Evening star., 1933-04-12
WOMAN DRyS SEE
VICTORY ON REPEAL
Mrs. Jesse w. Nicholson
Urges Convention to Carry
Battle Into States.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMB

Predicting victory for dry forces IN
26 States, Mrs. Jesse w. Nicholson,
president of the National Woman's
Democratic Law Enforcement League,
exhorted members of her group, at their
annual convention today. to go out into
the States and fight repeal Of the eight
eenth amendment.
"The time has come" she said, when;
we must speak out in no uncertain
terms. We must leave this convention
with the determination Of going back
into the States and there putting up
the fight of our lives, for 1t takes only
13 States to prevent repeal and already
we have q guarantee Of rs States"
The league adopted a resolution to
boycott all stores selling beer.
Mrs. Nicholson was chosen this morn
ing to serve another term as president
All officers and members Of the Execu-
tive Committee also were reelected.
They were Mrs. Clement L. Shaver,
West Virginia, first vice president; Mrs.
Catherine w. McCulloch. Illinois, sec
ond vice president; Miss Harriet H.
Sedgwick, New York, third vice presi-
dent; Mrs. John G. Urquhart, Cali
fornia, fourth vice president; Mrs. E.
Allen Craig Maryland, fifth vice presi-
dent; Miss Maude Saunders, Virginia,
secretary; Mrs. Edward Thurman Smith,
Missouri, treasurer; Mrs. ]. o. Ross,
Texas, chaplain, and Miss Jeanette O..
Campbell, California; Mrs. j. T. Blod-
worth, Texas; Mrs. j. Walter Barnes,
West Virginia; Miss Este Dupre,
Louisiana; Miss Amy Gardner, Wash
ington State; Mrs. Marvin Williams,
Georgia; Mrs. Bernie Babcock, Arkan-
sas; Mrs. j. M. Hankims, Alabama;
Miss r. Belle Conrow, South Dakota;
Mrs. Larry Mills, Texas; State Senator
Belle Kearney, Mississippi. and Ms.
John McEachern, Georgia, all members
Of the Executive Committee.
Sees New Party.
Mrs. Nicholson predicted a new po-
litical party would be formed, and
called for the defeat Of members of
zenith amendment and for beer instead
Of trying to end the depression
She said:
I'm the very nature Of things this
unquestionably will become an estab-
lished fact, for the loving
men and women will never again allow
themselves to be disfranchised at an
other election, as they were in 1892.
After all that has taken place, II
the decent womanhood in the Demo-
cratic party ever expect to have their
wishes carried out, they have got to be
independent of scheming politicians
who have betrayed them into the hands
Of their enemies"
While the league met, other women
drys gathered here from all sections of
the country for the annual meeting OF
the Woman's National Committee for
Law Enforcement, of which the Demo-
cratic League is constituent part.
Session Tonight.
The committees first session will be
tonight. Senator Arthur Capper of
Kansas will be the principal speaker.
He will discuss the stop Alien Repre-
sentation" bill.
Mrs. Henry w. Peabody, chairman,
will direct formation of plans by the
women to fight repeal and seek methods
OF wiping out the new beer law. Re-
ports will be submitted by State dele
cations on recent organization within
their political units to prevent the re-
peal Of the eighteenth amendment.
Senator Morris Sheppard of Texas,
author Of the eighteenth amendment,
will speak tomorrow night. His address
will be broadcast. Friday the delegates
will march to the Lincoln Memorial and
commemorate there Good Friday and
the anniversary of Lincoln's death.
Tomorrow noon there will be Jeffer-
son day luncheon With speeches by
members of the organization.
Other Speakers.
Besides Senator Capper, those to
speak tonight include Mrs. William L.
Darby of the National Council of Fed
Grated Church Women; Mrs. r. I.
johnson, Federation of Women's Boards
of Foreign Missions of North America;
Mrs william T. Bannerman, legislative
chairman of the National Congress of
Parents and Teachers; Mrs. Morris
Liebert, president of the International
Order of Kings Daughters; Mrs. VIII
liam Tilton. president Of the Society
or Education Against Alcohol; Mrs
Harvey w. Wiley. president Of the Dis
trict Federation Of Women's Clubs, and
ArS Nicholaou.