Evening star., 1925-12-04
AID OF POPE ASKED
IN TURNING CHURCH
TO BACK DRY LAW

Continued from First PaSe)
when the following representatives
rose one after another and announced
they wished to withdraw from the or
ga MIA ton: Dr. Oliver W. Stewart OF
Chicago. president of the FLYING
Squadron Foundation; Miss Norma G.
Brown. vice president OF the Flying
Squadron Foundation: DIR. Clarence
True Wilson Of the Board Of Temper
ance, Prohibition and Public Morals of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, and
Dr. Edwin &. Dinwiddie of Washing
ton, superintendent of the National
Temperance Bureau.
Or. Stewart explained this morning
that he had decided 10 withdraw from
the committee prior TO the annual ad-
dress of Mr.. Howard and therefore
the Howard address was not responsi-
BILE for his withdrawal. He did, how
ever, disagree with the Howard meth
cd Of attacking the prohibition ques-
tion.
Concerning DR.. Wilson's withdraw
al, Mr.. Howard said today he had mo
criticism whatever 10 make upon the
action Of the representatives OF the
Methodist Board. They are my per
sonal friends of long standing. and
no way disturhs our personal rela-
tions and admiration for each other" "
Officers Are Chosen.
officers were elected at closing ses-
sions OF three of the bodies interested
in temperance yesterday afternoon
and last night.
The National Legislative Confer
ence. a body Of delegates from various
temperance bodies grouped TO draw up
a united legislative program. elect ed
the following: Chairman, DR.. Arthur
J. Barton, Kansas City. Mo; vice
chairmen Dr.. Clarence True Wilson
Of the Board OF Temperance Prohibi.
ton and Public Morals OF the Metho.
dist Episcopla Church and Mrs. Ella A.
Boole Of Brooklyn, n. Y, national
president of the Women's Christian n
Temperance Union: secretary, DR.. Ed.
win c. Dinwidde Of Washington.
The National Temperance Coun-
ell elected the following: President
DR.. Ira Landrith of Chicago; vice
presidents. Miss Anna a. Gordon OF
Evanston, Ill. president of the
Worlds W. G. T. L.; DR.. +. c. Din
widdle of Washington, DIR. Charles
Scanlon of Pittsburgh. secretary Of
The Board Of Temperance and Mora
Welfare of the Presbyterian Church.
DIR. r. Scott Mcbride of NNesterville
Ohio. superintendent of the Anti
Saloon League. and Rev. p. J
O'Callahan of Oakland, \. j.. presl-
dent OF the Catholic Total Abstinence
Union; secretary. DR.. Ernest II
Cherrington of the World League
Against Alcoholism: treasurer. Deets
Pickett of Washington of the board
of Temperance, Prohibition and Morals
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
secretary of the executive commit
tee. Miss Cora Frances Stoddard OF
Boston. secretary of the Scientific
Temperance Federation.
The United Committee for Prohibi
ton Enforcement reelected Clinton
y. Howard president and named other
| officers as follows: Vice presidents
Mrs. Ella NJ. George. president of the
Pennsylvania W. c. T. L.: Rev. George
Zurcher OF North Evanston, n. y.
of the Catholic Clergy Prohibition
League: Rev. o. R. Miller of Albany
\. Y, of the National Civic League
and secretary y-treasurer, DIR. D. Leigh
Colvin of New York City, recently
hibition Committee.
Issue Comes to Fore.
SuUQ6nlN
has taken its place among the out.
standing public issues that are agi
tating Washington on the eve of the
convening of Congress-
Aroused by the cumulative force OF
long series OF events, ranging from
Gen. Andrews reverberating shake
up Of the prohibition unit to a row
over the enforcement methods in the
National Capital, both vets and drys
are again coming into action for an.
other round of the old debate over
liquor.
On top of an attack by the drys
on the present prohibition regime two
wet members of Congress today re-
newed their attempt to force a
change. and one Of them, Representa-
tive Dyer. Republican, OF Missouri.
said he would ask the new Congress
to move for repeal of the Volstead act.
Seek to Narrow Responsibility.
A large section of the drys are
seeking to narrow down responsibility
for the conditions of which they COM
plain. but they are not agreed on the
question Of laying the blame directly
on the doorstep of President Coolidge.
The Methodist Board Of Temper
ance, Prohibition and Public Morals
today disSented from the round robin
OF complaint sent the President yes
terday by a score of reform organiza-
tions, and Mrs. Ella A Boole, newly
elected president of the Women's s
Christian Temperance Union, called
at the White House to assure Mr.
Coolidge that the union would give
him wholehearted support in his en-
forcement efforts.
Tonight at a public dinner here rep.
resentatives OF the union and of the
Anti-Saloon League. whose Chicago
convention recently threw down the
gauntlet to negligent enforcement Off
cials, will restate their attitude for
the benefit Of official Washington.
Several members of Congress are ex-
pected to attend.
Representative Dyer did not go into
details about his plan for an entirely
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