The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-05-05
Will Be the Greatest Gathering in History in Number of
Countries Represented by Delegates
THOUSAND DELEGATES AND MANY VISITORS
EXPECTED TO ATTEND FROM UNITED STATES
International Relations Regarding Trade Treaties Involving Liquor Be
Considered
WORLD w. c. T. u MEETING WILL pRECEDE LEAGUE CONVENTION

Ernest H. Cherrington, general sec
retary of the World League Against
Alcoholism, asserts that the conven-
ton of that organization to be held
in Toronto, November 24-29, will be
the most representative and generally
delegated international body that ever
met in the history of the world.
In no previous religious diet, con-
vention or conference, even including
the famous congress of religions in
Chicago years ago, in no League OF
Nations, disarmament conference or
Genoa meeting have so many separate
and distinct nations gathered and par
ticipated as will have part in the To-
ronto convention, Cherrington says.
Eighty Countries Heard From
The general secretary has a record
OF more than so individual nations
and from nearly all of these, he says,
he already has received assurances OF
delegates. Many of them will reach
America weeks ahead of the conven-
ton and tour the country in an inves-
tigation of Prohibition conditions.
Acceptances, according to declara-
tons at the World League office, are
coming daily by mail, wireless and ca
BILE Some OF the delegates will come
especially for the convention, it is said.
while others will be here to attend the
national and international gatherings
OF the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union just preceding the Toronto
meeting.
w. c. T. U. Gathering First
The international gathering of the
w. c. T. U. will be held in Philadel-
phia November II to 49, The national
gathering in Atlantic City, November
Is to p. will follow. Miss Anna \
Gordon, president OF both organlza-
tons aid also an officer in the World
League Against Alcoholism, has as
sured Mr.. Cherrington, he says, that
practically the entire membership OF
her two conventions will go to To-
ronto. 1t is explained that the women
from foreign countries will come with
that purpose, while those who live in
western United States and Canada
can, it is pointed out, go home via
Toronto with little extra cost.
Many Visitors are Expected
Naturally, northeastern Unite d
States and southeastern Canada are ex-
pected to furnish many more dele
gates and visitors than any other sec
tions, but Cherrington insists that the
United States will have at least 1000
accredited delegates, besides hundreds
more visitors Canada is expected, he
says, to supply nearly as many moro
delegates, and the remainder of the
earth the rest, the total of delegates
running probably as high as 5000
Visitors, it is said, will not be counted
as delegates.
An automobile pilgrimage to To-
ronto is planned which would afford
to most persons in the United States
west of the Pennsylvania state line an
opportunity to visit Westerville, which
is headquarters of the Anti-Saloon
League of America and the World
League Against Alcoholism; Della
ware, where the w. c. T. u. was or
ganized and named, and where, from
the home of the late Mrs. Harriet Ca
lista McCabe, Frances Z. Willard first
started on her work, and Oberlin,
where, in 1893, Rev. DR.. Howard H.
Russell started the Anti-Saloon
League. Superintendents of state
Leagues west of Ohio have notified
Mr.. Cherrington of their purpose to
bring automobile pilgrimages and join
the Ohio delegation, driving through
to Toronto.
Will Meet on Border
Crossing the international bridge at
Niagara Falls it is expected that an
official of the American government,
Roy A. Haynes, Prohibition enforce
ment commissioner, probably, and
some high official of the Canadian gov
ernment will meet and exchange greet
ings, and that the Canadian escort will
accompany the American delegation
to Toronto.
1t is pointed out that there is no
nation in which some temperance steps
have not been taken. The United
States and Iceland are the only ones
which have adopted complete national