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Show I CLERGY HEARS 'WET' ADVOCATE) Two Refuse to Listen to Governor Edwards of New Jersey JERSEY CITY. N J . March 2. Twenty-one members of the Clergymen's Clergy-men's Community club Wednesday heard Governor Kdwurds advocate ' beer and light wines as a ItlbstltUt I for more drastic Interpretation of tliO I eighteenth amendment. and then unanimously VOtod him their thanks for having spoken. The occasion was the annual banquet ban-quet of the club. While it was in progress a bel) ho pagd two absent members the Rev Jo me W. Parker. ! and Rev. Harvey L. Wyatt. who had! refused to attend the function when they learned Governor Edwards WBM to speak. The Rev John I, lleindel interrupted inter-rupted the proceedings to inform tin-bell tin-bell boy that the two pastors Wars absent among the Pharisees' end that they had "retired from active public life " The governor expressed regret Hi a I knowledge of his coming bad caused any members of the t lub to miss the banquet, but urged those who bad ; been "brave enough to listen to iilm ' 10 help stem the "modern menai the attempt of reformers to ImpfOVC public morals b legislation " |