Evening star., 1916-12-10
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MRS. CORNELIA TEMPLETON
HATCHER.

Some of the women who went on the
stump in the dry" cause. which culmi-
mated in making dry" four additional
states and the territory of Alaska. to-
gether with half a dozen congressional
dry leaders, will appear at the rally
for national constitutional prohibition
to be held at Polls Theater this after
noon. under the auspices of the ma
tional organization of the Womens
Christian Temperance Union. Miss
Anna A. Gordon, national president Of
the organization, will preside over the
meeting. Senator Morris Sheppard
Representative Edwin Y. Webb of
North Carolina, Representative Smith
of Idaho and Representative Randall
of California are among the members
Of Congress who are expected to speak.
The meeting will give the national
officers of the organization an oppor-
tunity to explain one of the biggest
drives ever made for prohibition in
the history of the temperance move
ment. The women of this organiza-
tfon have outlined campaigns in the
legislatures of several states now in
the doubtful column and are also help
Ing with another petition for referen-
dunn of the liquor question in Ohio.
The methods being pursued are fash
ioned after scientific political cam
paign lines and are said to be extreme
ly interesting. Miss Anna A. Gordon,
president of the organization, predicts
dry nation by 1920.
The District of Columbia and New
Jersey are now the only all-wet spots
in the country said Miss Gordon to-
day, land we expect the District dry
at this session of Congress"
To Tell of Campaign Fund
AT the rally to be held this afternoon
the campaign fund of the organiza-
tion will be explained by Mrs. Ella A.
Boole, vice president at large. Mrs.
Boole spent six weeks campaigning in
the dry cause in Alaska previous to
the vote. which put that territory In
the prohibition column.
The program also includes Mrs. Sara
A. Hoge, assistant recording secretary
of the National Women's Christian
Temperance Union; Mrs. Margaret Dye
Ellis, legislative representative of the
organizations; Rev. DR.. James Shera
Montgomery and Mrs. Ella Hoover
Thacher, associate legislative repre-
sentative.
Mrs Emma Sanford Shelton, president
of the District of Columbia branch
will present a resolution favoring pro-
hi5ition in the District of Columbia.
Two conferences of Importance ma
tionally have been scheduled for 2
O'Clock and S O'Clock tomorrow after
noon in the Sunday school room of
the First Congregational Church, 10th
and G streets northwest. Women who
have the organization plans for a ma
tion-wide sweep at their finger ends
will discuss ways and means. These
conferences will be open to the public
Headquarters of the w. c. T. L. are at
the Driscoll Hotel
Others Who Are to Speak.
In addition, prominent national Of
fcers of the W. c. T. L. will speak on
the subject of nationwide prohibition
from several church pulpits in this
city tomorrow.
Mrs Ella A. Boole will speak from
the pulpit of Emmanuel Baptist Church
tomorrow morning. She is the vice
president at large Of the National W
c. T. L.. and president of the New York
state branch of the organization. Mrs.
Frances Beauchamp, president of the
Kentucky branch, will speak at the
United Presbyterian Church, Petw orth,
tomorrow morning. Mrs. Sara Hoge,
assistant recording secretary of the Ma
tional W. c. T. L.. and president Of the
Virginia state organization. will speak
tomorrow evening at the Maryland Ave
nue. Baptist Church. Miss Deborah
Knox Livingston. national superintend
ent Of franchise. will speak at the
United Brethren Church tomorrow
morning, and Mrs. Florence Richards
president of the Ohio branch, at the NJ
E. Church South. DR.. Blakemore, pas
tor.
Mrs Cornelia T. Hatcher of Alaska,
who campaigned in her home territory
for weeks In advance of the vote which
made Alaska dry. will talk at the
Friends Church. 18th and Irving streets
northwest. tomorrow morning.