The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-18
ADKINS To RETIRE
FROM PRESIDENCY
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In fact the active head of the work
throughout the State. The position of
president, on the other hand. is
largely that of presiding officers with
out any executive details to look
after. The president is also ex-officio
chairman of the executive commit
tee.
The convention will also eject ten
vice presidents and "a secretary and
treasurer. Mr.. McAlister will be re-
elected secretary. unless IL la decided
that he shall be the next superintenl-
ert.
Statewide Big Topic.
State vide prohibition will natural
ly be the leading topic for discussion
at the convention. which convenes
Tuesday evening IN the First Pres
byterian church, Newport News. The
league is already on record fayoring
Statewide submission to the voters of
Virginia, but II Is anticipated that
greater impetus will be given the
movement by additional action on the
part OF the 1911 convention.
One OF the features of the conyen-
ton VIII be the reading of a paper by
the Hon. Richard Evelyn Byrd. OF
Winchester. on The Relation OF the
Existing Registration Laws to Popular
Referendum" Congressman Carter
Glass. of Lynchburg. will read a pa
per on Shall the Constitution and
Laws BE Nullined?'
Statewide sentiment will be discuss
ed by these ministers:
In Northern Virginia, Res. w. F.
Watson. Alexandria,; Tidewater. Rev.
G. w. Perryman. d. D.. Norfolk
Southside. Rev. II. (. Johnson. ID. D.,
Franklin: Southwest, Rev. w. s.
Neigh bors, D. D., Bristol
Licensed cities Will be heard from
as follows:
Clifton Forge. E. a. Snead; Fred
erickg. J. w. Adams (invited}: Staun-
ton. c. T. Jordan; Bristol. Major A. ID.
Reynolds tinyited). Danviiie. John W.
sGaEteEs Jr,y -.5e. .,-....-, + ,, ~ ..ss l->
How to Enforce Laws.
How to Enforce the Virginia LIZ
Hon. Thomas Whitehead OF Lynch
burg. attorney for the league.
The Rev. ii. d. c. Maclachlan, pas
tor OF the Seventh Street Christian
church. Richmond, has been assign
ed the topic: The Press and Prohi-
bittOp,''.'. .,..,...,.. ,,,,,....,.
Opening devotional exercises viii be
conducted by the Rev. w. G. Starr,
of Newport News. He will be fol-
loWed Dy the fton- Marquis Jones,
| mayor of Newport News. who is down
on the program for the address of
welcome. The Rev. j.. III. Light. OF
Front Royal. viii deliver the response
and then will follow the annual ad-
dress OF President Atkins.
Give 'Em q Chance.
When the convention gets together
again the following morning Presi-
dent Atkins will give way as pre-
siding officer to Vice-President r. V.
d. Conway. OF Fredericksburg. who
in turn Will give way to another
president the purpose being to allow
| as many vfce-presidents as possible
to take hand In presiding over the
convention. Governor Mann Is one
OF the vice presidents.
Among those who will extend fra
ternal greetings are Mrs. III. NJ. Hoge.
vice president OF the Virginia w, c. T
L. and Mrs. j. Tyler Jobson, or
ganizer and president or the woman's
Temperance League OF Americas The
convention will be brought to a close
Thursday evening and from present
| indications ii will go down in history
as one OF the most largely attended
| and important ever held in vir-
ginia.
Richmond will be particularly vel
| represented at the convention,