Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-07-07
PR0HIbI7IONISTS COMPLETE PLANS
 FOR CONVENTION
Announce Formal Program for Meeting at St. Paul
 July 1921.

Chicago, July 6.-The formal pro- gram for the Prohibition national con- vention at St. Paul, Minn., July 1921, was issued today at the headquarters of the national committee here. A get-together conference will be held on the 18th with view to bringing together the moral reform forces of the nation in a new political align ment, the program for which is not yet fully outlined. Members of the committee indicated that the plans for this conference are in the hands of nationally-known reformers who have not been previously allied with the Prohibition party, and who favor the amalgamation of the Prohibition party with other reform elements under a new name.
 The convention proper will be called by National Chairman Virgil G. Hinshaw at 10 a. m. Wednesday morn- ing, July 19. Following the invoca- tion, the routine business of the con- vention will begin with the reading of the official call by the secretary of the national committee, Mrs. Frances E. Beauchamp of Kentucky. Conven- tion committees will then be elected by the state delegations, after which the temporary chairman, Daniel A. Polling of Boston, will be introduced and deliver the keynote address. This; will be followed by addresses of well come by Mayor V. G. Irwin of St. Paul and w. G. Calderwood, who will speak for the Prohibitionists of the state. The response will be by F. w. Emer- son of California, member of the na- tional executive committee.
 The afternoon session will be given over to committee reports and mis- cellaneous business and the Ramsey county w. c. T. U. will tender re- ception to the women delegates and visitors in the Masonic temple
 Woertendyke to Preside.
 There will be public mass meet ing in the convention auditorium in the evening. After half hour of music by chorus of 700 voices, lead by Professor Peace, James H. Woert- endkye of California will call the meeting to order and preside during the introduction of eight of the lead ing young men of the party who are state chairmen or field workers, and who will each give a five-minute ad- dress. Included in the list is Laurence P. McGahan, the Chicago saloon keepers son, who will tell of his 12,- OOO-mile hike to advertise the conven- ton. Former Governor Sulzer of New York will deliver the address of the evening.
 The report of the work of the Wom- ems Prohibition federation by Mrs. Florence Slown Hyde of Chicago, ad- dresses by editors of leading party newspapers, an address by Dr. Will liam Shaw, general secretary of the Worlds c. B. union, election of the national committee and report of com- mittee on platform and resolutions, will occupy the Thursday forenoon session.
 The events of Thursday afternoon will be college oratorical contest in the Y. w. c. A. auditorium, auspices intercollegiate Prohibition associa- tion, an informal dinner at o'clock and big parade in the evening.
 Ex-Governor St. John of Kansas will preside at the public mass meet ing on Thursday evening, when ad- dresses will be given by Prof. Charles Scanlan of the Presbyterian board of temperance; Rev. Clarence True Will son, of the Methodist Episcopal board of temperance, and Sumner H. Haynes of Indiana.
 Nominations Friday.
 Friday will be given over to the adopting of the platform and the nomination of the candidates for pres ident and vice president. The Friday evening session will be designated as candidates night, and will be pre- sided over by former National Chair man Charles R. Jones of Illinois, Aaron s. Watkins, 1908-1912 Prohibi- tion candidate for vice president, will give an address introducing the candi- date for vice president and Eugene w. Chafin, 190S-1912 candidate for president, will introduce the 1916 can- didate for this office.
 l Conferences to complete the perma- nent organization of the Women's Prohibition federation and to inaugu-