The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-01-23
INTOXICATED WOMEN
AND MEN NUMEROUS,
SPEAKER DECLARES
Shameful Condition Exists,
Mrs. Street Tells Tenn
perance Convention.

Many intoxicated men and women
may pc seen on the streets of the Ma
lionai Capital, according to the state
inent made today at the quarterly con-
vention OF the Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union Of the District. BY Mrs
- u. street, an official of the Home
Missionary Society. Mrs. Streets con-
ment came In connection with a survey
y her OF the cause of prohibition
throushodt the country
have stood at night time on Sew
enth street. In the vicinity of VI and o
streets" said Mrs. Street, "and have
observed the shamefully large number
The conditions are disgrace to tho
Capital of the Nation" Mrs. Street ro-
Tered IN this connection to the fact
t the abse S0,ored population lives in
yeyed the impression that she thought
That In other sections also, drunkenness
may be witnessed.
An. Ansnouncemen: was made of pro-
posed curfcw law at the convention. at
the North Capitol Methodist Church,
Mrs Emma Sanford Shelton presiding
Information about the curfcw mea sure
csIie from Mrs. Margs ret Eye Ellis.
latiNc committee.
'.The curfew bill now being framed, {"
said Mrs Ellis. does not require that
children shall enter the doors of their
IT does provide that children be with
in the boundaries of the square in which
their parents reside. II fathers and
mothers consent, children may remain
out OF doors after o'clock, but they
must not be roaming at large, accord
ing to the terms of the BILL"
Sponsors Will Be Found.
No date Is set for introduction of the
nil In Congress. but It is intimated no
difficulty will be found in getting Con-
hresslonal sponsors for It,
Mrs. ellis talked at some length of
the interstate liquor shipment statute,
which gives dry State control over
shipments Of liquor. Owing to the de-
cision OF the Supreme Court Yesterday
that beer f. 4 commodity. members of
the W. c. +. y. fear that the Kenyon
shepard bill, named for the Iowa Scna-
tor and the Texas Congressman, may
fail to operate as radically as was
hoped. or. worse, may be unconstitu-
Mrs. Fills, who Is the Legislative
agent, for the District Temperance
Union. spent several hours at the Capt.
tol today comforting with Senators and
consressmen woo areI friendly to pro-
Mrs. Ellis also talked to the con-
vention about the Health Department
BILL ssnai ntrS 1Sen Tbav W. this SESSION BY
country over. said the speaker. is in
favor Of this measure. Hope was also
expressed by her and other speakers at
the convention that the bill establish
ing a children's bureau will be enacted
into law.
Reports Are Read.
The convention this morning heard
reports from the corresponding. secre-
tary, Mrs. +. 8. Henry; the treasurer,
Mrs. Charles p. Grandfeld; the audi.
tor, Mrs. Charles H. Hall; and the
president of the board of trustees, Mrs.
Jennie w. Robinson.
Following noontide prayer. led by Mrs.
W. L. DeReimer. a talk on Health
and Heredity' was given by Drs. =.
s. Bcrdcau-Sisco and Adelia Winbigler
The convention will continue through
the afternoon. Other addresses to be
made during the afternoon will be by
Rev. A. s. Mowbray. Dr. William Ii.
Wilder. Mrs. Don p. Blaine, and Mrs.
ID. b. Street. THE Lords Prayer in
Art" lecture by Mrs. Margaret
Coopes, who will show many illustrative
pictures Of her theme. will be a novel
feature.