The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-17
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HERE THIS WE |: K
Virginia League TO Open Its An
nnal Convention To-
Morrow Night.
MANY SPEAKERS COMING
"shall Virginia Have State Wide
Prohibitions Subject of
Address Tonight.
MANY SPEAKERS MING

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Delegates from all PARTS of thu
State are expected here tonight Il
attend the opening session of the Viz
ginia Anti-Saloon League, which VII
open It's sessions ut Broad stree
Nlethodist Church to-morrow night.
number of prominent speakers have
been invited to describe saloon evil.
and TO show the good effects of pro.
inhibition in those States which enacted
IT within the past few years
Although it is not down as part OF
me convention program. an address
viii be delivered before the Mems
League of the First Baptist Church
tonight by Rev. J. u. McAllster, field
secretary of the Anti-Saloon League ~
virginia. on the text. Shall Virginia
Have Statewide Prohibitions" Mem
hers of The General Assembly VIII be
especially invited to-day to attend
Many Speakers Coming.
1t is not known, however. exactly
what the convention will do in the
matter Of urging the Legislature III
submit the question of prohibition to
. vote Of the people at some future
date. Among the speakers aIreodv
secured for the convention are:
Professor w. r. Webb. of Tennessee.
Judge a. Covington. OF Georgia and
~ II. w. Battle. who will speak for
North Carolina. Other speakers are
.lohn G. Woolley. of Honolulu. and DR..
4. a. Baker, superintendent of the Ma
,lorlai Anti-Saloon League. The pro-
gram is as follows:
Tuesday Evening, Jnnunry IS,
PRESIDENT. Rev. II. p. Atkins: Vice
President, Hon. A. IT. Lincoln, presid-
Ing; S. G. T. Quartet.
1:45-Dcyottonal exercises. Rev. s.
c. Hatcher D. D.
S:05-Addrcss of welcome A1avor n
c, Richardson.
s:ao-Responsc, Rev. f. Il. Wexford.
%. ID. -
s:s5-Presidents address. Rev. II. p.
Atkins.
s:55-Report OF legislative commit
tee.
ai1o--Address Hon. John g. Woolley.
Wednesday, Morning, January 10.
Nice-President p. V. D. Conway. ESQ.
presiding: S. c. i Quartet
a:eu-Devotional exercises, Rev. Ger
aid Culberson.
s;15-Appointment OF committees.
Observation-Disclosures report. Rev.
James Cannon, IL, d. D.
9:50-Rcport of field secretary, REV.
j. y. McAlister.
10:o5-Report of district super,n-
tendents: Northern District. Rev. L. j.
Richardson's; Southeastern District
1N@N. u u. southwest District
Rev. John ~ Taylor.
1o:35--Fraternal greetings From
Woman's Christian Temperance Unor
Fifteen minutes), Mrs Ii. NJ Hose
from Good Tempars nftecn minutes)
George W. Hawxhurst Esq.
II :05-'Temperanc Reform and the
PRESS Rev. Arthur Robotham, d. D.
:ao--Address. Majesty Of the
Law Rev. G. w. Beale. d. d.
12:00--"The Saloon and the. Negro
Problem Rev. II. L, johnson. D. D..
Miscellaneous business.
Afternoon.
Vice-President Rev. w. c. Campbell
y. D.. presiding; s. c. |. Quartet
3:0o-Devotional exercises, Rev. j.
j. Scherer.
s:15-State- wide sentiment: In
southside Virginia (ffteen minutes).
6. p Adams; in Tidewater Virginia
(ifteen minutes), Rev r. B. Garrett,
y. D.: in Piedmont Virginia Oiftecn
mtnutcss, Thomas Whitehead, Esq. In
the Nall,sy- or Virginia (hftcen min
utesG Elder. George Flory: in South
west Virginia (nfteen ninutes), Z. NJ
Carter.
4:s5-Address. Rev. G. w. Pcrryman.
D. d.
Evening"
William Hodges Mann presiding; s. C. 4
I. Quartet.
S:oo--Devotional exercises Rev. D.
NJ. Ramsay. D. D.
sI5-Address, THE Martyrdom Of
Carmack and Its Results" Professor
". r. Webb.
s:55--Address, THE Redemption of
Georgia" Judge W. a, Covington.
Thursday Morning, January 20.
Nice-President Rev. G. s. Bowers
presiding; S. c. l. Quartet.
o:oo--Devotional exercises, Rev. Ry-
land Knight.
a:15-Report of committee on creden-
tials
9;So-"The Saloon: .I,s Aim (nf-
teen minutes). II. c. Burrows; Its
Methods (tftecn minutes), Professor
c. 7. Jordan; Its Results" (ffteen
minutes), Rev. r. e. L. Aylor; Its
Remedy" (hfteen minutes), j. .. John
ston.
transformations in Dry Cities:
Discussion by leading men from vari-
Gus cities.
l1:1o-"The Minister in Politics."
DR. r. II. Pitt.
11:30--Addrcss. North Carolina
the Conflict, the Victory, the Result"
Rev. II. w. Battle d. D, Miscellane-
Gus business.
Vice President Rev. ]. r. Ellis pre-
siding; S. c. !. Quartet.
3.00--Devotional exercises, Rev. 7.
G. Scherer.
3:l5--Report of committees: l) On
nominations; (2) on legislation; CD on
resolutions
Evening.
Vice-President W. ". Smith. LII D..
presiding; S. C, l. Quartet
S:oo--Devotional exercises. Rev.
Thomas Semmes, D. d.
Subsidiaries, THE Saloon and the
Underworld Rev. James Buchanan, D..
-.
s:55--Address, 1.-THE National OUT
look" Rev. p. A. Baker, d. d.
REFUSED TO WORK, so
THEY PUT HIM IN JAIL
Refusing TO work or to do anything