Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-22
PeIanQ. Verduy,
of Booze Fight


revenue that kept the alliance and kim
dred organizations alive
Congressman Kelley aroused n storm
OF cheers when he asserted that the
''rum peddlers will not be permitted to
take their poison to China or other
countries"
More than 500 delegates. representing
thirty-four church and reform organiza- =
tons, are in attendance and in the
gathering of temperance advocates are
many men and wome of Philadelphia.
Funeral Of John BarIeycorn"
]. r. Harris, of Pittsburgh, State su-
perintendent of the Federation, presided
at the morning session. and to make
the purpose of the convention clear to
the liquor forces, asserted that it was
beig held in Harrisburg to arrange for
the funerald of "old John BarleYcorn."
We are going to bury him in our
State Capitol in a few days. said Mr.
Harris. and in justice to the old tyrant,
we ought to give him fine funeral We
are here to make arrangements. Incl
dentally We are gathered here to con-
vince a few timid legislators that the
moral forces of Pennsylvania are behind
Governor Sproul in his demand for the
immediate ratification Of the nation
wide bone-dry law"
That the Dry Federation will not
cease its activities in the temperance
field was made plain by Mr. Harris and
Congressman Kelley. The latter said
''The fight is won. but there is much
work to be done. II is difficult to enforce
law unless public sentiment is behind
the law. To make sure that the prohi-
bition laws are enforced we must keep
at work and particularly in communities
where the vets predOminate. In such
districts We will conduct an educational
campaign against booze in order 10
crystallize public sentiment in support
of prohibition"
We shall also keep active because
the liquor people are making plans tn
ship their poison to other lands We
must not permit it,
Mrs. Florence u. Richard, president
of the Ohio W. e. T, L.. made an ad-
dress at the morning session and re-
viewed the temperance campaign in her
State.
Congressman Simeon H. Fesy, Of
Ohio. and Mrs. Mary Harris Armor, Of
Georgia, will be- the chief speakers a.
the evening session.
Bodies Represented
Among the organizations represented
at tie conference are: w. g. r T.,
National Reform Association, Y, VI. g. A.
'HuItn FtutIdllOD, L ttIISslNaNla state
Prohibition Committee. Federal Council
of Churches, American Baptist Temper,
ance Society. Penn State Grange. Chris.
tian Endeavor Union. Presbyterian Board
of Temperace, Methodist Board OF TEN.
perance and Public Morals, Civic CLUB OF
Philadelphia, PhilomusIan club OF Phila.
delphia. New Century club of Philadel,
phia. Womans club Of Germantown and
many others
We are here for business" " said Mrs
Joseph M Gazzam, Of tie Wartime Pro
hibition Association, and other Ph.ade!
1)hia organizations,
we don't want to take chances with
the dry resolution. SO have journeyod
here to convince the liquor crowd that
re is no division in our ranks and that
-. moral forces OF Pennsylvania intenC
Ia get justice. We are confident tina
Pennsylvania will ratify the nationa
bone-dry law
With Mrs, Gaz2am are Mrs. Franci
p. Reeves, Mrs. w Z. Mckenzie, Mrs
Walter G. Hancocil and several othe
women prominent in the club life o
Philadelphia