Evening star., 1935-12-08
DRY FORCES END
WEEK'SCAMP PA|GN
AT MASS MEETING
Sermons Today Climax
Drive for Guyer Bill
Support.
OFFICIAL OF w. c. T. u.
AND EDITOR TO SPEAK
Police Inspector L. I. H. Edwards
Also on Program at National
City Church Rally.

The United Dry Forces of the Dis
trict today will conclude a weeks
Campaign designed to stir temperance
sentiment throughout the city and
strengthen support for the Guyer
bill, which would bring back prohibi-
ton to the Capital.
Temperance sermons win be deliv-
cred at several Protestant churches
this morning. following series Of dry
rallies during the past week. Some
ministers plan to devote their entire
morning service to the subject.
The weeks campaign will come to
O climax at mass meeting at
O'Clock this afternoon at National
City Christian Church, Thomas Circle
DR.. Ellison 10 Preside.
DIR. E. M. Ellison, president Of the
dry forces, will preside. Speakers in
clude Mrs. D. Leigh Colvin of New
York City, vice president Of the Ma
tionaf w c. T. u; DR.. Harry e
Woolever, editor Of the National
Methodist Press, and Police Inspector
L. I. H. Edwards. There will be q
special program Of music.
Yesterday DR.. Ellison severely ar
raigned the Alcohol Beverage Contro
Board for allegedly granting Liquor
and beer licenses to "a rather large
number of ex-bootleggers." He wa
Joined in the attack by Wilbur La Roe
jr., chairman of the Committee or
Civic Affairs of the Washington FEEDER
alton of Churches, who said his COM
mittee will take action In the case oi
granting a license to the late Edward
v. Killeen, gambler, to sell beer.
DR.. Ellison also attacked the board
for granting licenses to Harry May
nard and Frank Shore, both of whom
he charged, had been convicted Of pro-
hibition law violations. Explanation
from George W. Offutt, chairman o.
the A. B. c. Board, were rejected BY
the dry leaders as inadequate.
Schedule for Day.
The temperance sessions at various
churches today, as announced by thu
United Dry Forces, in addition to ths
afternoon mass meeting, are as fol
lows.
II e.m.-Takoma Park Christian
Church, chairman. Rev. w. w. Pink
erton; speaker, DR.. w. L. Darby.
IL a.m-Park View Christian
Church, chairman, Rev. w. F. Smith
speaker, T. B. Davis.
IL am-Bethany Baptist Church
chairman and speaker. Rev. M. P
German.
II a.m.-Calvary Baptist Church
chairman and speaker, Rev. w. S
Abernethy.
IL am. - Metropolitan Baptist
Church, chairman and speaker, Rev
John c. Ball.
IL am-New York Avenue Presby.
terian Church, chairman and speaker
Rev. ]. r. Sizoo.
II am.-National City Christian
Church, chairman and speaker. Rev
r. H. Miller.
IL a.m.-Waugh M. E. Church
chairman and speaker Rev. A. F
Poore.
II am.-Epworth M. E. Church
South, chairman and speaker, Rev
H. M. Canter.
IL a.m.-Luther Place Memoria
Church, chairman and speaker. Rev
c. C. Rasmussen.
II a.m.-Highland Baptist Church
chairman and speaker, Rev. N. M
Simmonds.
1915 p.m-Nineteenth Street Bap'
tiSt Church, chairman, Rev. Walter
H. Brooks; speakers, e. M. Bryan anc
John B. Hammond.
pm.-Fifteenth Street Presbyte'
rian Church, chairman, Rev. H. B
Taylor; speaker. C. M. Pidgeon.
7:45 p.m.-Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church, Rev. Freeley Rohrer; speaker
Mr.. Schmidt.