The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-27
PROHIBITION RALLY
IS HELD IN BYRD PARK
Mrs. HortcnSc Ropp Takes rs Text
Chance Remark Of Passing
Policeman.
STRONG APPEAL FOR VOTES
Answering Criticism as TO Women
Speaking on Street Corners, Mrs.
Ropp Says Her Business Is To
Gain Dry" Ballots.


frolu Il remark alleged TO hav. been
dropped by wet policeman Will,
She was speaking before a Broad Street
saloon on SATURDAY night Mrs EIor-
tense Ropp. the Womau'S Christian
Temperance Union champion. yesterday
declared mat She was attending to her
business i'm endeaVoriug TO induce vot-
rrS to cast q dry ballot. and that If
the men OF the past had done thei,
duty II would not be necessary for her
TO speak from the street corners at
the present time. According to the
speaker. WHO delivered her address at
'he comhincu Womans Christian Tenn
perauce Union and Salvation Army
neetiu" at BNrd Park yesterday aft
t"tnuon before q gathering of several
hundred. a passing policeman re
marked the night before that If he had
intended voting dry at the coming cleo
tion the sight OF Mrs. Ropp speaking
from the curb before n saloon would
have been sufficient to have caused :,
change of mind. It is said that eff
forts. made after the close of the
spec CHI. to locate the policeman who is
credited with making the remark
proved futile
HER HI,sINESs TO
SPEAK FOR PROHIBITION
Mrs. Hopp expressed herself in no
uncertain terms on "woman's business"
IN her speech at Byrd Park yesterday
afternoon. The speaker said that the
remark OF the policeman relating to
"o1n:n's business was that of 4 man
already determined to vote wet Shs
said that she was engaged in mindinl-
her own business. when she was speak
inE from the corners or any other
place for she was seeking to make
Virginia Il safe place for her own bows
and those of neighboring women In
concluding her remarks along this line,
Mrs Ropp rose TO the height of her
tiptotcS. and. with ringing voice de-
clarcd that if the men of the city had
been doing their business it would be
unnecessary FOR her to appear and
speak in the effort to make prohibition
q reality.
A. is her usual custom. Mrs Ropp
prefaced her speech by prayer. She
was introduced by Mrs w NJ Bickers
president of the w c. T. L.. who
designated her as the silver-tonEucd
orator OF the Shenandoah" and as "one
of the most loyal, Jealous, able and
eloquent champions OF the great w c.
l. l. worldwide organization of con-
secrated Christians working for the
benefit OF humanity" Mrs. Bickcrs re-
icrred 10 the schedule OF speeches in
Richmond and thanked the authorities
Tor the use of the parks as we'll as the
oiilcerS FOR the assistance which had
been given.
Mrs. Ropp approached the heart OF
her message with directness and
speaking with UuencN AID n manifest
enthusiasm Tor her subject, she APP
peared to make something of AN i'm
preston on her audience. During her
address she called attention to the
ever-changing social conditions, and
declared that the advancement noted
along this line and tile attending fight
against the liquor traffic was inimical
10 social. religious economic and do
nestle life. She said that these were
but two sides OF the light, and appealed
To the chivalry and the Christian pa
tr!otism OF the men before her TO vote
Virginia dry
The speech by Mrs. Ropp WAS pre-
coded by the usual Salvation Army
exercises.
Mrs. Ropp spoke at the Union Sta
ton Methodist Church last night on
building the Wall text taken from
fourth chapter of Nehemiah and
adapted TO Woman's Christian Temper
ancc Union usage. This meeting was
attended by a large number OF church
members
Mrs Iopp will make an address In
Highland Park tonight. and to-mor-
row night will deliver speech on
Libby Hill or Marshall Park