Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-19
PLEDGE AID TO FAMILIES
OF STRICKEN F|REMEN
Mass-NIeeting Is Held at Bellevue
School to Launch Relief
Movement.
ELOQUENT SPEECHES ARE MADE
>. Dabney Crenshaw, Heaviest Loser
by Fire, Heads Subscription List.
SittcrlinS Comes NeXt-Commit-
tee Directed to Solicit Funds.

tee Directed to Solicit Funds.
Sponsored b. Il committee Of promi-
nent citizens of which Captain Morgan
II. Mills is chairman. "a m2ss-n""':r:;
was held in the auditorium Of T. :!c-
vuc School last night at which trinu.-
MAS paid TO memory Of the three fire.
mrn--cnpt;:n H. NJ Norment. c. l..
Atkinson ana w r. Odcll, all, of I'm
lives in tho great warehouse fire Of
October ..
At this meeting a movement for tho
relief pf the ber,ft widows and chill
'ten OF tho men who pcriHheh In the
performance of their duty WAS LAUGHED.
Captain Mills presided, and John j.
Wicker, Jr, acted as secretary. No
cash collection was taken up, but II
subscription list was started. headed
with = donation OF 500 from : Dabney
crcnshaw. 10 which Fritz Sit,crdn,,
added 500; I.aruS d Bro, SO Mold,
Bros, 1925. Thomas ) Wh"elwright, so;
Edgar II Ferguson. $50: Tho Frank
T. Bates Bible Class. OF Union Station
Methodist Church S2j, and :, large
number Of other contributions OF small
sums.
COMMITTEE: DIRECTED
no SOLICIT SUBSCRIPTIONS
The subscription list thus started
Was placed in tn. hands OF II commit
tee OF ten. which Viii have cha"g" Of
lii" relief campaign. The committee
VIII bc named later bv Ghairuiau MILE
The following resolution was ndont-
ed 10y riSiu; vote:
Resolved tina, :, committee OF ten
tie appointed, tho chairman OF this
meeting to be thc chairman thereof
which committee shall organize by
clocting Il secretary and It treasurer.
This committee snail haze authority to
solicit subscriptions and TO receive all
moneys for this fund, said :und to
b" for the relief OF the families OF tn"
dead hrcucu. NorIncut. Atkinson end
pdcll, aad shall have author:ty 20 dis
bursc all moneys received IN the man
rer and at the tim. they best 80 ut"
The resolution was cifcerd by Crank
J.. Butler ana seconded by j. y Welsh.
Prirt"d suhscriptfou onrdg were dis
irihutcd ia tho HALL by members OF
Troop so BOY Scouts of America. of
"hien X. y. Bass Is scuutmQster Tn"
boss also served ~ Ushcrs and door
Keepers.
EILhsCN PRAISES COURAGE
AND FIDELITY or iInEMrN
Preceding the adoption OF the r,soln-
l"h creating the relief committee
speeches were made by men prominent
in public life, church ana business Gig
c!es
Chairman Mills n.st presented to In.
mass 'ncetiH2 Lieutenant Governor J.
Taylor Eliyson. VINO Delivered "a touru-
ine paheSyrtr 10 In. courage .,ui n
deity 10 duty HiSplaycG $50 m. p.,.,.
fircmcu
u feei great, hoaored." said Mr..
E.liyaol nv, M. nr,yil,
me to he NTH ,ou as liz. rcpr.s.;,t.-
i've Of the co;a1en&eatll on the oc-
,"sion II thi.S ,I,tesuotinhe IT, ti. hr4y,.
'ncfi who sucl rfr1k0' sEafr lives at tn.
post ~ duty. N'h.,. ricu,Hurd so,-
rows Tor her dead. al! Virginia NOUNS
with her
The NAMES q: Eormcut, Atkinson
ana pdcl mas H.. forgotten IL, tn. ,,-
!cnuess passage %: Time. but the .3.f.-
O!E %: their u.loiSin VIII lis. lour
ia the minds 90 our people. ". land
the valur OF rhy soldier who goes into
battle. W. should honor jus, as much
The man. Nho iu tim. Of peace sucri-
fees his If. in his e;iort 20 saw. -r.
life aud propert. o.: his lcllow-,r.,.
We arc hrrr Tonight to do honor
to the mcmory II mcu who's. names
are syuoiyou- for courage ana h.rci.in.
isut wc should do more ,ha:i ,!:an AS
wc do not hesitate 20 hear testimony
to the noble spirit that actuat.d ih.s..
men We SHOULD likewise. deem i, =
Hriviic-c TO alleviate the suifc.ir. ana
assist ia thc!r need those dear 10 them
that survive. While houo.inu tho biav.
let us also help thr needy"
Mayor George AimSlic. wh" followed
made a'lfrln-' appeal Tor Keller for
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