Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-30
WAR SECRET TARY BAKER
SPEAKS HERE WEDNESDAY
Rabbi Stephen s. Wise Will Also At.
tend Great Patriotic
Rally.
is PART OF HUGE DRIVE
To Arouse Atlantic Seaboard to
Fact That America Has Entered
War-Machen Will Name City and
County Chairmcn.

Secretary Of War Newton ID. Baker
and Rabbi stephen s. Wise. Of New
York. will be the principal speakers at
great inspirational patriotic rally
scheduled to take place in Richmond
at the City Auditorium at o'clock
Wednesday. according to Lewis H.
Machen. director Of the Legislative
mate of the Secretary of War at the
Episcopal High School
On Thursday evening at s o'clock
Henry ]. Alien of Wichita. IIans., will
address the Richmond war conference.
The patriotic rally taking place here
on December and 6 Is TO be a part
of the great patriotic drive that is to
| be made from Philadelphia to Charles
| ton. S. G.. 1t has been planned that
| in the principal cities from Pennsyl-
vana to South Carolina a rally. par
ticipated in by Cabinet members and
! the most prominent men in the coun-
| try, is to be held on the same date
at the same time.
TO AWAKEN PEOPLE TO
REALIZATION Of WAR
! Mr.. Machen was recently appoint ed
to serve in the dual capacity OF State
chairman of the Four Minute Men
working under the direction of the
Bureau of Public Information and
| State chairman of the Speakers Bu-
reau, working in conjunction with the
! Division of Co-Operation Of States
| The purpose of this great wave OF
patriotism is TO arouse all the latent
and dormant spirits Of the people. to
! hri in 1,AtN To I;ya i,,, .AF 4
prominent part which they will be
called upon 10 play in this war. and to
| unite and utilize all forces to quick
and tremendous drive and a resulting
! victory.
The national director Of the Four
/ Minute Men Of the Union is William
Mccormick Blair. The organization of
! FourMnute Men now has more than
10000 speakers in this army of VOL
unteer enthusiasts speaking for four
minutes in the interm ssions Of motion
| picture houses. All OF these men have
been carefully picked. and arc subject
! TO change al any time. They all work
in concert. one week receiving from
the committee clearing house material
| prepared by the Treasury Department
for use in stimulating interest in the
Liberty loans. another week receiving
from the food commission material
for conservation campaigning. another
receiving facts useful in making clear
to all Americans the nature of the
common enemy
MACHEN WILL APPOINT
CITY AND COUNTY CJIAIRaIEN
TO supply special speakers. Arthur
T.. Bestor. president OF the chautauqua.
has freely given his services to the
rommittcc as director of tho speakers
division.
As State chairman Of the dual or
Gani2ationS. Mr.. Machcn will select a
local chairman i'll each county and city
in this State. who will work under hiss
supervision. Already he has appointed
Colonel Eugene e. Massic as director Of
the Four Minute Men OF the city OF
Richmond Colonel Ma.sic has already
begun his task Of selecting his staff
of four-minUtc orators.
The organization Of tho Four Minute
Men OF tho Union means that the
sporadic attempts to arouse patriotism
have been given up. and that there /.
To be one continuous. concerted drive in
organizing patriotism. SO that it may
express itself in an unmistakablc and
successful manner.