The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-13
Will |, \. ! |,
SWEEP CITY
Will Begin Hot Campaign III
Richmond on Mor-
II day
RALLIES IN EVERY WARD
Organization Will be Effected
4 and a Steady Fight Against
5E tie Saloons Will be Made.

With, a suddenness, that Is. to say the
& least Intensely surprising. the ANU
& Saloon League Of Virginia almost WITHIN
the next forty-e'ght hours Will begin
10 sweep Richmond from end to END III
X q six weeks campaign, and with ward
!. meeting rallies and public addresses
Z effect here the organization which, for
considerations OF policy, 1t has delayed
for about two years.
The league has gradually spread It's
hand over all OF Virginia, but has pur-
posely held back until 1t could gather
X .nfficient force to invade Richmond with
effect. 1t believes that this time has
now come. Tho arrangements quietly
4 made are perfect and the sudden an
* 1ouncement contains details Of cam
pairn. the first gun Of which is 10 De
I fired on Monday night next. Even the
programme Of exercises has been ar
ranged. The beginning will be IN Mar
shall Ward, and then during the SIX
weeks to come every ward IN the CITY
will bo visited, canvnssed and organized.
II this manner the league will entrench
itself firmly In the Capitol city, and from
then on the agitation for law ENFORCE
ment and new laws will be pushed win
the utmost vigor. The ultimate purpose
OF the league Is to eradicate the saloon J;
.one Of the intermediate steps IS local
option. III,
followed by the formation OF ce ,,, q,
city league. A weekly paper Will be
\ started and will be called '"rhe Richmond
and Man chester Civic Sentinel
Policy in Richmond.
In the announcements Issued yesterday
the league gave out the following state
ment concerning its policy and plans IN
Richmond:
Programme of Meetings.
AZ stated above, the campaign will be-
I gin at once on Monday The programme
for the meetings has been announced as
d follows:
There AFRO three prominent features IN o VIEW
as the purpose for organizing q local league
q First-To uphold the municipal officers IN en-
forcing the existing laws concerning the Liquor
= second-To secure such restrictive measures
as may appeal to conservative Temperance
p,TT krd-To mould temperance sentiment s,., ~,
belize that THIS censsrya'ly;e plan wi
veil t"sTa as m ms interests Of the city,.
Plans for Organizing.
s585 s. Organize local LEAGUE IN each ward.
81 Hold four public meetings IN e %, n Ta aIa
Il on Monday, Tuesday, thursday and Friday
nights in each ward 2. !,
* ., Appoint nominating committee a ana J. s 81 y
Z other committees as may be -eeded az sec
i ond meeting in each wn.d and have them re-
port at the fourth meeting.
IA A. The president and secretary OF ca h ward
league 70 be members Ct the city League t,,,s hs ~
u been organized in each ward a meeting Is to
he held for the purpose ct electing pres GENT q,
the a for other n IS
nominate officers, Of the city league au, :, -
Monday sMes'i Psbr III -yfi 18th. - ),
6. Fifteen hundred prln:ed notices to be dis.
ward announcing the four meetings, where
\ held, speakers and brief statement OF the
!. The daily papers to be given schedule
az the meetings and a written statement as
TO the objec, and purp,se Of "a nIn
notice of the meetings with request to make
announcements from his RESPECTING pulpit the
ings and that statement acco npany such
notice TO each minister eiting forth the Oh D.
(; Richmond. and request for eacl to attend
as many OF these meetings as c1nyen!ena, par,
which his church is located.
Monday, February 15th.-Denny Street Metho.
dist Church.--S p, NJ. DEVOTIONAL exercises con.
Quoted by the past9h Rey..A. A Jones. g, S;l5
M Addrfs fo 3 san Mi5ch Si ss
Address The Leagues Adaptlblity to condi..
tons Rey Vest lsld Ss9re'ars 500
Tuesday Febrnry lehIhir rnd G Sarsna
6 streets).-7:i5 p. NJ. Devotional exercises, con-
Quoted by Rev J. f. Cook. r. N, Adore ii s ;:
Our Relation to the Snloonkeeper, Rev. w r.
L. Smith, D. D. $40 p. NJ address, s 20 y. NJ,
Address: Forces for us II the Conflict, pr'
4 Gordon B. Moore. superintendent. 500 +. M.
Business. Q. P, NJ Bcnedic'ion. ,.,,
ts1 Thursday, February lStn--Broadus Memoria
Baptist Church Crhirty-seconi and Broad
sreets,.-7:t5 T. NJ. Devotional exercises g 4
Quoted BY the pastor, Rev. c.. p. steaiey 2,
NJ, Address: Rev. G. S. Gardner; p D. a:st
3 P. NJ. Address: Prof. G. NJ smithdeal. So! P
h NJ Address: ROY. John Harmon. D. d, 800 Z.
" NJ. Business, Q p. NJ: senediction;
& Friday February l9th-Leigh Street Bnpts 81
Fl Churrh.-7:45 p. NJ. Devotional exercises con-
Quoted by the pastor; .tey, NJ Ash6l Jones z. :
2 p. NJ. Address, Speaker 10 be announced S;S!
: n NJ. Address, Speaker 70 be announced s:i;
+ p NJ commit 80 H., M, BusI