The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-07
DAWSON WILL Be
CI!Y'S GUEST TO-DAY
Chairman OF Red Cross War Council
VIII Addrcs Mass Meeting at
City Auditorium Tonight.

Fsfchmonds guest of honor today
will be Henry p. Dawson, chairman
of the American Red Cross war coun-
Gil. and an internationallyk known
banker. A monster Red Cross rally,
beginning at S;l5 O'Clock, will be held
tonight in the City Auditorium. and
right up to that moment Mr. Davi-
sons time will be fully occupied with
numerous engagements. Everything
is in readiness for the reception and
entertainment of Mr.. DAWSON. who
laid aside his duties as senior partner
In the world famous banking house of
j. T. Morgan & Co, to serve with
out pay as the Red Cross head, and
for the big mass meeting which viii
complete the busy program arranged
for the day.
Accompanied by Ivy l.. Lee, his as
sistant; Harvey -. Gibson, general
manager OF the Red Cross. and other
speakers Mr.. Dawson. who travels in
"a special car. Is expected to arrive at
7:50 A. NJ today. He will be met
at his ear, probably between $3.50 and
10 o'clock. by Il reception committee
composed as follows: Coleman Wor-
than, chairman OF the Richmond
chapter Of the Red Cross: Henry l..
CabeH. John Stewart Bryan. Mayor
Geo. Ainslie J. J. Marcuse, Warren +.
Taylor, Arthur F. Wilmer and DeSoto
tit2;erald MIR Lee will be taken by
Mr.. Bryan and J. A. c. Chandler,
superintendent of schools. to the John
Marshall High school, where he will
make a brief talk on Red Cross work.
it is expected Mr.. Lee also will APP
pear before the students of the junior
schools and one colored school
Mr.. Workman viii take Mr., Dawson
"a -F nil
during the morning. visiting places
OF historical interest and the head
quarters of the local Red Cross chap
ter at Fourth and Grace streets. Mr..
Dawson will he the guest OF Mr..
workman at luncheon at the Com
monwealth club at /: 80 p NJ A num-
Der of prominent business mon have
been invited II is expected Mr.. Davi-
son will speak briefly at the luncheon.
At 4;30 O'Clock in the Jefferson hotel
auditorium a meeting of local Red
Cross officials and workers will be ad-
dressed by MIR. Dawson. The next
engagement which the distinguished
visitor will FIJI will be at $3.50 o'clock
at dinner 10 be given by John Skel-
ton Williams, controller of the cur
rency, and treasurer of the national
Red Cross, at Paxton Mr.. Will
The mass meeting in the City Audi
torium will be the feature event OF
the days program. This will afford
Mr. Dawson an opportunity to APP
pear face to face before Red Cross
supporters and the public generally.
falling the Red cross story and giving
an account OF what is being done with
the 800, 600 900 war fund. All In
dicetions. according to Chairman
workman, point toward record
breaking attendance. THE audfer7cs
will be requested TO join with chorus
of 500 singers. who will be seated upon
the stage. In singing patriotic airs.
Kessnfch's orchestra will furnish in
strumental music. Besides the prfn-
cipal address to be made by MIR Davf-
son. short talks will be made by other
speakers. The meeting viii be free
in every respect no collection or sub
seriptions being taken.
A number of prominent men have
been invited TO occupy seats on the
stage. Among these will be dele
CATION of Red Cross olcials from
Wa shington including Henry White.
former ambassador to France, who IA
in charge of the Potomac division
Of the Red Cross; David Fl. Brown,
director o. the development bureau;
IN. y. ~ - is atSf-a' So Ss+|i- " ~4%1
bureau of civilian relief and Colonel
Sanger, director of the bureau OF
military relief, The following Rich
monders will be ON the stage: Gov
ernor II c. Stu,Gs, Mayor George
Ainslie John Stewart Bryan. John K
Branch, f. W. Scott, Henry l.. Cabell.
r. ]. Marcuse. Arthur =. Wilmer. w.
Y. TAYLOR, II. G, Boykin, DR.. F. t.
McFA den. DIR. Stuart Mcclure, DeSoto
F'itzGeraId, Fl. Carl Boschen and
Richard Gwathmey. Amer the meet
ing Mr.. Dawson Will depart for Wash