The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-01
ADevlce to Turn Aside On
ward March of Prohibition.
MANN BILL A VICTORY
The President Makes an Enthusiast
Speech al the Opening Of the An
nuaI Convention at Charlottes-
vilIe-Promsing Tendencies.
fsnec,al to The Times.Dispatch.)

CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, Sept. 30
In her address at the opening session
this morning of the twenty-first annual
convention of the Woman's Christian Ienl-
perance Union of Virginia, Mrs Howard
NJ Hoge, of Lincoln, Loudoun county
was outspoken against the dispensar! as
substitute for prohibition.
in Virginia. she said II believe we
have most to fear concerted action
FOR the dispensary This is simply de-
vice of the liquor interest to turn aside
.he onward march of prohibition. 1t Is
a delusion and snare. II SOUNDS as
though 1t might be an Improvement over
the open saloon. but when 1t once se.s
its grip on State 1t has tighter hold
and is harder to get rid of than the sa-
loon. There was an effort to substitute
this movement for the Mann bill IN our
Legislature last winter Let us ever pc
on the alert for this and ever ready TO
speak against It,
Referring 70 the Mann bill, Mrs. Hoge
said:
THE MANN BILL.
..The passage Of the Mann bill by our
Legislature was q great victory While
this campaign was distinctly led BY the
Anti-S Saloon League. our local unions ail
over the State were committees on Sc
curing signatures to the petitions ana
& helped greatly in the agitation. It's true
amended and weakened greatly, by the
liuuor influence, but to get such meas
IRE at all into law Is a victory. Let US
NOT however. be satisfied with this, but
GO on and on until we shall Danish KING
Alcohol from the borders OF our loVeo
Virginia. $40,
4 year when so many successful local OPP
ton elections were held in our State
Probably we were all more surprised to
win in Danvile than any other place.
But let us. in the midst OF our rejoicing,
pause and consider. The liquor traffic
10 nv no means a vanquished foe, even
from this territory. He Is defeated for
the present. but he has not surrendered;
/. we still have to cope with the organized
1inuor dealers association. Because OF
their numerous defeats in Virginia during
& the year the attention OF the Nationai
Liquor Dealers Association Is being
turned this way and their efforts VIII De
& redoubled.
GROWTH OF THE UNION.
"During the year more unions have been
organized than during any previous year
~ the Virginia Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union. This has been due to
more work by the county presidents, more
time in the field by our State organizer
Mrs. NJ. w Newton, and the help OF Mrs'
M s. Welles, Miss Elizabeth P. Gordon
Miss Christine Thinking, Mrs. +. b. Gle
ment and Mr. H. NJ. Hoge All of these
have done most acceptable work by
their wise counsel and indefatlgab-e work,
as we'll as by their public addresses, they
have helped to lengthen the cords and
strengthen the stakes of the Virginia
w. c. T. U.
For the third time In her history Vlr-
ginia will have place on State Benefit
Night at the National. We should all
take courage and inspira ton from this.
1T has been my privilege to give eight
weeks to field work Mr.. Hoge and con-
Quoted five ". C. T. U. institutes. Dur
inE the time that was able to be in the
field I visited thirty-nine different unions.
eleven Of which were unions organized
twenty-five local unions and one county
w. c. r. u: addressed thirty-seven pub
lie meetings.; attended eighteen regular
and parlor meetings, and helped in five
county conventions, This has necessitat-
ed 299 miles OF travel by carriage and
stage and 1885 by railroad and a number
by boat. have sent out 1912 letters, 80
postals and much literature.
Your general officers represented the
State W. G. T. U. at the Ant-Saloon
League Convention in Richmond In jan
uary. We believe the cause Is advanced
by the cooperation of all temperance
forces, Great courtesy was accorded our
organization at this convention. Let us
Cooperate Win dIl OUTFITS, Dut remember
the prime importance of the regular or
ganized effort of the w. C. T. U. Pres
ident Mitchell Of the Ant-Saloon League,
made the statement before that conven-
ton that the success Of their work was
partly due TO the educational work done
ir the past throughout our State by the
NJ. c. T. u. Let us not sa cken our sys-
tematic work"
TEMPERANCE DAY
In her closing remarks Mrs Hopa re.
commended that the convention set apart
the first Sunday in November for Vlr.
ginia Red Letter Day. for the bringing
OF the temperance cause before as many
sections OF the State as possible; tina,
the Virginia organization follow the plar
OF the national In some system of patrons
for the State w. c. T. u, n system by
which persons Interested might be In
diced to give financial aid to the cause
and urged the necessity OF pushing count,
organization.
The convention was called TO order a
10 o'clock this morning in thu
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Mrs. Hoge presiding. Devotional ex
ercises were conducted by the Rev
L. II. Shuck After the roll cal
tendents of departments, Committees o,
Credentials and Courtesies were appoint
cd, and then tho convention listened Il
the annual address Of the president. TIL
remainder Of the morning session wa
occupied in hearing the reports of III
Executive Committee. corresponding sec
rotary. Mrs, Lillian Shepherd of Norfolk
and Treasurer, Mrs. T. 3. Clement, o
Centralia.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session was given up t
az conference. The devotional exercise
were conducted by the Rev. Bernard 7
Smith. Of the Christian Church. After tn
roll call Of delegates with brief re
port from each president, papers on III
topic "N%hy ] Am a White Ribboner
were read by Miss Martha j. Brown an
Miss Estele f, Rudd Words OF encour
agement Were given by the State presi
dent, and greetings extended by . IN
worlds Y secretary, Mrs Clara Parrish
White. After the reading OF letter froI
Miss Christine Thinking, Of Liverpool
worlds Y associate, the Us were enter
tained with an admirable address b
Mrs. Emile Underhill Burgess. of Me-
York city The concluding paper, o
"What Can College Do?" was rea