The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-31
ORGANIZED WARFARE On
VICE TO Be STATEWIDE
gfnia viii Be Held In Richmond
on April Is and ~.
MANY DELEGATES ARE NAMED
Every Section OF the State VIII BE
Represented In the Conference
Here TO Adopt Plan OF Action
Against All Forms OF Vice.

/ AT "A meeting of 100 prominent citi-
zens of Virginia, who will come here
! from all parts of the State. to be
held in Richmond April Is and IA,
permanent Statewide commission
will be established, for the purpose
OF carrying on in all parts of Vir-
ginia a crusade against commercial
lied vice. The call for the meeting
has been Issued by committee
named at the recent meeting of the
State Board of Charities and Correc-
tons, held at Portsmouth
A list of the delegates to this meeting
has been completed and tentative
program has been outlined. This will
be presented to the delegates at the
meeting here next month, and a def
mite line of action will be determined
upon. Resolutions were adopted at
the Portsmouth meeting calling for
the establishment of state body to
carry on systematic warfare against
all forms of vice throughout Vir-
ginia.
Time For Concerted Action.
These resolutions declare that we
of the group, called together during
the session OF the Virginia State Con-
ference of Charities and Corrections,
are deeply convinced that the time
has come in Virginia for organized
the social evil in this State. and that
We request the chairman of this meet
ing, Or. J. T. Mastin. secretary Of tho
State Board of Charities and Correc-
tions. to appoint committee of five,
who shall be charged with the duty
of calling an organizing conference
with a view to the formation of "A
Virginia Social Hygiene Association.
They shall select and invite to the
various sections of the State. and shall
make all necessary provisions for said
conference" Pursuant to these reso-
buttons committee consisting of DIR.
J. J. Gravatt and Rev. J. w. Shackford.
OF Richmond: DR.. r. w Garrett. of
Portsmouth; Or. w. r. Foster. of Roam
oke. and Professor Francis Bacon. Of
Norfolk. was named. This committee
has named the following to be dele
gates to the meeting here next month:
Delegates Already Named.
Richmond--Miss Sarah Roller, Mrs.
w A. Burrows, Mrs. 9. NJ. Jobson, the
Rev. w. Russell Bowie, w. T. Reed.
the Rev. J. T. Mastin, the Rev J. J.
Gravatt. the Rev. J. w. Shackford. DR..
NJ, d. Hoge. Jr.. Aston Starke. the Rev.
F. T. McFaden, the Rev Lloyd Will
son, A w Patterson, J. n. Minor,
Cooper. DIR. d. r. Anderson. J. Hoge
Kicks. J. II. Binford. DR.. r. X. Fian-
nagan. J. W Nokeley DIR. r. w. Boat
wright. the Rev. w. A. Christian. Muir
ray NJ. Mcclure.
Roanoke-Hubert G. Elliott, Judge
r. c. Jackson Harris Hart, Captain
r F. Taylor. Mrs, M. NJ Caldwell, r.
E l. Hickman, d. p. sites. John y.
Newton, Edward c. Micheal. DR.. J. w.
n ~
botham, DIR. w. r. Foster Lucien III.
Cooke.
Portsmouth,. Davis Reed. f. w.
Maurin. l. H. Davis, the Rev. l. J.
Westfall Hon w c. Corbitt. Charles
IT Bland. the Rev. A. c. Thompson.
the Rev. r, II. Garrett.
Hampton--Frank w. Darling.
Newport News-fieorge N. Wise,
the Rev, E, T. Wexford.
Mann, Or. w r. Drewry. Robert Gill
liam, the Rev r. p. Daniels.
Norfoik-Albert Roper, Robert
Hughes Jr., DR.. C. w. Grandy, DR.. r.
V. Williamson. Francis Bacon, d. C,
Pond, DIR. p S. Schenck, DIR. l. r.
Royster, the Rev. c. NJ. Watson. Miss
Ethel Nicely, Mrs r. whitehead. ].
w. Hough.
Frederiekshurg-P ". n. Conway.
Mrs. ]. b Ficklen
Charlottesville-~Dr. f. A. Alderman,
Or. J. NJ Page. r. r. w. Duke
/ Lexington. DR. J. w II. Pollard. Ma
ior w. A. Anderson. Hugh A. White.
acknowledgements c. Harding
walker
/ .Bruington--Judge Clagsett n. Jones.
I South Roston-R. s. Barbour.
/ Sufsolk-Colonei r. l.. Brewer,
Ashland--Dr r. T. Blackwell, s, C,
Hatcher.
Bedford City-S. s. Lambeth, Jr
arrsonburg-Judge T. n. Haas.
Staunton--W. A. Bowles. Alexander
Robinson.
! West point--Dr Il. Il. agby
/ Accomac~-Senator G.. w. Mapp.
+ Lynchhure-The Rev. G. F, Rogers.
Mavoi X. S Jester. Jr, DR. X. M
Taliaferro, Mayo c. Brown. DIR.
Robert r.. Kelley, the Rev. J. d. Pax
! ton Richard l.. Hancock the Rev