Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-22
WOULD BAR LIQUOR
IN ERATERNITIES
,Contimled from rirst Pncc.1

Continued from First PagcD
the session closed there Was !; ltrs"
attendance. Rev T.. r Wexford, u.
L.. presided.
Horace Barbour w0s caiicd upon :"
read |, paper dealing with tho State
wide debt Of the league. and 10 star,
the discussion As IL how 10 settle l..
Tn. figures. compiled by tho ~om :
,nittce showed that tho league owe
ilo.,"n. which has been reduced III - F.,
last ten months some $4,000. Tho re-u-
lar work, it WAS estimated, VII require
about $1,000 annually,
Tho plan read. and finally adop, 81.
IS 10 ask each church III the state tor :,
contribution. a qua :;i-nsscssmcnt, as 10
regular assessincm is made. Each
church, however is asked 10 give 1
sum towards wiping ont this lrht ~
March /. 1916. The minimum asses :
mcut levied against "a church = !
and INC ma Nimum amount asked Of .hc
larrcs. churches /. 500. The zeal
league Of Hoanoiic and tho church, IS
or tina; city arc exempt from tie -
sessuent because that city has paid
$500 Of the debt already taking tbs
amount FOR its si-.rc and settlin: I
some tim. ago.
Tho dominating committee brouyh,
forward It's report Tho entire list .!
officers with one exception WAS 70
lcct3nc Rev. John y. Taylor. OF Rou :
nokc. IN place Of Rev. !. w. CammarlS.
81 Richmond. as secretary. Mr.. cam.
mack was chairman OF the nominating
committee.
The report OF III. committee appoint
cd to examine tie trcasurer's report
brouSh, in it's report and moved thai
II he adopted. THIS was done.
The credentials committee asked 10
ISN Al = -,
night session. Tho committee Vas con-
tinuad.
MANY SPEAKERS FAIL
TO APPEAR WHEN CALLED
Af.cc Or. Cannon explained the alb
sencc q. number OF the Speakers
and the rapid completion OF the bust
ness ut hand. he suggested that when
adjournment was taken that the mo-
ton he made th; the meeting e
convene AT S o'clocil in tho evening In
stead OF IN the afternoon This mo-
tion prevailed upon adjournment
IN the discussion OF that section ~
the report IT the Legislative commit
tee relative to wineries and brewer
les, II WAS dccidcd that no additional
time nc granted them for the disposal
OF their plants aud other stock. Ipr.
Cannon explained that Virginia will
OF November I. have given tho lon est
t'Illc ~. tic ulSpDSd' OF SuCn BUSINESS
OF any State that has ever gone dry.
He diI not believe that any extension
OF time sh >uld be granted.
The committee On resolutions mac
its report during the morning SEES
sion ant tic report was adopted ~
iull. among the fcaturcs OF the reso-
lutions was that section which took
cognizancc or the action OF Senator's
Swanson and Martin regarding the ma
al nrni, tl,i Ton to-
ate the press. the railroads. local
hotels and all others who assisted In
amy way In making tho convention Il
success received thanks. \ special
resolution Of thanks in recognition of
the work OF Treasurer s. r. Jones was
also adopted
The convention adjourned last night
sine die, after the business had all
been completed, and after the delegates
ing addresses.
The first address OF the evening was
delivered by Wayne u. Wheeler ia
tional attorney or the Anti-Saloon
League of America. He had for his
subject the National Constitutional
Prohibition Amendment" The spea ker
spent his entire time In telling of the
various national mea surcs which have
templated al this time and i'm the fu
ture. lie was optimistic over the out !.
look.
Dr. Thomas NJ Hare. superintendent
OF the. Anti-Saloon League OF Mary
land. began his speech by stating thai
pretty soon Maryland would be the