The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-13
Unique Organization Today at
Washington Began Five
Days Meeting.
NOVEL IN MANY RESPECTS
ONE OF ITS AIMS IS TO FORM TO.
tai ABSTINENCE ASSOCIATION
IN THE ARMY As THE ENGLISH
HAVE DONE.
(American News Service)

(American News Service)
Washington, Dec. 13.-The Reform
cr's Conclave, a convention unique in
the fact that it is the first in which
practically all the national temper
ance organizations have co-operated in
joint convention, began a five days
meeting here this afternoon. 1t is
novel also in several other respects.
for example, the delegates are to have
collations several times day at which
after-dinner speakers will tell of the
aims of the reformers, and which it IS
hoped will greatly increase the inter-
est in the convention.
One of the principal plans of the con-
vention is the organization of Unit
ed States Army Total Abstinence asso-
army. Another probable outcome Of
the convention will be the reorganiza-
tion of the Congressional Temperance
Society, the oldest of all the temper
ance organizations of the country.
which has been for long time in Il
condition Of suspended animation.
The afternoons of the conclave will
be devoted to hearings, chiefly on tenn
pearance measures, though anti-gamb-
ling and Sunday Congressional bills
will also receive attention. There
will also be meetings to consider that
legislation and law enforcement is
needed to limit or prohibit, except for
medicinal purposes, the use of cocaine
and opium.
Consider Army Plan.
The meeting this afternoon was for
the purpose of inaugurating the army
total abstinence association, which was
successfully launched. 1t is proposed
to organize in all the army posts of the
United States and foreign possessions,
branches of the association
Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock
there will be a union preachers meet
ing of which the congress on Alcohol
Ism will be discussed and mass meet
ings will be held to day at various
churches throughout the city. AS an
nounced by the speakers at the meeting
this morning, the conclave wishes to
express public opinion to the congress
and to President Taft in behalf of all
normal measures; to develop closer
and more effective cooperation among
the various temperance forces; to en-
able reformers to exchange informa-
ton on their work and to call the coun-
try to a more aggressive and presist-
ant campaign against organized evils.
A unique part OF the program is the
exhibit of colored charts, gathered
from all over the world. showing the
effect of alcoholic liquids on organs
of the human body.
Among the delegates are representa-
tives of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union, American Anti-Saloon
League. International Reform Bureau.
National Temperance society. Good
Templars, Sons of Temperance. Recha-
bites. American Society for the Study
Of Alcohol and other Narcotics, Inter-
church Temperance Federation. Tenn
perance Department of the Interna-
tional Sunday School association,
Twentieth Century Pledge Signing
Crusade. National Purity Federation,
National Vigilance Committee, Nation
al Lords Day Alliance, National FEEDER
alton of churches and other reform as
sociatiOns.