The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-06
HOBSON WILL SPEAK
At MEET|NG.TODAY
Gatherings to Be Held at BEL
asco and Columbia Theaters
in Fight for Prohibition.

Congressman Richmond Pearson Hob
Son of Alabama, recosnized as a leader
Of tho movement for national pro-
hibiton, will be the principal speaker
at ono OF the two temperance mass
meetings to be held in Washington the
aters this afternoon. Senator Morris
Sheppard OF Texas will preside over
the other meetings and will make a
brief address at that gathering.
A mass meeting organized by the
w. G. T. L. viii be held at the Column
bia Theater at 3 o'clock to consider the
best way to push the Hobson amend
ment for national prohibition. and half
an hour later Senator Sheppard will call
tn order in the Belasco Theater a meet
ing for men only, where both national
and District temperance legislation will
be the theme.
Will Speak at the Belasco.
The principal speakers at the Belasco
will be former Gov. Malcolm r. Patter-
son, OF Tennessee, and the Rev. Sam
Small, temperance evangelist, OF At
lantar Ga This meeting will be held I'M
der joint auspices Of the Anti-Saloon
League of America and the District OF
Columbia Anti-Saloon League. Leaders
of these organizations have axreed that
unless both the letter and the spirit of
the local excise law is enforced they
will carry the. fight before. Congress
National Capital.
A brief musical program VIII be given
in connection with the Belasco meeting
by quartet composed OF Mrs. Theodore
4. Apple. soprano; Mrs. William T.
and Theodore T. Apple, basso and direc-
tor. Louis A. Potter will be at the
plano.
The meeting at the Columbia Theater
win also be Of dual nature. both the
national and District organizations OF
the w. c. T. u. participating. Miss
Anna A Gordon. recently elected presi-
dent of the national organization, will
occupy tho chair and several OF the ma
tional officers will be present. as will
Mrs: Emma Sanford Shelton, president
of the District union.
Congressman Hobson will address me
meeting. setting forth the status Of his
measure for dry amendment to the
Constitution Of the United States. 1t is
expected that he will announce that the
Rules Committee of the House has
agreed to allow the measure to come to
a vote. The other speaker will be Mrs.
Mary Harris Armor. Of Georgia, one of
the foremost women temperance advo-
Whitley will pronounce the invocation.
End Work For the Year.
The Belasco meeting will be the last
big gathering which Governor Patterson
and the Rev. Mr.. Small will address
this year. but early in January they will
again start out to work in the interest
of the dry cause In connection with
the specific campaign now on for ma
uonal constitutional prohibition these
men have spoken during the present
year throughout Massachusetts,, Illinois,
Kentucky. and Michigan.
The meeting this afternoon viii come
as the climax TO a series of ten meet
ings held In as many local churches last
week. five of which were addressed by
Governor Patterson and five by the
Rev. Mr. Small. The city will have
another series of temperance meetings
beginning next Saturday, when the fly
ing squadron" OF eight temperance work
ers who have been lecturing in various
parts OF the country will reach the Ma
tional Capital.