Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-28
LEADERS TO CONFER.
w. C.. T. U. Workers Gather
Here Next Week.
COME FROM DOZEN STATES
Women Prominent in the Temper
ance Movement to Be Present.
TO. FIGHT FOR SENATE BILL,
Plans Made for Hearing Before Sub
committee on Sheppard-Ken-
yon Measure.

OHleH from d dozen states nave ar
ranged to meet in this city next week
at a national convocation of state
presidents. national officers and legis-
lative workers Of the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union. To carry
on the fight for dry" states and 10
cal option" the women who will come
to Washington to agitate the matter
In Congress will address meetings in
churches here, will attend an impor-
tant hearing before the subcommittee
on the judiciary of the Senate. and
have arranged for Sunday lecture
from Seaborn Wright. formerly a
Georgia legislator. who has been in the
thick of the fight against wet condi-
tons In his own state. and who is
said to know the inside Of the tenn
perance movement, : politics, business
interests sand church sentiment COM
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Mrs. Lillian M. n. Stevens, national
president OF the w. C. T. u, and Incl
dentally president OF the state associa-
ton OF the w. c. T. u. of Maine. will
be most prominent figure at the con,
ference during the week. A general
reception in her honor has been ar
ranged by the local w. C. T. u, Of
which Mrs. Emma Sanford Shelton is
president, and will be held at the w.
c. T. U. building. 522 9Th street north
west. the evening Of Wednesday. Janu-
airy 81. Miss Anna A. Gordon. national
vice president at large. will be present
also, and, Of course, it Is expected
that the state presidents and others
distinguished in the union will be on
hand. Others who will carry the dry"
fight to Congress and who will tell
their experiences in obtaining anti
liquor Legislation or attempting to OBJ
tain 1t in their own states and commu-
mites will be Mrs. Chauncey Goodrich.
national president OF the w. 2. I. U.
Of China; Mrs. Salina Moore Holman,
president of Tennessee; Mrs. Ella NJ.
George, president of Pennsylvania;
Mrs T. E. Patterson, president Of
Georgia; Mrs. Sarah T. Hoge. president
Of Virginia: Mrs. Mary r. Haslup.
president of Maryland; Miss Ellen M.
stone Of Macedonia; Mrs. Margaret
Dye Ellis who for sixteen years has
represented the interests of the or
ganization before the committees Of
Congress. and Mrs. Frances w. Graham.
national musical director.
To Urge sheppard-Kenyon Bill.
While every phase Of the legislative
fight for dry states will be discussed
by the women who have the separate
states in charge, the delegates to the
Sheppard-Ken bill before the Senate
subcommittee on the judiciary at 1890
o'clock Tuesday morning next. This bill
is now the special pet of Mrs. Margaret
Dye Ellis, who for sixteen winters has
made Washington her home. attending
every hearing ON every side of the liquor
question, and fighting the liquor interests
at every session. In a word the bill is
the outcome of many years legislative
experience, and If enacted will make
1t unlawful for any one to import or re-
ceive liquor in original packages or
any other way in a dry state. The dry
states are now dry only in the fact that
no saloons are licensed. but manufactur
ers ship liquor to individual consumers.
The legislative workers of the w. C. T,
U. are going after this situation with
all their might and threaten to clean it
up at an early date.
The bill is almost a counterpart of the
Webb bill to accomplish the same pur-
pose, and was framed following con-
ference OF governors and legislators held
In Washington a year ago. Gov. Mann
Of Virginia presided at that conference.
The bill has been discussed twice before
the subcommittee of the judiciary on the
House side, and it is now understood that
Representative Carltn. chairman of that
subcommittee, is anxious to present his
report to the entire committee.
Mrs. Ellis, who knows the situation
regarding liquor legislation. anti-liquor
legislation, dry and wet laws of nearly
every country in the world. will be an
active figure during the conferences this
week. Recognition of her expert opinion
was accorded her by President Taft. who
appointed her as one Of the twelve dele
gates to The Hague International Tenn
perance Congress last September. Mrs.
Ellis took an active part in the discussions
there. She was one OF two women wso
were appointed. the other being Mrs.
Edith Smith Davis Of Milwaukee, super
intendent Of scientific Temperance in
struction Of the W. c. T.. u.
Real Workers to Be Here.