The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-26

shadow on our home, our community.
our city or our State.
The speaker recently spent an eve-
ming in the home of friend amid
Charming surroundings. A real Christ
ian home, beautified with lights and
flowers, graced by congenial COM
pany, rendered unusually attractive
by sweet music. An evening that
strengthens one for the hum drum
duties of our work-a-day world. AS
she passed out from such cultured
refined and congenial SURROUNDINGS, in
rather an exalted frame or mind from
communing with kindred spirits, and
with her thoughts on higher things
as she passed out into the darkness
of the night, she saw not a hundred
yards from the scene of beauty in the
darkened doorway of closed store, a
youth of about eighteen years, hud-
died in the cold. in the deep sleep OF
intoxication. Poor misguided boy,
tempted because we had dallted DER
our task! Poor waiting mother, the
real victim of the open saloon! Poor
passerby, whose aroused sympathies
and breaking heart dispelled the
pleasure of the evenide Then tell
me, there are lives II never touches.
Abr no. dear friends, its touch is
universal. its influence worldwide.
Then to individual preparedness must
be added organization preparedness.
We must strengthen our forces In
number, we must rally more Loyalty
to our lead ers We must reconse-
crate ourselves to this great cause.
radiating from our organization such
an influence, that Virginia shall be
prepared to make effective use of the
gift bestowed upon her by a devoted
he <~1ft nF a. ia
bition. Let us break up the fallow
ground, that when the season of re-
freshing shall come from the pres
ence of the Lord, we shall be pre-
pared to receive 1t.
Announcement has been mede of
the engagement and approaching we'd
ding of Miss Virginia Old Dominion
to Mr.. Statewide Prohibition. The
bride comes from a long line Of dis
tinguished ancestry. Is extremely pop
ular. much beloved. and renowned for
her beauty. The groom possesses
sterling qualities. is wei known in
business circles. and is to be con-
graduated on winning so fair bride.
The ceremony will be solemnized No
vember /. 1916. His Majesty, the In
vincible Law, officiating. The deco
rations will be beautiful and artistic.
Autumn's brush will tint the forests
with red and gold, and silver streams
win glisten with imprisoned sunlight.
The Anti-Saloon League will be mas
ter OF ceremonies and will peal the
wedding bells. The bridal chorus will
be chanted by a choir OF invisible
angels, while thousands OF happy,
childish voices will sound the we'd
ding march.
The bride will be gowned in an
exquisite robe of preparedness. the
gift and handiwork of the Woman's
Prohibition League OF America, who
will also envelope the fair bride In q
dainty veil of sympathetic public sen-
timent Her flowers VIII be an arm
shower of the lilies of womanhood' S
hopes and the roses of mans renewed
an bition. The guests from a distance
viii include many State ladies who
are hoping to be wooed and won by
some member of the peace-loving. Joy
bringing, prosperity-winning family
# prohibition.
God grant that each one here to-
day may be present at the wedding
and that whom God hath joined to-
gether, man may not try to put
asunder, but that this union may be
a happy one all down through the
ages. The bridal robe of prepared
ness and the veil of public sentiment
is entrusted to us. Let us see that
Virginia is fittingly arrayed in the
glory of her wedding garments Ca
the first day of November. 1916.