Evening star., 1909-06-02
FOES OF LIQUOR IN SESSION
CONFERENCE Is
HELD BY W. C. T. q.
Dynamite as a Means Of Fighting
the Saloon Suggested by One
of the Speakers.

| Coney Island with its Sunday closing
| laws. was held up to Washington as an
example; New Jersey was described as a
state with few white spots, and they
| are very smalP'; statewide prohibition
in the near future was predicted for Vir-
ginia, and dynamite, as q method Of
fighting the saloon, was fndorsed by a
minister of the Gospel during a few
hours session of the quarterly conven-
ton of the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union opened this morning in the
lexington Presbyterian Church.
Enthusiasm was brought to a high pitch
by the reports of the different local presi-
dents on the Outlook in My Native
State" The enemy was offered no quar-
ter. and the climax was reached when
Rev. DR.. w. T. Thompson declared that
even dynamite was a legitimate weapon
to be used against the saloon.
The meeting was called to order at 10 &c
O'Clock by Mrs. Clinton Smith. presiden,
of the District w. C. T. U. Devotional
exercises were conducted by Mrs. w. 7
| church in which the convention met. The
report of the last quarterly convention
was read by Mrs. b. A. Lineback, as
sistant recording secretary.
Mrs. NJ. E. Catlin talked on Sabbath
observance. She reported that two mem
bers of the w. G. 7: U. of the Distric,
| recently visited the playhouses of Wash
ineton on Sunday. but found that the
plays were not as Objectionable as they
expected" Another inspection is soon To
be made, she said.
An increase in membership of the Dis
trict W. c. I. u. of about 300 during
the past six months was recorded in the
report of Mrs. T. 7. Moore. who an
nounced that Mrs. Sidney II. Phillips was
the victor in the recently closed member
ship contest. defeating her nearest COM
petitor Mrs. Moore herself, by four
members.
Rev. DIR. Thompson said that he never
welcomed an organization to his church
more heartily than he did the w. c. T. T..
which he honored for its earnest stead
achievement" Much applause greeted his
statement that he agreed with the man
who spelled the word woman" Double
you. 0 man.,
The response of Mrs. Sidney Phillips
who was unable to be present. was read
by Mrs. Clayton E Emig the corre-
spending secretary. Mrs. Phillips said
that although men and women were equal
i'm the District she was sorry the men did
not have the right to vote that they
could bring about prohibition in the capi-
tai of the country.
Mrs. Z W. Cheeseman, Mrs Theodore
T. Moore and Mrs. A. c. Giles spoke of
the prohibition campaign in New Jersey.
Each of these speakers severely arraigned
the state legislature at Trenton but
praised the few white spots in the
state Mrs G. T. Shinnick. Mrs. J. NJ
Holland and Mrs. Zed H. Copp repre-
sented Virginia and told Of the hopes AMI
good prospects in that Estate.
Mrs. 7. A. Williams recorded the prog
ress in Michigan and Mrs. Isabella W.
Parks told of recent victories in Ohio. In
the absence of Mrs. Fred Bell Beall, the
noontide prayer was said by Mrs. Laura
F. Olney. At the noon adjournment
luncheon was served by the women of the
church.
The program carried out in the after
noon included a report of the cores
ponding secretary Mrs. Clayton +.
Emig: a report on " work by Mrs Don
p. Blaine: cooperation with missionary
societies by Mrs. Laura F. Olney; three
minute speeches on the work accom-
plished by the different religious denomi-
nations: reports of the board of trustees,
and a parliamentary drill. The conference
will adjourn about o'clock.