The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-05
DAWSON To ARRIVE
FRIDAY MORNING
High school and Wednesday Club
Chorus VIII lead Patriotic Songs
al Red Cross Rally in
City Auditorium.

From the national headquarters Of
the Red Cross, Coleman Workman,
chairman of the Richmond cha pier,
yesterday received telegram CON
tanning the following expression OF
confidence in the success of Friday
nights big Red Cross rally in the
City Auditorium
~ our plans for the meeting are
fine and We feel sure that everything
VIII work out in a big way We want
yours to be the banner meeting OF
the trip
The message stated that Henry p.
Dawson, chairman Of the war coun-
Gil OF trn Red Cross, who will deliver
the \ M&%oal address al the mass
NEE ykeind the members OF his
party scheduled 10 reach this city
at 1850 A. NJ. Friday Mr.. Dawson
I and several other prominent Red
mond after having appeared In q num-
Der OF Southern and Middle Western
cities, Including Savannah. Omaha.
Milwaukee. Chicago and Detroit. Ev-
erywhere they have been greeted en-
/ Enthusiastically
| OF members OF the John Marshal
High school chorus and tina Wednes-
| day club. will be seated upon the
stage of the auditorium Friday night
according to arrangements complsted
| vest erday. Instrumental music will
| be furnished by Kessnich's orchestre.
Chairman Workman. who will preside
! AZ the rally. and other prominent men
Identified with the local chapter are
exceedingly apxious that the occasion
shan be marked by a stirring atmos-
phere OF patriotism. Looking 10 thai
end. the audience will be requested
ITO Join with the chorus in singing
America. The starSpangled Ban
ner" and other sonss. Mr.. Dawson
will tell the Red Cross story, xivin
an interesting account % how tbs
1900, 100000 war fund Is being ex-
pended Short talks win be made
by other speakers, including Ivy l.
Lee. assistant 10 Mr., DAWSON Dur
ing the day Friday Mr. Lee will ap'
pear before the students OF severa
Of the schools. telling them briefly O
the progress OF the Red Cross work
Several thousand people Will be OF
hand to take part in the rally anC
embrace the opportunity TO see ant
lhesr Mr.. Dawson a banker Of inter
national fame. according 10 reports
received by NJ Worthsm. The audi
torium viii be free 10 everyone. ant
no collsctloa-gz!u- sa-tsA eFt- ef4.a-tt1
su Inscriptions solicited.
When Mr.. DAWSON appeared recent
llv in BIRMINGHAM Frank Wills Bar
nett wrote OF him. IN part, as follow
lin the Age-Heraid Henry r. Ia
Evison made good with me q knov
he will be delighted 10 know itf, IA
spite or his being the greatest banSe
In the world and a millionaire
because he is man n was vas
thronR that gathered 10 hear him, ant
II was an audience that any ma
might well have been proud OF, 70
Birmingham best was out. not mere
" 10 hear his splendid address, hu
TO paw tribute TO the man who pu
! down great private business to TAX
, up a colossal undertaking in the nam
OF his government and for the sake @
humanity
Henry =. Dawson made good !
. Birmingham ard We Will All hG h3s
fiIer men And women for his con1ihf
He serves his country without an
money and without price, but sets IN
. only pay that is worth while-ta
: knowledge that he ia doing bis dut,
and that his efforts are appreciate
, BY his fellownau. Come again, Nj
Dawson, we love you, not for VIVA
Won have but for what you are.
President Jenkins, of Post A T. +
ia has asked all members OF tha
Organization to attend the rally