The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-27
MRS. Ropp SCORES WET POLICE.
MAN WITH OTHER WJTrS--To
CHURCH MEMBERS.

The double header w. C. I. L. and
salvation Army Joint meeting Mt Byrd
park yesterday afternoon drew an I'M
b measa crowd, and the interest in the
/ exercises was very marked. II was an
inspiring scene, and one that VIII go
Down In history as O unique Incident
/ of the present campaign for saloon
. less Virginia.
After preliminary exercises ny the
satvationisss. including a pretty duet
( by Mrs. johnson and Mrs NoZes. a
solo. and cheruses, Adiutant Johnson
highly euIogized tho W. q. T. L. and
predicted a saloonless state. ccnciud-
ing by gracefully presenting Mrs w.
NJ F5ick ers, THE president OF the Rich
mond w. G. r, t., who, fin tnrn, In
troduCed Mrs fI0rtenae Repp as one
Of the most able jealous, loyal and
efficient champions 81 temperance
Mrs Rupp prefaced her inspiring
ena eloquent address with a brief
rehearsal az the passing Of old pretu-
dfces and customs that have marked
the pages 90 history and declared
that the worldwide roigIe az alcohol
IS now being broken hy the onward
march OF science, sociology and the
Christian religion sha paid her re-
spects TO the Local Self Government
and Personal Liberty league, con
eenniuE them as aiders and abettors
e the liquor traffic She demon
strated that Or Mcclure Is out Of
harmony with the best medical
thought Of the age on tins moderate
drinking" question. ard boldly pre-
claimed the prohibition principle that
personal liberty ends where the rights
Of society begins, and even If Il could
be demonstrated that men have the
right 10 drink liquor TO their comfort,
.heir personal liberty could not ex-
tend to their abuse OF their own
families.
Stay Away From Fair,
The sale of liquor al the state fair
was given a resouuding whack that
was loidly appiauded. especially
when She declared that IL everybody
thought as she dtd they would absent
Themselves from State fair that sold
Equor TO tho discomfort Of Gnen's
families. tor many a man visits the
fair with his family, gets drunk and
leaves hiS wife and children 10 take
cara Of themselves.
Referrina to an incident her
great meeting on broad street sat
urday night In front of q saloon
twh*H the crowd would not dispense
whom il raiHed and whence she re-
cHlved an 0yation) she seaid: "a
A4N.4L blSs WI pAliENInA0 NEC4aIFN-
soto voice. that If he had intended
voting dry he wouldn't do it now
that ] should be at horne attending
TO my business! II ! ever see him
J Will tell him as ! do you now.
was and am attending To my bust
ness3 / an seeking to remove temp,
tations from my boy ard your boy and
all Virginia boys I grant you IT
ought not TO be necessary for women
, - leave their homes ana so on the
platform, but mems failure TO do their
part has made t. necessary and we
are going to attend Ia our business
and help the men attend to theirs tool
! And don't forget that because men
allow this liquor curse many women
have no homes 20 go to-, hut there
are enough brave, true Virginia men.
upon whom VIC now count, to remove
tffs drink curse, and don't forget il
Nirginia's going dry"
prods WET Churchmen.
She proddcd the wet church mem
hers and made a great appeal for a
saIoonless Virginia, for recruits TO the
w. c. T. T.. the Anti-Saloon league
ami ths worldwide united purpose to
drive drink from the nations
Last wight Mrs. Ropp spoke in
Union sta ION Methodist church Her
subject was building the Wall" and
based cn the twentieth chapter ol
Nehemiah. tho application being the
building Of the wall to protect Vir-
ginla homes Every man was II
his place" she said, "in building
Nahem!an's wall, and trusted ia God
and every man must DO In his place
! IN building this present wall" She
declared her desire to know any good
ard sufficient reason amy wet church
mr'mher could OFFER for a wet vote.
Tonight Mrs Ropp speaks at High.
land Park. and tomorrow night cIosez
her present ongagen mt at Libby Hin
or Marshall park. So great is tho
demand fer her services that Mrs
8ieEers has written the State presi-
cent asking for "a return engagement
ef Mrs Ropp,