Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-15
v. c. |. U. NAY HOLD.
MEETING SERIES
Plan Would Disseminate In
fIuence Through Nation;
Dry Repeal Move Hit.

Dy the Associated Press.
HOUSTON, Tex, November fSs--A
series OF conferences at strategic points
over the country next Winter, to dis
place the usual national convention. was
recommended today to the nity-slxtn
annual convention Of the National
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
by Mrs. Ella A. Boole, president. and
the members OF her executive COM
mittee.
Plan Is Unprecedented.
The oficials believe, the report said.
that the w. c. r. U. could spread our
influence throughout the country by
such regional meetings.
Il was the FIRST time. so far as ma
tional ofiicials could remember, that
such . departure had been proposed.
The report also suggested that we
use every effort to secure large rep.
resentative attendance Ct ne wcrlo
3 to 10, 1891, to be followed by meet
ing Of the National Executive COM
mittee In Niagara Falls, N. X.
Mrs. Boole, in her annual address
last night, emphasized the need for edu-
cationai work and called upon delegates
to remember the new slogan, "Observ-
ance and Enforcement-Not Repeal" .
phrase which dominated her speech.
President Sends Greetings.
The President OF the United States.
meanwhile, had sent his cordial greet
ings" TO the convention and expressed
his profound sense Of the value OF their
work both In behalf Of highest ideals Of
life and public service and aid Of law
Before the president read her mes-
sage. Gov. Dan Moody ana Gov. -elect
Ross Sterling announced their fealty 20
the cause Of prohibition. The Governor
laid down . challenge 10 all political
parties.
Political parties would do well 10
recognize that this Is . moral reform
and that the political party declaring
for repeal Of the eighteenth amendment
will earn and receive the contempt OF
millions of citizens and reap defeat as
q reward for such declaration" he said.
Wet Defeat in 1898 Recalled.
A little while later Mrs. Boole re-
called In her address that great po-
litical convention (the 1924 Democratic
National Conventionl had met here two
years ago and. In her words, "norpi-
mated candidate for President who re-
jected the dry platform Of hts party and
went down to defeat as the leader Of
the wet forces Of America
She enumerated the forces she con-
sidered the enemies Of her Ceuse--a
"wet press" the Association Against the
Prohibition Amendment and others.
She dismissed the wet gains IN the
general election as having been caused,
not solely by the prohibition issue, but
by q number Of others. including tne
tariff, hard times and personalities.
The speech was closed with the decle.
ration that her organization wouio
continue to pray that prohibition. up
held by willing obedience and orderly
| enforcement, win point the way 20 al
the world for deiiverance from the drink
habit and the drink trafiie."
Urge World Court Membership.
The report Of MRS. May Bell Harper
Of New Haven, Conn, director Of inter-
national relations, programmed today,
lit was learned authoritatively, Will
recommend that the Senate be urged 70
ratify the three World Court protocols
signed by the United States on pecem-
Der 9, 1929, and thus give the United
States membership in the World Court."
Anna Marden DeiiYo, corresponding
secretary, reported 54,9el new members
and sS.s63 honorary members for the
year. s