The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-18
AIM STRAIGHT AT
THE FAKE CLUB.
The Question OF Licensing Them
in Hands of Leagues Legis
lative Committee.
.DlSTILLERY UNDER MANN LAW
Enlivening Speeches OF Greeting
BY Allied Temperance
Organization.


PETERSBURG, VA, January 17.-short
enlivenng speeches of greeting from rep
resentatives of allied temperance organl-
cations, reports from officers and appoint
ment of committees were the salient fea-
lures OF the morning session OF the Anti
Saloon League convention at-First Bap-
tst Church to-day. The attack on the
fake social clubs, which Is expected to
be the most interesting work of the meet
ing. has not yet opened on the conven-
tion floor, the question being held in abey-
once until the legislative committee re-
ports on that subject. methods of dealing
with which are now being considered by
the committee, which is composed OF the
league president, Rev. James. Cannon,
Jr.. of Blackstone; Professor s. c. Mitch
ell. of Richmond; Judge William Hodges
Mann, Rev. H. p. Atkins, Richmond; Rev.
j. w. West Richmond
The result of their deliberations is
awaited with great interest, and will
doubtless arouse an animated discussion
tomorrow morning.
AFTER THE MANN LAW.
Little Is known of legislative PROPOSE
tons that may be before the committee,
but to put the distillery under the Mann
law. and, in the words of n committee
man, "aim straight at the fake club.
seems to about crystallze their efforts.
1t Is understood that no drastic laws are
to be suggested President Cannon's adj
dress advocated the requirement of regI-
lar bar licenses from all clubs where
liquor is sold, and the closing of such
bars on Sunday. maintaining that men
OF the class composing the better social
clubs should be willing and glad to sac
rifice personal indulgence to that extent
for the moral and patriotic purpose of
aiding campaign against the petty
Sunday bars masqueradng as social or
ganizations.
LADY SPEAKS.
Speeches of greeting we're made this
morning by Mrs. Howard M. Hoge OF
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union. brs-sing greetings from more
than three thousand women of Virginia.;
Rev. f. b. Raymond. of Newport News.
representing the Good Templars, and Rev.
George A. Mills. of Fredericksburg. who
spoke for the Sons of Sobriety. Az the
speakers dealt in earnest and forcible
terms with the objec. of their llfe's work.
and gave encouraging reports of results
achieved.
An excellent financial report was read
by the treasurer. Mr.. S. p Jones, of
Richmond, showing that all Indebtedness
of the past year had been paid off. Like
encouraging conditions were announced
in interesting and comprehensive reports
from Field Secretary j. w. West. of Rich
mond. and Office Secretary Ed j. Rich
ardson, OF Richmond, the latter of whom
reported that he also had spent about
one-third OF his time in the field espe-
cially in summer, and especially mem
toned what he characterized as n re-
markable mass meeting at Lynchburg
that promised great things for the tenn
perance cause In that section.
MUCH LITERATURE.
Secretary Richardson reported an enor
nous growth in the circulation OF tenn
perance literature, stating that upwards
of two million five hundred thousand
pages had been distributed during the
year.
An excellent address on the subject
of the Patent Evils OF the Liquor
Traffic and the History in Brief of Tenn
perance Reform was made by DR.. B.
w. Arnold, of Dandolph- Macon Woman,s
College.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The following committees were an
pointed to-day by the president:
Nominations-Rev.s j. q. Hammer. of
Manassas; Rev. j.. W. Guy, Dendron;
Rev. c. D. Bulla, Winchester; Rev.
George r. Booker. Charlottesville; Rev.
]. w. West Richmond. s,s
Credentials-Dr w. w. Lear Char
lottesville; Rev. J. w Lawless. Frank
lin; Mrs. R. H. Jones, Norfolk.
Finance-Rev. w. B. Beauchamp;
Newport News; Rev. j. NJ. Pitcher Pc
tersburg; r. s. Barbour, South Boston;
Lucius Gregory, Chase City; H. H. seay,
Blackstone; p. D. Camp. Franklin; ]. e.
Cooper. Winchester.
Press-Rev. j. W. Mitchell, Richmond:
Rev. f. H. Rawlings. Danville; DR.. b.
w, Arnold, Lynchburg: Mrs. q. M. Job
son, Richmond; w. Med. Lee, Irvngton.
Legialation-Rev. James Cannon, Jr.,
Blackstone; Prof, s. C. Mitchell, Rich
mond: Judge William Hodges Mann,
Nottoway; Rev. H. P. Atkins. Richmond;
Rev. j. w. West, Richmond.
Resolutions-Rev. R. H. Bennett, ASH
land; Prof. James A. Fishburne. Waynes-
boro; Mrs. H. NJ. Hoge, Loudoun; DR..
w. w. Smith, Lynchburg; Rev, w. r.
Laird, Danville: S. G. Redd Hanover;
Rev. s. G. Hatcher, Farmville; Rev. w,