Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-21
BENEFIT PERFORMANCE
TO Be GIVEN WEDNESDAY
La Verne Company Will Presen
Polly Primrose" to Help Anti
tuberculosis Association.
WORK ENDORSED BY CHAMBER
Commercial Body Adopts Resolutions|
Approving Endorsement OF Organi.|
zation's Statewide Fight Againsd
Disease by Committee on Health

Miss Agnes ID. Randolph, executiveI
secretary OF the Virginia Antitubcrcuv
iosis Association. announced last nlghd
the completion OF arrangements witfI
the Lucille La Verne Company foil
the presentation Of the benefit per.|
formancc OF polly Primrose" on Wed-|
nesday evening, at the Academy oil
Music. The opening OF Polly Prim-V
rose" was scheduled for Thursday. bud
the benefit performance a day earlierl
has been arranged as special con-I
ccssion.
Miss La Verne last night made thcI
following statement:
The benefit arranged By the Lucille
La Nern" Company for the Virginia.
Antituberculosis Association on theI
evening of Tuesday. December 90 will
be given on Wednesday evening. Del
cembcr %. at the Academy OF Music !
Any tickets already reserved for sea s
ut the Empire can he taken TO the
Academy and exchanged for reserved
seats there. Additional tickets can be
procured from the original ticket com )
mittec."
The change of PLAN said Miss RAN
Goiph. may result In Inconvenience tol
some OF those who have purchased
tickets. Those who desire TO do So,
therefore. may return their tickets and
have their money refunded"
The ticket committee consists OIL
Mrs. George W. Warren. Mrs. John
Shelton Williams. Mrs Robert 70. Pc
gram. Mrs y. b. Taliaferro. Mrs
George Wayne Anderson. Mrs. Stuart
MichauI. Mrs George Ainslle. Mrs. H..
Stewart Hume, Miss Agnes ID. Ram
dolph and Edward Arnold. OF the La
Verne Company.
WORK INDORSED by
COMMITTEE OF CHAMBER
The work OF the Virginia Antituber-
culosis Association In its fight against
the disease In Virginia. Is given strong
Endorsement In the following letter.
which has been sent to the board OF
directors OF the Chamber OF Commerce
by that bodys committee on health and
sanitation:
TO the Board OF Directors OF the Rich
mond Chamber Of Commerce. Rich
mond. Va.
Gentlcmen.-Your committee on
health and sanitation. having had it's
attention called by the Virginia Anti
tuberculosis Association, to the great
mortality and serious economic loss
resulting from the ravases Of tuber-
cuiosis In the State OF Virginia: to the
existing necessity for an aggressive edu-
cational propaganda for the prevention
or this disease us far az possible: and
Tor proper care OF patients. not only
Tor the sake Of the patients themselves
but TO guard against infection: hereby
''i''' s'eS VIC iihpoi btiiIt anu NdlNe OF
the work of the Virginia Antitubercu-
losis Association.
1T especially commends to the favor
able consideration and patronage OF
the Richmond public. the Red Cross
seals. now on sale in this city. the pro-
ceeds OF which sale constitute a most
important means Of support to the
said association.
These seals arc on sale in the stores
and by nurses and others, in n number
Of communities in the State. They
are expected in their wide distribution
not only to contribute materially to the
educational funds OF this association.
but to attract attention and win many
advocates for n concerted movement to
arrest the spread OF this dread dis
ease.
Unexpectedly submitted. with the re-
quest that the action OF your com
mittee be approved and ratified by q
resolution OF the board OF directors of
the chamber.
tSigned)
GEORGE CURRY, Chairman.
u. ID. CRUMP.
wv. S. DRENNRY
STUART MCGUIRE.
"CLIFTON NJ. MILLER.
approved and unanimously adopted
ut meeting OF the board OF direc-
tors of the Richmond Chamber Of Com
mcrce. held December II, 1914.
Attest:
"R. a. DUNLOP,