The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-15
Billion Dollars
 Back of Vets
(Continued from Pogo l)


 the board of the Standard Oil Co of New York, and Mrs Pratt Is here. Handsome. black -haired Mrs Court landt Nicoll of New York sits by Mrs Sabin on the platform. Mrs Archi- bald Roosevelt, whose husband was son of the president. is among the delegates. Mrs Coffin Van Rense- Fahnestock of Rhode Island.
 And these women want more members. If there are in the United States any wavering women who might join the anti-prohibition cause except for lingering doubts as to its responsibility. 1t would appear the gathering here was specially planned to convince them.
 Reports of States.
 Washington, April 15.-UP)- Details of its drive against prohi- bition were outlined to-day before the organization for national prohi- bition reform in Q series of state reports citing attainment of 300.0O0 members in two years and compar- ing figures with the Women's Chris tian Temperance Union. The organ ization is composed of anti-prohibi- tionist women.
 'Six states and the District of Co., lumbia." a summary said, report their membership already exceeded in some cases doubled that of the Women's Christian Temperance Union."
 The states were listed as Connec- ticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michi- gan, Missouri and New York.
 State reports outlining the method of the women's campaign for repeal of the 18th amendment said. in part:
 Connecticut, membership 13.871. Five of eight Connecticut counties have been organized and an organ ization plan is developing in Hart ford for duplication in other cities if successful. The method will be 6 house-to-house canvass.
 Delaware, membership, 2.224. The organization got before the state legislature bill for referendum on repeal of the 18th amendment in 1892 and the bill has been favorably reported.
 Maryland, membership 3,370. Eleven counties have been organized.
 Massachusetts, membership 24.- 900. "The hard part of the work in Massachusetts is over. We have chairmen in practically every town of any size."
 Michigan, membership 30,000. we have been greatly helped in our work by the fair play of the Detroit and state newspapers. The most outstanding political triumph of the year for the Michigan organ ization was the defeat of two nation al dry leaders--Congressma Grant M. Hudson and Louis M. Cramton. Another Michigan congressman has come out openly for repeal of the 18th amendment, making five of the IS representatives from Michigan who favor change of the prohibition law"
 Missouri membership 15,73s. "A booth at the National Dairy show obtained 4.000 members. We are planning to put on the ballot in 1882 an initiative referendum by petition through the voluntary efforts of our organization"
 New Jersey, membership 12.000. "In spite of the fact that New Jer- sey is notoriously wet, the republi. can party which overwhelmingly controls the legislature, has evident ly decided to soft-pedal all anti-pro- hibition efforts until after the gub- ernatorial elections next fall"
 New York. membership 91,261. Through shops and Q booth, open for a week at the exposition of wo- mems arts and industries, the conn mittee secured 19,065 new members. By canvassing theater audiences at matinees on Wednesdays and Fri days they secured 1894 more. Be- hind the organization stands the de- termined will of the women of this country to have temperance" : Ohio. membership 12.000 in "A towns and cities.
 Pennsylvania, membership 2s,- 753. Determining to ignore party lines, the organization supported John Hemphi.I. wet democrat, op- posing Clifford Pinchot. dry repubIi- can, and helped shatter all tradi- tions in our hide-bound republican state by piilng up 991,606 votes for for the successful republican. But the bootleggers were too strong for us. They were powerful enough in Pennsylvania to vote MT Pinchot in. In Pennsylvania our task is to de- feat MT Pinchot's ambition to ob- tain control of the 78 republican (national conyention) delegatee,"