Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-17
v. c. 7. j. OFFICERS
ARE ALL REELECTED
important Resolutions Acted
Upon by Convention at
Baltimore.

tons declaring for statewide prohibition
\ sanctioning the cause of woman's suf-
| frage, indorsing the antt-white slave
movement. suggesting q general censor
ship of motion pictures and deploring the
| modern. tendency toward mflitartsm
marked yesterday as the most important
day in the national convention Of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union, IN
annual convention here.
For more than two hours after the
resolutions were presented by the chair
man of that committee, Mrs. Florence d.
Richards. the delegates discussed the
spirit Of the various sections, showing
| the vital interest with which they were
considered.
While the resolutions were mostly &C.
cepted as drawn up by the committee.
several details were amended.
Against Canal Zone Saloons.
| One section urges Congress Ito de-
mand a change in the policy of the 18th.
milan canal commission in the granting
of licenses" This is, in effect. an effort
to abolish all saloons in the Canal Zone.
that the temptation to drink may thereby
| be removed from the Americans employ
ed upon the canal.
| A resolution calls the attention OF
Congress to the need OF legislation
| which shall prevent delays in our
| courts" and another asks for the en-
actment OF law prohibiting interstate
commerce in intoxicating liquors. This
| last recommends that each state shall
| have complete jurisdiction over inter-
| state shipments of liquors from the
| time that they enter the borders OF
| such a state.
Referring to the admission of Okla
homa to the Union under the enabling
| act, the convention vigorously protest
| ed, in a resolution. against the "issu-
| ance Of government tax receipts in the
| terms Of the enabling act before men
| toned"
Government Receipts Opposed.
The final legislative resolution, in
part. petitions the government for the
/ enactment Of a law ito prohibit the is.
suance Of an internal revenue tax re-
ceipt unless the applicant shows that
he has compiled with the requirements
| Of the laws Of his state"
With a scathing denunciation OF Gov
| Patterson Of Tennessee and decla-
ration that he was at the head OF al!
| the lawlessness that has been in that
| state for years, Mrs. Silena Moore Ho1-
| man, president of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union OF Tennessee
at night gave a graphic account OF the
| recent fight for prohibition. which re-
| suited in victory for her organization
| The annual election OF officers began In
| the morning, but was not completed until
| shortly before the resolutions committee
| reported in the afternoon.
National omcers Reelected.
Mrs. Lillian M. N. Stevens, the national
l I'D "a hoc
president Of the American association
since the death Of Miss Frances e.
| Willard, about twelve years ago. The
general officers were all reelected. as fol-
| lows:
Vice president lat large)-Miss Anna A.
| Gordon. Evanston, Ill.
Corresponding secretary-Mrs. Frances
| p. Parks. Evanston. Ill.
Recording secretary - Mrs. Elisabeth
Preston Anderson. Valley City. N. d. ~.
Assistant recording secretary - Mrs.
| Sarah H. HoRe. Lincoln. Va.
Treasurer-Mrs. Elizabeth p. Hutchin-
| son. Evansville, Ill -
The national organizers and lecturers
were all reelected. This body numbers
| about fifty people.
was reelected general secretary of the
Young Peoples Branch. with Miss
Dorothy Horning, Of Evanston. ILL.,,
assistant.
Mrs. C. J. Vayhinger Of indiana was
| chosen general secretary OF the Loyal
| Temperance Legion to succeed Miss Mar
garet Wintringer Of South Dakota.
Miss Edna Rowan Of Kansas was
elected associate secretary of this auxili-
airy organization: Miss Anna A. Gordon
custodian and director: MI. ]. G. Fred
erick. New York. in charge Of missionary
fund, and Mrs. Belle G.. Rowley OF Elk
hart, Ind. director Of the correspondence
training school.