The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-26
MASS meeting At
ACADEMY OF MUSIC
GOVERNOR STUART TO TALK.
Mayor Ainslie, DIR. Edwin N. Caiisca.
Rt. Rev. d. j. O'Comell and
Others VIII Address Gathering.
win Have Music.

From the outlook II seems as If the
mass meeting to raise a war relief
fund for the suffering Jews. which
will be held in the Academy Of Music
tomorrow night will be largely attend
ed. DIR. Edwin N. Calisch, rabbi OF
Beth Ahabah Synagogue, will return
this morning from Newport News.
where he was one of the principal
speakers at a mass meeting held in
that city last night.
Governor Stuart. Mayor Ainslie. RI
Rev. d. ]. O'Conneli and DR. Calisch
will be the principal speakers at the
meeting tomorrow night. Meyer Lon
don. who Is the only Socialist MEM
Der of Congress. will not be able to
attend the meeting here, 1t was an
nounced last night. Another prom
inent speaker. high in the national
war relief fund for the Jews, will
come, though. 1t is understood. His
name will be announced some time to-
day as soon as final arrangements are
made.
The ticket committee OF the war
relief fund is rapidly disposing of the
reserve seat tickets. but say they have
more left Following the filling of the
reserve seats. which are in front OF
the orchestra. the doors of the Acad-
envy will be thrown open to the gem
eral public.
Leon yvallerste,n will be chairman
of the mass meeting tomorrow night.
He will be introduced by l. Y. Morris.
Mr. wallerstein will introduce the
various speakers. after a short speech
by himself, in which he will explain
the reasons for the meeting.
Already $500, 900 Raised.
It is planned that funds for the
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countries shall be forwarded to the
agents of the National Relief Com
nittee of New York city, which has
done much good already for the Jews
In Europe. The committee was Or
ganized Just three weeks ago and the
New York committee alone has already
raised more thanNs00. 900. The plan
to make the campaign for funds a
national one was adopted only a week
ago. President Woodrow Wilson set
aside Friday, January 81. as the day
for the inauguration of the cam
paign.
Meetings have already been held
in Norfolk, Roanoke. Danville and
last night In Newport News. One will
be held tomorrow night in Lynch
burg.
May Have Tag Day.
1t Is probable that the local and
State committee with make plans at
the meeting tomorrow night which
will lead to a public tag day being
held, the proceeds from the sale OF
the tags going to the general relief
fund.
The most prominent citizens OF
Richmond are heartily interested in
the plan TO relieve the suffering and
pitiable conditions of the Jewish
people in Europe.
What plans except the taking of
subscriptions will be adopted by the
local committee has not been decided
on yet, but further plans will be made
after the meeting tomorrow night
when the committee will find out just
how many are willing to aid them
in waging the campaign.
The Jewish relief fund is entirely
independent OF any fund which has
ever been started in the United States.
The proceeds from the campaign
will not be distributed indiscrimi-
natsiy: the funds will not be turned
over to the national governments OF
Europe for distribution. but to the
certified agents of the relief fund
now in Europe doing Red Cross work
and other charitable activities will
see that the women and children and
invalid men Of Europe are helped.