The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-01
|k|TTY GORDON TELLS
men TO ENLIST Now
Film Star speaks Briefly at Sixth
Street Patriotic Meeting
Last Night. .,
DIR. THOMPSON sTIRs CROWD
Several Other Speakers at One OF
Largest Meetings Held Since En-
listment Campaign Started--En-
1istments Increase.

| Owing to the fact that she was in
hurry to catch a train, Miss Kitty
/ Gordon, the well-known film star.
/ spoke but briefly at Sixth and Broad
! streets last night 1t was somewhat
, before O'Clock when her automo~
| bile reached Patriotic Corner but q
| large crowd. anxious to catch
glimpse of the famous actress in ms
| flesh. was on hand
| Enlist in the service of your coun-
try" she urged the young men in the
crowd. The flag under which you
| have proudly lived, you should he
glad to take up arms for now, !
| spoke in New York last week. and
| after the meeting more than two
| hundred Young men enlisted. ! have
| not the time now for an address, but
! I do urge YOU to enter the army and
| navy Immediately. The nation needs
you" And amid the applause of tho
| crowd the big machine moved down.
| town,
| DR.. Thompson Stirs Crowd.
| DIR. w. F. Thompson, Of the Park
| Place Methodist church, was one of
the speakers last night. and he de-
| rlared that he was sorry that the con-
| scription hill just passed congress.
| exernpted ministers from taking up
arms This he said, should not be
and he told of the many instance in
| the Civil war when members or
ministers were In the ranks and also
| had places Of command.
| The speaker made an eloquent ap-
peal to the large crowd that had gath
| cred for rhp meeting, He permitted
| that If America did not come to the
aid of the allies. words could not pic
| ture the da ma ge that the German en-
| ,,epI4 a n
! said that since the revolution in Rus
! STA not single shot has been fred
| the armies of that country, and II
! chance the German armies now en-
gagged on the east front were relieved,
they would do untold injury to France
and England
! ii appeal 10 you to respond to the
1 colors." he said. Put aside caste and
! class discrimination, and any other
thing that divides the people This Is a
fight for freedom for the world.
And then he Aaade specific appeals to
each nationality the Italian. the
! Irish the Jew and others.
Several other speakers were on the
program last night, among them be
ing Senator James r. Cannon. Alfred
I T. Watts Joseph Taylor and others
1t was one of the largest meetings
held during the enlistment campaign
and there was frequent applause and
show of enthusiasm
! Tonight the speakers at the meet
ing Will he lar. Frank Pratt. Captain
w. +. wallace. DR. j, \. Upshur, r
Graham and Lieutenant Stewart. As
last night. the speakers viii he in
/ troduced by Joseph W Stewart. rep
! resenting the Navy League OF Amer
lea.
/ Eight recruits were taken in the
navy Yesterday There we're a large
number of applicants, more than any
day before, but on account OF the
rigid physical examination many were
rejected The recruits We're as fol-
lows ". q Riegel, Edgorton. Va
| Rufus Haire, Benheim, $. G.. l.. =
Baber. 2319 Nenable street w. r.
/ Haywood. Richmond. r r, Jenkins,
Zuni. Va, II !. Wiley, Richmond.
l.. o. Nermiliera, Richmond. and w.
w Bourne tcknan W. Va.
Al the army station yesterday the
place was filied from early morning ~
late in the afternoon with applicants
a total of twenty men signing UP. This
is the largest number Vet 10 h got
ten in single day for the army, They
are as follows. l. c MckenneN. Rich
mond J. n Blue. Chase City: C. II
/ French Richmond: c, r. shaw. Rich
mond; j. ]. Kline. Richmond; J. g.
Jones. Richmond: f. q. Melherg, Rich