Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-21
MRS. GEORGIA NJ. JOBsON
AGAIN HEADS LEAGUE
Prohibition Convention at Tabcr.
nacle Baptist Church Comes
TO Close.
SOME INTERESTING REPORTS
Congressman T.. ID. Decker, OF Mis-.
souri,; Attorney General John Gar.
land Pollard and Rev. James Can.
non, Jr., Speak mt Closing Session

Several interesting addresses wcrs
Prohibition League of America, convcn-
Ing here in the Tabernacle Baptist
Church, among the speakers being Con-
gresham p. D. Decker. Of Missouri,
who appeared in the absence OF Com
gresham J. a. Falkncr. OF Washing.
ton state: Rev. James Cannon, Jr, ardI
Attorncy-General John Garland Poll
lard
The convention was opened at l0:3o|
o'clock, with Mrs. Georgia May Jobsou,
president. in the chair Devotional cH-
crciscs were conducted by Mrs. \. X.
Carson. An address on Tho Need oil
the Hour" was delivered by Rev. w \.
Pearson, OF Charlotte county, and Mrs
George Green. of New Bern. y c.. Eays|
AN Interesting talk on the Hobson
amendment introduced in Congress. Anl
address on Prohibition. Past, Present.
and Future" was delivered by Rev. II.
I. Parker. of Major, and paper writ.
ten by Miss Kate Hawkins on Pro
hibition from the Viewpoint of Al
Teacher" was read by Mrs Bassett. oil
Powhatan County.
INTERESTING REPORT Is
MADE by FIELD SECRETARY
~ interesting report Of the work
was given by the field secretary, Miss
Pearl Young, and Mrs. Boyd Donnaily
read paper on "a Mothers Influence
in the Home Against Alcohol" \ short
talk by Rev. Mr.. I'hinn closed the
morning session. The talks were in
tcrspcrsed with solos and musical Sc
lcctions.
Devotional exercises for the after
noon session were conducted by Rev. j.
w. England. Rev o. q. Deitz delivered
an address on alcohol. Its Dangers
for Young Men," and S. b. Woodnn read
n pape prepared by r. y. Blacku ell,
entitled. Re On Thy Guard"
Rev. James Cannon. Jr., gave an in
teresting talk on the recent fight in
the United States Senate for prohibi-
ton In the District of Columbia. lie
was very complimentary In his remarks
on the valuable work done by tho
women of the league during the cam
paign In Virginia. An address on a
United Force was delivered by Rev.
David Hepburn.
After devotional exercises were con-
Quoted at the night session by Rev.
w. A. Pearson. Of Iicysville. Attorney
General John Garland Pollard made =
short address and presented the
speaker OF the evening. Congressman L.
-. Decker, of Missouri, who appeared
in the absence OF Congressman Falknc-,
who had been unavoidabIy detained.
Mr. Decker spoke OF the results o.
prohibition In Kansas. in which state
he was born. and urged that prohibi-
ton he made nation wide.
MRS. GEORGIA NAY JODSON
IL REELECTED PRESIDENT
The following officers were elected:
president, Mrs G.. NJ. ,Iobson: vice
president. Mrs. NJ. Il. Strothcr: CORE
spending secretary, Miss Elma Gillian:
recording secretary. Mrs. c. C. Satter-
white: treasurer, Mrs. j. Austin: field
secretary. Miss Pearl Young; chair
man Of finance committee, Mrs. w. X.
Binns; secretary of the Kings Build
crs. Mrs John Lindsay: assistant cor
responding secretary, Mrs. a. VI. NcG.
and state vice presidents as follows
Mrs William Hodges Mann. Petersburg;
DIR. S. T. y. Kent. OF Halifax: Rev.
w. a. Pearson, Charlotte: j. y. walker
Louisa; Rev. S. l.. Dumville, Albemarlc:
Rev. I. q. Pullcn, York; Miss Louise
Dickinson, Louisa; S. l.. Stevens, Nell
son; Miss Cornclia Cammack, Orange:
S. J.. Adams. Halifax; George Allen.
1.uncnburE: r. J.. Palmer. Halifax: Mrs.
S. G. Curlcttc, Lancaster; Rev. +. ".
Osborne. Hanover: Rev. J. T.. White.
charlotte: Rev. J. b. lIutson, Richmond.
Mrs Kate Waller Barrett. Alexandra;
Mrs Thomas +. Bagby. West Point:
Mrs. *. $. Barbour, South Boston.