Evening star., 1920-01-16
4DRYS" VIEW BIER
OF ]. BARLEYCORN
. AND MAKE PLANS
National Temperance Council
Meets; Bryan to Speak at
Death Banquet"

Gathering around the coffin of the
late j. Barleycorn, prohibitionists held
meetings here today to discuss
methods whereby his resurrection
would be prevented after his burial at
midnight tonight.
The largest meeting was that of the
National Temperance Council, at the
Raleigh Hotel this morning. At this
meeting Wayne Il. Wheeler OF the
lNnti-Saloon League instructed dele
9ateS from wet" states on plans to be
followed in securing strict enforce
ment Of the dry" amendment.
jamaica Ginger Sales reported.
Delegates from Connecticut COM
0Iained that in Hartford grocery
stores were booming with the sale OF
Jamaica ginger, an. stated that there
were .'as many drunkS" on the streets
now as formerly. Mr.. Wheeler advised
action against the grocers, if evidence
could be secured.
Rhode Island conditions We're dis
cussed, and the advice given was to
see that the state lived up to the ma
tonal Constitution.
Delegates from Connecticut, New
York and New Jersey grouped them
selves before the meeting and rem
dered n dirge entitled, Three Blind
states" with summary of the dry
situation in those states occupying &
the principal part of the verses
General discussion on the educa-
tional work among the colored popu-
lation and foreigners were discussed.
Bryan and Others to Speak.
William Jennings Bryan, five sena-
tors, representative and others will
speak for only ten minutes each at a
death banquet in memory of the
afternoon at o'clock. in the Metro
politan Presbyterian Church.
Senators Ken<on. Norris. Curtis.
Sterling and DtzCumber will be on the
list of speabors. Others who will de-
liver addresses are Miss Anna A. Cor
don, PRECEDENT of the National w. c.
T. u; Wayne B. Wheeler Of the Anti
Saloon League and Judge H. M.
Towrier. representative from Iowa.
The special feature of the banquet
Will be a celebration in honor of for
mer Senator Blair, who introduced the
first dry bill in the Senate. in 1888
Speaking will start promptly at $3.50
The burial of John Barleycorn will
be held at midnight tonight, with the
funeral attendants grouped in a union
gational Church. After five hours of
speeches. celebration and singing. on
the stroke of IL silence will fall on
the gathering for one minute, while
the soul of alcoholic beverages con-
stitutionally passes out of the coun-
try.
At the watch meeting addresses
will be made by Attorney General
Palmer, Secretary Of Navy Daniels,
Daniel G. Roper, William Jennings
Bryan, Senators Kenyon, Owen and
Sterling and Representatives Vol
stead, Fess. Barkley and Randall and
John F. Kramer.
Intercollegiate Body Plans Fund.
One Of the features of today's cele-
no nj hn h1y% = %Ia
Intercollegiate Prohibition Associa-
ton of the plan of raising 81, ,000, COO
in five-year campaign. to be spent
Tor dry" missionary work in Euro
Jean colleges and in educational
work in this country. President Dan
fel A. Boiling was in charge of the
meeting, which opened at $50 o'clock
this morning.
The executive committee Of the Ma
tional Temperance Council will pre-
sent issues for adoption at a meeting
this afternoon.
From AIS to o'clock What next"
speeches limited to three minutes will
be delivered before the council this
afternoon.
Legislative Conference Elects.
Upon unanimous vote, the National
legislative Conference, representing a
virtual clearing house for the presen-
tation and support of dry" iegisIa
ton. reelected officers this morning
in the Raleigh Hotel.
Howard II. Russell, associate super
fntendent of the Anti Saloon League
or America was reelected president.
Anna A. Gordon, president of the Ma
tional Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, vice chairman; D. Leigh Col