The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-14
TOPEKA CONVENTION
GREAT GATHERING
College Students of America Enlist for the War in the Con-
1ict with the Cohorts of the Notorious
King Alcohol.
BY J. l.. WARNER.

Ten Thousand college men and wo-
men will be enlisted as leaders in the
anti-liquor crusade as the result of a
/ movement launched at the National
Convention Of the Intercollegiate Pro-
hibition Association, held in Topeka.
Kan Following an address by Dan.
/ Tel A. Polling. vice-prcsident OF the as
ISOLATION. four hundred student dele
gates from all parts Of the United
States rose to their feet, and with
| hands clenched into fighting ficts,
pledged themselves to ''see this thing
Through"
! In addition it was resolved to init
nte nationwide campaign to enlist at
least five thousand college men and
/ women who will engage in active SER
/ vice for national prohibition under
the direction of the various national
lanti-liauor examinations. The present
fight for national prohibition. 1t was
, declared, furnishes a moral eGuiva-
lent for war" which peace advocates
are urging to counteract the passion
for military conflict.
greatest national student gathering OF
a civic character ever assembled In
America. With delegates from Mas
sachusetts and California. from Min
nesota and Texas. and from nearly
every intervening State. the convention
was by far the largest and most ep-
| resentative ever held by the associa-
ton and it stands as the one big
student gathering of the year isla'
A Challenge to Alcohol.
The entire convention program CEN
tered around the general theme, THE
Challenge Of Antt-Liquor Movement
TO the Present student Generation"
In stirring addresses and earnest Ire
purpose conferences the challenge fer
Intelligent, patriotic leadership was
presented from many different angles
by recognized national leaders in the
anti liquor movement. and the chal-
Iengr was eagerly accepted ArnonR
the prominent speakers were: Gov
ernor George H. Hodges. OF Kansas:
Governor-elect Arthur Capper: Elk
Governor John T. 81. John: DR.. Chas
NJ. Shelton: Catch My-Pal" (Rev. r.
~ Patterson, of ireland: DIR. Puriey
a. Baker, national superintendent OF
the Anti-Saioon. League; Eugene w.
Chafin, twice prohibition candidate
for president and member of the
tyiI!k FIkb ". A1tAShu
national chairman of the prohibition
party; Rev Elmer L. Williams. "the
fighting parscn of Chicago; Daniel
A. Polling, national superintendent OF
Good Citizenship Department, United
Society OF Christian Endeavor. Hon.
Alonzo e. Wilson. president Of Lin
coin Chautauqua system and former
member of Illinois Legislature; Mrs.
Frances L, Beauchamp, president of
g NJ II IT, Harry ~ Me-
Cain, extension secretary OF the Meva-
odist Episcopal Temperance Society;
DR. D. Leigh Colvin, president OF the
/. r. A.: and Harley II. Gill. former
vice president.
Bryan Hailed the College Movement.
kilograms and letters of greeting.
all heartily enclosing the work OF the
l. =. A.. were received from Hon.
William, ] Bryan, Congressman Rich
mond r. Hohson, United States Sem
ators. Morris Sheppard and Robert /.
owen, DR.. Harvey w. Wiley. and near
" score of college and university
presidents
The biennial national oratorical OF
the association was won by Earl II.
Haydock, of the University OF South
ern California Second place was
taken by Henry C. Jacobs. of Hope
College. Michigan. and third honors
went to Herbert NJ. Wyrick, of Carson
and Newman College. Tennessee. One
young woman was among the COM
petitors. and the contest was one of
the strongest ever held.
The four days' session resulted in
deep conviction as to the necessity
and immediate demand for national
prohibition. and a consecrated deter
mination To assume the service of lead
ership in bringing about its consum-
NATION. 1t WAS an occasion of ire
mendous Inspiration and significance.
and the forces which IL set in motion
will constitute one OF the most potent
factors in the anti-liquor movement
throughout the world.