The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-22
ALL IN READINESS FOR
BIG MEETING TONIGHT
Red Gross Figures For Yesterday Total
Campaigners Are Encouraged.
CLIMAX TONIGHT AT
CHIMBORAZO PARK MEETING.
Governor Stuart VIII Make Onicial
Appeal to People Of Richmond to
Aid Organization Working 10 save
Soldiers Lives.

With q total of s32S,731 already in
hand Red Cross campaign workers
yesterday secured si1,se6,40, bringing
the grand total to date up to s34o,-
7274o, Yesterdays subscriptions for
the most part were made up of small
er gifts. and Red Cross authorities are
gratified at the showing made by the
smaller contributors. They are con-
fident that toAay and tomorrow the
required amount VII be reached, and
great forces aEa-%now being put to
work to draw the campaign to a
tr5nmphant close. conference Of
business men will be held at the JET
feFeon hotel this afternoon at 5:15
o'clock. when contributors to the fund
will discuss matters Of importance.
A large attendance is expected. as i'm
portant plans for the wind-up Of the
campaign are to be worked out
What Is expected to prove the big
sest. event in the Red Cross campaign
will be a monster mass-Yneeting to be
held tonight in Chimboraxo park,
when Governor Stuart WILL address a.
time the governor win make an off,
the largest ever gathered at one time
time the governor will make an off,
In the Church Hill section At this
cial appeal to the people OF Richmond
| to give to the Red Cross all they can
spare and to bring success to the
| movement to raise s650.ooo for the
great relief organization In this city.
| Prominent Men to Speak.
This meeting will be the climax OF
one of the greatest money-raisins
campaigns ever conducted in this city,
and although all the plans for the af-
I fair had not been definitely arranged
/ last night. II is known that the list OF
speakers will include. besides Cover
nor Stuart. william H. Adams. presi-
dent OF the board OF aldermen. and
many other prominent citizens. Joseph
w. Stewart, chairman OF the Red
Cross committee on meetings will he
! in charge OF the gathering, and will
be assisted by a committee composed
as follows: O. E Parrish. ". H
! Adams. DR., Ramon D. Garcin. Harris
1T. Moore, John Hirechberg, f. W
Evans. Mrs r. D. Garciu. Mrs. W. A,
, Rurruss, Mrs O. F. Parrish, Mrs. W
III, Adams Mrs Charles J. Rillups, and
Mrs c. W. Massie.
T. Among other elaborate arrange
ments for the meeting, booths will b
placed conveniently about the parh
scribe. The Howitzers' band has beer
engaged and will give a concert AS one
Of the features OF the program. Pre-
ceding the meeting. the band will head
a parade of Red Cross workers. which
will start at the old ST. Johns church
and march to the park. A detail @
the Howitzers IN charge OF Captain
Myers has been asked to participate
in the exercises
Hold Big Labor Meeting.
simultaneously with the meeting II
Chin borazo park. Mayor George Aims
lie and Henry w. Anderson. presiden
of the virginian branch OF the Ameri
can Red Cross. will address a gather
ing OF the members OF the Contra
Trades and Labor Council in the La
be especially enlisted In the Red eros
work, and a full membership OF tn
labor unions Is expected to be precen
tonight.
Red Cross workers" are bending Il
the gigantic task OF raising almos
$4,000 in the remaing two days o
the campaign. All over the city ever.
possible means is being resorted to h
an effor to arouse the people OF Rich
mond to a realization Of the cryinl
need for cooperation with labor ant
means in this great work OF preparing
to save the lives Of American boy
who are about to embark on thei
mission Of succor and relief to the OPP
pressed millions OF Europe. Henri.
W. Anderson has issued an appeal t
every individual and to every organi
zation in Richmond to awake to tn
great need and furnish the Red Cros
with the necessary cooperation 4
bring Richmond to its place as III
foremost city In the South In the mat
ter OF contributions. The movemen
so far has been notably successful
but the success is due to the libcralit
| OF the larger contributors. Men o
smaller means have not. in a larg
number Of cases, done their share 0
, the work. and It is on them the dut
las now to fall.
Thirty leading business men OF tn
city yesterday volunteered to devot
: their efforts for tho rest of the weel