The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-13
ARE CLOSED ] !: ]
BY HUNDREDS I J 5! J.
Professor Mitchell Reports Oven y'el''ss
500 Saloons Closed as Result q
Of ] Temperance R eforlll. sIsss:y IN
5coNvEN ! TON
.ANtIT'.l-sAL!!0:O:|N tI' !: N
Third Annual Gathering Opens
Here With Largc Attendance q q
Stirring Speeches Made: M dc. 553s 4

The third State convention Of the = Anti
Saloon Lea gue held Its initia session $inS
the auditorium ot the Second SEapt l3lpf1.
Church tis tisge.. :. !. bel9g REsssn
d largo congregation OF delesa tesSS an an
sympathizers. The delegn tesss a y from M
ali sections OF the State and EN- brace
minister's lawyers physicians, college
professors, merchants, farmers and al IL IT,
sans-representntlvc men OF the Sld ~ D1o1 Do51
mnion. @ u i II 3s8. alSe iiS49 % .,f!sS
43rho delegates were assigned their
homes by an attentive commit ttce OF ellis
5tcrtninment OF which Mrs. G. NJ: Jobson.S
or the Nv. G. :. q. was the Y efticentN llt,S
chairman. a 5s Ss
PROMINENT WoRKERS THERE
Among the officers and delegates press
ent werc President S. G. Mitchell. Super
intendent Gordon 3. Moore, vice-Presl-8
dent NJ j.. Wood. OF Stnunton; fieA
Secretary j. w. West t
Rev. James Cannon, Jr.. OF Black
stone; Rev Edwin Kinks, Leesburs; Prp-S
fossor William Smith. lynchblirg; Nr.a
NJ. II. iBurdlck, OF Onancock, a prominenSH
temperance orator: REV. j. whitley
of Bedfor city; Rev. Nv. E. Beauchamp.y
or Newport News; Rev. r. q l1lsonl.f
Danvlllc: Rev. II. j. Shipmnn. Roanoke;&
Ftev. 4 w. S. NNayts, Buanas Vista ;SI Iors
G. w, oliver, Berryville: j. d. NVardiS
Accomac; w. A.. Bass. Bristol; Rev. Dr.
G. s. Blackwell, Norfolk: Rev. Z. j. Ship
man, Roanoke; Row. B. Cahell Hentns,S
Bristol: T.. II. Batten; w. r. Hal lsle6S slee6I
os Wight; a. Nj. Graves, Falls C!hurchs8
Samuel saunders, Cllarlottesvtlhe; J.. W.;
Shackford, Bedford City; Mi Matterne,
Cumberland; Mr.. 8Pettus. Chase Clty;;fsN Mr.
Robertson, Chase City; Rev. u 4. Goodet
Southampton; Rev. a. r. Owen. PortssS
MOUTH; Mrs. II.5M. IIoge. of Loudoun;s
President Virginia ", CT. MRS.
G. NJ, .Iobson prominent white RIB
boner Mrs. Burgess. Mrs, NauEhank
Lloyd, and other OF the same organtza-s
.t!on Rcvs. w. IT. Atwill and u. c.. Fiol-H
land, or DnnviIc; Rows. John lannon's
Ashby Jones, w, I. Derhsux, j, r. Coplt4
w. j. Young, L.. B, Betty, r. NJ. Maxey
and other Richmond minister's; Pro ofessor3
q. NJ, smthdeal. Mr. ". NJ. Bickers, and
OPENING EXERCISES, gS
The exercises opened with singing of
"All Hall the Power OF Jesus. Name"
Rev. H. r, Whitley, of Bedfor City, Cor-t
Quoted the devotional exercises. reading
tho fifteenth chapter of st. Johns gospel
and leading IN a fervent prayer for Ihat
divine blessing upon tho caisc and 8the9
convention. Tho grand old Christian.
rallying hymn, How Firm Founda.S
ton. was spiritually sung.
President Mitchell presented the pastor
OF tho convention church, REV. Dr.. W.
R, IT, Smith, who made a warm address
Of welcome. assuring the convention thAss
It was In no half-hearted manner THAI
the convention was extended tho use iptb
the church. Or. Smith expressed thas
hope that Christian convention for the
glory nr God and tho emancipation Of
men might crown tho efforts OF tina
league with great and abiding success.
cam a. Soldier8o the Cross WAS
next sung, .5hg gy
PRESIDENTS ANNUAL. REPoRTt
President s. c. Mitchell delivered his
annual address, prefaclpg 1t With srace.
ful remarks Of congTatulation 10 the del.6
esatcs uron their zeal and fidelity. trhng
address was listened to with rapt atten-8
( tion. IN conclusion the President telling
! ~ thanked the league for It's loyalty and
\ support. The address says In part; t5
/ There have been closed ~, ~ ,sNis-s ~
looms. That single sentence. tells az tho
4 strides temperance reform has mane M
4 this commonwealth.
In addition to the passage e ~ ths Mai
/ np % in ,he retreating ioot,prints Of the
saloon, many sections Of our ssa5s nvi,, haxos
| is the most notable city which has yes
| rid itself of the bar-room . y
'rhree persons give their Wh1ls t'hs W.
the work OF the league Y pon ahe !, Ies,g .esa
| nation OF Dr8C II. Crawford. Dir, tiofdoslk
| +, Moore was elected as his sGccessor,
4 Dr.. Moore las brongh. 70 this movement
| a Shirt al conservatism, OF strength, ap1
! traiIed abil!ty In handling soclal auss,
lions which have already Stvsts, IN ssfohS
promise splendid results IN The ~ fisul
Dus Field Secretary. Nsy, u ~. NJ sSsf