Evening star., 1937-06-07
Brooklyn Woman to Head
Organization for Three
Years More.
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
TO BE MRS. WISE SMITH
Vote on Other Officers INCOMPLETE.
Talks on Liquor and Peace
Are Heard.

World Women's Christian TEMPER
ance Union for her third consecutive
three-year term, at the organizations
election Of officers today in Constitu-
ton Hall. Mrs. Ida B. Wise Smith,
Evanston, Ill, president of the ma
tional w. c. T. u, was reelected first
vice president Of the World Union.
Returns on the other positions to be
hlled were incomplete when the con-
vention adjourned at noon, and an
nouncement of other officers elected u
to be made at the session tonight.
Delegates and visitors attending the
convention will make a sightseeing
tour to Mount Vernon this afternoon
instead OF holding a session at tho
hall
Senator Sheppard of Texas. CO.
sponsor of the prohibition law and
chairman OF the Senate Military Af-
fairs Committee; Miss Lucille Hinshaw
OF the University of Oklahoma and
Maj. Thomas Macleod. captain in
the British air force during the war
and an early leader in England's air
transport service, spoke on programs
yesterday afternoon at the Sylvan
Theater and last night at Constitution
Hall
Speaking at the Sylvan Theater
yesterday afternoon, Senator Shep-
pard paid tribute to the w. c. T. L.
as "an inspiring example Of combined
opposition to war and alcoholic drink"
Warns of War Perils.
mo finer benefit can befall mankind
than union of the forces o. peace and
prohibition against war and alcoholic
drink" he said 1T is hardly to be
expected that world addicted to drink
can understand the significance of
world peace or act with sufficient unity
and ability TO accomplish world peace.
1t will take sober world to make a
peaceful world. Remember that when
we entered the World War we sup
pressed drink because We knew that
alcohol interfered with a Nations in
telligence and efficiency. If we abol-
lshed drink to help us make war, why
do We not abolish drink to help US
make peace? II prohibition is good
thing in war against human beings,
why Is it not better thing In war
against poverty and crime and the
other handicaps OF civilization largely
due to drink"
AL the effort nation may make
for domestic good may be diSipated
and destroyed in the flaming furnace
OF war. -. Already the science Of
destruction has advanced beyond the
devices OF the late world strife Gases
are being devised that are deadlier
than ever. Guns are being developed
with caliber and firing radius larger
than ever. Indeed, the doubt fire.
quently is being expressed whether
civilization can withstand another
earth-wide conflict"
Student Leader Speaks.
Miss Hinshaw, who besides being
chosen beauty queen at her school
this Spring was also president of the
Campus Drys, youth organization OF
the w. c. T. u, held the interest of
an attentive audience as she assailed,
generally, the effect of liquor on the
individual and society, and specifically
the liquor advertisers, which she said
apparently are trying to outdo each
other IN bidding for the youth of the
United States of America to become
the future market for the breweries
and liquor interests of the land"
In her description of youths atti.
tude toward liquor and its promoters.
she added, They say alcohol Is a
stimulant. We know it is a narcotic
and poison. They say that it braces
you up. We know it lets you down.
They say that 1t speeds you up. We
know 1t slows you down They say
that 1t warns you. We know it re-
duces bodily temperature They tell
you that they Judge by experience.
that they can trust their feelings. We
know that alcohol dulls nerves so that
your feelings do not indicate true
conditions"
Maj. Macleod. who, besides design.
ing and building planes and training
pilots for them in the first part Of the
war. also was under fire for months
with the British air force on the
front, made plea that we get be-
hind error of judgment on the part
OF the pilot as the reason for a great
many OF our plane crashes and f!nd
out whether that error of Judgment
was caused By the effects of even
small dose of alcohol taken before the
flight"
Backing up his plea for "seeto-
taller pilots, Macleod cited MANY
incidents il hls experience where he
said alcotnl was directly responsible
for plane crashes.
Harry n, Holmes Of New York City.
associate secretary.of the World AL
lance fos International rriencss,sr,
Through tie Churches, said that q
1ozen incidents IN the last "a months
would nave rgecipitated war 40 yeuys
asa,' predicting that peace eases
wasssd schieve their end in years to
come.
tsaolf SOC members of the cast NJ
Sous conra geous," pageant to be
given At the closing night Of the con.
vention tomorrow, will hold dress re.
seaysai at o'clock tonight at Thorn.
son Gciooi, Twelfth and L streets.