Evening star., 1927-12-04


either citizens or officials to oppose
honest administration of any law Is
contributing toward the disintegra-
ton of our form of government" he
added. "If those who hate prohibition
are conceded the right to oppose the
operation and honest enforcement of
this law, other groups which hate
other laws must be conceded the same
right.
II do not deny Gov. Smith or any
official the right to his opinions on the
value Of prohibition as a solution to
the liquor problem, but | do insist
that Gov. Smith and every other Off
cial, by virtue of his oath of office. has
assumed the obligation to support the
law so long as it shall be in effect
he continued
LAS things now stand" he conclud-
ed, prohibition is the supreme law of
| the land. made so by the most deci-
| sive and overwhelming expression of
| popular will ever recorded"
Many to Attend Farley.
A record breaking attendance is
assured the League convention, which
| meets simultaneously with the open
| ing Of Congress. With the pre.con-
vention meeting scheduled at the
| Mayfiower this afternoon at 3: 81
| o'clock most of the delegates already
| have arrived. Interest in the pro-
| hibition fight that centers in the
| forthcoming presidential campaign
| and the nomination of officers To
conduct the affairs of the League
| has aroused unusual interest in the
| convention proceedings.
| II. b. Carre of Nashville, Tenn. Will
preside at the pre-cOnventiOn session.
| Rev. DIR. Freeley ROhrer, pastor of the
Metropolitan Presbyterian Church OF
| this city, will offer the invocation
Addresses will be made by William +.
PussyfOoU Johnson, special repre-
sentative of the World League Against
Alcoholism; f. Stanley High. Gssista mt
secretary of the Methodist Episcopal
Board of Foreign Missions, New York
City. and Senator Fra"k b. Willis OF
Ohio The benediction will he pro
nounced by Rev. A. ii. Mckinley. pas
| tor of the Douglas Memorial NJ. E.
Church Of this clty.
| The national board Of trustees OF
the league will meet tomorrow morn
| ing at 10 O'Clock. They will elect all
| officers of the 'eagle for the next two
| years.
The sessions of the convention will
be open to the public. officials OF
the Anti-SaloOn League said yester-
day that more than II 900 applica.
| tions had been received for tickets to
the meeting. Plans are being made to
| hold overflow sessions.
Rev. DIR. Frederick Brown Harris,
president of the Washington Fedora
ton of Churches. will preside at the
opening session. The Calvary M. E.
/ Quartet will sing, and Bishop James
II. Darlington of the Diocese OF Har
rsburg, Pa, will offer the invocation.
Bishop to Speak.
The convention will be addressed by
the president of the Anti-Saloon
League. Bishop Thomas Nicholson OF
Detroit. who will speak on THE
Present Situation; Mrs. Mary Harris
Armor, director of the Evangelistlc
Department of the National w. Z. L
e., of Tate, Ga. and Senator Morris
Sheppard of Texas, father OF the
eighteenth amendment, who viii
peak on The Same Old Wet Minor
ity."
The Rev. DIR. Shera Montgomery
pastor of the Metropolitan Nj. T.
Church of this city, will pronounce
the benediction, Except for the meet
ings Of the executive committee anC
the trustees the public will be ad
mitted to all the meetings of the con
ventiOn.
1 Many OF the important Protestan,
pulpits in Washington and NEARBY
communities will be occupied this