The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-24
GREAT MEETING FOR
RELIEF OF. HtBRENS
Academy Of Music Expected to IT.
Packed Thursday Night--Mayor
and Governor TO Speak.
- MUSIC BIZ ORCHESTRA.
Seats VIII Be Held For TfckctlioidcWos
Until 8 O'Clock, After Which Doors
VIII BE Thrown Open to the Gem
eral Public.

In an effort to raise funds to rclieve q
the condition of the Jews of Europs
b. subscriptions to a national fund.
mass meeting will be held in the
Academy of Music Thursday night
More than half dozen prominent
speakers will address the audience In
an appeal to help the Hebrews Of
war-strlcken Europe.
Governor Henry Carter Stuart. 4
Mayor Ainslie. Rev. DR.. Edwin n.
Calisch. the RI. Rev. d. j. O'Conneii
and Meyer London only Socialist
member of Congress. will speak. The
meeting will be called to order by Il
z. Morris, who will introduce the
chairman, Leon Wailerstein.
The meeting in Richmond Will be 4
similar to those being held this week
all over the country. A meeting was
held In Newport News last Tuesday
night, one will be held In Norfolk to-
morrow night, another In Lynchburg
on Wednesday night and Roanoke
will hold meeting on Thursday night
President Wilson issued proclama-
ton recently setting aside January ~ !
as a national tag day for the relief
Of the Jewish sufferers through war
in Europe. In pursuance of this the
central relief committee of New York 4
have appointed committees In all lo-s
calities to care for the funds raised
in the various places.
Making Earnest Effort.
The Jews of the country are In
earnest about raising funds to aid
their stricken people in Europe. An
article published by the Lynchbur8
committee shows conciseiy the plan OF
the people of that city to raise this
fund 1t is as follows
President Wilson recently issued q
proclamation setting aside Thursday,
January "a, as a national tag day"
for the relief OF the Jewish sufferers
through war in Europe. In pursuancs
of this. the central relief committee.
of New York, has appointed q to-
cal committee to look after this work
In Lynchburg. Mayor Jester has been
appointed treasurer.
The fact that our President has set
aside this day shows its Importance,
and II is urged that every man, wo-
man and child of Lynchburg. of what-s
g ever faith and who has any feeling
for suffering humanity, put forth his
or her best efforts to help lift tho
sorrow and persecution of the Jews TN !;
Europe during this most horrible was.
The poor. law-abiding Jews are being
driven heller SHELTER from their homes.
all their possessions WFesteo 1ECHAs
them; mothers and children separate
ed, and driven out into the cold scant-ss
lily clothed and barefooted. without
means of livelihood of any kind.
Humanity has no religious distfnc-
tons; 1t is the religion of us all. The
public, therefore, who showed such
generosity for the relief of the Bel;
gians In their distress and dire need
is being called upon to help this great
cause"
VIII Sell Stamps.
While plans for this relief work In
Lynchburg have not rs yet been fully
formed 1t is planned 10 sell stamps
after the manner of the Red Cross
Christmas stamps. These stamps VIII
run in denominations of from one cent
upwards. The local school auth0Ff-
ties will be requested to permit the
school children to aid in this work.
Lapel buttons will also be sold
for any amount the purchaser wish1a%
TO give from five cents TO five dOiiarn
or $500 for that matter Each con-#
t. ihHter- of-one- dollaF-or- more WILL
receive from the central relief come
mittee in New York city a signed
certificate acknowledging the gift.
With each certificate will go photos
graphic reproduction of the Presi-s&
dents proclamation setting aside
Thursday for Jewish relief purposes.