The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-23
Big DEMONSTRATION

besides"
Half of If Raised.
One Of tie greatest outb0rsts or APP
plause during the evening greeted THIS
statement.
Including other subscriptions. the
sY,ec;ai $4,000 fund has been about
pne-half secured and TIE iaha VIII
doubtless be completed and increased
within the next sixty days There was
a hearty giving accorupa nied by grim
se.errn3nation. which indicates that the
Anti4saloon league people mean bust
uess.
The night session was presided over
sy r. s Barbour. OF South Boston,
q former president and present vice
president Of the league. Alter 6eVo-
tsonal exerC ses and a selection ~ the
ehAnandoah Collegiate institute GUAR
let anaou ncemenas wee read by Rev
]. d McAhsieT. Rev. Ed. j, Richard
con and Ia. Cannon,
Mr.. Barbour introduced II IL. Cher
rsngton. of Westcrville Ohio. editor
and manager Of publications eff The
National Ant3-Saioon league, the
speaker Of the evening. Mr.. Cheering
tons address was filled with statistics
that were of So startling nature, and
yivan In such clear uua0ner---close at
tentiou being paid TO the logical se-
quenee OF tbs figures which had been
which are accurate--that the tendency
Of statistics to be CRY was overcome.
Gave Figures Tia! Stick.
Conclusions drawn fI.m these fig
Cres and comments upon them were
interestirg IN every person In the
gathering that crowded the house, and
many OF tse figures were taken home
In THE minds 81 the bearers
The report o{ General Secretary Nc
tfesF IA o. q re -
column. was then read. and the re-
port eff ting treasurer. - L. Jones, to
which Mr AcAii&teT made reference
also was heard
Following the conclusion Of the pro
gram the raising II the fund was be-
Eua, after which the committees went
irlto conference on nominations and
resolutions Their reports will be sub
f.--44 t-e+44
The afternoon session was marked
by the addresses Of DR. Livius Lark
ford OF Norfolk. who told the rea~
sons, as they appear 10 him, why men
In the legislature vote AGAINST the
enabling act Rev DR. Morris, pastor
OF the Bank Street Baptist church,
coaored Of Norfolk. who appealed for
relief from saloons IN me BLACK
Belt" uf that city; Rev Mr. Ellis, a
j mission worker az the Episcopal
church In the virginia mountains who
] told OF the liQuor curse in the noun
fains and the report OF Rev. Ed. J.
Richardson on the literature used by
the league In Virginia.
Great Demonstration.
The morning session was followed
by enc OF the biggest demonstrations
Z ever made in the state against the
4 saloon. The nearIv eight hundred
delegates attending the convention left
the Seventh Street church shortly at
ter II o'clock marching to the capitol
where. on the steps al the south en-
trance the legislative renort was req 4
by DIR. Cannon. and the convention
photograph was made.
The delegates lined UP and march
eli four breast down Grace street to
1 the entrance Of Capitol square, and
around 70 the south front or the build
Ihs- AS the ffst aciesaies were as
s94if1s en- t!ae steps, the itite o. those
\ ioAVN~h& @8etChea 70 ee9ohu tiae
D square entrance. The steps Of the
! capitol were made black by the crowd
from which bursts Of a~~lause came
q from lime 10 Time greeting the state
u nents made by DF, Cannon as lac read
the report.
The silent marching OF the temper
ance host. and its gathering soIfdly
before the very doors II the legisia-
kure. of which It demands The paxsa Ee
Of measure that will give them the
{ opportunity Of expressing their viii as
]. to whether or not the saloon shall re
main IN Virginia. and their cheering
OF ts,e projections carried in tna re-
uogt. well wer, calculated 70 show the
determination Of the temperance
workers 10 win their fight.
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