The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-24
ARE CHOSEN:
WOMEN MAKE SPEECHES
Mr. Hough Reelected President and Additions to Number
of Vice Presidents and of Execu
tive Committee
tive Committee.

The afternoon session was presided
over by z. V. y. Conway, of Freder-
iCksburg, Yice-president of the
league. Devotional exercises over,
the nominations conn 4 tee. through
Rev. j. S. Peters, prea-Ated its com
pleted report, which was adopted.
The New officers.
The officers and the committees of
the league for the coming year are:
President. J. w. Hough Norfolk.
Vice presdents-P. V. d. Conway,
Fredericksburg; Governor William
Hodges Mann, Richmond; Rev, w. G.
Campbell. ID. D., Roanoke; Rev, G. S.
Bowers, Winchester; Hon. A. r. Lin
coin, Marion; Rev, S. Roger Tyler
Richmond: w. f. Hale. Nokesville;
II. L, McWane, Lynchburg; S. f.
Rogers, Onancock: Judge Joseph l.
Kelly, Bristol; q, T. Foitz, of Wythe-
Vile; r. e. Tyler. of Stanton; DR..
s. G. Mitchell. OF Richmond. Va
Secretary. J. d. McAlister, Rich
mond.
Treasurer S. p. Jones, Richmond.
Attorney. Thomas Whitehead, ESQ.
Amherst.
Legislative Committee-Rev. James
Cannon, Jr.. j. d. McAlister, L. J.
Richardson, D. Hepburn, j. w. Hough.
w H Vincent, Il. S. Barbour. Thomas
Whitehead. Rev. j. Sidney Peters.
Executive Commit.ee-Rev. James
Cannon. Jr.. d. D., Richmond; Rev.
r, Men. Simpson, d. d, Richmond;
Professor f. p. Huntington, Universe
ty Of Virginia; Rev. Thomas Semmes,
Covington; Rev. w. Asbury Christian,
p. D., Richmond. Rev. r. II. Bennett,
d. D., Lynchburg; Mr.. r. s. Barbour.
South Boston; Rev. S. c. Hatcher. d.
D.. Ashland; Rev. T.. 7. Dadmun. Nor
folk; Rev. j. M. Pitcher, ID. D.. Pc
tersburg; Mr.. j. w. Hough, Norfolk;
Rev, e. r. Wexford, d. d. Newport
News; Rev w. G. James, d. D., Rich
mond: Rev. +. A. Cave, Bowling
Green; Mr.. w. II. Vincent. Capron;
Rev, NJ. S Eagle, Haymarket; Pro-
fessor G. T. Jordan, stanton; Mr.. j.
e. Cooper Winchester; Colonel James
u. Johnston. Roanoke: Mr.. ". s.
Chesley. Fredericksburg: Rev. j. w.
Cammack, Richmond; Mr.. G.. w.
Hawxhurst, Falls Church; Rev. G. w.
Perryman. d. D., Norfolk; Rev. G. w.
kemper. Richmond: Rev f. H. Mar
tin. y. D., Suffolk; Mr.. =. D. Camp,
Franklin; MIR. George p. Adams,
Blackstone; Elder j. w. Ikenberry,
Dalesville; Captain J. r. Bellows,
Ocran; Rev. Lloyd T. Wilson, ID. D.,
Rev. j. s, Peters, Blackstone.
Work of the Women
Chairman Conway in introducing
Mrs, H. M. Hoge. of the Women S
Christian Temperance union, and Mrs.
G.. NJ. Jobson, of the Women's Pro-
hibition League Of America, paid tri-
butte 10 the women's organizations.
and TO their members for the splendid
work that they have done for the
cause of temperance In the nation. =
The good women of the country
got together" he said, land resolved
that the saloon must go, and when
women resolve that anything must
go, it must GO" and he added. many
of the men know that from personal
experience.
Mrs. Hoge, the head OF the w. c. T.
T., the older organization, was first
presented. She brought a message
from the union calculated to encour-
age and to spur the league on to even
greater effort. She told OF how the
w. G. II u. has been working for
thirty years in agitating, educating
and organizing the young people, and
old the children. citizens of the fu-
tIre. and preparing them to meet the
question of the liquor traffic.
Not without Result.
She expresses. the belief that the
efforts of the W. c. r. Il. has not been
without BtSNltS. anu tiAoN th1 1iAINs
of the organizations labors already is
being felt.
when we heard the ayes In the
house yesterday when the delegates
voted on the enabling act" she said
I'VE knew that our educational work
was well done"
( Just before she left the platform
Secretary McAlister. of the league. In
behalf Of the Bi-County w. c. T. u.
Of Henrico and Hanover counties, pre-
scented her with n beautiful basket OF
4 flowers tribute in appreciation Of
work done for that organization. Mrs
Hoge briefly expressed her apprecia-
ton
In Broader Field.
! Mrs. Jnbson. in beginning her re-