The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-02
MRS. huff IS
REELECTED TO
HEAD W. c. 7. U.
Wayne Organization Hears S.
Edgar Nicholson at Annual
Session Here.

Mrs. Sophia 5. Huff of Fountain
City, was reelected president of the
Wayne County w. c. T. L., at the
session in the Christian Church
Thursday morning. Miss Mary L.
Woodland, also of Fountain City. was
elected vice-president; Mrs. S. w. Hold
gin, of Richmond. recording secre-
1ary; Mrs. Ella Wolford, correspond
ing secretary, and Mrs. Mary Roland,
treasurer.
Speaking on the subject of law en-
fCrcement and war time prohibition, S.
Edgar Nicholson said Thursday after
noon:
War time prohibition went into eff
1ect July |, but up TO this time has
lot proved to be entirely effective be-
cause OF the lack of adequate penal
ties in the original act
The eighteenth amendment will not
be in force until January 1G. An en-
forcenleHt code is now pending in con-
e1esS which when enacted will provide
adequate machinery for the enforce
luent both Of war time prohibition and
the constitutional amendment. This
code defines intoxicating liquor as any
beverage containing more than one
lalf of one per cent of alcohol.
This bill has passed the house and
also the senate, and is now in confer
ence committee on the question Of
amendments which were added in the
senate. It is expected that it Will be-
come law within a few days, or at
most within week or two.
Will Be Enforced.
This law will change the situation
n, tnjy j,1 1Nn ut yI.ti
wet prior to July i. and undoubtedly
the liquor law Will be more generally
observed and enforced in those states.
he other states which were under
prohibition prior TO July have state
laws under which to secure proper
law enforcement" said Nicholson.
War time prohibition will cease if
at any time before January 16, de-
mobilization OF the army is completed
and pcace is declared In that case
saloons can open again in states which
have not enacted state prohibition
laws, and they can continue open until
January &c, when permanent prohibit
ton goes into effect.
Reports of the divisional superinten-
dents was the business of the morn
ing session Mrs. "'olford reported
that among the six unions in Wayne
adoption OF orphans. and other chart
ties during the past year. Twenty
four persons were pledged and %
taken in as new members.
In presenting the report of the NOR
al education superintendent Mrs. Huff
described the government pamphlets
Of The state board of health as excel
lent.
No Prisoners on Roads.
Since July the county had found 1t
necessary to hire men to work on the
roads because of the lack of prisoners,
it was said
Il believe money to hire wOrkmen
to do road repairing is we'll spent and
we may be thankful that we do not
have prisoners to do it, said Mrs.
Huff
Mrs Hiatt read the resolutions
passed at the recent national conven-
tion of druggists in New York state,
when they decided that their profess
sion be divorced from part in the
sale of liquor. which does not have
a place in the Medicinal world"
"While there has been day when
we found it difficult to get even a
small report in the daily newspapers
regarding the ". G. I. L., today we
find it an easy task to receive notice
of our meeting, and it is gratifying
to find that the world of our orsani-
cation is considered Of consequence
as news MATERIAL" said Miss Mary
Woodward, chairman of the press
committee.