The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-15
FIGHT IN COLORADO

He related several incidents occurring during the fight in Colorado when that state went dry which were humorous as well as interesting. He prophesied that world wide prohibition would come more suddenly than the enemy and foe inn
 agined if the work is carried on in the
 splendid manner it has been heretofore
 pr. l.. c. Branscomb made a brief talk on this subject telling how the members of the Womans Christian Temperance union worked to make Alabama dry, and how they had kept up their work in an effort to make the United States dry
 His talk was interspersed with jokes and
 was greatly enjoyed. He then introduced
 Dr. J. E. billiard. pastor of the South Side Baptist church. who spoke briefly on the prohibition movement and the
 good resulting from 1t.
 II consider the passing of John Bar leycorn one of the most significant events in years" said pr. billiard, and the de-
 feat of alcoholism is equal to the defeat of Kaiserism. With the passing of this curse is passing from the earth the cause
 of the majority of the crimes, for before the prohibition amendment was passed ! practically all of the crimes were at tributed to alcohol. The prohibition fight
 has been the longest and hardest war
 the world has ever known
 He declared that the need of prohibition was felt 1000 years before the art of dis tilling was discovered and stated that among Indians it was sufficient to kill
 their chief if he was found intoxicated.
 RESUME OF FIGHT
 He gave resume of the prohibition
 fight which was first started by the
 Womans Christian Temperance union at first to save the children, How it was introduced and taught in the public
 schools and Sunday schools, and how it
 was taken up by the business men, rail roads, insurance companies, fraternal or ganizations. who realized their employees
 were more efficient when not drinking. The war was the last step, according to
 Dr. billiard. and was the greatest thing
 for the temperance movement that could ever happened Wartime prohibition was necessary, and If it was good in wartime why not in peacetime, he stated. He inl- pressed upon the women the importance of keeping up the good work until the world was rid of this curse.
 "victory'' was rendered by Miss Dewey
 Bryant and was greatly enjoyed. Several selections were rendered by the vested chorus choir of the South Highlands Presbyterian church under the direction of Forrest Dabney Carr, and they were
 received with enthusa0m.
 CONVENTION TO MEET lHe COnNtHtiOI Wiii Hcct tiis iiioiH- l ing at 9 o'clock and an interesting pro- gramme has been arrapged for the day including a morning. afternoon and eve ming session. Luncheon will be served | in the basement of the church at l | o clock when the delegates and visitors vii be the guests of the Jefferson county union.
 Mrs iFrantes E. Beauchamp of Lexing- ton, Ky, state president of the Ken lucky Woman's Christian Temperance union for the past 25 years will address the meeting this afternoon on Lay lsn- forcement." The programme for today is as follows:
 9:O0 O'Clocl,-Devotional service, Mrs. Laura s. Vann, Collinsviile. superinten- dent of evangelistic work
 Convention called to order by the president, Mrs. Maf T. Jeffries. Music, Revive Us Again.'' original crusaders are invited to occupy seats on the platform.
 Reading of the Crusade Psalm respon- sively-led by Mrs. l.. C.-Woodliff, Mrs. (Continued on Page Six.)