The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-21
'Anri-Saloon League Forces Be-
lieve Thirteenth Annual
Convention Will Strike Ter
!: ror to Hearts of Saloonists.
Governor Mann. a Vice Presi-
dent. Presiding, Tonight viii
Open Momentous Session.
Many Speakers Will Tell Of
Personal Work.

Personal Work.
With the arrival yesterday of sew
eral of the officers and the more prom
inent delegates. among whom are
those who will speak at the thirteenth
annual convention of the Anti-Saioon
League of Virginia. which has its first
eession tonight In the SeventhStree'
Christian church. executive officers oi
The league last night predicted thai
the present convention will be the
largest and most successful IN tbs
leagues history.
Hundreds of letters have been re-
ceived by local executives OF the
league. giving assurance that nearly
500 delegates from all parts OF tns
.gtate, In addition to the two to three
hundred Richmond delegates. will b.
UrEsrt m --e y lail
TO quote league official. that VIII
Sheip impress the general assembly Tor
the enabling act. and strike terror te
the already trembling liquor foces OF
s4he State"
May Mark Victory.
Never before were the officials OF
the Anti-Saloon feague so enthusiastic
as now They feel that the eonyen-
-x4eff- IN Richmond this Near- XIII marx
q great victory for their cause. and
al are working TO gather the hopefu
or the years gone N struggle for the
leagues principles. that they may sec
the realization OF these hopes.
The convention 10 meet IN Rich
mond for It's opening session tonight
will be the largest ever held II VIII
be even larger than the record break
er held In Roanoke. where all Tho
southwest sent great delegations 70 tht
meeting ard where he victory thai
II hoped for was predicted for this
year
The Roanoke convention had be-
tween 500 and 600 delegates. The
Richmond meeting viii have at least
200 more.
Many Have Arrived.
While many Of the delegates are
already here, r.. large number comine
TO watch the general assembly In Ia
work with regard to the enabling act
nany Will reach Eiehmon dtoday.
Tonight when the convention Il
opened. the convention fTaff--tne large
auditorium of the Seyenth-Street
Christian church--wili be filled hs
workers for salaonless virginia.
Among the more recent arrivals in
Richmond for the convention are Prof
G. T. Jordan Of stanton, who led
succe ssfuliy the fight that made thai
city dry; Rev. W. ". Bunts, repre-
sentative Of the Intercollegiate Pro
h;bition association. from Southwesl
virginia, Rev, Decatur Edwards, q
FREDERICKSBURG, who has been werk'
ing for some time In the northern dis
trsct Of Virginia; and ]. w Neel.
West yirginian, who has given his as
eistance to the fight OF those in north
ern Virginia who oppose the saloon
Plans Wen Made
President II w Ho1gh, Of the Anti
uaIoon League Of Virginia, VIII ar
rive in the city from Norfolk today
Among the executives of the LEAGUE
who have been In Richmond. arrang'
Ing for the meeting, are Rev. jaime:
Cannon. Jr. superintendent OF tbs
league in Virginia. and in charge O
the legislative work of the league
General Secretary i. ID, sMcAlister
Rev Ed j. Richardson. and Rev
David Hepburn. superintendent OF th'
Central Virginia division OF tins
league.
The first thing delegates and visit1r.
to the convention are expected to ia
is to register at the Information
bureau. which will be established TO
day in the annex, on Grace street jus
west Of the church, OF che Seventh
. Street Christian church. The com
mittee in charge of the convention ar
rangements has provided for Ihe &C
commodntion and comfort of al
/
al information as to where they ma,
stop during their stay in the city, ma,
receive their mail and may be direct
ed. as they wish. in the city,
Information for Visitors.
Competent persons will be in charg'
OF this information bureau and M
delegate will find anything lacking
Visitors will register at this bureau
The convention will be opened 10
n s,ln H. f5..e~ q
which Governor Mann. a vice-prssI
dent of the league. will preside ans
Introduce all the speaker. Presidin'
| officers at all the sessions Will b,
vice. presidents of the league.
These who will preside at the sew
eral sessions are: Rev. w. &. Camp
bell, u. d., pastor of the First. Pres
byterian church of Roanoke, Thurs
day morning: w. r. Hale. of Nokes
xille. Prince William county. one o
the most prominent members in Nir
g.nia Of the Brethren church, Thurs
day afternoon; Rev. q. s. Bowers
pastor of the Winchester Lutheran
church. Thursday night: Spencer f
Rogers. Friday morning. Il. ". p
Conway, OF Fredericksburg, capital
list, who has given much OF his time L
the study of the uauor problem AM
+ who has done much to aid the caus'
"
r. Lincoln, Of Marion. former Stat
senator In the Virginia legislature ant
1T present a Republican member o
the house OF delegates. who was elect
cd on an enabling act platform, Fri
day night.
The Opening Session.
Tcntght's session VIII be one of in
.tArest from the moment that Governo
Mann calls the session TO order unit
the time that the benadietion over tn
flYst session Of the convention shall
III have been said.
Devotional exercises will he direct
"a by Rev. H. ID. c. Maclachlan, pas
tor OF the church, which, acts as hos
70 the visitors OF the league. Thes'
will be begun at 7:45 O'Clock.
Immediately following will be !
N short musical praise service by tn
n n1sena nd0zh Collegiate institute quar-
IVY N4t, led W. Professor sJAmeA II. Hue
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