The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-10
INrEREsTINa SERVICES CONDUCT
ED IN MANY CHURcHEs.
CeieoartEg Recent Prohibition Victory
IN West virginia-Nationai
Officers Present.

Officers Present.
Yesterday was truly Anti-Saloon aav
IN Wheeling. Celebrating the ratist-a
ps3n OF the prohibition amendment in
| services were held yesterday hv the
Anti-Saloon League in seventeen
'h pisne 81 the Wheeling district.
PROMOTION which Is to be inaugurated
soon by the league were outlined: ar
rangements for the twentieth i,biis.
year. celebrating the twentieth an nt,.ere
sary OF the organization OF the Iear,,a
We're announced; and the work OF that
, cades was reviewed by speakers VINO
occupied the pulpits Manv OF the
sspf1ak-rs Icpresented the National Anti-
"a th' form OF prohibition rallies wcr..
E"ii IN practically every church which
aided the campaign for the ratffication
| OF the prohibition amendment
one OF the largest attended and most
nt,u~i1Suc meetings or the series WAS
81 the regular sunday afternoon s.rvice
- Htn me meeting was we'll attend
81; every seat in the lecture room being
iiHed- PToi. II. B. Work. superintendent
OF the Wheeling schools. presided oVer
the service and introduced the speakers
me meeting was opened with a short
Superintendent Hare Talks.
~ Ine nrst speaker introduced was Or.
r NJ Hare OF Charleston, president OF
! who took FOR his subject Vet Siy,
ginia's Victory In beginning Dr Hare
stated that tho amendment was carried
oy a majority OF :o.oOO more than there
wer" votes against the amendment
since then. he said. there has been en-
acted such legislation that will forever
silence the cry that prohibition does
| not prohibit" He added that IL is the
most drastic temperance Law ever
drafted on any statute book. and tina; n
that "A crow viii have To- carr, a ranteen
when II files over our mountains
The speaker then spoke of the remark
able herotSm developed during the con-
hict and said that those VINO rfsked tie
censor or their patrons and stood for
their principles in the face of all oppOsi-
ton were entitled to laurel wreaths Of
commeudation. lie then gave the history
/ or the drafting or TIE legislation. stating
ina; u" most valuable prohibition meas
| ureS IN the laws of every STATE. were
copied or changed To comply with local
conditions. and the whole submitted To-
committee Of the best attorneys and
temperance workers for approval
| DR.. Hare then eNplainef IN detail the
provisions Of the NoSt bill AMI the man
ner Of having them enforced. lie said
/ that the state Tax commissioner las
been made N-officio officer To- see that
the law is properly enforced. and he paid
I a very high trihut" To the present com
| miss Homer. Fred -. Blue. Tie closed by
predicting that the old CRY "prohibit.on
Won. prohibit" VIII never be heard in
West Virginia.
Founder OF League Speaks.
| lr. Howard ~. Russell. one of the
! founders ~ Tn" Nnti-Saio"n Lca,slI and
| az present associate national president.
| Year Of Jubilee. Dr Russell * also
| president OF the great bows movement.
| q" l-inc'!n-l.ee Legion. and referred To-
] That cauiZatic1 during his discourse.
4 BE began boy telling Of the organization
OF t1" league twenty years ago. on the
| .fth day Of May. IN overland. -. and
/ time. lie spoke OF beins present when
| lie movement % organize q leaggc In
West virginia was launched in Parlsers-
burg several years ago.
| As a ftttinE celebration OF what has
been artpmpil 10y the league during
| it, twenty Years existence. Ilr RuSscli
shid. the Year of the twentieth anviVer-
sary ~ its founding has been set aside
| a. Jubilee year. hce inning with the
| IN NoN"mhcr. 1918 The Prohibition We
tory IN West Virginia ln November. he
sad. made splendid overture for this
Cci"nrat''n. while another happy NUM-
| h"r Wns tho recent passage OF the Webb
Dill IN congress Ito invited West Viz
| riria - send DELEGATES to what Is eN-
pe'tcd e. nc the largest Temperance com
Nention ever Held IN the world. To- he IN
Chioas" this year. NJ least 10000 dele
I gates are expected To- be present
f'i'rrinS Z" t.i" nat" -wii" campaign
| for prohibition. Dr Russell said that the
J NEXT step o; o." l"aeu" Win De- 20 pre-
/ sent to congress and secure the enact
mont of an amendment which. when
al""tcd 10y flr'e-fpurtrs ~ the states
which TIE Speaker declared would be
u
| hihtt tho sale. making for sale OF -tora ge
Or "Nl'Hting liquors thrpug out tho
| nit.d states. lie said that the Lin
c"ln-lse Legion already has 1000. 600
s.-n"rs. bat tHrt daring the present
Year f." movement viii 10 introduce!
| into tie r.. nuols nu1 rul.eges 10 an effort
| 90 secure the signature 90 pledges OF at
4sdst i""n."nu more young mon
! Ir Russell also spoke 81 wltt iz he-
| ms planned hy o." league tr thr cNteu-
sion 90 ifs departments. Including fre
publication department and the t.Iu.t-
ti"ual department lie said that tn.
national legislative department - Wash
! irrt"n g. to - strengthened for th.. cam
pi.ru fHr '"UErss>io1Hl legislation.
Rev. E-at:c- bids Goodbye.
| The last speaker ~ ths. Hftsrnouu s,r-
vic wac Rev r. T. Hutton. wr" fur tAc
pas four wears iIs .t.r 1854. -tant .fat.
| rrf' riut.uf'rt and 100 Charge ~ the
| " ceiling district. with r.lir4aftrrs iu
! THIS lif,. i,ey Hutton lrsy.s in "a few
as- stsuf stat" sIp' mt rI.rt. AM VIII
| ta.f up tHt fight fHf prohibition boo f.-
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