Evening star., 1933-10-19
W.C.T.U. HEAD AGAIN
IS MRS. WADLE|GH|
Selection of Officers Marks
seth Annual Session; "Buy
Dry" Begun.

Mrs. w. Hiram Wadleigh today was
reelected president of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union OF the
District at the organizations flfty-ninth
annual convention at the Hamlme
Methodist Episcopal Church. The two
day meeting will close this afternoon.
Other officers chosen follow: Mrs.
Anna Bailey Windle, first vice presi-
dent; Mrs. IDA W. Ramsey, second vice
president; Mrs. Bertha CLANCY, cor
responding secretary; Mrs. Edna Proc
tor. treasurer; Mis-. Josephine E.
Peters, recording secretary. and Mrs.
William A. Smell, assistant recording
secretary.
Buy Dry" Drive Launched.
A buy dry" caMp2 :gn WGS launched
last night at mass meeting IN the
Ham inc Church, sponsored Jointly by
the w. C. T. Q. and the Committee OF
One Hundred, headed by Dr. Everett
M Ellison. After q report by S. Tenn
pleton Snead, chairman or the BUY
Dry Committee, it was decided TO pa0-
runize only these places OF business
Which co not sell alcoholic beverages
of any sort. The drive also Is TO pe
made part CT the anti-a!coAol education
program among the youth OF the Ma
ton.
Action on the proposal to form a
third party to fight liquor was deferred
when a committee headed by Dr.. Harry
E Wcolever, editor of the National
Methodist Press. recommended that for
the time being the prohibitionlsts should
bide their time and see what the two
major parties will do. If they continue
their vet stand. it was said, the next
election will see third party candidate
in the field Mr.. W0oleVer said he has
received letters from prominent per-
sons in ell sections of the country
urging splitting off from the cd parties.
Distribution Of Blotters.
An Investigation was directed into the
ALLEGED distribution to Central High
School students of blotters urging boy
colt Of the products OF local Drew
erv. The blotters. issued bv the WASH
ington Building Trades Council with
the Endorsement Of the washington
Central Labor Union, asked that cltl-
gems of the city refrain from buying
ore brand of beer end conflne them
selves to other kinds. The offending
brewery is alleged to have refused TO
deal with the unions and to be using
non-union labor almost entirely.
DR.. Ellison said he did not know
whether the message on the blotterS
should be interpreted as urging the
consumption of beer or merely assuming
that every one drank it. The meeting
was told that one day last week Two
men stood near the school and hanoeo
the blotters to students.
Deets Pickett, head OF the Anti
Saloon Leagues research section, pre-
dicted the drvs will be in control again
five years after repeal. He said the
vets are responsible for the liquor
control program of the next few years
and their program surely will fail.
Hits Tobacco and Alcohol.
DR.. Joy Elmer Morgan, editor OF the
National Education Association Jour-
nal. attacked the use of both tobacco
and alcohol and deplored the existenee
of advertisements of tobacco and beer
In two magazines which are used m
the schools
DR.. Ellison cited figures obtained from
the Washington Police Department.
showing that during the last six
months there were 9,844 arrests here,
as against 1877 for the same period OF
1892. He called attention to the ex-
istence of legal beer during the six
months of this year.