The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-18
CAMPAIGN
AGAINST LIQUOR
BEING PLANNED
Opponents Of John BarIeyCorn
Hear Bishop Cannon at
Luncheon Conference on
Need of Keeping Up Fight.

The fight against the liquor interests
is never won until John BareyCorn has
been driven from his last stronghold,
friends Of prohibition We're told Thurs
day noon at a luncheon conference held
to outline the work necessary for the
enforcement Of the eighteenth amend
ment, which prohibits the sale of liquor
hereafter forever In the United States
Bishop James Cannon, Jr, of Nash
vile, was the principal speaker. The
conference is being held under the
auspices of the State Antisaloon league
which is affiliated with the national
organization. Bishop Cannon has re-
Gently taken up his residence in Nash
Nlle but has been one of the leading
workers for nationwide prohibition for
years and has spent much OF his time
In Washington.
r. W, Bailey, vice president for Ten
nessee, presided at the luncheon which
was attended by about 100 gentlemen
and ladies' including members OF the
state executive committee from Mem
phls John II. Pepper, C. T. Fitzhugh,
G. G. Qgilvie and others,
n. II, Russell, president of the ma
uonal organization was expected but
wired at the last moment that illness
had prevented him from making his
contemplated Southern trip. Bishop
Cannon spoke OF the nation wide move
ment and It's history OF steady gains
until the passage OF the eighteenth
amendment which becomes effective OF,
Jan. 16.
1t is on that date that the campaign
to raise $26,O00,000 for carrying on the
work In this country and abroad will
pc begun. Tennessee's quota has been
fixed at S750,0O0, and Memphis and
smelly county will be asked to give
500. 00G
Bishop Cannon explained that this
IN RnF tVNtt tNp ~
the educational campaign. so that every
man and woman In the country will he
shown the need Of standing back OF
the Jaw enforcing officials, federal, state
and local in seeing to 1t that nation
wide prohibition is made effective. Part
or the fund is to be used in other coun-
tries In which efforts are being made
to enact prohibition legislation and In
payment OF expenses of lecturers and
Workors. The luncheon was held at the
Hotel Gayoso
Mrs. B. NJ Boykin. Of Atlanta, who
Is In charge OF the women's branch OF
the work OF the Antlsaloon league fol-
this section, Is In the city as are Mrs
George w. Denney, Knoxville. in charge
Of the work Of the women for Tonnes
| see and Mrs, Marjorie c. McGehee
Como, Miss, who has charge Of the
werk for her state.
Both the latter ladies' are former pres
lueHlS VI tnelr state 1ederatlonS oil
Women's clubs. They are to hold o
conference with number of Memphis
women at 4 O'Clock at Hotel Chsca
Tor outlining the work the women arc
expected to do in the campaign to make
prohibition effective and in the cam
naign for funds. Former United Slater
| Senator W, r, Webb Is president OF
the state organization but was unable
to attend the conference. 1t was ex-
nected that during the afternoon Wayne
Wheeler, Of Westerville, O.. one Of the
national leaders would arrive A de-
layed train prevented his attendance
at the noon conference, W. r. Nc
Duffie, associate state director of the
| league, has been in Memphis for sew
eral weeks engaged on the preliminary
work of the campaign.