Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-22
MRS.W.H. WADLE|GH
TO HEAD v. c. 7. i.
Succeeds Mrs. N. M. Pollock
-. as President of D. c.
Organization.

Mrs. w. H. Wadleigh was yesterday
elected president of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union of the
District of Columbia at the final session
OF its f1fty-seventh annual convention
IN the National Baptist Memorial
Church. Mrs. Wadleigh succeeded Mrs.
N. M. Pollock, who had served five con-
secutive terms, the limit of consecutive
years allowed in Office by the bylaws
of the organization.
Other officers elected were Mrs.
Charles T. Windle, first vice president;
Mrs. james M. Doran second vice pres
ident; Mrs. r. E. S. Boss, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. Charles P Granfield,
assistant corresponding secretary; Mrs.
y. G. Grain, treasurer; Mrs. Charles
Montgomery recording secretary and
Mrs. William Peters, assistant corre-
spending secretary.
resolution was adopted sat the ses-
sion to send a message to President
Hoover expressing appreciation and
confidence in his stand for law OBJ
Servance. The resolution declared
President Hoover had taken that stand
in spite of pressure brought to bear
upon him by friends of the liquor
traffic"
Commend Laval.
Another resolution was adopted to
convey to Premier Laval of France the
appreciation of the local w. c. r. U.
for his expressed intention, as quoted
in press dispatch, of not using his
diplomatic rights to partake of intoxi-
C. ting drinks while on his forthcoming
visit here. The resolution thanks him
for his consideration fox our laws and
customs"
The union also adopted a resolution
declaring it is lin complete sympathy
with every move made for world peace
The showing of drinking scenes in
motion pictures was criticized in a
resolution adopted, and copies of it
were ordered sent to the tteater man
ayers.
The resolutions were presented by
the Resolutions Committee, composed
Of DR.. Izora Scott, Mrs. Grace Morris
and Mrs. Harry StranZ.
Mrs. Pollock, the retiring president,
was presented with a boudoir set, clock
and flowers Those presenting her gifts
included the lexington Branch, w. c.
T. u, of which she is a member: Mrs.
Vester Pollock Lynn, Mrs. jeanette
Griffith, Mrs. Margaret Rule and Mrs
George Seibold.
Barbara Louise Cones, 4 months old,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Cones,
made white ribbon" pledge at the
session.
Trustees Are Named.
Trustees of the District of Columbia
w. C. T U. and department heads were
named at the afternoon session, as
follows:
Board of Trustees-Mrs. A. L. Bald
win, Mrs. NJ. G. Copeland. Mrs. A. B.
Carly, Mrs. j. c. Church, Mrs. w. B.
Hadley. Mrs. E. S. Henry. Mrs. Joseph
Phillips. Mrs. William Knaub. Mrs
Emma E. Lynch, Mrs. A. B. McManus,
Mrs. S. w. Morris, Mrs. Lucy Oster-
hout, Mrs H. Edison Rogers, Mrs L.
S. Weightman and Mrs. N, M. Pollock.
Auditors, Mrs. Cha.leS p. Grand
field and Mrs. M. c. Bennett; secretary
of Young Peoples Branch. Miss Jessie
Eaton; secretary Loyal Temperance Lee
gion, Mrs. l.. T. Stout.
Head of Americanization. Mrs. Will
liam Carr; child welfare, Mrs. Charles
II. Windle; Christian citizenship. Mrs
Harry /. Huston; circulation Of the
official organ, Mrs. Edna Proctor: Daily
Vacation Bible School, Mrs Mark A.
Tyndall evangelistic, Mrs. Lille Moore;
Federation OF Clubs, Mrs. George A.
Ross; home missions, Mrs. Mcbride:
gifts and bequests, Mrs. N. M. Pollock;
health and temperance, DR.. Lauretta
E. Kress; international relations. Mrs.
E. c. Stanton; legislation and positions,
Dr.. Izora Scott: literature, Mrs NJ. Pick
ering; medal contest, Mrs. Charles H.
Blair; moving pictures, Mrs. John W.
Frizzell music, Mrs Helen Edgar Lam
caster; narcotics, Mr.. Kress; non-alco-
holic fruit products, Mrs John W.
Summers; publicity, Mrs O. G. Crist-
gau; Scientific Temperance Instruction,
Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter: Soldier, Sailor
and Marine Committee, Miss Rebecca
N Rhoa DIS: Sunday schools Mrs Robert