The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-13
READY FOR RALLY
ON WEBER BILL
March Against Capitol of
Ten Thousand Pro
hibitioniStS.

Arrangements have been perfected for
the big rally Of the friends OF temper
ance in the Capitol tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock. The associated temper
ance and church forces, forming the op-
position 10 the sale OF liquor in the Dis
trict, as championed BY the Weber
prohibition bill now before the District
Committee Of the House. viii be out in
force, and propose to show by numbers
that they are in earnest in asking Con-
gress TO enact the Weber law.
1t has been arranged With Captain Me-
grew, OF the Capitol police force, that
the friends Of the proposed demonstra-
ton shall assemble in the rotunda and
main approaches Of the building and
under mis- personal escort they will
march past the committee room Of the
District of Columbia, where the hear
ing on the Weber bill Will be held.
Those selected to advocate the bill will
enter the committee room. while the
others. probably 10000 temperance and
church people viii proceed through
Statuary Hall. around the House ana
back around the rOtunda. There viii be
no demonstration Of any kind. but each
person in the line has been requested
20 oner up silent prayer for the favor
able reporting of the bill! and its final
passage.
Personnel of Committees.
The committees from the various tenn
peranee and church organizations who
will appear before the House Commit
tee in five-minute speeches advocating
the Weber bill is made up as follows
a. R. Weber, author Of the bill; the
. II II
League; the Rev Donald Macleod. D.
d, Presbyterian Church: the Rev
Western Bruner, d. D., Baptist Church;
the Rev. George w. King. Phi. D.. Meth
odist Church; the Rev. Fred d. Powers,
Christian Church; the Rev. D. L.
BIakemore, Methodist Episcopal Church;
the Rev. Zed H Copp. Good Citizenship
committee; Mrs. Clinton Smith, Wo-
mems Christian Temperance Union;
w c. Van Matre. Rechabites; DR.. E
r. Gilbert Good Tempiars; the Rev.
c. +. Winbigler, Prohibition Crusaders:
A Z. Shoemaker, Anti-SalOOn League;
Edward Tarring, District Christian En-
deavOr Union w II. Hickey will pre-
sent resolutions adopted at BelascO
Theater meeting. Those who viii at
tend the meeting Of the committee rep
resenting different denominations and
societies are;
Methodist Episcopal Church delega-
tiOn-The Rev. ]. +. Ames, A. +.
Spellman. George W. King, Joseph L.
dwell. Joseph Dawson, g o. Isaac, w
L. Lynn, 5. Reese Murray. r. ID. Hunt
ley. Henry Baker, w. l. Dawson, w.
c. Brean, DIR. II. r. Naylor, p. f
Muir, E. Hez Sewn. J. c. Ball, 6. w.
Johnson, Hough T. Stevenson, H. NJ.
Green. A. +. Graves. Weston Bruner,
c. F. WinblgIer
Organizations Represented.
Rechabites-wayne w. CordeH. Philip
LeDera. James II. Loveless, Mrs. Lola
V Marks. Mrs. Nellie A. Rowe, John
]. Coulter. r w. Newman, w. s.
Barnes, George w. Rue. Mrs. NJ. r.
Mahoney, Mrs. Alice Lithgow, Mrs.
Sadie Z. Hissey, Mrs. Sue L. Buriew,
y. E Vowels.
independent Order Good Templars-l
Mrs. L. R. Gilbert, /. L. COrby, A. E.
Shoemaker 5. tn WestdaI, w. II.
women's Christian Temperance Union
Mrs. Clinton Smith. Mrs. NJ. +. Cohen,
Mrs. w. z, DeRiemer, Mrs. Emma Shell
ton, Mrs. Clayton, E. Emig, Mrs Chas.
z. Granfield, Miss Flo. NJ. Brown.
Anti-Saloon League-The Rev. Carl G.
Doney Rev. E. c. Dinwiddie. Mrs. Don.
c. Blaine. Mrs. Olney, Arthur Stabler.
r. l.. button. Rev. y. L. Blakemore.
AIRS. Beny. James S. Frasier.
Christian Endeavor-Edward Tarring,
Har--- +. Leach. A. w. Starratt, J. NJ
Pickens. H. G. Tabler, c. W. Wise, Rex
f. Kinsell, Joseph H. Lee.
Prohibition Crusaders-John r. Ma
ie- . the, Rev. Richard Rfedel. o. b.
Van Matre, A NJ. Brown. John W
Barse. Mrs. Sarah Smith, Miss Mamie
Bishop, Ira B. Conckling.
Ia, Catholic, Total Abstinence Union