Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-15
WOMAN VETS GAIN
MEMBERS IN DRIVE
ON SOCIAL CENTERS
Report Describes Efforts in
Friendship and Neighbour
hood Houses.
W0LL PLEDGES AID
OF 100000 UNIONS
Petition Given Hoover Asks Repeal
and State Control of Liquor
Problem.

Social service centers here are prov
ing prolific sources of support in the
campaign against the dry law, accord
ing to the report from the District OF
Columbia division presented at the an
nual conference Of the Women's Or
ganization for National Prohibition Re-
form today. The report said that the
local membership now is 2.O5l, which
puts us 100 members ahead Of the w
C. T. U. in the District"
Presented by Miss Bell Gurnee, chair
man of the District division, the report
said that the chairman of the Mem
bership Committee, Mrs. Frederick Sol
ger and members OF her committee
have visited and enrolled members
from the Northeast, Southeast and
Southwest Community Centers."
Applying the report, Mrs. Solger
said that the committee had distributed
membership cards at Neighborhood
House, 470 N street southwest; Juanita
K. Nye Council House, 6O9 Sixth street
southwest, and Friendship House, 326
Virginia avenue southeast.
Hospital Nurses Enrolled.
None OF the Community Centers in
the public schools has been canvassed.
Mrs. Solger said in answer to a question.
Nurses in practically all the hospitals
in the District" have been enrolled In
he organization, according to the report
which continued: "All social workers
who have been approached have shown
great interest In the organization and
have expressed themselves as feeling
that a change in the present prohibition
law is most necessary, and have enrolled
as members. A campaign among the
teachers in private schools is now in
progress.
The report also announced the award
Of an emblem of the organization as the
prize in a membership campaign, Mrs
Arthur Foraker of 220l Wyoming ave-
nue. being the winner, according to Mrs.
Solger.
w. c. T. u. Outnumbered.
Using the w. C. T. u. as a yardstick.
six States, with the District, announced
their membership exceeded, and in some
cases doubled, that Of the dry organiza-
ton.
The States listed were Connecticut
Illinois. Massachusetts,, Michigan, Mis-
souri, and New York The last three
were said to have more than doubled the
dry groups strength.
Representatives of 80 States and the
District submitted their reports at to-
days morning session. The conference
is ending this afternoon. Membership
gains were reported generally and the
reports also detailed the legislative ac-
tivities Of the several divisions.
Hoover Gets Petition.
The anti-drys today presented to
President Hoover petition calling for a
new constitutional amendment to re-
peal the dry law and to put liquor reg
ulation up to the respective States.
The petition was presented by a
delegation headed by Mrs. CORTLAND
Nicoll of New York, who called at the
White House shortly after noon.
The resolution was drawn I'D in
executive session this morning after the
delegates had listened to reports from
the several State delegates. The resolu-
ton and the visit of the delegates To
the White House came as a surprise. II
had previously been announced by Mrs
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