Evening star., 1932-08-17
N. c. I. ]. TO ELECT
OFFICERS TODAY.
Plan Of Political Strategy
Will Be Decided on at
Seattle Session.
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SEATTLE. August 17-Nearing the
close of one of it's most important ma
tional conventions since prohibition be-
came part of the Federal Constitution,
the Women'S Christian Temperance
Union set about to elect officers and de-
eide upon plan of political strategy
today. The session will end tomorrow
night.
Candidates mentioned for president
are Mrs. Ella A. Boole OF Brooklyn. the
incumbent. Mrs. Ida B. Wise Smith
of DeS Moines, vice president; Mrs. nellie
G. Burger Of Springfield, Mo, assistant
recording secretary, and Mrs. Lillian M
Vincent of Seattle, president of the
West Washington w. c. T. U.
The program Of political action pro-
posed by Mrs. Boole and other leaders
of the union would call for hands
off, policy in the presidential battle
and for determined effort to elect dry
, candidates for Congress and State Leg
iSlatureS.
Efforts of dry sympathizers to gair
support Ct the w. c. T. U. for prohi-
| bition candidate for President have sc
far been unsuccessful. MRS. Boole has
frequently said the union fights fol
principles" She added that as far as
the presidential candidates are con-
cerned, the members of the union have
been "disfrancbised"
In the unions fashioned oratori-
cal contest last night, Miss Edith Stick
ney Farrand, Minneapolis. won the dia-
mond medal from a field of five othel
: contestants. Miss Farrand recited DR.
Harry E. Fosdick's THE Prohibition
Question
The report of the Resolutions Com
mittee will be given tomorrow. The
| bureau of industrial alcohol will be dis
cussed by its chief, DR.. James M. Doran
Hits Home Wine Making.
Mrs. James M. Doran told the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
| here today that there would be more
profit for some of the grape growers
if they would put as much energy in
getting non-alcoholic fruit products to
the people as they have tried to put on
the questionable enterprise of showing
people how to violate the law"
Society is going in for non-alcoholic
drinks, she declared, which are not a
product of the bootlegger's black art
break no law and lead no one into the
paths of ruin"
Official Washington society,"" she
said. serves non-intoxicating fruit
drinks: at the at home functions of
cabinet officers wives for instance, de-
lghtful fruit drinks are served; and
it is becoming more and more matter
Of routine everywhere throughout the
country to serve a fruit drink during
dinner"
French Propaganda Seen.
Although expressing the belief that
it is too early to get an accurate re-
port of conditions in Finland since re-
peal of the dry laws there, Mrs. Ada
Reed Ferguson Of Chicago. said "it is
officially reported the strict regulations
regarding the sale of liquor in Finland
have actually increased the amount OF
liquor smuggled."
THE vote or referendum on repea
of the Finnish prohibition law" she
declared, showed only As per cent oi
the eligible voters declaring them
selves. " The general impression is
that Finland was influenced in its de-
cision regarding prohibition by strong
| propaganda from, French wine growers
who had expressed a willingness tc
subscribe to much needed loan fol-
Finland 'on condition that the prohi-
bition law be abrogated.' Handlers oi
SmuggleQ gOOQS Sell Oh any Gay anu a.
all hours, whereas legally liquor can bi
| sold only from 10 in the morning unit
3 in the afternoon and only on 18;
days of the year."
Bonus Camp Praised.
The orderliness in the camp Of the
| bonus army at Washington was citec
by Mrs w. C. Hair of Philadelphia
associate director of the organization's
soldiers and sailors department, as q
striking example of the real benefits
of prohibition"
Not one sign Of drinking did we see
nor die we hear of any, not ever
through the wet press" she said. Nor
did we see any signs of intoxication IL
the city as they wandered about the
streets. One could not visit the wretchet
| camps and not be touched with COM
passion and a certain admiration a;
we'll"
Mrs. w. B. Lindsay Of Charlotte
N. c., director of the Sunday schoo
department, outlined temperance work
| in Sunday schools