Evening star., 1932-04-10
WOMEN ANTLDRYS
TO STORM CAPITOL
Prohibition Reform Delegates
Arrange Pilgrimage for
Wednesday.

Women from 40 States and the Dis
trict OF Columbia will march on the
Capitol Wednesday morning to urge
| repeal of the dry law.
Comprising the delegates to the third
,, annual conference of the Womens Or
ganlzation for National Prohibition Re-
form, which gets under way Tuesday
afternoon, the marchers will split up
into State groups upon reaching the
Capitol, and then will call upon dry
members OF their respective congress
sional delegations to press their cause.
The organization, including in Its
ranks many women Of both political
faiths who are nationally known in
various lines of endeavor, stands for
repeal of the eighteenth amendment
and return of liquor control to the
States
Vote Called For.
Upon the occasion of their annual
conference here a year ago, they pre-
sented to President Hoover a resolu-
tion urging that the people of the
country be afforded an opportunity to
vote on this proposal
The Capitol pilgrimage" according
to statement from the organization,
will be one of several political moves
to be made at the conference. It will
launch the organizations political
activity in the 1882 presidential cam
paign."
A report from special committee
en- political activities, which will be
presented Wednesday afternoon at the
concluding session of the conference.
Is described as being "one Of the most
important OF conference reports"
Omclals OF the organization are ar
rlvlng today to set up headquarters at
the Mayfiower Hotel, where the ses-
sions will be held.
These include Mrs. Charles H. Sabin
OF New York, national chairman, who
formerly was member of the Repub-
lican National Committee, and who
launched the repeal organization in
1929; Mrs Courtlandt Nicoll of New
York, national vice chairman: Mrs.
Archibald Roosevelt, New York, ma
tional secretary; Mrs. William @. Pot
ter. New York, treasurer, and Miss
Maud Wetmore, Newport, r. l., chair
man Of the National Conference Com
mittee.
1000 Due to Be Present.
State delegations will start arriving
tomorrow morning, and 1t Is expected
that 1000 delegates will be on hand
when Mrs. Sabin calls the first session
to order Tuesday afternoon.
At the opening session Mrs. Sabin
will discuss developments in the or
ganization since the last conference.
among which was a poll Of Congress
on the question Of putting the liquor
question to a national referendum.
Following Mrs. Sabin will be Mrs.
Kellogg Fairbank of Chicago, former
member of the Democratic National
Committee, whose subject will be The
1882 Opportunity"
That night there will be a dinner for
delegates and special guests, followed
by public meeting at which the
speakers will be Breckenridge Long,
Assistant Secretary Of State in the Will
son administration; Howard Lee Nc
Balm. professor Of constitutional law
at Columbia University; Representa-
tive Florence P Kahn. Republican. of
California, and Mrs. Henry ,Moskowitz
FOR years a political aide of Alfred z.
Smith, Democratic presidential candi-
date in 1928
AS a forerunner to the convention
Mrs. Sabin will receive newspaper men
at the Mayfiower at AIS this after
| noon, and the national officers and
State chairmen will meet at AIS to-
morrow at the home Of Mrs. Henry
Leonard, 3038 N street.
Women at Conference.
Local arrangements for the confer
ence are being directed by Mrs. Will
liam Beverly Mason, District chairman
and a special chairman, Mrs. Lee P
Warren
Prominent Republican women par
/ ticipating in the conference are Mrs
| Sabin. Mrs Nicoll, who was former vice
president Women's National Republican
Club; Miss Wetn1ore, former president
and now member, board of governors
Women's National Republican Club;
Mrs Roosevelt, Mrs. Amasa Stone
Mather, Cleveland member board OF
governors, Women's National Repub-
lican Club; Mrs. John g. Sheppard
New York City, member Gen. James G
Harbord's Advisory Committee. New
York County Republican Committee
Mrs. Coffin Van Rensselaer,. member
board Of governors Women's National
Republican Club; Mrs. Graham Dough-
erty. Philadelphia. member Welfare
Council of Republican Women Of Penn
sylvania; Mrs. Robert w. Lovett, Bos-
ton, former chairman Massachusetts,
Women's Committee for Hoover; Mrs
Frederick M. Alger and Mrs. Henry B
Joy, Detroit; Mrs, George Orvis, Man
chester. Vt, former member Republican
National Committee; Miss Elizabeth w
,, Clement, Rutland. VT, former member
Vermont Republican Committee and
member Women's Republican Club oi
Massachusetts, and Women's National
Republican Club.
From the Democratic ranks come
Mrs. Fairbank, Mrs John B. Casserly
San Francisco. former member Demo
cratic National Committee; Mrs w. w
Pickard, Nutley N. j.; Mrs Carroll Mil.
| ler Pittsburgh. member Pennsylvania
Democratic State Committee; Mrs
George e. Brennan, Chicago, widow oi
| the former Illinois Democratic leader
Mrs. Gertrude Bowler, Sheboygan, Wis.
former member Democratic Nationa
Committee; Mrs. William T. Emmet
New York City member Women's Demo.
cratic Union of New York State; Mrs
Anne O'Hagan Shinn, chairman Wom.
ems Democratic Union of New York
State; Mrs. Mary Trainor, Wilkes Barre
Pa. member Of Pennsylvania State
Democratic Committee