The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-25
ART AND HUMANrrARiANIsM.


Americas greatest singer, and at the same time
contribute TO most worthy and humane cause,
will be afforded at the CITY Auditorium Wednes-
day evening, April 9Th,
Under the auspices of the tuberculosis Camp
Society" Of Richmond. that splendid organization
OF charitably inclined men and women, who are
working in the interests of Pine Camp for con
sumptiyes Miss Mary Garden, grand opera star.
possessor of most wonderful voice. which has
thrilled and charmed the people of two CONT
nents and placed her in sphere alone as an
artist of dramatic ability and musical attain
ment will give concert at the Auditorium. Dur
ing the grand opera season Miss Garden demands
several thousands of dollars before each perform
ance and receives IT. for the impressarios realize
that she is worth any price that she may fix for
her art
Miss Garden will not sing for nothing in Rich.
mond, although she is most thoroughly in sym.
patty with the laudable work done by the "Tu-
berculosis Camp Society of Richmond. Her
charge will be most moderate barely enough to
compensate her for coming to Richmond. In this
case she will lend her voice, her art, her beauty
and her personality to most commendable cause
and the greater the size Of the audience and the
larger the financial return to the tuberculosis
Society, the greater will be her pleasure. To
remain away from concert given by Mary Gar
den Is for the people of any community to con
TESS lack OF appreciation of the highest art and
the rarest voice in America No such thing is
srua in MI hntb frnp rfiS tic md
humanitarian standpoint the City Auditorium 3
seating capacity should be taxed on April 5th as
never before.
tuberculosis is preventable disease. 1t is
likewise among the most contagious, 1t has
claimed more victims than all the in the
alone in single year is greater than the loss of
life during the War Between the States. Eaeh
and every citizen has a twofod motive In helping
the sufferer from tuberculosis First, TO aid one
In distress and assist in saving a human life, and
second. to rid the community of menace No
persons have ever been born withtubercuosis, al
though their weakness in infancy may have made
them victims of the disease early in life. Tuber-
culosis is caused by a specific ORGANISMS known
as the tubercle bacillus Each and every sufferer
I from tuberculosis liberaies millions of tubercle
bactHi in single day, and they multiply by the
millions in twenty-four hours Each and every
one of these organisms menaces the health and
! life of every citizen Of a community.
The work of the Tuberculosis Camp Society
/ of Richmond Is to for the sufferers from the
great white plague at Pine Camp, three and a
half miles from Richmond. Statistics show that
| the death rate in Richmond from tuberculosis
every year is $50 persons. The Tuberculosis
Camp Society of Richmond Is laboring to mini
mize this number and TO rid the community OF
the dangers resulting from the presence of these
sufferers Pine Camp cost $4,000 to equip All
this money has not been paid. The Camp has
been in operation since November 1t &C.
commodate twenty persons. This is small
number less than one-tenth OF the victims OF the
disease in Richmond in year. The "Tubercu.
losis Camp Society" wishes to pay of the indebt-
! edness ON the institution, broaden it's scope
and increase its field for this Good Samaritan Ia
bor Pine Camp Is maintained for the reception,
segregation and treatment of INDECENT sufferers
people of Richmond to aid any organization
which undertakes TO help suffering humanity
within the confines OF this community, thus
making a stride toward better health conditions
generally and a saving of human life.
The Tuberculosis Camp Society" of Richmond
Is to be congratulated on having made arrange
ments for the appearance of Miss Garden here,
and her concert cannot but mean artistic treat
and triumph for characterization. This Soc
ETY. should be given every encouragement in Its
undertakings. Should Miss Gardens concert re-
ceive the patronage which 1t so richly deserves
IL is understood the Society will bring Caruso
Scott. Tetrazini, and other famous artists here
within the near future. 1t matters not. however
what the Society plans to do in the future. the
fact to-day is that Richmunders will be given an
opportunity within the next two weeks to show
their apprr iation of music and art and their in.
terest in suffering humanity.
SEPARATE CAMPS FOR DIFFERENT
BRANCHES OF MILITIA
Adiutant-General Sales decision to establish
several separate camps for the Virginia militia