Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-11
Provide for Special Committee
to Draft Another ResoIu-
q. ton for Congress. =
BIG MEETING HERE
ENDS IN HARMONY
Former Gov. Hanly to Start ''Wash.
ington Dry in 1916" Move
/. ment Tomorrow.

After providing for the appointment
of a special committee to draft a reso-
luton for nationwide prohibition to be
submitted to Congress for it's action at
the next session. the conference of tenn
perance leaders which was held yester-
day in the Cavalry Baptist Church. 8th
and H streets northwest, adjourned
late yesterday afternoon.
DR.. A. J. Barton of Texas, who was
chosen president of the conference. will
appoint the members of the committee.
He and three other officers of the con-
ference selected yesterday will be ex-
offlcio members of this committee. The
other officers are DIR. Charles Scanlon
of Pittsburgh. secretary: Miss Anna
Gordon of the Illinois w. c. T L., vice
president, and Mrs. Beauchamp of the
W. c. T. T.. assistant secretary.
The meeting of the conference yes
terday was held behind closed doors.
and while at times it threatened to be-
come stormy. it finally ended in COM
plete harmony, it was announced later.
Members of the conference realized, it
Is said, that amendments must be made
to the so-called Hobson-Sheppard pro-
hibition amendment which was before
Congress at its last session, and.it was
for the purpose of discussing what
these amendments should be that the
conference was held. thorough dis
cussion Of the entire situation was had,
and it is expected that the committee
appointed to frame the resolution for
nationwide prohibition will be guided
by the discussion at the conference
meeting yesterday.
Leaders Are Confident.
The temperance leaders are confident
bai
ton providing for the submission of
q constitutional amendment through
Congress. the battle will be won. They
point out that Il per cent of the entire
territory of the country is dry" to-
day. If the voters of the country are
given a chance to pass upon the aues-
ton of nationwide prohibition they
will decide overwhelmingly in favor Of
prohibition. the temperance leaders
say.
The delegates to the conference came
TO washington from the big temper
ance meeting which recently closed in
Atlantic City. They were representa-
tives of the Anti-Saloon League of
America. the Woman's Christian Tenn
Perance Union and other organizations
working for prohibition. At the meet
ing in Atlantic City the prohibitionists
went on record as determined to make
the District of Columbia dry" next
year. While this subject was discussed
by some of the delegates Informally
yesterday. the question was not
brought up in the meeting yesterday
Tor discussion. II was said.
DIR. P. A. Baker. general superintend-
ent of the Anti-Saloon League of
America, early in the meeting urged
that the deliberations of the confer
ence be. constituted family AFFAIR
upon the grounds that if anything SEN
sational developed the newspapers
would play it up while overlooking
the serious work of the conference.
DR.. Baker moved also that all those
who attending the meeting who lacked
proper credentials be excluded from
the meeting. stating that this would
operate not only to keep out foes of
prohibition. but also would prevent any
details from getting into the news
papers which the delegates might pre-
fer to have left out.