Show THE PROHIBITIONISTS CLOSING SESSIONS OF THE STATE LEAGUE HELD YESTERDAY Attendance Small But Much Enthusiasm Enthu-siasm Shovcn Some Interesting Addresses By Well Known Speakers Speak-ers Resolutions Adopted Mass Meeting Tonight S The closing session of the State Prohibition Pro-hibition leagues conference at the Thirteenth ward assembly nail was not so well attended but thl enthus I iasm displayed would have thne credit to a national gathering There was music and songs Interspersed with cold water speeches straisfnt and to i the point The gathering was notable for another fact Th opposition to the liquor traffic represented in the league served notice that it will work for the complete annihilation of rum rule in Utah and to accomplish that end the work will be along Independent Independ-ent party lines It was decided to hold conference I again during the early part of next October and immediately following the Mormon conference To make this I gathering a success every man and woman present last night pledged themselves by vote and speech to work There is plenty of temperance sentiment in Utah The only thing I S lacking Is organization with a view to arouse general interest This the league workers recognize and their I work will be accordingly I S The exercises last evening opened by an address on Is prohibition practicable I practic-able for Utah and if so how can it be secured by Scott Anderson Mr Andersons keynote was work Utah 1 needs prohibition he said and she would prosper infinitely more after being I be-ing Redeemed from the rum traffic In discussing Mr Andersons paper Dr W K Beans urged work along I independent party lines the dissemination dissemi-nation of temperance Jltfrature Demorest medal contests the principles I princi-ples of temperance taught oftener from the pulpits and greater activity among I the Christian people in general Dr i Beans made a stirring address and j i I closed with t fjio prediction that Utah I in time would be delivered from the rule of King Bacchus Then followed a recitation The Prohibition LifeBoat Life-Boat by Samuel H Clay I re cef > d wellmerited applause The next was twominute discussions on prohibition in general Dr Iliff made an impassioned speech characterizing j charac-terizing prohibition in Utah as dead He could not understand how the banishment ban-ishment of the liquor traffic could be I brought about The people were in a state of lethargy He had traveled I i from Cache valley to St George and 1 made temperance speeches found I enough of god sentiment but noI I work Prohibition he said was dead I from one end of the state to the other I and I any proof of that fact was i needed one had only to take into consideration con-sideration the attendance at the league sessions Major Hawkins said it was no difficulty Hawtins ficulty to win eventually All that was needed was a good backbone He created roars of laughter by telling hoW the Sunday closing ordinance In i Salt Lake is observed I went ouf skirmishing the other night he said and found that saloons sa-loons after 12 oclock Saturday nights close their front doors only and keep th < 3 side doors open To get a drink on Sunday a man goes to the side door and knocks The saloon keeper peeps through a hole in the door and i the visitor has barnacles on his nose he Is admitted Laughter I I was net the fault of the police I that the saloons wore open on Sunday I Sun-day it was the fault of the people i Catherine Lente Stevenson corresponding I corre-sponding secretary of the National W C T U followed speaking briefly on the relation of the white ribbon workers work-ers to prohibition She said that moral suasion would not do alone I was well enough to go to the drunkards home and labor with him and to teach children the evil result of intemperance S intemper-ance but the most important was that of removing tha temptation There should be nv compromise the speaker counselled High license Is a compro mise and wherever high license is in L vogue the liquor traffic flourishes Utah had a grand opportunity now the I speaker thought to shake off Its fetters fet-ters The women should use the allots al-lots in stamping out the evil Mrs George F Goodwin sang a solo I I charmingly after which the committee on resolutions presented the following I report which was adopted Your committee on resolutions submit sub-mit the following report Resolved First that we gratefully acknowledge the kindness of the church authorities in granting us the use of this building and also of the trustees of the Presbyterian church for the use of their building for the opening session ses-sion S Second that we appreciate the courtesy cour-tesy of the railroads in making reduced re-duced rates over their respective lines Third that we appreciate the generous gener-ous recognition extended to us by the press In the full accounts and unbiased reports given in our city papers Fourth that a full volume of thanks be extended to our presiding officer Judge George F Goodwin for his excellent ex-cellent qualities as chairman and for his painstaking preparations In arranging ar-ranging the programme and looking after the details of this conference that our grateful thanks be also extended ex-tended to Mrs Goodwin for contributing contribut-ing to the delight and enthusiasm of this conference by her very acceptable music rendered as vocalist and organist organ-ist Fifth That we extend our kindly appreciation ap-preciation to the hospitable homes opened freely fcr the generous entertainment enter-tainment of our friends W K BEANS MRS WILKES W R HUTCHINSON The programme carried out at the opening session yesterday wa as follows fol-lows Paper The dispensary system tate or national as a remedy for the evils of the liquor traffic Rev Chas McCoard Discussion Opened by Rev B F Clay > General discussion limited to two minutes each ea Recitation Madelia Hobbs Paper Drunkenness a disease and i the Keeley system a a cure Bishop A H Raleigh Discussion Opened by W H Hutchinson Hutch-inson General discussion limited to two minutes each Paper High license a remedy for the evils of intemperance S DiscussionOpened by Rev R G McNiece General discussion limited to two minutes each Reports of committees Judge George F Godwin presided over the sessions of the conference and was highly commended for his excellent services This evening at 8 oclock there will be a mass meeting under the auspices of the league and the W C T Uat the Lyceum theatre Catherine Lente Stevenson will deliver an address on Citizenship Its Duties and Its Dangers Dan-gers and there will be special music for the occasion |