Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-04-11
WOMEN In
new WAR ON
LIQUOR SALE
Methodist Home Mission
Workers Want State
Statutes Enforced
COMMEND GOVERNOR FOR
SIGNING THE HAZEL BILL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, Del, April 11.-Criti-
cism of some State officials on mat
tiers pertaining to the liquor laws
again featured the semi-annual meet
ing OF the Wilmington District
Woman's Home Missionary Society
at the closing session of that BODY
in the local Nj. E. Church yesterday
afternoon and the women made it
plain that they intend to make their
fight against liquor a more determin-
ed one than ever before
Mrs. Sarah Foster, of Wilmington.
chairman of the Temperance Commit
Tee made report and address on that
subject which aroused much interest.
She spoke of the Webb federal act
and the Hazel bill as victories for the
supporters of temperance and said
the constituents OF the members Of
the Delaware Legislature who voted
for the Hazel bill were back of them.
Mrs. Foster commended President
Wilson, his wife and some members
OF his cabinet for their attitude on
liquor relative to White House fune-
TONS
Mrs. Foster displayed on canvass
some figures that she prepared about
four years ago relative to the tenn
perance question in Wilmington. At
that time she said there were 173
saloons and about 80 licensed clubs.
She estimated that the average re-
ceipts of the saloons, not including
the clubs, was S25 a day which would
make a grand total of 81, 1853 ,725, that
was spent over the bars of these
saloons each year. At the same time
she contended that there were 1900
poor families in the city and that this
money spent over the bars would
give each family which she averaged
as five persons, 4 tons of coal, bar
rels of -four, 500 for groceries. S1u
a month for rent, two suits of clothes
for each person in a family, shoes,
ETC., for one year, build a new school
house and new church and still leave
sum of about half a million dollars
to start next year on. She said the
country would eventually have ma
tional prohibition.
The resolutions recently acted on
by the Ministerial Union, of Whining
ton opposing the action of the state
Judges in extending the time of open
noAOOno III NllAiluktOu 10 Il GlOCA
and critizing Deputy Attorney-G ener-
al Armon d. Chaytor, Jr., represent
ing Morris Leshem, in an application
for a liquor license. were read by
Mrs. Foster and adopted without OPP
position.
The meeting authorized the secre-
tary to commend Governor Miller for
signing the Hazel bill and to also
write TO Judge Philip Q. Churchman
of the Municipal Court of Whining
ton to the effect that the society will
support him in enforcing any and all
cool laws.
The Rev. Wilbur F. Corkran. Of
Wilmington. aroused some interest
when he made statement which was
practically an attack on the Attorney
Generals Office relative to some club
cases pending Mrs. Foster asked the
minister if he had not suggested that
the society send a letter to the At
torney- General. He replied that he
had suggested that a letter be sent
asking that official to enforce the
liquor laws. and continuing he said:
Some clubs were raided in VIII
mington and the cases have been
hanging there for a year and the At
torney- General won't do anything
The City Solicitor has taken some
cases up in the municipal Court"
The Society authorized the secretary
to write to the Attorney-General urg-
ing him to enforce the liquor laws.
Several minor reports were made
during the afternoon and an invita-
ton from Goodman Church Of Will
mington to hold the meeting there
next fall was accepted.
The membership of the various
auxiliaries we're reported to be as
follows: Asbury 81; Scott, "a; st.
Pauls. Sc; Grace, 90; Union, "a;
Brandywine, IS; McCabe, %; Mt.
Salem, so; Silverbrook, IS; New
Castle, So; Goodman, 9; Port De-
post, 20; Newark, 80; Harrison, so;
Elkton, As, making a total of 769 a de-
crease of s