The Washington times., 1912-12-16
TEMPERANCE HOSTS
FIGHT FOR KENYON
BILL IN CONGRESS
Delegates From Various Anti
Saloon Bodies Here
To Aid Cause,

Representatives Of the anti.saloon
fshters from all over the country are
today busy urging support of members
g Congress for the Kenyon. Sheppard
BIN. which prohibits the shipment OF
Intoxicating liquors between wet and
dry states. The bill was made the spe.
cial order Of business today. and on
the action taken will depend much Of
the work of the anti.saloon forces this
afternoon. tomorrow. and next day.
Delegates from the Anti-saloon Lea
que. the fnter-Church Temperance Fed
Grafton. the National Grand Lodge Of
Good Templars. and leading represcn-
tatives Of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union are present. The morn
ing has been devoted to interviewing
Senators and Congressmen In regard to
the proposed bill. and the next two days
will be devoted to the same thing.
meeting Of anti-saloon fighters at the
First Congrega tional Church. @ street.
between Ninth and Tenth streets. and
meetings are also scheduled for tomor-
row and Wednesday afternoons. The
pend on the action Of the Senate In
regard to the Kenyon sheppard bill.
Temperance Leaders Speak.
eNVlIuB TeCcptiOu VIII VIC uSiu
In honor Of the national officers Of the
w. c. T. U. at the headquarters Of the
organization, go Sixth street northwest.
The closing reception OF representatives
Of the anti-saloon movement will be
held Wednesday night at the Raleigh.
The opening guns for the conference
were fred yesterday at the mass meet
ings held in the Belasco Theater In the
afternoon and again IN the sI. univer:s!iss .snss
made by Miss Lillian II. Stevens. ma
tional president of the W. c. T. u; Mrs
Mary Harris Armor. formerly State
president Of the w. c. T. u. Of Georgia;
Mrs. Howard NJ. Howe, state president
for virginia: Mrs: Francis T.. Beau.
champ, State president for Kentucky;
Mrs. Florence ID. Richards, State presi.
dent for Ohio; DR.. w. L.. Pickard: Of
linois. national vice president, and the
Rev. John Van Schaick, pastor Of the
Cniversalist Church.
Business Men In Fight.
Among those prominent In anti-saloon
work who are here and may be expected
to address some of the conferences are
X. e. Olds. president Of the REQ Auto
Company. of Lansing: II. II. Scott. sec.
retary and manager OF that company;
Merritt Chandler. a millionaire lumber
man OF Detroit: T. c. Brooks. bank.
er Of Jackson; John +. Seeley, of Cairo:
r. A. Preston and =. b. Preston. bank
ers OF Ionia; II. NJ. Leland. president Of
the Cadillac Motors Company, OF De-
trlot, State superintendent Of the Michi-
gan Anti-sal0on League, and p. w.
Marsh, secretary Of the Civic Cplif.
League. Of Detroit.
The Rev. DR.. Purley A. Baker. Yves.
terville, Ohio. general superintendent Of
the Anti-Saloon League OF America !;
Bishop Luther Wilson. OF Philadelphia.
president Of the organization: the Rev.
Dr. Howard II. Russell. Westerville,
Ohio. assistant superintendent Of the
rington. Westerville, ohio. editor-in-
chief Of temperance publications Of the
league. are also here to aid In the work
for temperance. The following = late su-
perintendents are present: William II.
Anderson, Maryland: the Rev. James
Albert Patterson. New York: Wavne b
Wheeler. Ohio; James Mcbride. Illinois:
the Rev. DIR. c. W. Carroll. Pennsyl-
>ania; l.. ]. Moore. Missouri: the Rev.
Brooks Lawrence. Alabama: DR.. Z. NJ.
Cannon. virginia. and Fillmore C.ndit.
Of New York city.
George d. Selby. Portsmouth. presi-
dent Of the Selby Shoe Manufacturing
Company. and Henry wick. manufac-
turer OF Youngstown. Ohio are amo &
the prominent business men who have
come to support the movement.