The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-22
PROMINENT MEN
WILL TAKE PART
'Antisaloon League Convention
to Be Held in Raleigh
This Week.
GLARKsoN WILL PRESIDE
tLaymen's Missionary Movement
Meeting Will Take Place
in Salisbury.
'cLARKsoN WILL PRESIDE
Especial 10 The Times-pispatch.


Charlotte, y. c., January 2l.-The
convention season for the year 1871.
In North Carolina will begin with the
convention of the North Carolina Anti
saloon League, which will be held in
Raleigh Friday, saturday ami Sunday
next. y number of speakers Of State
wide and national reputation have
been secured to take part on the pro-
gram Of this convention and the lead
ers of the Antisoloou League move
lnent express the hope that the at
tendance upon this occasion will be
the largest and the most representa-
tive of any convention in the interest
OF prohibition and temperance yet hold
in this State. The invitation to this
convention Is open to the entire State,
nc credentials are required and effort
IS being made to get churches, tenn
perance societies and other orGaniza-
tions that favor tho objects of the
Antissloon League 10 send representa-
tive. to the convention.
Heriot GARRISON. of Charlotte. prcsi
Gent of the North Carolina Antisaloon
League, will preside and VIII open the
convention on Friday evening, and the
first speaker at this session will be
Hon. W. w. Kitchin. Governor OF North
Carolina, who will deliver the address
nf welcome The other speaker on that
evening win be DR.. p. A. Baker, of
Westerville. O., the founder OF tho
.Antisaloon League. Hon. e. Y. Webb,
of Shelby. member of Congress from
North Carolina, will be the principal
speaker on Saturday. Mr.. Webb Is
member OF the Judiciary Committee,
and for ten years he has been using
his efforts to secure the passage by
Congress OF a bill to prevent the ship
ment of intoxicants into prohibition
territory. Tho chief address Saturday
evening will he delivered by Hon
Iichmond Pearson Hobson. member OF
Congress from Alabama. 1t is expect
ed that the climax of the convention
will be reached on Sunday afternoon,
at which time Hon. John G. Woolcy,
of Chicago. national lecturer of the
-Antisaloon League, Will be tho speaker.
During the convention, where will
be open discussion OF n number of sub
5ects relative to tho increase OF pro-
hibition sentiment. the enforcement of
prohibition laws and national leEisla-
ton to prevent the interstate shipment
OF intoXicants into prohibition terri
tory.
Lnymenn' Movement.
Another convention to be held in
North Carolina at an early date is that
of the Laymens Missionary Movement
of the Evangelical Lutheran Church.
This convention will be held in Sails.
bury. February 10, and Will be of In
terest to the ministers and laymen OF
the Lutheran Church, not only In
North Carolina, brS throughout tho
South. his convention will be held
in the interest Of the Laymen's Move
ment of ihe-entire United Synod In the
South. and delegates are expected to
be present from every State en-
hraccd in this territory. The program
IS nearing completion and includes
among the speakers already promised
q large number of ministers, and lag
men OF the Lutheran Church both in
the North and the South. and promi-