Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-03
v. c. T.U. HEAD
WILL RESIGN
Mrs. Ella BOOZE To Give Up
National Office In Favor OF
World Organization.
BY WILLIAM A. MUELLER
United Press Staff Correspondent


United Press Staff Correspondent
MILWAUKEE. Wis, July 5. :
Mrs. Ella A. Boole, president OF
the National Women's Christian
Temperance Union, expects to re-
sign tomorrow from the office she
has held eight years, the United
Press learned today.
Mrs. Boole, who also is president
of the world w. c. T. u, said she
wished to devote all her time to
that organization.
Her probable successor as head of
the temperance organization in this
county is Mrs. Ida B. Wise-Smith,
Des Moines, Iowa, an ordained
minister of the Christian church.
Mrs. WiSe-Smith has been vice pre-
sident eight years.
| The Women's Christian Temper
ance Union turned its attention to
! suppression of indecent movies
breaking down the modesty of wo-
men,"
After the convention heard
charges by Dr. Izora Scott, Wash
! ington, that under guidance of
the Democrat party numerous an
Gi-social laws have been sponsored
In addition to legalization of beer
and liquor" Miss Maude Aldrich,
Gresham, Ore, launched the at
tack against the movies.
Through hypnotic suggestion,
she said, movies have been respon-
sible for breaking down the mod
esty of women and popularizing
modes of living which 25 years ago
would have been spoken of in hush
ed whispers"
Miss Aldrich said prohibition was
the best friend the films had, be-
cause lit released millions of dol
lars previously spent by selfish
drinking fathers and put many OF
these dollars in the tills of the mo-
vie industry
DR.. Scott assailed the Democra-
| tic party for going on record IA
voring betting on horse races, other
forms of gambling, easy divorce
and repeal of Sunday closing laws
MILWAUKEE,, July 3. GU.H-
With nearly so years as member
and officer OF the Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union behind her,
Mrs. Ella Alexander Boole, IA, will
not give up her work when she re-
tires as president of the national
organization. =
Mrs. Boole, active and vigorous
despite her age, has informed del
egates at the w. C. T. U. conven-
ton here that she is not candi-
date for reelection. Her term will
expire in October.
The gray-haired and motherly-
looking woman who has led the
leading dry organization in the
United States through its past eight
critical years also is president of
| the World w. G. T. U. The world
convention to be held in Stock
holm, Sweden, in July, 1884, will
demand much of her time.
81 want to impress upon every
one that I am not retiring from
| temperance work. Mrs. Boole told
the United Press. Her blue eyes
! flashed with the ardor of her work
| nave SptllG lllOSI VI my lie pIO-
noting temperance and I will con-
tinue to do so.'
There have been only five pres
identS of the w. c. T. U. since its
organization in 1874. The organ
ization was largely responsible for
the 18th amendment and has con-
tinued its education work during
the prohibition era. During the
past year, Mrs. Boole has seen re-
peal sentiment sweeping the coun-
try but she is not disheartened
eff repeal should come it may
change the character of our work
but our educational work against
alcohol will go on" she declared
| today. 1--WE will have a new goal
to put the repeal amendment
back in the constitution.
Prohibition has not failed. 1t
has justified itself. It's benefits
have been in direct proportion to
the amount of observance and the
degree of enforcement.