Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-04
SECRE TARY OF WAR BAKER
SPEAKS HERE TOMORROW
Will Re Guest OF Governor Stuart
at Executive Mansion While
in Richmond.
SPENDS DAY At CAMP LEE
Mass Meeting AT AUDITORIUM To Mark
beginning of Stntc-Widc Pntri-
otic Drivc-Similar Drives VIII
Start in Other States.

start in Other States.
IN spite Of tho fact that 81 little
-ipc was available to max" "rrahse-
roouts. OWING To the many engagements
OF The Secretary OF War. and tn" re
puiiinc uncertainty rs to his schedule
the Virginia Council OF Defense has
succeeded IN planning a rlasS-mce'lnE
Tor tomorrow might at the Guy AHu-
itorium tina; PROMISES 10 be hr!i-
liant demonstrations
This will mark tho beginning OF a
Statc-widc patriotic drive Every other
state in the Union Will start Tn. same
sort OF campaign about tho same time
Richmond has the distinction of haN-
ing the Secretary of Mar himself sound
the opening note.
Governor Stuart will entertain the
Secretary's party and viii preside at
tho mass meeting at the auditorium
Secretary Baker is expected to arrive
about $50 O'Clock tomorrow evening
and will go directly from the station
to the Executive Mansion. An escort
will he provided for the march from
the Executive Mansion TO the audi
torium. Secretary Baker Will he a.
Camp Lee tomorrow morning and af-
ternoon.
In working out some of the ar
ranEcmcnts Yesterday. Lewis II. Ma
chen director of the speakers bureau
OF the Council OF Defense, was advised
by Colonel 10 Lane stern that COM
many OF troops from Ashland and the
Blucs would act as AN escort OF honor
for the Secretary Of War. The audi
forum will he decorated by The Cod
mothers League at the direction o.
its president, Mrs. G. r. w. Kern. Other
details. such as music and probably the
singing Of patriotic songs by great
chorus. Will be finally determined to-
day.
CONGRESSMAN McC0UMICI>
TO ACCOMPANY BAKER
The Secretary OF War will be ac-
conpanicd by Ccngressman-at-La Large
Medill Mccormick. who has just re-
turned from a visit to the battle fronts
III France. Mr.. Mccormick will take
tho place on the program originally
assigned to Rabbi stephen $. Wise.
of New York
The visit of Secretary Baker tn Rich
mond Mt this time is for tho special
purpose of giving "a rousinr start &"
the plans OF the Council Of Defense
10 carry on throughout the whole state
patriotic speaking campaigns. TIL"
conviction has been growing IN th.
minds OF Federal and State officials
that the great majority OF the people
arc not acquainted with tho war sit
Nation as they ought to be. and that
there is pressing need now OF stir M
them up and telling them some grim
facts.
The chief cffor; OF the drive as
IL has been termed is TO reach the
smaller communities, the farmers. Ia -
n"r"rs and others who live away from
ia" large centcrs Of population. In the
cities there arc So many opportunities
of hearing about the war from sucl,
. great number Of points OF View that
few city jewellers are unacquaintcd
With the more striking facts The au-
thortieS are convinced, however. that
tho mass Of the people must be aroused
20 a fuller understa nding if this coun
iry is 10 present united front 10 the
enemy, and the entire resources of the
nation are 10 he mobilized for the eit.c-
tive prosecution OF the war.
MANY PATRIOTIC
MEETINGS Are PLANNED
Following the mass-mect!ng, the pa
iFiotiC campaign vii! bc begun IN
earnest. /; is planned 10 have meet
inSs hold so often and in SO many com
munit!es that every man. wo.- AN ana
enid in Virginia Will hear. not once
but many times. addresses dealna.
With the war and Americas par, in
II; the International situation generally
and the duties OF American citizens
Ihis part OF tho program Viii be dis
cussed earnestly at a conference TO be
held on THURSDAY mcFninr and after
noon at the .-a!.tol, General f. w
Nichols. superintendent OF tho V!rgiui,
Military Institute ana chairman OF IN,
Virginia Council OF Defense, viii pre-
side. George +. Porter. OF tn. conn.
Gil or National Defense at WASHINGTON
and Henry J. Allen, editor OF III,
Wichita tkansD Beacon. Will speak 10
the 500 men and women from all MARI,
OF the State who have been asked IN y,