The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-21

! he aens IN the three sessions. DR.
j u. I. wexford win preside AZ TIL
mornings session. while r. 3. Barbeui
], viii occupy the chair at the after
neon meeting. r. " D. Conway vii
! preside tonight.
The speakers a. this Mornings Sea
sion will be Honorable Richard Il
Byrd. former Governor William
. Hodses Mann. and Dr. GEORGE w
} Young.
Il DIR. Thomas NJ Hare. superintendent
OF the Anti Saloon League Of MARY,
land. wtll speak this afternoon OF
the Prospect Of statewide PROFIT
bttion tn Maryland, = while Henarahi'
Andrew Wilson viii talk ON "Prohi
bifion Tor the District of Columbia
4 Tonight's session will he Featured
\ by addresses from Wayne "a. Wheeie'
and Ernest II. Cherrington. Mr.
Wheeler is national attorney Of this
Anti-Saioon League Of America. while
Mr. Cherrington is editor of Amerf.
can Issue and other National Anti
{ saloon League publications.
Afternoon Session.
Two sections of the report OF Legis-
latiye Commfttee---those which pertain
1 TO the moral welfare commission and
/ the provision for the sale OF ardent
spirits for scientific. medical. me-
chanicai and sacramentaI purposes
were unanimously adopted at the
afternoon session. Both motions were
offered by DR.. T.. r. Dadmun, of the
Virginia Methodist Conference.
! La support OF his motion for the
adoption OF the section regarding the
moral welfare commissioner. DIR. Dad
mum told the delegates that such an
once should be created by all means
lin order to see that the prohibition
laws Of Virginia are rigidly enforced.
He said that the General Assembly
should select a man who Will devote
his entire time, energy and strength
7 to the Office.
Former Governor william Hodges
Mann took part In the discussion, and
declared that such an ONCE will be
needed when the prohibition law goes
/ into effect this year. and that he be-
/ lieved the money which will go into
the treasury as the result Of the In
( hiction OF fines on the law vioIators
will more than make UP for the app
preparation made I'm connection with
the ONCE.
! In speaking Of the plans of the Leg
lslative committee of the Anti-Saloon
League to ask that the commissioner
OF moral welfare be appointed by the
/ General Assembly. the States former
chief executive declared that. while
ishe was satisfied that the committee
meant no reflection on the Governor
! that The nower of the aovernor o,
,yg,,trs. .hoo,S ~ arisrc.d tya sa ID
that the Coyernor of this state shouId
baya 80 ,n,,ch nower as the neonIe
,h,ns We has coysrnor Warr aaid
that. In his opinion, the chief execu-
/ tive of a State should have the power
Mann reyors Observation-Disclosures.
/ csnwarnnr Mar, aasartnd ,bat hs
wa. hsa rt,,,, q, ,avor IN III, tbe recor,.
,,ord.t,on. ~ fha Taeisiatira Cou.
,,f,.as IA tbs. he has hser In svp,
| M INV ,rith ,hs work n, the Anti.
I caioax asc,,a s,,,ca -. arganiyatian
nasian- Gcyarro~ uanr tha c,,aa
| t,on ~ the moral welfare commits
s{onar mas AfS,uasaa nv mr. Tame,
Semno, y ara Dr " Ashnr,
r,hrist,ar sstnr ~ rrnion sfatioY
! Ma.hosist Tshurch
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1 attyan An me mart az the i.erislatiy,
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asnarat,nr ara that ~ mater WA
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! issue l., aI,barnaforfaI e,erftun,
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