Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-07
ENLIST SCHOOL TEACHERS
TO AID RED CROSS WORK
All Urged to Join Richmond Chap
ter and to Secure Other
Members.
PUPILS WILL ALSO ASSIST
Preparations Being Made for Regis
tratiun Day Oh Tuesday, When
There Will BE City-Wide Call to
Help in Work.

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Principals and teachers OF the Rich
! mond City Schools almost without eX-
ception attended the meeting ut the
John Marshall High School Auditorium
yesterday afternoon in the intcres: OF
the Red Cross. The colored teachers
sat in the balcony. ana the white
teachers down stairs. DR.. j. y. q.
Chandler, superintendent OF schools.
presided and talks were made by
! Mayor -AinSle Henry w Anderson,
Mrs. IS. i. Munford and John Stewart
Bryan.
DIR. Chandler made a short talk in
which he expressed the hope that each
principal and teacher would join TIL"
Richmond Chapter OF the Fed Cross
and secure three other members; that
each teacher would join and secure two
others, and that each of the 10000 pup
ills would either join or secure MEM
Der. If the children are unable to
pay the fee Of 81 required for member
ship. they may pay 10 cents lmmcdi-
atcly and cents each week next fall
when they come back TO school. until
they have paid the fun amount.
WILL PUT 2.0ao.00O MEN
IN TRENC HES " THIN YEAR
What are YOU doing and what are
YOU going TO do to help your country
i'll this war" was the question put
are hundreds OF citizens of Richmond.
he said, vino are going about their
business AS usual and ordering their
lives in exactly the same manner
throughout as they did before the
United states declared war with Ger
many. Mr.. Anderson emphasized the
necessity for economy and sacrifice.
Mr.. Anderson stated that he had been
Informed by one OF the highest Off
GERS in the United States Army that 1t
was the plan now to have 100000
soldiers in the trenches from this coun-
try within year There are two
great and constantly proceeding move
mentS III France. said MIR. Anderson.
relating his personal experiences. The
one is of men, supplies and ammunition
TO the front. The government looks
after that entirely. The other is of
wounded back from the front to tho
hospitals. The Red Cross has TO look
after that.
Instead of giving some material gift
this year TO the school the members
of the class OF 1ol7 OF John Marshall
High School Will contribute their
money TO the Red Cross. The class
play will show the influence of the
war. also 1t is an allegory i'll which
many qualities will present themselves
AZ candidates for crown. Service
will Ain L. The girl represe 1ting Ser
vice viii lie dressed as a Fed Cross
nurse.
DAY ron
RED CROSS On TUESDAY
Registration day for the Richmond
OF the Red Cross will be held
next Tuesday Women will be sta
TONED AT seventy-hve points about the
city to receive applications for mem
bership.
Those who will have charge of en-
tollment stations viii I've as follows:
Miller &. Rhoads. Mrs. u. Gordon, Miss
Boss Herman sehmidi, Mrs. George r.
t'i1s; MWsiss6trSSrr. Mrs J. StHwar, kenmoids:
itay station. Mrs: James Cannon; Third and
Broad. Mrs r. q, Tri,nble; Bu[ne,te Drug
l.ins; Robinson and Broad, Mrs. James
Mullen; Lowrry.s Drug store, Harrison and
M, Phillip flowers. Heiis,ern',. Mr.. B. r
sh f%a Mr Is Mar,oh. i'sniss
Apit,r,mr,sn,s, Mrs ". " r. TIE jr: City
,irs Alien strauss McGoy'.. Mr.. Gordon
smith. Fourteenth an. :,isin. Mrs. Bradley;
, J> M!s E9bsr, biaRnkemshiPj; , fit!h and
Mrs Robins. Planters Bank. Mrs. Esbert
ByTd street Station. Sir. Granville Gray:
Tfsye.ets Bni!diHs: Mrs S%lSman Nor.
r. God: Mutual Building Mrs s.. George
sryan... Pos,;omce. Mrs. icber, PeFrani
", b stern B9glsya5d ira Hs .rsM
md Franp.jin' sirs George AinsJl. ana Miss
e.sqiso" hsnsEaoah Mr. KitH chs.
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SS'G }noS Hr- III WIN ais s'4 8.n End
iisniana par az NIT NIT" E r.i wood ns
ieiFats and Forest Hill. Mrs. F. smith.