truthfully say, they came. they saw
hoy conquered. The An.i saloon Leagu
" America came into the field Just 2
'ears ago. IT saw :he saloon, studiet
IF tactics. Its RESOURCES and its vile ma
urs. II also studiad the moral forces o
he country and ct once began 70 line III
GOOD men and put them 20 work thS1uRi
Tho Church In Action Againut tho fla
Don" and during theee years they led tn
light in the conquest II this country 10
national prohibition of the beverage n
tuog traffic.
Al our annual meeting held Gu fne It'll
bf March, 1917 ius- six years ago to-mor
low. tho superintendont, ,*e Rev Cliffor,
a. Smith. had in. his repc.I tbs followin,
paragraph; We ere still far from hav
Ing reached our goal but W. under "a q,
better than we did IS years ago the IN
emy which we have TO fight, the ocaai
lions of our warfare, the means to bs an
pioyed and the and in view, which Is roth
ing less than "A SaloonIesa Nation" st
years ago - did seem a long way 90 na
t1onal prohibition but We Asvs reache
rho gonl II has been a. long hard flgh
but rho battle has heen Fought. tho VIC
tory won and wa believe this country wi
a Stainless Flag." .,......