The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-01

The catherine was Tor the wotcn-
ing crt of the old era--that in
which the State OF Virginia had for
three hundred years been In partner
ship with the ltruor trafflc--and
watching in the new. one IN which.
wifh proper enforcement Of law by
! officials. given the support Of united
public sentiment. there Will be gem
esssf, cuymulafive hetternaent OF moral.
socsal and all other welfare conds-
tons
II was under the auspices Of the
Nonan's Prohibition League OF
America, one OF virginia's organize
IDEAS of women who have for years
worked, IN and out, OF their organiza-
ton. for the Riding OF the State Of
se,ann. Members 0f tho Mpther
10 which, and to whose founder.
Frances Willard. tribute was paid.
so;nea with the ". r l.. A. in the
erna+ Icnlcrs tratton that filled one OF
the ctty's largest church auditor!ums
The Anti SA3"Nn League had its rep
reseutativev and its supporters in at
tendance as did also all the evangelical
churches in which the women have
: y ielded large influence over those
whose votes Iittie more than two years
ago declared that Virginia and the
liquor traffic should he separated.
Visions Comprehensive.
The efforts of years having been
crowned with success, all those who
had taken part In the long aud ardu-
GUS struggle for q cleaner. better. hap
pier State were with the gathering
in spirit at least--or with other SIM
liar gatherings in other citieA The
speakers voiced the sentiments OF all
the good women and the good men
of the Commonwealth. not their own
individually, yet as individuals. they
counseled their hearers to firm stand
against the possibility OF ever again
compromising felony with the liquor
traffic. They advised that there is yet
work to be done II what has been ac-
romplished would be retained.
Speakers varied on their vision as
they presented It. Some there were
who saw only reason for congratuia-
tons. Others. going further. saw
necessity for an examination OF the
ability Of the people TO continue to
carry on the war against John Bar
leycorn until ne shall have been
driven to whore he belongs-and God
knows where he belongs" More
agreed that there could be no real
enforcement OF the law except that
the people united and stood firmly
behind the officers who are charged
with Its enforcement. The citizens
must provide a sentiment that Will
support: the citizens must perform
their duty as jurors in the courts
that pass upon the cases of those
charged with the laws violation. they
said.
The program carried the names Of
many speakers and listed a number of
selections, which were sung by the
quartet choir of Grace-Street Baptist
Church. eliminating any possibility of
monotonous Ut er a n g. Bright.
snappy. epigrammatic sentences In
several OF the speeches. and flights
into the oratoricai brought forth out
bursts of applause. Throughout the
whole session ran rich vein of jubi-
lation. which came to climax when,
at the striking of the midnight hour,
the doxology was sung by the great
crowd.
Mrs ]. T. Jobson. president of the
eral speakers and read the messages
by letter and telegraph. was pre-
sented by Rev. DIR. Lloyd r. Wilson.
pastor OF the church, who led the de-
yotional exercises The Scripture
reading, the thirteenth chapter of St.
Paul. was by Rev. DR.. Rudd Then.
period OF silent prayer was closed
with prayer y Rev. DR.. II. RI. Pitt
president of the Anti-SaIoon League
of Virginia. Mrs. Jobson read tele-
grams from John r. Peters, and Rev
]. r. Sturgis, of Blackstone, the lat
ter greeting the Richmond meeting In
behalf of Il similar meeting at Black
stone.
Relieve the Sufferers,
I'VE must not draw the lines too
closely" asserted Rev. Or. W. Rus
sell Bowie. OF st. PauPs Episcopal
Church, as he spoke OF the feeling
OF tubilation that naturally rests upon
SO many whose every thought and
prayer has been for the day that has
arrived. There are some men suffer-
ing now" MIR. Bowie pointed They
are not the liquor store owners. but
1their employs, the bartenders. stem
ographers, and other workers who
have depended upon their employ
msnt, now taken from them. for
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