The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-08
WILL HOLO STATEWIDE
PATRIOTIC MEETING
Committees to Conduct
Gathering.
PEOPLE MUST AWAKEN &.
Seriousness of War Not Realized BY
the Majority of Cftizcns-tampci
to Meet Monday to Adopt Plans.

Mem bers of the state council OF
defense are arranging for big patriotic
meetings TO be held in all parts of
the state to bring tho people to
tul1 realization of the seriousness OF
the country's war with Germany.
Four have already been arranged, and
the council Will in short time per-
feet committees in every county and
city in the state which will hold meet
inrs IN their respective communities.
The largest patriotic meeting To he
held in the state this week will be
at Lexington Saturday night, when all
of Rockbridge COUNT and the town
of Lexington viii Participate in an
immense demonstration. ~ this meet
ing General T.. W. Nichols. president
Of The state council OF defense, will
he the principal speaker and other
addresses Will be made by Or. Henry
Lewis Smith president of the WASH
ington and Lee university, and other
prominent men.
Thursday DR. Ennion G. Williams
Of the state department Of health. will
go TO Chancellnrsville where he will
address a meeting on the war and the
necessity of Virginia awaking to the
im portancs Of concerted national sup
port On Friday he will address an
other meeting in Fredericksburg on
the same subject.
Colonel " N -Aundley-- secretary
of the state council of defense who
has his ONCE in the capitol building
will 60 TO Lynchburg Thursday, where
he vii! address TIE Federation OF No-
mems clubs Women from all over
the state will be present. and Il is
believed that Colonel Hundiey's APP
pea rance att meeting will nc Ut
II UGH value to the work of the conn
~ H.. lar.
present at the meeting, among them
being Mrs /. b. Stratton, Mrs Fen
iamin r. Crump, Mrs. G. II, Clarke.
and Mrs. ] II. Lewis,
As rapidly as possible the com
munity committees will he formed,
and the meetings 80 arouse Virginia
VIII soon he under way in every place
in the state. This is one of the first
steps to he taken by the council. as If
feels that the people should first be
put in the proper spirit If the other
important workings OF tho council are
10 ho carried cut h-tife greatest
success.
! Next Monday. May IA. the state
,ouncil Of defense will meet for the
! purpose Of deciding on a plan for tho
! operations Of the council Colonel
! HundlcY. the secretary, will submit
/ q plan which has been prepared by
the council Of national defense. and
| which il has recommended for state
| adoption. On account of the matter
| having been given thorough study by
he national council. 1t is considered
highly probable that the plan sug-
gested by them will be used by the
Virginia council in so far as it can
he applied TO existing condition in
the state.
All of the state councils Of defense
/ will cooperate with each other and
! with the federal government in or
ganizing and directing the resources
| of the state in men and materials to
make them available and effective for
national use, and to recommend such
changes in the state laws as may be-
come expedient. From time to time
the state councils will be requested
ny tho national council to perform
various duties to aid them in bringing
the resources of the country in more
direct support OF the country.
The plan of the state council Of de-
Tense is made up of numerous COM
mittees. which will report their work
To the council and which will ia, tnsr
work with the national council The
| committees which will he appointed
| will be known as the finance. publicity
legal, coordination of societies, SAM
tation and medicine. food supply and
conservation. industrial survey sur
Vey of man power, labor, military at
fairs. state protection, and transpor-
tation.