The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-03-19
THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1913.
PROHIBITION MASS MEETING.

Meeting Held in LumbertOn Yes
terday and Permanent County
Organization Formed s. Nc
Intyre Elected President, J. A.
McAIIister, S ecretary and Treas
urer, and am Executive Commit
tee Composed OfMen From Each
Township Headquarters to be
Opened In LumberIOn-ANu Num-
Der OF Short Talks Made at the
Morning Meeting and Chairman
J. A. Oates Addressed a Large
Crowd In the Afternoon.
In response to a call signed by
a npmb Der of the faithful from
various sections of the county,
the prohibition folks met here
yesterday and formed a lighting
organization TO arouse the people
of the State of Robson to the
great necessity for polling full
vote in order to drive liquor
from the benighted places which
have not yet seen the great light.
Headquarters will be opened in
Lumberton and the pure in heart
will go out into the highways
and hedges and make it plain to
those who, having ears to hear,
hear not, and having eyes to see,
see not, that this is the accepted
time. this is the day of salvation.
ICY. Considering the fact that the
meeting had not been very well
advertised, it was a very good
crowd indeed that gathered for
the morning meeting At 11:l5
Mr.. Stephen Mcintyre, who is
one of the vice presidents of the
State Anti Saloon League, called
the meeting to order and Rev
Dr.H. G Hill,of Smith s township
led in prayer. Mr.. Mcintyre ther
read the call for the meeting
All the newspaper men present
we're asked to act as secretaries
The roll of townships being called
it was found that all except fvt
of the townships were represent
cd, there being Sc present from
the II townships represented
Rev. G.. I'll. Durham moved that
permanent county organization b.
formed and the chairman ap
pointed the following cOmmitte
to submit names for the officer
and the executive committee: }
A. Thompson, Back Swamp; r
L. Byrd, Howellsville; J. A Nc
Allister, Lumberton; J. G. No
Caskill, Maxton; L E, Tyne
Raft Swamp; Rev. r. H. Broom
Red Springs; r. E. Lewis, Sac
die Tree; Rev. H. G. Hill
Smiths; M. Shepherd, Ste
lings; w. S. Johnson, S
Paul's; B. Stansel, Wishart'
Rev. J. B. Jackson, White Hous
L. r. Hamer, Thompson's; J.
Thomson, Britt's. This cor
mittee Immediately retired ar
while waiting for it's report ca
nest, enthusiastic speeches we
made by ex-Sheriff Geo. B. M
Leod, Mr.. w. L. Hill, who liv,
near Maxton, Mr.. Stephen M
Intyre, a Quaker brother fro
High Point, who drifted into Il
meeting and whose name W
not learned, and Rev. NJ.
Stephens, of Britt's townshi
Mr.. Mcleod was entirely hap
in his remarks, which we
well received. He declared tt
he was with and of and for I
movement. Mr.. Hill related
experience of his in a prohibit
fight in which he engaged
Huntington, West Va, ma
years ago, and urged all to &c
work and bury whiskey.
Mcintyre paid q tribute to thu
who engaged in the fight for p
hibition back in 1881, when
movement was not popular &
when 1T required back bOnetO
gage in it, and told sOmethins
the great strides that have b,
made in Robson along mo
educational and industrial Ii
since 1893, when an act of
Legislature made it felony
sell whiskey in this county.
Stephens urged the necessity
informing the people OF just W
the proposed law will do.
sail that the people ~. for
movement, but they need t.
stirred up TO the important
act We work.
Thu com mittee came in W