The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-04-01

ment in special session February 1926,
1881, broadened the scope of work and en-
larged the personnel of the conference by
adopting series of amendments to its
constitution. 1t also submitted to its
thlrty-three member organizations rec
concentrations for more aggressive work in
the nation and all the states.
The constitutional changes and enlarged
program OF work were reported to the con-
ference by committee of sixteen ap-
pointed at the annual meeting last De-
cember.
The changes in the plan of organization
(constitution) embraced:
l. Establishment of a Headquarters
Office in Washington, D. G.
2. An enlarged executive committee to
consist Of the five officers of the confer
ence and ten Gnstead of FOUR additional
members.
3. Admission of state conferences COM
posed of state organizations affiliated UNI
der plans analogous to the national con-
terence, thus providing state representa-
ton.
4. Membership in the national confer
ence may be extended to outstanding men
and women who are nationally known to
be interested in the Eighteenth Amend
ment upon invitation of the executive
committee, the number Of such individual
memberships to be limited to an estab-
hShed ratio OF the entire membership.
BOARD OF STRATEGY FOR
POLITICAL ACTION
The executive committee is authorized
to appoint board of strategy of not fewer
than fifteen members to have charge of
the campaign for dry planks and candi-
dates, and for necessary operations prior
tIn
national conventions of 1892. Tt is recon-
mended that this work should be provided
for Immediately by the conference, and
such work itself undertaken at the earliest
practicable date.
RECOMMENDATION FOR MORE
AGGRESSIVE WORK
The conference recommended through
Its constituent organizations:
1. More adequate cooperation and ac-
tivity on the part of state organizations
for the support, observance and enforce
ment of state laws and in support of the
Eighteenth Amendment
2. To the friends of prohibition that
state conferences of organizations favor
ing the Eighteenth Amendment be formed
in every state in the union.
8. Appeals to the governing bodies of the
several religious bodies to increase their
efforts and cooperation in support of the
Eighteenth Amendment by strongly back
ing the board or committee on temperance
or social service Of each of these denomi-
nations and by providing more adequate
financial support for such UNCONVENTIONAL
agencies.
4. That every organization in the ma
tional conference enlarge and extend its
work by speaking campaigns, the holding
of prohibition institutes, increased pub
LEFTY, larger distribution of literature and
wherever and whenever possible increased
use of the radio, the public forum, moving
pictures and all other helpful activities to
aid in promoting the largest possible con-
structive program in the interest of profli-
bition and law observance.
The executive committee is composed
of: Ernest II. Cherrington, president; Mrs.
Ella A. Boole and E. L. Crawford vice
presidents; Edwin c. DinWiddie, secretary;
r. H Martin, treasurer; and the following
additional members: Arthur j. Barton,
Miss Norma G. Brown, P. II. Callahan,
VIM. S. Chase, J. w. Claudy, Ira Landrith,
F.. Scott Mcbride, Mrs. E. H. Tilton, j.
Foster Wilcox, and Clarence T. Wilson.
INTERPRETATION OF CONFERENCE
ACTIONS
On invitation, the accomplishments Of
the national conference at this session
were interpreted to the conference by Doc
tors Barton, Boole, Cherrington, Morrison