The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-14
Washington City Notes

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Mrs Mary S. Lockwood, Washington.
chaplain general; Mrs. William G.,
BOYLE, Ohio. recording general; Mrs.
lJoseph Ransde1l, OF Louisiana, treas
Enrer general; Mrs. julius G. Burrows.
of Michigan, corresponding secretary
i general y Miss Grace NJ Pierce, New
|Yor5, registrar general: Mrs. Willard
IS. Augsburg. state regent OF New
York. historian general: Mrs. George
sternberg, Washington, Librarian
general; Miss Catherine Barlow.
4 Washington, curator general.
The aHti-Story ticket announced
last week. is headed by Mrs. George
i Thatcher Guernsey, who has already
established her headquarters at the
New Willard. and who has inaugur-i
ated vigorous campaign to unselt
Mrs. Story as president general oil
the society.
1t is generally understood that the
West Virginia delegation will stand
| by the Story ticket. Mrs. William
Smith, of Petersburg. the state re-
gent, being among the list Of state
!, regents whom the Story faction are1
tclafnling as heir own delegates. It IL
mot at all unlikely t hat West Virginia
Twill receive the honor OF one OF the
vice-presidencies at this election
MRS. William II. Smith is being favor
\ ably mentioned here for that honor
and the West Virginia delegates VIII.
4 in all probability. put up an active
tight to have that honor conferred onI
4 a West Virginian this time. The vice
presidency OF the national organizes
Ition has been held before by Mrs
Baldwin Day Spilman, now res1dlng
| at Warrenton, Va. and by Mrs. Mc-l
Sherry, of Martinsburg. West VIII
lplnia..' a song OF which both words
| and music are written by Mrs: Smith
has been given a prom1 nent place On On /
the program Of the first meeting
The delegates to the congress
which is, to assem- Bile April 10. will att
tend patriotic services which ares:to
Be held Sunday afternoon at the
Cathedral. If the weather permits
the services will be held out Of doors /
at the recently dedIcated Peace cross.
The Rev. Randolph NJ. Mchlnm. oI /
the Church OF EptphanE, VII. deliver
the sermon, and the music OF the ser-tt
vice will be given by the vested - oSs
choir OF the Cathedral g nd a. sectlpht
| of tho Marine band. NE IN case Oh III III /
held in Bethlehem Chapel. the srEptl
Of the Cathedral.t In edition to the
heated rivalry that exists between the
candidates for the #electl on the conf
ing congress is looked forward 70
ca gerly by the delegates because IL
lis Is probable that steps will be taken /
to extend the scope<of the society
patriotic and general welfare WORK |
| /. After many delays briefs have been
fled in the supreme court Of the
United States in the case to deter
mine the constitutionality and inter
pretation OF the SWebb-Kenyo LIQUOR
law. applying to liquor shipments
from .'wet''Ato E"d dry, territory,sas in.
terpreteds by the Kentucky courts,
which held that it prohibited SUCH
shipments for personal Use as d1StlnE-i
uished from sale. The Adams EN-Is
press Company, on appeal, contends
that the, law is unconstitutional if It
has such an applicati on:
I'VE contend. says the brief for
the company. that the yVebb-Ken-|
Won law does not authorize a state
to- irtereferesTri thu interstate 81 ship-l
ments for. personal use. or at any
rate. the law does not authorize inter-
ference with such liquors, unless the
state. by law. otherwise valid. makes
HE an offense for a citizen personality
to ueglIquors. or have them IN pos
session for use. ~
Cases involving the interpretation
the ldWBtAdNE ttI1s6I1t AZ IL sIAS
the states and the outcome Of the
test case before the supreme court
Will be watched with a great deal OF
interest OF only by the express com
panic which wish to know the proper
interpretation Of the law, but by the
residents OF both dry and wet
states. y.
Mrs. William Names. Smith. state
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Daughters OF the Americana Reyolu-
ton. and Mrs. w liam M. No Ean,of
ParkerahNre wi II arrive here Satur-
Fday, where they will be Joined byl