Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-15
RELIEF COMM ssION
MEETS HERE TOMORROW
!. ID. Brockett, of Alexandria,
Named for Eighth District
by Governor.
BoYKIN OPENS HEADQUARTERS
Great Concert ut City Auditorium Is
Projected to Aid In Raising Funds
for Provisioning Relief Ship From
Virginia.

Virginia's campaign for the relief OF
destitute and starving Belgians will be
officially started at noon tomorrow,
when Colonel III. NJ. Boykin. chairman
OF the relief committee appointed to
take charge OF the worIe by Governor
stuart. VIII meet the ten district man
aS"rs who viii supervise the work
In the ten congressional districts of the
state. end complete plans for the rails
ing VI money and supplies. The meet
Ing will b.. held in the Jefferson Hotel,
and Will be presided over by. Colonel
Boykin.
1t was discovered yesterday that the
name OF A. d. Brockett, of Alexandria,
mad been inadvertently omitted from
the list OF district managers for The
campaign. and Governor stuart at once
ordered that he should be included as
the manager from the Eighth Congress
sional District. He. with the other nine
state representatives. Will attend the
meeting tomorrow and assist Colonel
Boykin In perfecting the details OF an
organization which is to raise at least
100000 AZ this States fund for the aid
of the war sufferers In the little coun-
try which thus far has borne the brunt
OF Europe's conflict
WILL OPEN IIEADQUARTEIts
FOH RECEIPT OF DONATIONS
Following the meeting at the JEFF
ferson Hotel. Colonel Boykin's Rich
mond Headquarters will be formally
opened at 1104 East Broad Street for
the receipt of money. provisions and
clothing which will compose the cargo
OF the Virginia State relief ship. It
was said last night that an adequate
office force would be employed to re-
ceive the donations. and that this force
would be Increased as the press of the
work demanded.
When Governor Stuart first issued his
proclamation calling on the people OF
tho State to assist in making Vir-
g!nia's ship OF succor one OF tho most
important undertakings OF the kind
sent out from the United States. 1t
was said that the vessels cargo would
be limited to provisions However
Colonel .Boykin and Belgian Consul
Frederick l.. Noting were yesterday In
conference on the matter, and II was
decided that clothing was also greatly
needed by the war victims, and that
II would be practicable TO include such
articles in tho cargo. All money
turned III at relief Headquarters will be
spent for provisions and clothing, and
Will be sent to Belgium within the
chartered ship. which IS to sail from
Norfolk under the State flag.
STRONG SENTIMENT
BACK OF RELIEF WORK
great Statewide sentiment In
favor OF perfccting the relief work
which Governor stuart started has al
ready been evinced. and corporations
business firms and individuals are
rallying to the assistance OF those In
charge OF tho work in n manner which
seems to indicate that the undertaking
VIII be a success. Railways through
out the State have agreed to carry
the shipments OF provisions for the
ship to Norfolk without charge. The
Remington Typewriter Company yes
terday offered tho loan OF two ma
chimes to the headquarters here. The
Baughman Stationery Company came
forward with the gift OF 1000 letter
head and envelopes. while the Chesa-
pcake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany offered to install telephones in
the headquarters without cost. AL
ready sum approximatins $4,000 has
been subscribed in this city. and yes
terday's mall brought Colonel Boykin
letters from persons In many sections
OF the State asking for Instructions as
TO the shipments of donations and
the character OF gifts desired.
GREAT CONCERT To
SWELL RELIEF FUND
Other announcements of interest
were to the effect that two musicals
and Belgian Tag Day have already
been arranged for In an effort to swell