Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-10
Sing Onward, Christian Soldiers"
and America" During Progress
of the Procession.
HEAR SPEECHES FROM STEPS
Resolutions Introduced in Both
Houses Providing for Pro-
htbition Amendment to the
Constitution.

Two nours on the stone steps and around
the driveway OF the east front of the
Capitol more than 1000 men and women
today begged the federal government to
prohibit the manufacture and sale of in
toxfcating liquor in the United States
by amending the Constitution.
Gathered in Washington from every
state and territory of the Union, repre-
senting the leaders In the anti-liquor
movement all over the country these men
and women presented petitions from the
Anti-Saloon League and the Womans
Christian Temperance Union.
Without blare of trumpets or other
music than the singing of Onward,
Christisn Soldiers" and America" al
they descended on the Capitol. the men
in The demonstration. forming what
was called THE committee OF 600 oil
the Anti-Saloon League" marched
through Pennsylvania avenue from the
Raleigh Hotel where they had as
sembled, and at the Peace Monument
and the edge Of the Capitol grounds
were Joined by thousand women, rep
resenting the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union, who had gathered q,
the Bliss building to accompany the
men to the Capitol.
Children Head the Lines.
\ four-year-old girl, Lillian Flower
of Massachusetts. representing the
cradle ROLL or the w. c. T. L.. marched
in the vanguard of women. and a six
year-old boy, John Good. jr.. also Of
massachusetts,, the son Of business
man of tat state, marched with the
Afti-Saloon League men, at the head
of their procession. and beneath the
,ieaming banner of the w. &. 7. L.
/. caring the legend, For God and Home
and Native Land.
Almost silently the twin professions
grouped themselves around and on the
east steps of the Capitol, where Senator
Morris Sheppard ct Texas and Repre-
sentative kIcnmond Pearson Hobson OF
Alabama We're waiting TO receive tncm
The Anti-Saioon League men were lee
by Puri-y BAKER, president OF the ma
tronal organization, and the women were
led by Mrs Lillian NJ. n. Stevens OF
Portland, Me-, national president of the
w. Z. L. L. As soon as the audience
had assembled Bishop Earl Cranston OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church pro-
uounced an invocation.
A mineral water BOX was produced
tol for the speakers to stand on. The
scene was an enlivening one, as the
audience was swelled by hundreds
from the streets. As the ceremonies
than four thousand persons were pack
ed on the Capitol approaches and the
broad driveways. Leaders climbed to
the huge stone statues which stud the
east entrance. and led a mighty cho-
rus in singing America" and hymns.
Resolution Is Presented.
Representative Hobson and Senator
Sheppard received from President Baker
Of the Anti-Saloon League a resolution
demanding a constitutional amendmen.
for national prohibition, which was later
simultaneously introduced In both houses
Of Congress. Senator Sheppard replied in
behalf of himself and Representative
Hobson.
There is no higher duty that We can
conceive" said the senator, than to in
troduce in both houses of Cong.e ess this
resolution calling for nationwide proh-
bition by constitutional amendment. We
are against the liquor traffic because il
is the worst enemy Of our civilization.
because we want drunkenness republic
and an untainted flag.
Addresses We're then delivered by Ernest
w Cherrington of Westville Ohio the
principal orator for the Anti-Saloon
League men: by former Gov. VI. r. Pat
terson of Tennessee, also representing
that organza ton. by Mrs. Stevens. ma
tional president Of the w. c. T. u: by
Mrs. Ella A. Boole of Brooklyn. New York
state president of the w. e. T. L., and
Mrs. Mary Harris Armor of Georgia. The
latter IS known as the Georgia cyclone,
and to her is ascribed more than to any
other person the fact that the state OF
Georgia voted 10 "go dry
From Every Walk of Life
Mr.. Cherrington said. in part:
This committee of 1890 men, coming
as they do from every state of the Union.
represents a vast multitude of men and
women in every walk of life.
LAS American citizens they appear at
the doors OF the Capitol of this great re-
public in harmony with the spirit of
article 1 of the amendments TO the fed
eral Constitution. which guarantees the
right of the people peaceably to assemble
and petition the government for a redress
OF grievances
mittee are here in no spirit of bombast
or parade but on serious business. They
are not fanatics who have narrowed their
thought and vision to single propa-
.anda but thoughtful, patriotic men who
realize that there is more than one ques-
ton before the public and more than one
problem for society to solve.
They are a part of the incorporate
body polite which you represent. They
are stockholders in the great institutions
Of American society, whose legal destinies
Tor the time being rest in your hands.
Interested in Many Questions.
They do not expect or desire the repre-
,entatives of the people in this great fed
.ral legislative body to be alone concerned
With the particular needs of the tenn
Derance reform. They recognize and are
interested i'm the questions or
he hour, with which their representatives
N Congress must grapple the tariff the
currency question, the vital Issues of war