The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-11
Five Hundred People Greatly
Interested in Facts Brought
Out by Speaker
Rev. E. ]. Richardson
Delivers Address
Illustrates Speech With Car
toons and Puts to Rout In
quisitive Meet
ings to Continue

Those who knew pronounced the
opening meeting of the Woman's Pro-
hibition League of America, held last
night on the old Fords hotel lot,
as one OF the most successful opening
meetings of the kind that has been
ent during the course of the evening
at Seast five hundred people, perfect
order prevailed, and there was much
interest in the facts that were brought
out.
Preceding the speechmaking. tho
Blues band gave concert of an
hours length, that served to entertain
the crowd. The meeting was opened
by Mr.. Isaac Digs. a member of the
Richmond bar. who is much interest
ed in the Statewide movement,
Owing to the fact that at the last
moment. Rev H d. c. Mclachlan, who
was To have delivered the address. was
taken III and could not be present,
Rev. +. J. Richardson, assistant sup
erintendent of the Anti-saloon league.
both drew cartoons as scheduled and
delivered the address.
No Abuse or Attack.
In the beginning MIR, Richardson
made it perfectly clear that the meet
ings were planned by the Woman s
Prohibition league as means Of
education, and that no abuse of any
party or person would be INDUCED
in. This program was strictly ad-
hered 10.
Mr.. Richardson illustrated his
speech by cartoons. showing the cost
to the State OF the liquor business
and the facts as to the relative value
Of the saloon revenue and the cost
Of the institutions made necessary by
the saloon. He took up the question
of liquor advertising sent over the
State by the Local -Governrnent
association. and read an editorial from
the Southside Sentinel in declining
tho business. He likewise paid his
respects Ia the Richmond liquor press,
quoting from recent editorial OF the
Times Dispatch. upholding the local
option system and the saloon. After
reading the editorial and taking up
IN detail the arguments advanced the
speaker turned the pages Of the
Times Dispatch and showed a full
page advertisement of SchIitz beer
appearing in the same issue
Speaker Interrupted.
While speaking Of the value Of
dollar wasted in drink. the speaker
was interrupted by an individual in
the crowd who stated that great deal
OF enjoyment might be had from the
dollars worth of liquor, The crowd
applauded when Mr.. Richardson made
answer by asking il the questioner
were married man. and receiving an
affirmative answer, asked further il
the questsoner would care for his wife
to enjoy dollar in such manner
The questioner had possibly been once
too often 10 the flowing bowl
Taking up the work of the Local
lea ue. the speaker
pointed out the fact that the state
ments or DIR. MCGUIRE at the leagues
first meeting were not in accord with
the most advanced medical science,
and that several errors had been
shown in the speech of Mr.. Cabeil. but
had never neeE corrected.
The fac-simile letters Of the Liquor
Dealers association and Strauss Gunst
Co. published in The Virginian sew
eEal days ago. were read and created
much interest. In conclusion, the
speaker showed in a most eloquent
manner how the laws OF the State pro-
tected animals to greater extent
than they do boys and girls. and that