Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-23
VIC. I. U. LEADERS In OMAHA
President and Vice of National Body
Come on Convention Errand.
SAY MEETING WILL BE LARGEST
President and other OHHcers of Me-
braska Union VIII Meet the Ma
tionaI Leaders Here 10
Discuss Plans.
SAY MEETING WILL BE LARGEST

Statewide prohibition in Kentucky may
be to most people a bright dream the full
fillment of which is remote, but Mrs. Lii
liam n. n. Stevens, president of the Ma
tional Women's Christian Temperance
union, says she counts Kentucky most
likely to be the next state to adopt pro-
hibition. Nebraska. Ohio, Indiana and Mis-
souri, she lists with the hopeful also.
Mrs. Stevens and Miss Anna Gordon, vice
president of the National Women's Chris
tian Temperance union, arrived in Omaha
Thursday morning from Evanston, ILL.,, for
a fortnight's conference with local temper
ance workers in preparation for the enter
| tainment OF the annual convention of the
National Women's Christian Temperance
union, to be held here October 1921 this
year.
Mrs. Stevens is frank to confess there
was method in the selection OF Omaha as
the meeting place of the convention this
year.
Milwaukee and Baltimore both worked
hard for it. but prospects for results were
brightest in Nebraska. so its invitation was
accepted.
Mrs. Stevens counts prohibition In Ten
nessee the signal victory for the cause the
last year and claims for the Women's
Christian Temperance union a share In
bringing It about.
THE national convention was held at
Nashville two years ago and its educative
force was felt throughout the state" she
said.
Mrs. Stevens laughed at the cry against
the 8 o'clock closing law.
1T is a step In advance she said, and
we believe that where there is the senti-
ment to enact such laws there will be
sentiment enough to enforce them. Such
regulation is right, and If 1t does not worl
out well make a change in your official,
instead OF the Law and see what that will
do for you,
Like the Knox Bill.
Mrs. Stevens and Miss Gordon count tn,
Knox bill the most effective natious
legislation that has been projected in tn,
interest of temperance and while it II
still far from what they hope ultimately
IT is a vast Improvement and will material,
strengthen the work in prohibition states.
I'VE expect the Omaha convention will
be the largest ever held Mrs. Steven
said. The Women's Christian Temperate
union is the largest woman's organization
in the world and every delegate at its con
v%entions represents a constituency of 5(
There will be at least 800 delegates at tn
Omaha meeting and at least 1000 visitor
are being planned for besides. Ex-Governo
| Glenn of North Carolina will b
one OF the speakers. The meeting O
the executive board OF the union will i'm
mediately precede the convention. Thi
: body has 100 members and carries an i'm
portant part of the work"
3 Mrs. Frances b. Head, president an,
several other officers of the Nebrask,
Women's Christian Temperance union, vii
: come to omaha Friday morning and spen,
: the rest OF the week here in conference
with Mrs. Stevens and Miss Gordon. Sun
E day they will go to Lincoln for a day O
] two, but will return. They have apart
4 ments at the Paxton hotel, where the con
2 ference will he held.