Evening star., 1935-12-01
D. c. WAR OPENED
/. / BY UNITED DRyS
Better Observance Of Laws
and New Act TWo-fold
Purpose.

3 trict of Columbia today launch their
weeks campaign in the interests OF
temperance, and eventual prohioition
for the National Capital.
Realizing that enactment of new
A prohibition law at this time Is i'm
possible, the United Dry Forces have
started a two-fold educational cam
paign to stimulate public sentiment
against what is considered worse"
conditions since repeal. and in favor
Of better observance of present laws,
and finally, enactment of new pro-
hibition act for this city.
One meeting will be held today to
open a series Of public gatherings in
Protestant churches throughout the
city during the week. They will cul-
inmate In a mass meeting next Sum-
day afternoon at National City Chris
tian Church.
Start Of Campaign.
Brightwood Park Methodist Episco-
pal Church starts the campaign off
with the only session at pm. today.
Rev. S. Carol Coale, pastor, will pre-
side as chairman, and the speaker
will be T. B. Jarvis.
Meetings will be held each night
during the week, except Saturday. at
various churches scattered through
out the city, according to a schedule
made public last night by the Speak
ers' Committee of the campaign,
headed by J. Raymond Schmidt.
DR.. E. M Ellison, president Of the
United Dry Forces, will take an active
part during the week as a speaker,
and will preside at the closing ses-
sion next Sunday afternoon at Ma
tional City Christian Church.
Our campaign is predicated on the
Il failure of repeal" declared Schmidt
"Drinking conditions are far worse
than before in the city of Washing
ton. crime is on the increase, instead
Of the decrease, as the vets promised
us. Sentiment is swinging back tc
prohibition as evidenced by the inter-
est displayed in this campaign.
Twofold Purpose.
"The United Dry Forces have two
fold purpose-First. encouraging total
ual; and. second, creating sentiment
& looking toward curtailment of the
liquor traffic. and its eventual pro-
hibition in the District, as provided
for by the Guyer bill.
THE Guyer bill, introduced in the
last session of Congress, July /, by
Representative U. S. Guyer of Kansas,
Se li,1r ~, he frir
i mittee. The measure is revision OF
the Sheppard law, which put the Dis
trict dry in 1917 and was repealed
with the ratification of the twenty
first amendment 1t is a greatly i'm
proved bill, without the loopholes OF
former dry legislation, which greatly
aided 'scof1laws' in violation of pro-
hibition."
Signatures are being obtained by
the United Dry Forces during the
campaign this week to petition ask
ing enactment of the Guyer bill.
Schedule for Week.
The schedule of churches, chair
men and speakers for the weeks
campaign, is as follows:
Monday, December 2.
8 p.m.-Mount Vernon Place M. z
Church, speaker, DR.. Deets Pickett.
8 pm.-Shiloh Baptist Church
Ninth and P streets, chairman, Rev
e. L. Harrison; speakers. John B
Hammond and James r. Moss.
Tuesday, December 3.
8 p.m.-Ninth Street Christian
Church, chairman, Rev. c. H. Jope
speaker, D. Stewart Patterson.
8 p.m.-Ebenezer NJ E. Church
Fourth and D streets southeast, chair.
man, Rev. F. F. King; speakers, w. o
Tufts and John D. Hammond
8p.m-Clarendon Methodist Church
Clarendon, Va, speaker, j. Raymond
Schmidt.
Wednesday, December 4.
8 p.m.-Eldebrooke M. E. Church
chairman, Rev. Walter w. Michael;
speaker, Harry S. Warner.
p.m.-Hyattsville Baptist Church
chairman, Rev. B. P. Robertson;
speaker. Charles M. Pidgeon.
B p.m.-John Wesley A. M E.
Church, Fourteenth and Cochrane
streets, chairman, Rev. w. o. Caring
ton; speakers, E. M. Bryan and John
3. Hammond.
Thursday, December S.
pm.-Union M. E. Church, chair
man, Rev. J. e. Fort; speaker, Miss
Laura Lindley.
8 p.m.-Calvary Baptist Church
chairman, DR.. W. S. Abernethy;
speaker, DR.. Deets Pickett.
p.m.-Zion Baptist Church, F street
between Third and Fourth streets
southwest, chairman, Rev. j. M
Ellison; speakers, E. M. Bryan and
John B. Hammond.
1880 p.n-Mount Rainier Christian
Church, Thirty third street and Bum