The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-09-06
PROHIBITION,
PEACE, MADE
W.C.T.US. GOAL
VIII Battle LIQUOR bv Edu-
cation; Admit Chal-
lenge Is Serious

ATLANTIC CITY. n. J., Sent
6. (UP)-Undaunted by eight
cen months of repeal. members OF
Woman's Christian Temperance
union will assemble here in tier
annual convention September D.
IL.
Admitting that they never have
faced as serious a challenge from
the Iouor interests, militant lead
ers of the organization are pre-
pared to reOrganizC their forces
for a renewed battle, against the
tavern, tap room, and beer par
Tor. M.
An address by Mrs. Ida 3. WISE
Smith will open the convention IN
the huge city auditorium Scptem-
her 6. After discussing the liquor
problem from every angle the
delegates will launch mass DEM
onstratior on behalf c. peace.
Leaders have planned a concen'
trated attack on the munitions IN
duStrieS.
NYE TO SPEAK
Senator Gerald P. Nye, chair
man of the committee on lnvestl-
cation of munitions industry, who J
has gained wide recognition thru
his searching Investigations of
the relation between war propa-
ganda and the munitions industry,
will be the central figure of the
peace program. He will be the
principal speaker at the Sunday
afternoon session, September s.
DR.. Lynn Harold Hough, pro-
fesSor of comprehensive scholar
ship at Drew Theological Semin-
airy, has been scheduled as anoth-
er leading speaker. Mrs. E. STAN
ley Jones. of India: Samuel Dick
ey Gordon, prominent author of
books on religious subjects and
Wilbour E. Saunders, headmaster
of the Peddie school, HightStown,
N. j., also have accepted invita-
tons to speak.
MANY SUBJECTS ON AGENDA
Important discussions on lot
teries, health, child welfare,
Christian citizenship, evangelism,
medical temperance, motion pic
lures, non-alcohOhc fruit !rod-
ucts, radio education, and q host
of other subjects will feature spe-
cial conferences to be held daily
I,,r;pcr convention waak
The convention will mark the
close of the first year OF the
unions Willard Centenary pro-
gram which will be completed in
1889. the hundredth anniversary
of Frances Wizards birth. A rec
ord-breaking attendance Il ex-
pected by organization leaders.
Prior to the opening of the con-
vention itself a four-day school
of scientific alcohol education will
be held under the sponsorship of
the W. C.. T. u. Primarily PAN
ned for teachers, the school will
be under the supervision of Miss
Bertha Rachel Palmer, director
of temperance instruction for the
W. C. T. U. Based upon scientif-
lie testimony, the alcohol educa-
ton school is designed to cover
all phases of the physical and
social effects of alcohol.
WIDE INTEREST REPORTED
Wide correspondence and in
auiries from all parts of the coun'
try indicate that educators, NO.
mems club executives, Parent
Teacher association and church
leaders, social workers, and law
enforcing officials, will partici'
pate in the school.
This event will be open to the
public and no tuition fee will be
charged.
During the past Is months Mis-;
Palmer has conducted a series OF
conferences with public schoo
executives. teachers, state coun
ellis of Christian education, anC
many other groups in 80 states
from coast to coast, in all Of
which plans for establishing alec,
hol education on a more constrIc
tive and far-reaching basis thar
ever before are under way.
SEES PROBLEM GROWING
Miss Palmer reports an extra
ordinary deepening of interest il
the objective and experimental
study Of the alcohol problem.
"Fiy arywhere in the light of 1c
yelopineuts since repeal of tn
18th amendment, said Miss Pal
mer, educators in schools an,
colleges alike are expressing NOR
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