Evening star., 1940-04-26
W.C.T.U. Convention
Is Urged 10 Protest
Nip Bottle Sales
200 Delegates Attend
Spring Rally Of
District Union

Some 200 delegates, representing
% member unions and approximate
ly $500 members, yesterday attend
ed the spring rally and quarterly
convention of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union of the Dis
trict of Columbia, held in Ecking-
ton Presbyterian Church.
The convention was featured by
reports of officers, department heads
and an address by the Rev. Henry
B. Wooding, minister of lexington
Presbyterian Church, who con-
demned the sale of liquor, particu-
larly in stores which deal both in
liquor and groceries. He held that
only through temperance education
can stop be put to drinking. The
Rev. Mr.. Wooding saw encourage
ment, however, through recent re-
ported reductions in consumption
of hard liquors but expressed regret
over reported increase in con-
sumption of wine.
Mrs. Iva B. Stout, State Sec
retary of the Loyal Temperance Le-
gion department of the w. C. T. u,
declared that in the United States
there are 1911 900 more places where
liquor is sold than there are church.
es. She urged the w. G. T. U.
members to appear before the AL
coholic Beverage Control Board at a
hearing scheduled for next Tues
day on proposed sale OF so-called
nip bottles" of champagne, so that
they might protest against put
ting the proposal into effect.
Membership Gain Reported.
Mrs. R. L. Collins, membership
chairman, reported an approximate
membership Of $500 in the District
w. C. T. u. and said there has been
a decided gain this year although no
definite figures have yet been COM
piled.
Mrs. Richard Meadows, State
secretary for the District of the
Youth Temperance Council, de-
scribed the councils work as an
important part of w. c. T. U. activi-
ties, emphasizing particularly the
value of presenting the councils
temperance programs before Sum-
day school groups throughout the
city.
Mrs. William Watt, the w. G. T.
US speech contest director, reported
that temperance speech contests
had been conducted among youths
by several of the unions.
A warning to w. G. T. U. men,
bers to differentiate between propa-
ganda and uncolored truth was
sounded in an address by Miss Mary
Downey, the organizations director
of international relations for peace
and delegate to the conference on
the cause and cure for war. Miss
Downey told of discussions and
opinions at the conference.
Reports on the regional w. c.
r. U. conference, held last month
in Baltimore, were made by Mrs.
Marie N. Brinley and Mrs. BERTHE
Farmer.
Report on Funds Received.
Mrs. Frances Winters, treasurer
of the District unions board OF |
trustees, reported about $1,000 had
been received this year for the head
quarters, located at 522 Sixth street
NV. A report on funds also was
made by the District union treas
urer, Mrs. Darrell G. Grain.
Other features of the days pro-
gram included vocal selections by
Mrs. George A. Cook, accompanied
by Mrs. j. w. Peed; devotional
services, conducted by Mrs. Everett
Eaton; greetings by Mrs. H. B.
Wooding and a roll call OF the
member unions by Mrs. Earle Will
fey. Mrs. Franklin Adams intro
duced the Rev. Mr.. Wooding.
Recently enrolled life members OF
the District w. c. T. u, whose
names were read at the meetings,
included Mrs. Francis S. Browne,
Mrs. Mamie Jenny, Mrs. Anna G.
Frensner, Miss Effe Ritchie, Mrs.
Maud Banker, Mrs. Jennie A. Nc
Dormand and Mrs. Sarah Hunter.
Plans for a boat trip down the
river on June 26 were announced
at the meeting by Mrs. M. L. Coch-
ran, chairman in charge. Mrs. Ida
w. Ramsey, president, presided.
Following the regular sessions a
temperance motion picture was
shown by Mrs. Ella M. Robinson OF
the Takoma Park Union of the Dis
trict w. G. T. U.