The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-17
ATLANTIC CITY CONVENTION.
Great Temperance Meeting.

In the current issue Of the Chris
1 tian Advocate DIR. James Cannon, Jr..
writes as follows:
/ Il have been intending to write for
some time concerning
The National Anti-Saloon League
/ Convention.
THE convention of the Anti-Saioon
League of America. To be held at At
lantic City on July 6-9, inclusive.
promises to be the greatest Temper
ance convention ever held in the
/ United States. Plans were made for
the convention over a year ago. be-
fore the European war began. The
international Conference on Alcohol
Ism at its session in Milan, Italy, in
1913, planned to hold the next con-
ference at Atlantic City, in July. 1915.
and the National Anti Saloon League
decided to hold its convention at the
same place, at about the same time,
50 that the prohibition forces Of the
country could attend both meetings
Unfortunately, the great war
which Is such a scandal upon hui
mainly, VIII prevent the holding of
the international Conference. Ger
many and Austria and France and
Russia. and Italy and England are
all involved in the war, and the dele
p gates from these various nations
would not he willing to come to-
Gether IN a conference even If il were
possible for them to do so, Holland.
Denmark, Norway and Sweden are
all so much absorbed by the tre-
mendous events which are going on
right at their doors that they would
not be able to send strong delega-
tions 1t has been decided, there
fore. that the conference will be post
poned for the present with the I'M
derstanding that the next one will be
held in America.
/ while the National Convention,
therefore. Will not have the Interna-
tioEal Conference as an additional in
centive for persons to attend this spe-
ciai National Convention, it will have
so many victories TO celebrate, and
such a great campaign to develop for
the future. that it will be intensely
enthusiastic and interesting through
out.
beginning with our victory in
Virginia last September. State after
state has swung into line since the
last convention met. and there will
he thrilling reports in the battles
fought and won.
The great advance movement in
! Congress last winter will also be
great cause for congratulation. In
deed, the State and national work of
! the Antt-Saloon League are so vitality
bound together that one cannot be
considered fully, without considering
its effect on the other, The national
movement gets all it's strength from
the work done i'm the States. and 1t
| has long since been realized by the
4 prohibition leaders that State legis-
laton must he supplemented by ma
tlonal legislation In order to make
the State legislation efficient
/ National Prohibition.
The convention at Atlantic City
viii be in some respects the most
important convention held in recent
years The Conference of Workers.
which VIII precede the great conven-
ton, will discuss methods and plans
i of work and conditions as they exist
in the various States. The National
+ Convention itself will focus its atten-
1 ton very largely on National consti-
Ituttonal Prohibition. Great questions
viii be asked and answered WHY
is national constitutional prohibition
necessary What methods must be
adopted to secure the passage Of a
national constitutional prohibition
amendment? How cam this great
convention help to bring that great
result to, pass,2@ The speeches AND the
discussion and the fellowship will
be worth all the time and money
expended in taking the trip. Vir-
glnia should have a great delegation.
We have a great victory TO celebrate.
and we have a great work yet to do.
and We must learn from others how
TO do it.
\ Great Virginia Delegation.
The writer had intended TO make
great effort to secure great DEL
egauon from Virginia, but he has
been prevented from doing very much
up to the present time. But there
are still nearly three weeks between
now and July 6. the date of the
opening Of the convention. There
are many people in Virginia who are
going TO take trip to the seashorel
! this summer. WHY not take Ii the
early part of July? Why not go to
Atlantic City? There ia no finer
surf bathing on.the Atlantic Seaboard.
Special excursion rates can be OBJ
tanned from all terminal points. The
hotels have made comparatively low
I rates. Excellent accommodations
can be secured for $500 per day and
up for board and lodging. The only
charge for the convention Is the reg
4 istration fee of $500, for which the
/ delegate WIN secure a badge and
report of the proceedings after the
convention is over.
! Who Can Go As DeIegatesc
shall we not have q great delega-
+ ton from Virginia? All persons will
I be recognized as delegates to the
convention who are appointed by To-
cal churches. Sunday schools. young
peoples societies. temperance organi-
cations. Y. NJ. C. A.. and Y NJ C. A.
associations. or by any State board OF
Z trustees Or State headquarters COM
! mittee Of the Antt-Saloan League of
7 America Elect your pastor or your
Sunday school superintendent or
some temperance worker. and II pos
| able raise enough money to pay their
/ expenses to the convention II will
/ be an occasion ~ great personal en-,
I ioyment. 1t will also be an oppor-
tunity TO secure HELM and to give help
TO The great prohibition cause.
The writer has been ordered by
his physician TO go IN the seashore
| for rest. recreation and ,reeuperatian. 4
| Having looked oyer his program of
work he finds that 1t seems possible
that he can finish up In time to take
his rest recreation and recuperation
at the very time when he had plan
ned n year ago to go to Atlantic City
to attend the meetings OF the National
Convention And so 1t looks now as
though rest. recreation and recupera-
sssss asf secured without ssset5s ~ ny