Evening star., 1937-06-05
W,C.T,U, SPEAKERS
TO FILL 81 PULP|TS
|ND.C. AND NEARBY
IS Congregations viii Hear
Visitors From Foreign
Countries.
GAMBLING DEPLORED
By IRISH DELEGATE
Mrs. Emily Moffat Glow Declares
Lotteries Having Unwholesome
Effect on Children.

Delegates and visitors to the Worlds
Womans' Christian Temperance Union
Convention here will occupy the pull
pits of 81 churches tomorrow in
Washington and nearby Maryland and
Virginia, under plans completed last
night.
Fifteen Of the churches will have
speakers from foreign countries. Other
pulpits will be occupied by women
from the United States. The speakers
will appear both at morning and
evening services, with pulpit guests
from the convention to accompany
the speakers in several cases.
The plan WAS arranged through CO.
operation Of the religious department.
Of the w. G. T. U. and the pastors
Of local churches as a part Of the
f1ve-year. 81 1000, 900 educational pro-
gram being carried on by the orsaniza-
ton In the United States.
As the cixteenth triennial con.
vention Of the world union went into
its third day at Constitution Hall this
morning the 1000 delegates and
visitors attending heard Mrs. Emily
Mof1at Glow Of Ireland deplore the In
crease OF gambling in foreign coun-
tries-a condition which reached its
peak in Bulgaria, she said. where the
government post ofaces place on in.
coming letters the words, The state
lottery brings fortune"
Children Affected.
Mrs. Glow, world w. G. T. u super
intendent of the department of anti
gambling, declared "the most alarm
ing increase In gambling in most
countries is to be found among ANAL
children who fnd sanction from their
parents In saving their pennies to in
vest In state or organization lotteries
or other forms Of gambling"
In but two of the a countries can.
vassed In 4 recent survey, she said, was
there encouraging note in the lack or
decrease of gambling. The two, she
said. were Finland and Germany. One
OF the newest and most popular forms
OF gambling in Central Europe. she
stated, are foot ball pools.
Other topics on this mornings pro.
grams were to be Anti Opium" by
Mrs. Loretta Hoyman Of Egypt, and
Protection Of Native Races" by Mrs.
Maskew Miller Of South Africa.
A principal feature of the session
this afternoon will be 4 symposium,
"0limpses from Many Lands" by
Miss Maude Astwood of Bermuda, Mrs.
Nina Gordon Of Ulster, Ireland: Mrs.
Hugh KaspAr OF New Zealand, Mile.
Perrelet of France and Mrs. L. H.
Riggs of Burma. A convention dinner
honoring guests from other countries,
with the national and State ofgani3a-
tions as hosts, will be held ct $50
pm. at the Willard Hotel
U. s. Liguer Policy Hit.
The first direct attack on the Gov.
ernments liquor policy was sounded
late yesterday by Mrs. D. Leigh Colvin,
militant vice president Of the national
w. c. T. u, who deplored the fact
that the Governments stand on liquor
since repeal has changed from one
OF opposition to legalization and pro-
| lection"
The Government has invested g..
100000 of taxpayers money In rum
distilling In the Virgin hlands," she
| said This Government-manu
tured rum has been shipped recently
to the United States for sale. This
Is the first instance in the history of
our country that the Federal Govern
ment has gone into the business OF
manufacturing liquor" {
In review OF the post-repeaI stu.
alton, Mrs Colvin declared three
times as many young women are edu-
Gated IN the Nations bar rooms Is
IN the colleges A survey made by
the Philadelphia Enquirer last Win.
ter" she said, Indicated conserva.
lively that there are today 1850, 900
young women engaged in liquor selling
places, some as bar maids and others
as hostesses enticing people to drink"
Mrs. Colvin compared that figure with
446, 900 young women tn institutions
| OF higher learning.
The list Of churches where the
w. c. T. U. women will speak tomor.
row Is as follows:
Francis Asbury NJ E., Park View
Disciples Of Christ, Vermont Avenue
Baptist, Vienna (Va.) Methodist, Met
ropolitan Baptist, Langdon NJ. T.,
Dumbarton Avenue M. E., Wallace
Memorial Presbyterian, Anacostia NJ.
| E.. lexington Presbyterian, Peck
Chapel Presbyterian.
First Baptist, Metropolitan Baptist,
Foundry M. E., Washington City
Church Of the Brethren, Calvary Bap.
tist, Chinese Community, Disciples OF
Christ, Hamline NJ E., Gorsuch M. T.,
Trinity M. E., Georgetown United
Lutheran .
Friends Meeting House, Brightwood
Park M. E., Clarendon Baptist, Colum-
bia Heights Disciples OF Christ, Nc
Kendree M. E., Emory M. Z. South,
First Nazarene, National City Dnci-
Piles Of Christ, Fifteenth Street Disci-.
pies Of Christ West Washington Bap-
| tist, Wilson Memorial NJ E., Chevy
Chase Union Meetings, National Me-
mortal Baptist, Calvary M. L., Trim
ity M. E.
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