Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-24
OFFERS 0F. AID CONE
FROM ALL PARTS OF STATE
Belgian Relief Organization Tnking
Definite Shape-Warehouses
Secured mt Norfolk.
BLuEF1ELD JOINS VIRGINIA
Asks Whether Ship Carrying Food
and ClOtiing Cannot Bring Hack
Some OF the Z Belgian People TO
s;ettIein This Country.

+! Offers of aid for the starving Bel
gians are coming from every portion
of virginia, and yesterday Colonel II.
". Boy!!n. chairman of tho virginia
state Commission for the Relief OF the
Bclgians. received u letter from t.lar-
once Taylor Boykin, his brother, secre-
tary of the Chamber Of Commerce OF
Blueneld. w. Va. offering TO send con-
trlbutions raised In Blucfleid and the
coalfelds Of West Virginia as n part
OF the relief Virginia is preparing to
send overseas
Rcporta received yesterday from the
ten district chairmen were very
gratifying, said Colonel Boykin. and
the responses being made arc most
liberal. In alons-distance telephone
conversation with j. r. Andre Mottu,
Belgian vice consul at Norfolk. who is
also member OF the Norfolk commit
tee, Colonel Boykin was advised tina.
the Norfolk committee has arranged
for the free use OF two warehouses on
the waterfront for the storage of all
commodities sent by Virginia, and that
he would be informed within a day or
two when to start the movement from
points In this state to the place OF
departure.
RAILROADS FURNISH
FREE TRANSPORTATION
The railroads have promised to trans
port all commodities assigned 10 tho
relief Of the Belgians free OF charge.
and In this connection the following
Richmond firms have agreed TO supply
each, certain number of printed tags:
Whittet & Shepperson. 1000: Clyde
w. Saunders. 1000: j. W. FERGUSON
& Son, 500; the Williams Printing Com
pany. 500: the William Byrd Press.
1000: Mitchell & Hotchkiss, 1000 MAX
Ing Il total OF 5000. It Is cnjoIned on
all contributors that every article Is
TO be properly labeled and addressed
The label will be printed as follows:
For the Virginia Commission on Bel
Sian Relief. care of j. r. Andre Mottu.
vice consul. Norfolk, Va"
William r. Pattle informed Colonel
Boykin by telegraph yesterday that he
would be glad to direct repitition Of
the performance of the Elks' Minis rel
show given here last week. aud the
iIiks have said that they would be glad
to repeat the performance, and donate
NIL the proceeds towards Belgian re-
lief II is probable that the offer will
be accepted If suitable arrangements
for the use of n theatre can be ar
ranged
HEADQUARTERS MOVED TO
NINTH AND MAIN STREETS
On account of the inconvenience of
the location the headquarters Of tho
Virginia Belgian Relief Commission
will be moved to-day from 1l04 East
Broad Street to rooms on the second
floor of the First National Bank Build
Ing, which have been donated for the
occasion. ,rha aviiun OF the Board OF
Police Commissioners in giving the use
of rooms at 1104 East Broad is very
much appreciated, said Colonel Boykin.
but the lattcr were found to he too i'm
convenient for Colonel Boykin to SUI
pcrintend his own duties and those OF
chairman of the relief commit sson, too.
The coiored people have evinced n
desire to help In the movement. and
Father Charles Hannigan has organ
lied Il committee of colored women,
representing eycry denomination in the
city. to undertake the collection from
colored people all tho donations they
will make. Other movements for the
relief of the BelGians include the
sacred concert TO be given In the City
Auditorium Sunday afternoon under
the directorsh.p of w. Henry Baker
and the work of tho Belgian Badge
Day committee. The concert will DC
participated In by nenrly fifty pieces,
and Mayor Ainslle is to- make an ad-
dress Governor Stuart has also been
asked to be present. All clergymen
of the city Will be asked to make an
nouncement Of the concert from their
pulpits in the morning. a silver orer-
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