The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-19
CONVENTION MEL
| MEET IN BR0A
STREET CRUR / !
Many Men of National Pr0snis1
nence Will Take Part i is
Great Gathering
ss;S
WILL BE VERY
| LARGELY ATTENDEl
InspirationaI Addresses VIII Ri
Order of Practically Evstt
Session-Will Get Down m
Hard Work Tomorrow "A

With Rev. r. III. Pitt. d. d. G4n&&A
president and editor of the Religioit8s
Herald. in the chair. the flftnsnth AGA
nual convention of the Ant1-EaI0611
League Of Virginia will convene t0-
night at o'clock In Broad -<3tre9k
Methodist Church, al Tenth an1
Broad Streets. This will hS one NJ
by the organization. and from presont
indications it will be one Of the mo9&
largely attended in the history Of ~
league III gs
Present ut this annual Eatherlnr
will be delegations from Churches
Sunday Schools. Epworth LeaEn4
Young Peoples Unions ana varipN9
city and anti-saloon leagues In
ginis, representing practically eHery
section of the Old Dominion. Each
church, Sunday School and local axtkfr
saloon league Is entitled TO one dele
gate, and MOST of those we're app0lng<
ed last Sunday.
As early as yesterday afternoon del
egates from many sections uf f16G$
State had already arrived an III
scene, ard hy this morning IN x
will be literally In the hands Ok
militant "drys. Beginning ixte 9es
train brought delegates, and they
continue to arrive until iste today
Men OF National Fame COnAnG
Not only will antf-saloon leaders
from this State be present, but me1 III
national regulations will be Oh han&N
and deliver addresses at this couveit-s
ton. Among those who will be III aey2
tendance upon the convention aress]
Hon George Morrow, NAdfaox1
Swadner, DR.. Louis Albert Ranks a.
New York. the celebrated Auth0kxxS
Hon John a. woolley. four tinsSx
candidate for the presidency
George w. Young, DR.. p. A. BAkex
Ernest III. Cherrtngton. Hon. Fred 04NS
Blue. DIR. Thomas NJ Hare and q lax&eA
number of others. Besides tlfe ~
speakers Of national reputation th4x&
will be a large number or lromtue11
Virginia prohihitionists present To t&ilN'
part in the meetings s#G
Besides detail work and the reEuI49
order OF business, the annual eIectt6
OF officers will be held. Among tho4
to be selected are president, Nar0S3
presidents. superintendents. secxM8a
taries, etc, Rev. r. III. Pitt will, II S
stated. he reelected president cf f1
organization. while DIR. James Came 81
Jr., will doubtless be IN selectta
again for general superfutendent
the league. Whether or not there III
be changes in the other offlces y u4E&
practically assured that these two wft1
be returned to their respective nf10NMH
To Work On Financial RfebfeUQn, ssSS
/ During the convention accounts n IA
the ANTI Saloon League win be nndlta
ed. and plans for the coming d4c6
year will be mapped out and disc lAnaezIs
There is expected to be i lively d,1S
cussson Of legislation to carry out f&1s
win of the people of virginiA exDrexG6
at the polls In the fall Of 1914.
The league will also make efk0Ft6 NS
secure such provisions In the IA& 4ME3
will secure Statewide enforceueuER4
necessary. by a State Department.. 4f5s
such as will require officers Ok the lleJ
10 enforce the prohibition Laws Wp86y
pain OF removal from office f0f def1
LECTION of duty In tina cnforcenoent
these laws. 81 Il
There has been no program mnTn44
-eat fer the initial He4rt1n tont1 5a3Ss'
but 1t il believed that II will ~ tC1(s
sumed by the hearing of reports fT6f
the various Officers OF the orGAnirN
tons. SSsIsSA
Beginning tomorrow. there viii
three sessions each day pornln T. IN
ternoon and night. There VIII ~
eral prominent speakers ~ ee<1k
these sessions. & III S&
The local railway companies aK4 443
ling round-trip tickets 10 the de1AKnxN
at reduced rates They were paDH l
sale Monday and they can NJ &o&
as late as tonight, They wtI1 I'M a
for return MS late rs next HAtuks10
The ANTI Saloon League - n
inspirational and It's general pySI 3 e
ia helps 10 sustain the jasue ef41&
publtc tits believed thar tn A16&I
sion Al this annual c0nvenktQn It'll
more lively than ever befnre oia u
IL HrueexoA u ~ - r. *