Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-10
POLITICS CLEANUP
OF COUNTY BEGUN
Temperance Workers oil
Montgomery Organize for
Law Enforcement.
Special Dispa tch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Nd. August 10.-The
next few weeks are going to be very
busy ones for the temperance work
ers of Montgomery county, or. at
least, those OF them who are affiliated
with the Anti-Saloon League or the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
according to plans formulated at a
reinforcement meeting held at
Washington Grove yesterday, in con-
nection with the annual meeting OF
the Montgomery County Anti-Saloon
League.
The work will be campaign in the
interest of law enforcement general
ly. and particularly in behalf of the
enactment by the next legislature OF
a prohibition enforcement law.
To Quiz Candidates,
The first move will be to send to
leach candidate for a democratic or re-
publican nomination for the house or
delegates, states attorney or sheriff a
QUESTIONABLE for a statement or his
attitude regarding the Eolstead law
and a state prohibition law. This VIII
ne in charge of a committee consist
ing of Willis r. Burdette. chairman;
r. Bentley Thomas and Miss Beulah
Dove and under resolution adopted
at Washington Grove Yesterday, the
committee will publish the replies
submitted and the names Of the can
didates who fail to reply.
Following the receipt of the ques-
tionnaires. vigorous campaign will
be launched in the interest Of the
candidacy of those whose replies are
satisfactory and against those VINO
failed to reply or those whose replies
are not In line with the wishes Of
. Ia.z fAn NylC
be held In the churches and elsewhere
| in every section Of the county and.
1t is stated. the most determined fight
yet made by the temperance forces
Of the county will be waged.
Many I'm Attendance.
The meeting at which these plans
we're made was attended by a large
number of the members OF the Anti
Saloon League and other temperance
orga nations from all parts of the
county and was conducted by the
president Of the league, Rev. Clarence
jCorkran OF Washington Grove. Morn
ing. afternoon and evening sessions
were held and at noon basket
| luncheon was served.
Among those who delivered ad-
dresses were Rev. Henry II. Nichols.
pastor Of the Germantown Baptist
Church: Rev A. +. Owens, pastor of
Grace Methodist Church Gaithershurg
1
dette OF Rockville. Rev. Albert Os-
borne OF Washington Grove; Rev. !.
| F. Williamson OF Baltimore, Rev. j.
E. Stacks of Clarksburg. Superfn-
tendent George W. Crabbe OF the
| state Anti Saloon League. Emory L.
Coblenz. welfare commissioner Of
Maryland. and others.
Mr.. Coblenz spoke in the evening.
| his remarks being confined largely TO
social conditions in Maryland.
| Memorial Services.
At the beginning OF the afternoon
| session. impressive exercises in MEM
! DRY OF the late President Harding
were held. They were conducted by
| DR. Corkran and the address vas by
Rev George w. Crabbe. formerly OF
Ohio. who was a personal friend OF
Mr.. Harding. Two OF Mr.. Harding
| and Rock of Ages"-were sung by
! the gathering.
officers were elected as follows:
President. Rev. Clarence Corkran
Washington Grove: vice president al
large. Columbus W. Day. Damascus;
VILE: treasurer. Rev. 5. ]. Goode
| Rockville: district vice presidents
| Rev. J. f. Stacks. Parker Buxton
| Howard W. Spurrier, W. Eggleston
Ward, Reuben T. Baker, Brooks Vim
cent. Albert f. Shoemaker. Francis
Snowden. f. Wilson Walker. Rev. A.
| r. Watkins. Windsor W. Hodges. Rev
y A. Lineweaver and Alfred c. War
| then.
| During the day Mrs. Virginia
Brewer. Mrs. Martha Farquhar, Mrs
| 6. J. Goode, Miss Beulah Dove and
Miss Rebecca Miller. prominent tenn
peranCe workers. were introduced Il
| the gathering. each responding.
| The meeting adopted a resolution
| directing the secretary to send &c
I SheriT Alyia s. MoyIey a letter ey-
pressing the appreciation of the tenn
| perance people of the county of his
| determined efforts to enforce the
| liquor and other laws.