Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-12
W.C.T.U. Leaders
InOmaha on Way
To Convention
Iowa and Nebraska Delegates
Join Party Here-Prohibi.
ton Enforcement Keynote
OF Activities Now.

when does prohibition begin
This question was asked Miss
Anna Gordon, Evanston, ILL.,, ma
tional president of the w. {. T. T.,
who arrived i'll Omaha yesterday
afternoon over the Northwestern
from Chicago on the "Wfile Rib
bon Special" which is carrying ma
tional officers of the organization
and delegates to the 4oth annual
convention to be opened III San
Francisco August Is.
"Well of course prohibition has
already started she replied There
are spots that seem very damp, but
insthe main the prohibition enforce
ment measures are being carried out
strictly.
1--WE don't expect to get strict
enforcement and absolute abb
stinencc at once. That will take
time, but the country is gradually
coming to it.
On Home Brewers Trail.
On board the train were more
than 200 women who wore the lutte
bow of white ribbon, which has
brought so much grief to the wine
bibbers. Now that they have made
the United States dry, they intend
to see that prohibition laws are en-
forced.
They are out after the home
brewers and the moonshners.
THE keynote of our national con-
vention will be prohibition enforce
mcnt," Miss Gordon said. We are
going to make special efforts to get
strict enforcement of all prohibition
laws. The present congress Is
much kindlier to us than the one
that gave us prohibition. | know
any laws calling for enforcement
will be backed by these men,
81 Home brewing will die out OF its
own accord" Miss Gordon said.
when these home brewers ind out
mat the stuff they are making IS not
81 to drink and is injurious to their
health, they will stop making 1t. .,
Miss Gordon has just returned
from a 2O,OO0-mile trip in South
America, where she investigated al.
coholie conditions. She skipped
Cuba and Mexico in telling OF her
experiences, yet declared that IN tlve
years Chile would be dry.
Respite for Grape Growers.
The grape growers and men IN
terested in the liquor traffic are TO
be given FIVE years to. get from
under" Then the juice OF the
grape is to be used only in ined'ci-
nal ways. g, IT..
Speaking of the anti-beer bill that
recently had such tough time IN
Washington, Miss Gordon SAID:
"Anv reputable physician will swear
that beer has no health-giving pro
pensities. The passage OF the Dill Is
A car carrying Iowa and Nebraska
deieoates Was attached to the'white
';bbon special here. The special
ooes from Omaha to Salt Lake City
,S;a Union Pacific. A short stop
will be made in Salt Lake City Sun,
way. The special will be IN oah
Francisco Monday, when a meet
ing OF the executive committee is 10
be held. o-,1s
Work in the welfare, civic morals
o,eanization and other departments
Is 10 be taken care of during the con-
yention. The organization VIII ae-
vote much time to instIuo'ns
women voters as to their duties as
voters.
Praises "Pussyfoot's" Work.
The work of "Pussyfoot' Johnson
in Europe. who is preparing now TO
surround India, was praised by MISS
Gordon. Miss Gordon Will go 10
Europe probably next year TO ini-
tfer the interests of world prohioi-
ton. IN st..
special included: Miss Anna Hor-
don, Evanston. national presiden!'
Ella A. Boo, New York, vice vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Margaret c. Nuns. ma
t;onal treasurer; Mrs. Sarah Goag-
land national corresponding seere-
tarv: Mrs. ]. f. Sizer, Janesvllle,