The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-10
v. ?. |. 4. STANDS
FOR HIGHEST IN LIFE
Absolute Prohibition, Moicsty In
Dress. Single Standard of Moral
ity, and Other High Principles.
MRS. JoBsoN AGAIN PRESIDENT.
Annual Summer Conference Held Re-
Gently At sharon Baptist Church
Was Crowded With Events OF Large
Interest TO Temperance People.

The. Woman's Prohibition League
of America convened Tuesday morn
. ing. July 3, in its annual midsummer
conference Six sessions were held,
the conference continuing through
the evening of Wednesday, the Attn.
These sessions were held in Sharon
Baptist church, Rice, Va, the presi-
dent, Mrs Georgia May Johson. pre-
siding. Rev. H. ]. Parker. pastor or
the church and host of the conference,
conducted the devotional exercises and
made the address of welcome on be-
half of the church. Mrs. w. NJ. Gil
liam, president of Witt league, gra-
ciously welcomed the conference on
behalf of the entertaining league.
The program was interesting and
Instructive. The presidents annual
address on Tuesday morning was most
excellent. II gave startling facts and
figures. and emphasized the impor-
lance OF eternal vigilance on the part
OF the prohibitionists. She urged the
necessity of constitutional prohibition
for Virginia and the nation. Mrs.
W. r. Binns read a carefully prepared
paper Or "our League which was
received much appreciation by
members.
Tues moon the Rev n. s.
Pooser. of Crewe. Va, delivered a
stirring address on The Bone Dry
State and What Shall We 30 With
1t" Mr.. Pooser said In part that
prohibition has been the greatest ques-
ton before the people for thFee-auaf-
ters of a century. and that We viii
not have a bone-dry state until every
state in the nation is dry and If our
people whip King Alcohol we can
then whip ali the Germans tn the
world
The Rev. j r sturgis. of Black
stone. said In an address on the sub
ject. rs Virginia Safe" that John
Barleycorn Is not vet dead, but very
much alive" He pointed cut that
further legislation ia needed first be-
cause We have not VET reached the
goal for which We have started and
second because Of the need Of pre-
paredness.
Rev. f. j. Richardson Spe"ks.
Tuesday night was given over To an
address by the Rev. f. J Richardson.
formerly Of the Virginia Anti Saloon
league now with the National Anti
Saloon League Of Westerylle O. Mr.
Richardson's subject was The Four
AS Of War Tine Prohbition-Ad-
versary Advance, Agency and Aim "
Mr.. Richardson was received with
the usual enthusiasm which his ar
audience. and for over ar hour held
Their cfose attention with sparkling
fac's and wttticisrs
Mr. Richardson said In part that
three fourths Of the world is under
prohibition that eighty eight people
ct * every hundred live under pro-
h3hitjon rulc and 81 per cert OF the
III IS prohibition territory Out of
eA23 counties Of the United states
lese than 30a are wet
A. the conclusion OF Mr. Richard
CONS address the following resolution
we offered and adopted. THAT we
r7auest Rrother Richardson 20 take
tn greetings Of this conference with
Pledge Of support and cooperation
t. the 9t1ie convention OF the Anti
Saloon LEAGUE which convcnes at VII
eiHia Beach tomorrow. also our deep
rcr.et that this organization could not
be represented because ~ our own
annual conference being In session
at this time"
Prize Essass Read.
The reading ~ the prize ESSAYS WAS
an interesting feature or the confer
ence Does the Bible Teach Prohi-
bition For the Individual State and
Nation7'' was the subject Of the
essay which won the prize of s2S IN
gold Oscar r sanfin. ~ De RFdder,
La was the fortunate winner. CiCe
Bedsuei. Of Galax. Va. won the prize
OF SIS in gold offered a high school Of
Virginia for the best essay IN The
Harmful Effects OF Cigarettes TIE
IS gold piece offered 10 a high school
girl was won by Miss Olive Berry, or
Frederick shurg. va.
The gold medal contest on We'd
nesday night was educative and I'M
pressive. The little girls taking part
were Gladys Hall. Julia Allen, Mary
Darlington. Ethelma RufTener. Katie
Pollard Ella Liggan and odell Par
ron. The medal for elocuuon was
won by Julia Allen, while Ella lAE-
gan carried off the medal for song.
Miss Alice Hechler. one OF Richmond's
most charming elocutionists, then
rendered a very convincing prohibit
ton selection which WAS sermon in
itself and as an encore the pathetic
but heroic story of Little Jamie
Douglas"
Election of OfYicers.
The conference set apart the LIST
day Of November as Prohibition day
10 be observed every November, using
4 program to be prepared especially
for this purpose The election of off,
GERS for the ensuing year was then
held with the results as follows:
President, Mrs. Georgia May job