Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-18
"DRY" LEGISLATURE
SLOGAN OF LEAGUE
Every Address Hinges Upon
This Determination of Anti
Saloon Forces.
GETTING READY FOR FIGHT
Williams, Ellyson, Cannon and
Other Prohibition Leaders
Sound Keynote.
Especial to Tho Time. Dispatch. ]

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SopEoI.K VA March with
o '"' '''"b'"e fo q" -
pressed determination to elect dry
Legislature and dry executive, tho
Seconu daS session OF inc 'oui 'ee''tn
eo"' e"''o" o1 VI. ma
to.nirh, ,vi,h ,bo address nv Dan Nor
p,o Sn,itb fo,,ner ucn.ro, counsol or
Tho Mode, JIcen.o Ie.yu. or A,poric,
bu, uov orator for ,ho National Anti
Saloon reeuuo AZ m. ,f,arnoo, sos.
sion tho League a1ontcd IN. new CON
stitution Of Tho po,iou,l orranizatIon
4, the morning sess,on virrinians
pro,ninent In state nou,ics traced in.
cour,c of prohibi,io, ,.u,sl,,ior il, vir
uiui,
ON. Of Tho features Of tho meeting
tonight va. ,bs raising of "a Oon in
hedges to 20 towards meeting pnrt
of The $4,000 deficit of the league.
4 nurb.r ~ ,ndiv,duals nIodged from
500 10 1900 each Thc remainder was
made up In church and county pledges.
and a large number OF small Individual
contributions and p,cdxcs
DR.. ". Asburv Christian. of the exc
cu,iv. com,n,t,ce took tho floor and
asked the convention 10 make mn the
defcit in order Tint tho learu. might
not he hamnered with the deb. i'm tho
coming fgh, to elect n dry I.csisIa-
tur. He said tina, III, notes for the
debt were being carried personally by
members OF tho executive committee.
No HINT Is GIVEN OF.
PRESIDENTIAL. NOMINEE
IN 20 tonight no hint Of the rrcsi
dental nominee had been given II
Mas stated that the nominating com
mittee had not come TO an agreement
and that another meeting OF that body
Viii be held before the morning scs-
SION tomorrow The league Will hold
three sessions Tomorrow
The newly formed Anti-Prohibi,ion
League was mentioned incidcn,ally bv
a number OF speakers
one of the strongest and most ap-
pealing addresses of the convention
Was made by Mrs s Hortcnse Ropp,
Of Shenandoah. Va. at the afternoon
session.
The Lord turned the wicked ,upstde
down in Virginia In spite OF the Local
Selr-;iovernment League, In spite OF "A
few weakened preachers. and in spite
OF the liquor interests and their
friends" said Mrs. Ropp.
The only item of business transacted
at The afternoon session was the adop-
'ion OF the constitution OF the Anti
saloon League of America. which was
adopted by the national convention in
Columbus. o. November l2. 1919
CHILDREN RAISE VOICES
IN pRouInITIo> SONGS
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,wa.p four o,d ,v,i,.a at
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It's long way to 20;
It's a long way to p-ohibition
TO tho falrest land we know;
so It's Eood-by local option,
High license we'll not spare
rs long. long way to prohibition.
But were almost there
Mrs. H, NJ. Hoge, president OF tho
STATE W. c. t. u, made short talk
on the WORK OF tho organization in the
election. and Mrs. Helen H. Green.
State press superintendent OF the w.
.. L. o.. spoke on The power OF the
press ano now 10 secure this power
lor prohioition.
AL interesting address on Posters.
an" no" 10 Use mem, was made by
h's. i1ll'ah ohepherd. state secretary
~ ,'e '" - l. o' ana Mrs. j. g. Kelly
hp'"e on me Chiioren-How Can
"es neip Mrs. Kelly spoke espe-
ai'! III ia'or or tne organization OF
ie'hpeIa ahcc Leslons.
S any - Weech, one OF the State
"'H"hiZers OF the union. made an in
's'i"s ""oress on the work still to
i''A'"s 'h's statement about
..,,,
@ 'se! 10 not me product
a. ""' OF me liquor
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u p''E MAHTiN WILLIAMS
AGAIN SOUNDS KEYNOTE