Evening star., 1913-12-08
Wet. j. LEADERSP PLAN
FOR VISIT TO CAPITOL
Mrs. Ella A. Boo|e and Mrs.
Mary Harris Armor to Be
the Speakers.
Demonstration Is to Urge Adoption
of Amendment to Constitution for
Nation Wide Prohibition.

Plans for the .'women's crusade in be-
half of an amendment to the federal
Constitution to provide for nation wide
prohibition were partially completed to-
day by the national leaders of the w. C.
t. L. now in Washington. 1t was an
nounced by Mrs. Emma Sanford Shelton,
president of the w. C. T. u. of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, that Mrs Ella A. Boole
Of Brooklyn, N. Y. president of the New
York State w. c. r. L.. and Mrs Mary
Harris Armor. 1.-The Georgia Cyclone"
would be the speakers for the women in
their demonstration in favor of the Hob
son amendment to the Constitution In the
rotunda of the Capitol Wednesday morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
Mrs. Lillian NJ. N. Stevens, national
president of the W. c. T. u, who is here
to assume the leadership of the anti
liquor forces In their nationwide cam
paign, also announced that the commit
tee which will visit the Capitol would in
clude former Senator Henry Blair of New
Hampshire.
Senator Sheppard of Texas and Rep
resentative Hobson OF Alabama. 1T is
stated, will receive the W. c. 7. U. dele
gates and their resolutions asklns Aor
a constitutional amendment favoring
the prohibition of the sale and manu-
facture Of liquor everywhere beneath
the Stars and Stripes.
AS arranged at three monster mass
meetings yesterday In the Columbia
and st. Paufs Lutheran Church, women
interested in the demonstration under
the dome will assemble at the Hotel
Drisco1l, 1st and q streets northwest,
Wednesday morning at $3.50 o'clock and
march from there to the rotunda.
Now for Nation Wide Prohibition.
The mass meetings yesterday were
arranged by Mrs. Shelton. Mrs. Stevens
announced that they. were the initia-
tory steps for national campaign
for something greater than prohibi-
ton by states and local option. Hav-
ing won state fights. the w. G.. T. U.
now intends to work for the passage
of the Hobson amendment to the Con-
stitution. Mrs. Mary Harris Armor.
principal speaker at the two larger
mass meetings yesterday. speaking on a
and Why" prophesied that the United
States would adopt the Hobson reso
luton for scientific and economic rea-
sons If for nothing else.
Programs at the mass meetings, start
ing at 3 o'clock at all three places yes
terday. were practically the same, the
speakers moving from one place to the
other. Mrs. Sara Hoge, state president
OF virginia. read the crusade psalm at the
Columbia Theater and Mrs. Boole read
the psalm at the Congregational Church
Miss Gladys Emig Of Washington read
the prohibition proclamation of Mrs.
hundred children Of the young
peoples branch sang and the Loyal Tenn
perance Legion drilled and sang. E. Stan
ton Henry recited the Hobson resolution.
Leo Lyons Of Portland, Me-. child sng-
er with a remarkable voice, gave some
OF the Maine campaign songs.
Hundreds to Attend Demonstration.
Hundreds of we'll known w. c. T. U.
workers from nearly every state In the
Union will attend the demonstration at
the Capitol Wednesday. including Ms
Stevens, Maine, national president; Miss
Anna A. Gordon. Illinois, national vice
president; Mrs. Frances P. Parks, Illi-
nois. corresponding secretary: Mrs. Eliza
beth Hutchinson. Kansas treasurer: Mrs.
Hoge; Mrs. Silena Holman, Tennessee;
Mrs. Frances Beauchamp. Kentucky;
Mrs. Florence e. Richards. Ohio; Mrs.
Culla j. Vayhinger. Indiana; Mrs. Pau
line w. Holmes, Maryland: Mrs. Ella NJ.
George, Pennsylvania: Mrs. Jennie L. w.
Rookie. Rhode Island; Mrs. Lulu M. Shep-
ard Utah; Mrs. Boole Miss Hardynia
Norville, Alabama, and Mrs. Ella Hoover
Thatcher, superintendent of the depart
inent OF soldiers and sailors.