The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-11
. a ny Meetings
Mark the Initia-
tive Demonstra-
ton in Roanoke
onSunday, Where
Noted OratorsRe-
veal the Truths
ThatFloatin With
the Tide of the
Moral Wave.
Unprecedented Attendance
Upon Every Gathering With
Enthusiastic Outbursts of
Applause.

FfwEtnim's nr~t big step i'm world
wtAr prohibition. which was TAKE.
| I'm the RixaatL~ dens~strx&isp IN
| Rosnoke Smsaay. h gaining MO
! nentnm the str~nKth Of what
! has been p~s~oun~ea the htxxe~,
! ~~end orr any movement has re-
e~tSed in this state. New. David
| Hepburn. who sseeeeAed james
| Cassss. Jr-, ~ sup~rintenaent of
the Astt-Salces League OF Virginia,
| was In charge OF the Roanoke pvo-
/ ~~~dinx.- when he formally made
pubttc the program the Anti saloon
| League Of America has for making
the world dry.
MIR. Hepburn had the cooperation OF
practically every church IN the Magic
city. and nine distinguished visitors
added their voices to him 10 giving
fierce 20 the wovid~tde prohibition plan.
Although some Of the speakers ap-
pesred before audiences AS many az
three times during the day. there were
come churches in the city that could
not he visited.
In his task of putting ON foot this
great movement in this state Mr.. Hep
burn was assisted Sunday by Colonel
James u. Johnston, former member Of
Governor MAnns stan, and now coun-
sci for the Norfolk and Western rail-
way. For hfteen years he was the
| local superintendent of the Anti-Saioon
league, Another able assistant was
Henry Glasgow. for "A quarter Of CEN
tury n wheel horse for prohibition
With the aid Of these two earnest and
. practically every church in Roanoke
was obtained s@
unprecedented Att~~Aanee.
Vs.
tiseG, and 1t Is said that the attend
ance on them wac unprecedented In
the history OF the city. Al the star
meeting of the day, held in the after
noon in the Roanoke theater and ad :
dressed by Mr.. Hepburn and by ex-
Governor Patterson, Of Tennessee.
every seat was filled and the aisfes
were packed by men who stood up for
hours. During the heat OF the local
earn pa igus, under the local option
plans, when the contests were being
held for the suppression OF saloons in
the city OF Roanoke. never was such
enthusiasm shown as was present dur
Ing Sundays big demonstration. II was
declared, Local. state and national
prob bition all awakened intense in
terest in Roanoke. but never before
was any appeal strong nor did on
thusissn ever run SO high, as on this
occasion Of the apneai FOR tho abolition
Of whiskey throughout the whole
world
Congressman Elect W. n. Upshaw, OF
the Atlanta district. Georgia. addressed
immense audiences at both the First
Baptist and the Belmont Baptist
churches. two Of the largest churches
IN Virginia. Governor Patterson de-
lighted record breaking crowd at the
Second Presbyterian church one of the
strongest In the state. and owing to
the fact that the number OF speakers
was not sufficient TO accommodate all
the crowds. DR.. Campbell. OF the First
Presbyterian church, very graciously
gave way and filled his own pulpit in
tho interests OF the great movement .
An Churches Cooperate.
The churches of the Lutherans,
United Brethren. the Church Of the
Brethren and Of the Christian denomi-
nation were all packed to hear the dis
ttnruiehed visitors. Besides Supcrin-
tcndert Hepburn. there were a num-
her OF other distinguished speakers,
among them Governor Patterson. OF