Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-08
PROHIBITION LEAGUE
HOLDS MEETING AT RICE
Mrs. Georgia May Jobson. OF Richmond.
Is Reelected rs
President.

President.
Tho womans Prohibition League of
America convened Tuesday morning In
It's annual midsummer conference. Six
sessions were hold. the conference con-
tinuing through the evening of We'd
ncsday. July 4. These sessions were
held in Sharon Baptist Church at Rice.
Va. Rev. H. j. Parker. pastor OF the
church and host Of the conference. con-
Quoted the devotional exercises and
gave the address of welcome on be-
half OF the church. and Mrs. w. NJ Gill
liam welcomed the conference on be-
half OF the entertaining league; the
president, Mrs. Georgia May Jobson,
presiding. The program was interest
ing and Instructive. The presidents
annual address was presented on Tues
day morning. 1t emphasized the i'm
portances OF eternal vigilance on the
part Of the prohibitionists She urged
the necessity OF having constitutional
prohibition for Virginia and the ma
ton. Mrs. w. r. Binns read care
fully prepared paper on Our League"
which was received with much appre-
citation by the members.
Tuesday afternoon Rev. D. S. Poser
OF Crewe. delivered a stirring address
on The Bone Dry State and What
Shall We Do With T." Mr.. Pooser said
in part that prohibition has been the
greatest question before the people for
thrce-Quarters OF a century, also that
we Will not have Il bone dry State un-
til every State in the nation is dry,
and II our people whip King Alcohol
we can whip all the Germans in the
world"
Rev. J. r. Sturgis. of Blackstone. said
in an address on the subject. rs Vir
ginia Safe" that John Barleycorn is
not yet dead. but very much alive"
He asserted that further legislation
is needed: first, because we have not
vet reached the goal for which we have
started. and. second. because Of very
necdful preparedness
Tuesday night was given over TO an
address by Rev L. j. Richardson. form
erly of the Virginia Anti-Saloon
League. now with the National Anti
Saloon League. OF westerviIle. Ohio.
Mr.. Richardson's subject was The
Four AS of Wartime Prohibition:
Mr.. Richardson stated that three
fourths of the world is under prohibi-
ton. that eighty eight people out of
every 100 live under prohibition rule
and 81 per cent OF the land is prohibited
territory. Out of 3.0o3 counties Of the
United States less than 800 arc wet
At the conclusion of Mr.. Richardson's
address the following resolution was
offered and adopted: That we request
Brother Richardson to take the greet
ngs of this conference with q pledge
Of support and cooperation to the
State convention OF the Anti-Saloon
League. which convcnes at Nirginiu
Beach tomorrow. also our deep regret
that this organization could not be
represented because OF our own an
nual conference being In session at this
time"
The reading of the prize ESSAY
an interesting feature Of the confer
ence. Does the Bible Teach Prohibit
ton for the Individual, State and Ma
tion?" was the subject Of the essay
which won the prize Of SIS in gold.
Oscar T.. Sandin. Of De Bidder. La.
was the winner. Clyde Bedsue!, Of
Ga!aI. Va won the prize of IS in gold
offered high school boy Of Virginia
on The Harmful Effects IF Cigarettes"
The SIS gold piece offered to high
school girl was won by Miss Olive
Berry of Fredericksburg.
The gold medal contest on Wedncs
day night was educativc and impress
sire. The little girls taking part We're
Gladys Hall. Julia Allen. Mary Gov
inEton, Ethclma Runener. Katie Pol
lard, Ella I.igean and Odell Parron.
The medal for clocution was won by
Julia Allen while Ella LiEEan won the
medal for song. Miss Alice Hechler
rendered prohibition selection. and
as an encore the pathetic story OF
Little Jamie Douglas"
The conference set apart November
as Prohibition Day. 20 be observed
every November. using a program to
he prepared especially for this purpose.
The election of officers for ,ho ensuing
year was held with the results as fol-
lows:
President. Mrs. Georgia May Jobson.
Richmond: vice-prcsident. Mrs. NJ. f.
Strothcr. Richmond corresponding sec
rotary Mrs. Elmer Gillian. Darlington
Heights; recording secretary, Mrs. &.
9. Satterwhite. Richmond: treasurer.
Mrs. ImoEen Austin. Richmond: secre-
tary Kings Builders. Mrs. Joseph Pal
mer. Crystal Hill: chairman finance
committee, Mrs w. r. BinnS. Rich
mond: secretary of medaI contest work
Miss Alice Hcchlcr. Richmond: secrc-
tary literature Miss Blanch Bass, Rice;
secretary of cvangcl!stic work. Mrs.
Ia L ichr.