The Washington herald., 1912-02-18
VETS AND 'DRYs'
SHARE SPOTLIGHT
Both Sides Have Inning at
Capitol, Attracting Much
Attention.
SING SONGS AND PRAY
W. C. 7. U. Women Hold Willard
Memorial Exercises-German-
Americans Oppose Bill.

Both sides of the liquor question had
innings at the Capitol yesterday In the
morning members Of the Ladies' AuxiI-
iaries of the National German-American
Alliance appeared before a subcommittee
Of the Senate Judiciary Committee and
made protest against all bills to prevent
the shipment Of liquor into dry terri
tory. In the afternoon several hundred
temperance advocates gathered in Stat
uary Hall, and made the great marble
corridors ring with their songs in Iauda-
tion of Miss Frances Willard. the foun-
der Of the w. c. T. L.
The occasion for the demonstratior an
statuary Hal Was the fourteenth ami
Nersary OF the death OF Miss Willard
and the seventh anniversary OF the nIac,
ing OF her statue in the Capitol. The
services were in charge of Mrs. Emma
;. Shelton, president OF the District NJ
I. 1. T., and addresses were made by
Mrs. Lillian NJ. n. Stevens, of Maise.
President Of the National W. c. T. u:
MIS-. Anna A. Gordon, secretary to Miss
willard for many years: Mrs Chauncey
Goodrich, of China; Miss Christine ring
ling, Of London, England: Mrs. Mar
garet Dye Ellis, of Washington, and Mrs,
Don I. Blaine. Mrs. F. B. La Fetra
oHered prayer The meeting was opened
with prayer by Chaplain H. F. Couden.
Germans Take No Part.
II any of the German-American Al
lance members fingered about the Cap
itol after the committee hearing had
adjourned it was not noticeable that
they, Joined TO any great e-tent in the
memorial exercises in Statuary Hall.
However, il they did not take mart in
nf hn
ers. no more did the w. c. T. L. peopIe
play very important parts at the hear
ing before the Senate subcommittee
carrier IN the day. The opponents TO
absolute 'dryness" had the ground AL
most to themselves in the committee
room, for while Mrs Stevens, the w
{. 7. L president and E. c Dinwiddie,
general counsel for the organization,
were present. they had nothing TO say
in answer to the arguments put forth
by the women OF German descent.
The women of the National German
American Alliance were headed by Mrs.
Z. J. DornhOefer. OF New York, chair |
man Of the ladies' auxiliarfes of the
alliance. There were about 200 women
IN the party, and as all OF them could
not get into the committee room, a |
meeting was held in the corridor, where !
members Of the W. c. T. L. were met in I
informal debate
Adolph Timm, Of Philadelphia. secre- |
tary OF the association, presented the |
women speakers.
Representative Richard BarthoIdt. of /
Missouri, addressed the committee in op-
position to any legislation along the lines |
proposed. He charged the temperance
advocates with bad faith, and asserted
mat they had broken a sacred contract !
In pressing for the legislation at this
time. He claimed that it was agreed in
the House two years ago if the oppon-
nents OF temperance legislation would
agree TO the passage If the &C. o. D. and
branding bills" demanded by the pro-
hibitionists that the question would not
he further agitated, pending a fair trial
Of that Legislation.
For Wives and Mothers.
Il wish it to be distinctly understood
that I am not speaking against temper
8nce,' said Mrs. DOrauOefer. TO be lem
perate is, according TO my ideas. the only
road to health and happiness in life. But
temperance and prohibition are as far
apart as the day and the night and quite
as different. So much has been said
about the curse of indulgence in stimu-
ants and the misery that it brings to
wives and mothers that l consider IL my
iuty, as the representative of thousands
md thousands OF wives and mothers
throughout our beautiful land to an
iwer this question.
Il am aware that there is no greater
svil or more heart-rending sorrow for a
owing wife than to see her husband in
LOxicated; no greater agony for a de-