The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-11
FIRST MEETING
 HELD AT B|JOU. Mccoy and White Speak for
 the Amendment THEATRE WAS WELL FILLED Lawrence Leads In Collection of Funds and Between $16oo and s17oo Is Raised-First of Series of
 Meetings.
THEATRE WAS WELL FILLED

The amenders held the first of their Bijou theatre Sunday rallies yesterday afternoon. The house was filed, While many women and children were in the audience the majority of those present were men and nearly all the men wore white ribbons. The suburbs were repre- scented both by men and ladies' D. H. Marbury presided. A male choir led by Allsopp, sang hymns, in which the audience joined. The Rev. Dr. Brooks Lawrence made an urgent appeal for cam paign money and while he was talking ushers passed through the aisles with subscription blanks. At the close of the meeting 1t was announced that the sub scriptions amounted to between $16OO and s1700.
 The speakers at the rally were the Rev. Dr. J. H. Mccoy, and Capt Frank S. White, and both received warm applause The discussions were devoid of personal ities. Dr. Mccoy was argumentative and earnest and amenders spoke of the ad- dress afterwards as being one of the ablest of the campaign.
 Captain White, In giving his reasons why he wanted to see the prohibition amendment to the constitution ratified, said we had under the Fuller law all the prohibition we could possibly have, but the amendment was needed to make pro- hibition permanent He pointed out that unless we had prohibition in the consti- tuition the -prohibitionists might elect a legislature that would repeal the pres ent laws and restore the saloon. He said he wanted 1t fixed so that he could go to sleep, knowing that the opponents of pro- hibition could never undo what had been done to make this prohibition state.
 Captain White told several stories which caused the crowd to laugh. The anti amenders, he said, made a great deal of the fact that some of the prohibitionists were now on their side. Well, a few of those who call themselves prohibitionists have gone over, it is true, but it reminds me of story. A worthy cooper made an invention that brought him sudden wealth. His family became ambitious to get into higher circle of society. The head of the house had an honest, useful trade, but the women folks who had so- cial ambition thought it would not do for him to be known as a cooper: so they talked it over and instructed the chill dren. The youngsters were told that if their fathers former occupation was thrown up to them to get out of it by say ing that he no longer worked at his trade. But the very young members of the fam fly did not get the idea quite clearly into their heads and here, 1t what happened: Little Johnnie was sent to Sunday school. It was his first appearance and a lady teacher welcomed him kindly. My little man, you are coming to Sunday school every Sunday, I hope?'
 'Yes'm,' was the little fellows reply.
 " Then you are going to be a regular Sunday school scholar?'
 "Yes'm'
 "'well your father must be good Christian
 "'Yesm. father is a Christian, but he is not working at his trade
 And so it is,' said Captain White with those of our prohibition friends who are now lined up with the opponents of the amendment; they may be prohbi- tionists but they are not working at their trade"
 Captain White applauded Governor Conner for what he termed his brave stand. and at the mention of the Gov ernor's name there was cheering. Chairman Marbury announced that IL Sunday afternoon until the campaign was