The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-23
Organization is Perfected
for Worldwide Prohi-
bihon Drive
RINGING ADDRESS
OF DR.. PETERS
Tells Of Successes in Vir-
ginia Against Almost
lnsurmountable Obsta-
cles Of Opponents
Especial to the Richmond virsiniano

Especial to The Richmond Fire1n'ah,
Iynchburx. Va. Dec.~-LyTichburE
rallied tonight TO the banner Of the
Anti Saloon League Of America In It's
dght to make reverence fer law anu
the ceuairy's constitution the pniit'-
81 religion Of tho nation. and In, lis
anpvcme effort TO make the world ny
1890 safe against the ~oancful tn
fiuencc of alcohol ~ a deterrent 10
missionary effort.
Al the orraniza ton mect1ag held
were the leading citizens Of the cIty,
all Of whcm pledged themselves 10
Eec that tho campaign In ttfat sec
ton OF the state is the brilliant sue
cess that National Director w Nc
Donald Lee has reported for all the
territory embraced III the SOUTHEAST
ern group OF states.
ASSURANCES came 10 Dr. i. W. Com
mack. who Is directing the drive in
the Lvnchburg district. that he would
have the hacking at all times OF the
hest tspe of citize nshir of the city.
which these workers declare they in
tend 10 make the banner district Of
the stsA.
MuCH ENTHUSIASM
Great enthusiasm attended, the
ringing address of Commissioner Of
Prohibition T. sidney Peters, who told
of his hard battle forsIaw enforce
u,ent in Virginia, OF the seriousness.
Of the task. of the importance ct II
being successfully performed. that all
the uation might know that Law Is
sovereign III the cradle of the repub~
lie. and OF the strength that has
come TO INN in tho hour Of trial
y through tbs knowledge that the best
citizens Of the state and country
ware giving him their moral backing
and wishing iassrf -ssaccess in his I'm
derta king,
lie paid hightribute 20 the Anti
saloon league OF America
I'm the work that We have been
Doing in Virginia. he said, the
heague has given the staiwArt support
NAT we have needed most to carry
through eur determination that the
i1ws Of the state, ordained by the
Viii of the people themselves should
be respected and that Virginia
should not Be ruled ny the iawiess
Aaeunent that sought to set that
sovereign will a. nauwhL The back
inx given BY this body for enforce
xenx Of the Prohibition law Is worth
more than people who have not been
- intimately associated with thu
Wark can imagine
WHAT II HAS DONE
what the league has done TOR the
aex1a OF Virginia ii seek. 20 do now
h larger measure for the cot Gtry and
for the world II seeks to make the
law supreme and. in that way. in
cuicate in all those who enjoy the
blessings of our free republic.
whether native or foreign born. the
spirit Of 100 per cent Americanisn.
No law must be Haunted. That In
anarchy and Bokhevisrn the forerun-
mr. Of the governments destruction,
The league seeks further to make
more effective the work OF mission
aries in the foreign fields by remcy-
ing from these lands the greatest
8tum bling block To missionary effort
ardent spirits. II wishes to pro-
nsOte the cause of general missions
that the millions to be expended by
tho evangelical denominations OF
America may not be spent In vafn."
Other speakers were: DIR. r. IL
Bennett, OF Nashville. Tenn. DIR. ].
w. Cammack, organizer for the
I1nchburE district aud manager at
GAA campaign in Virginia for the
Richmond college $1,000 geo endow-
ment campaign; DR.. a. r. Conrad
Ms. Charles r. Smith, president of
uhe Lynchburg Woman Chr xtian
Tsmperencc Union league; Mrs. John
n. Lewis and Mrs e. r, Syrop, as
anciatc director of wcmens organiza
t1amg In Virginia,
REPRESENTATIVES of the counties of
H01son. Campbell, Amherst and APP
pomattox, which are part Of the
campaign district, were present at
the meeting.