Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28
PROH|b|T|0NL LAW
CAUSE FOR D|SMAY
Members of Richmond Club
and Lawyers Halt Meet
ings at Springs.
DISCOVER IN NICK o. TIME
WEST VIRGINIA'S NEW ACT
Virginia Militiamen Will Camp at
Gordonsville for Two Weeks in
July-0uting for Poor.
Special CORRESPONDENCE Of The Star.

| Special Correspondence of The Star
! RICHMOND Va, June 27.-Though the
| prohibition laws of the state Of West VIZ
ginia are not operative and effective TIL
| July l. they are already having serious
effect on Virginia Incidentally. the Old
| White Sulphur Springs are being hard
hit. The Westmoreland Club of this city.
one of the most exclusive organizations
| in the country. had arranged to have us
| annual picnic at that resort July 4. The
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad had prom
ised an excursion train. several hunoreo
persons identified with the social life OF
Richmond had announced that they
would make the trip. The capacity OF
the springs was taken in short order. and
there was waiting list of those VINO
would be taken along when others
dropped out.
Then it dawned on some members that
the new laws would be operative Just
three days before the arrival or the eA-
cursionists at the famous old resort
There would be no wine, no mint Juieps'
no highballs. no cooling draughts OF beer.
Not a drop of anything except water. yea,
coffee and milk. There are some or the
club members who are accustomed 10
having spurious refreshments whenever
they feel like it, and the idea of being I'M
able to buy. give take. furnish. ship, han
die, serve or to even get sniff OF aicoholc
stimulants. was appalling. So there and
straightway the trip was canceieo anu
the club will go to Old Point Comfort,
spending two days and getllng "ha'eSei
they may care to ask 1or
The Virginia State Bar Association mad
planned to have its annual meeting at
the White Sulphur Springs in August.
But the lawyers have been caught nap
ping. The White Sulphur Springs may
see few of the lawyers this year, put
they will go as individuals. not as
body. While the lawyers were laughing
and Joking the members of the West
moreland Club about lodging the state
of West Virginia and the prohibition
laws, they realized that they had put
their foot into it up to their necks. Inc
lawyers were getting ready to issue the
formal notice for the meeting, and when
it was discovered that the rigid enforce
ment of the laws was being demanded IN
West Virginia there was conference OF
LAWYERS and called meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee for the purpose of dis
cussing the new phases of the case. Ne
sotiations were opened for terms Tor the
bar association at the Hot Springs ana
the report has been confirmed tnat the
lawyers have tabooed White Sulphur as
a meeting place and that BODY VIII 30 10
the Hot Springs, where there is no
drouth at this time and will not be when
the LAWYERS meet The bar association
meets August 4 to 6.
Today the directors of the Pierce OIL
Company, owned by persons in MISSOURI
and elsew here. held meeting here ana
agreed to increase the capital stock by
the addition of S10.OOO,OOO to the existing
$4,000, 900. The Pierce Oil Company is
chartered under the laws of the state,
but there is little of the stock owned 10
cally