Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-10
COMPLET|NGPLANS
FOR MASS MEETING
W. c. T. U. Is Preparing EIab-
crate Program for Sunday at
Polls Theater.

National legislative headquarters of
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union. in the Hotel Driscoll. LIST and B
streets northwest, presents a busy and
animated scene these days. Plans are
being completed for the mass meeting
to be held at Polls Theater at o'clock
Sunday afternoon. and the coming fight
for the passage of the national consti-
tutional amendment, has caused Miss
Anna Adams Gordon, national presi-
Gent, and her assistants to map out an
extensive and aggressive campaign.
Representatives of the W. c. T. U.
from all parts of the United States are
to be present at Sundays meeting and
an elaborate program has been ar
ranged. From China comes DR.. Mary
stone with message to the American
people. DR.. Stone is taking a special
course at the Johns Hopkins Medical
School. She is at the head of hos
pital in China. where she is also presi-
dent of the W. c. T. L. there. The prin-
cIpal speaker at the meeting is to be
Mrs. Mary Harris Armor of Georgia.
Mrs. Armor will talk on triumphant
Progress Toward Constitutional Prohi-
Ditlon. Mary Anderson. native of
Russia. whose home is in Massachu-
OF vodka from Russia and its conse-
duences. Miss Gordon. who will pre-
side. IS to be introduced by Senator
Thomas Sterling of South Dakota.
Social Center as Substitute.
National prohibition and then a sub
stitute for the saloon as a social CEN
ter. for the man who has been accus-
toned to spend his time where whisky
is sold, is the keynote of the prohibit
ton question:" said Miss Gordon. we
must get into close touch with our for
elgn population and be a means of
helping them.
War has demonstrated that We must
have prohibition for security and we
bring results. We intend to secure in
dorsements of assemblies all over the
country. A campaign Of publicity and
education has been mapped out and a
national prohibition amendment COM
mission with nineteen members has
been appointed. Its object is to repre-
sent the federated temperance forces
of the country in the interest of the
amendment. This COMMITTEES at times
is in conference with members OF Con-
gress. The bill will have the same
wording as the one of last year"
The National Temperance Council
made up of temperance advocates in
this country will meet at the Raleigh
tomorrow morning. The orchestra
seats at Polls at Sundays meeting, it
is announced, will be reserved for men
There will be no admission fee.
Members of Executive Committee.
Members of the National W. C. 7. L.
executive committee who will attend
the meeting Sunday are: Miss Anna A.
Gordon, Illinois; Mrs. Ella A. Boole.
New York. vice president-at-large, Ma
tlonal w. c. +. T., and president New
York w. c. T. L.: Mrs. Sara II. Hoge.
Virginia, assistant recording secretary.
National ": c: 7. T., and president Vir-
ginia W. c. T. L.; Mrs. Mary Harris
-Armor, Georgia, National W. c. 7. L.
lecturer: Mrs. Emma Sanford Shelton.
president District of Columbia W. c.
I. T.; Mrs. Frances E. Beauchamp,
T.: Mrs. Ella NJ. George. Pennsylvania
president Pennsylvania W. c. 7. T.;
Mrs. Florence D. Richard. Ohio, presi
dent Ohio W: c. 7: T.; Mrs. Lenna
Lowe Yost. West Virginia. presiden,
West Virginia ". c. T: T.; Mrs. Jennie
l.. w. Rookie, Rhode Island, president
Rhode Island w c. r. T.: Mrs Mary
X. Haslup. Maryland, president Mary
land w. C. T. l.: Mrs Deborah Knox
Livingston, Maine, superintendent fran
Mrs. Martha NJ. Allen, New York, SUI
perintendent medical temperance de-
partment. National W. G. T. L.
Mrs. Caroline Mcdowell, Pennsylva-
MIA superintendent department worlds
missionary fund: Mrs. Margaret Dye
Ellis, Washington, D.. C., superinten-
dent department of legislation. Ma
tional ". c. T. L.: Mrs. Ella Hoover
Thatcher. Washington, u. C.. superin-
tendent department of work among SOL
diers and sailors; Miss Mary Frances
Willard Anderson, Massa chusetts, gem
eral secretary young peoples branch;
Miss Mary Anderson, Massachusetts.
native of Russia: Mrs Suessa b. Blaine
Washington, D. c.. National W. G. r. L.
organizer and lecturer: Mrs. Rosetta E.
Lawson. Washington, d. c.. National
W. C. T. L. organizer and lecturer:
Miss Margaret Biz. Michigan. national
w c. T. L. organizer and lecturer;
Miss Ellen NJ Stone. Washington. D. c..
National w. c. T. L. lecturer: Mrs. NJ.
W. Newton Virginia, National W. c. T.
L. evangelist, and Miss Jennie Z. Smith.
Washington, u. c., National ". c. 7. L
evangelist.