Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-15
ITALIAN EARTHQUAKE
IS WILDLY DESCRIBED
Large Audience Attends BENEFIT Con.
cert Mt City Audi.
tOrium.
BISHOP o'CoNNELL SPEARS
Recalls Great Debt World Owes to
Italy In Art and Literature. Music
and Science-Alvin NJ. Smith Pre-.
sides-Hiusical Program Rendered.

More than 1000 people assembled in
the city Auditorium yesterday after-
noon to hear the sacred concert given
In behalf OF the earthquake sufferers
In Italy and to listen to stories of ono
or inc greatest disasters which have
visited that oft devasted country No
admission was charged but an Of
iering was taken during an interval,
and the committee in charge realized
Sl6o. which Will be turned over to the
Italian embassy In Washington to be
forwarded to tho authorities in Italy
The meeting In the auditorium was
presided over by Alvin VI. Smith. pres!-
dent OF the Business Mems Club who
introduced Bishop ID. j. O'Connell az tho
chief speaker of the evening Mr.
| Smith called attention to the fact that
10000 people had been killed by the
earthquake shocks and $4,000 Injured.
and that their homes and their fields
had been laid waste In the great de-
struct!on. The King OF Italy. he said,
has given one OF the his palaces for
use as a hospital for the wounded the
Italian government Is rendering NIL tho
assistance II can, and. though II has
declined assistance from other gov
crnmcnts. Italians nil over the world
arc asked TO give what they can to-
wards the relief OF their st!ckcn coun-
trymcn.
hiNH"oND HAS fESPOSDED
TO MANY CALLS FOR HELP
Mr.. Smith remarked on the calls
which have been made on Richmond
charity, saying that Richmond had con-
tributed TO the Belgian relief. TO the
Rcd Cross Society and TO her own Door
and that she could not fail to listen
TO the appeal which has come from
sunny Italy.
Bishop OConnell recited the history
OF the great earthquakes which have
visited Italy. and said that none had
been more disastrous than this. which
had come when all Europe was struE-
CLING in the throcs OF the most titanic
conflict the world has ever known The
shocks came when the people had no
chance 10 help themselves, and thou
sands were caught In the ruins and
were committed to a slow and tortured
end. And as the world owes so much
TO Italy and to her people, for their
work in art and literature. in music
and In science, and because the world
has long listened in happy delight 10
the songs and melodies which Italy
has given from an abundant source
lie thought that she should not be for
gotten In her dark hour OF woe Tho
speech was received with prolonged ap-
plause
MUSICAL PROGRAM
RECEIVED WITH APPLAUSE
Miss Adriana Kuyk sang n solo. 81
VIII EXalt Thee. O. Lord" by Costa
and the audience applauded her for
ten minutes. She bowed an acknowl-
edgement three times. but refused to
return to the platform. Little Miss
8aldacci recited n "Salvo" to Italy In
ner native tongue. and she, too, was
we'll rewarded with enthusiastic ap-
probation.
program was rendered by tho Phil
harmonic Orchestra. under the direc-
ton OF Professor w. Henry Baker, and
1t was treat to nil music lowers. Miss
Anita Kirkwood and l.. Galbraith were
tho accompanies
The program was as followa:
March. Stars and Stripes. sousa
Philharmonic Orchestra.
Solo.
Miss Amorette Allen
"Andante." from Symphony No. 1,
Beethoven
Philharmonic Orchestra
Solo.
l. f. Hilgartner.
Selection. "Lohengrin". Wagner
Philharmonic Orchestra
Overture. "Euryanthe". Weber
Philharmonic Orchestra