Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-14
LAUNCH CAMPAIGN
FOR ENL|STMENTS
Street Speakers to Tell Young
Men of Virginia of Ser
vice in Navy.
MUST GET 700 MEN AT ONCE
Virginia Still Far Behind in
Quota Demanded to Supply
Men Needed for Fleet.

With only week icf, in which to
recruit ZOO Of tho 500 men that the
Navy Department has determined unon
as Nirginia's contingent In the nation.,
movement to place tn" countries fleet
on war footing, plans were porrcctctI
yesterday at Il meeting held n; the
Capitol to stir the State to cxiraor,ll-
nary efforts in tho seven DAYS that rn-
main.
To tho meeting. which Was held IN
th" Senate chamhcr. came rctrcsc,,,a-
tive citizens Of Ri"hm"nd aud other
places in Virginia. summoned to take
counsel III what was conceded to hc a
grave emergency. Before :,diournmcn,
me "i'iHcnS ~ attendance pledged the
sum Of s:.o0) for tho Immediate OK
r"us"$ of tn" campaign. An cxccutive
committee "f nine members was am
:"inicd (" take charge of all ar,ivl.;.s
rclaiinG t" tho stimulation Of cnlist
mcnis in tn" army and navy aud to 80
"s advisors 4" other committees ro:.no.,
in the state for tho same purn,:c
';"vcrn"r stuart. who presided laid =
tore tho executive committee" tclcgran,,c
communications from tho npv,r.,
"f leading Nirc inia cities Indicating
ih"i~ readiness to co-opcratc in tho
"Tn''H'=n. y uniform plan % procedure
VAS agreed upon, details Of which wcn:
forward Yesterday To all tho important
cities and towns of tho Commonwealth
ADDRESSES TO NE WADE:
At PUBLIC POINTS
Tho O7%u includes III" securing of
speakers 10 ;''lhrrss tho puhli. at differ
"nt points in III" several cities. In each
city there will hc ap-oiutcd n spcalcr.'
committee for this purpose This com.
mii'"c Will determine tho time and
ria"c OF meeting and cooperate win
the transportation and publicity .onl-
nit;ccs in advertising ,hcs" events.
Local publicity committee. will be com
posed especially of representatives Of
The daily papers. ON The local trans
portation committees will be placed
automobiic owners an,l motor car
dealers who will sec that PROMPT
transportation Is furnished liz" speak :
crs and committees engaged in various
activities connected with tho campaign.
AS tar as practicable. this plan OF
operation will he followed in every ci,y
and town Notifications may he fnund
necessary. owing to local contii'ions
Tn" "Neru'ivc committee in Eichr oni
VIII act 49, clearing house for 'n-
formation "r amy point in the recruit
INK n"G"''I-'. and 10 i; will report 'hn
local "N"Sutive committee Of each ct,v.
MAYOR hINsLiE HEADS
LOCAL. COMMITTEE
Th" executive committee for Rich :
mond, which in conference with Cover
nor stuart Lieutenant l.. :. Stewart.
of thp local -,
and Lieutenant Commander John Grady
worked out the plan for the state wide
campaign. is composed of Mayor Ainslic
'chairnan), Eghcrt q. Leigh. Ir.. Cole
man Woriham. Kirkwood Mitchell, l. ].
MarcuSe. .lOscph W. stewart. W. 7.
Dahney and w T. Reed
Irs. Frank u. Williams president of
the local branch of the National League
for Women's Service. told the commit
tee that the organization OF which she
Is head would gladly give it's services
IN the campaign Offers OF co-opera-
ton were received by the committee
from other representative womcms or
ganizations.
Final plans for the local campaign
VIII he made at meeting of the sub
committee on speaking TO he held at
10 o'clock this morning in the Office Of
christopher Il. Garnett. chairman Of ,ht.
state Corpora lion Commission. Cani,ol
building. This body, with other sub
committees. was named YES; ;erdav by
Mayor Ainslic chairman of the eXeru-
tive committee.
IMPRESSIVE PARADE Is
PLANNED For TUESDAY
'lans for the Richmond c;.mna;cn
intin1g rho hnIIinr Ir
parade - probably Tuesday in which
will participate 800 United states
sailors from the training ships a, Nor
folk. Acknowledgement W ". sale.
who is in charge of the military fea-
ture. was Informed over the long
distance telephone last night that so
sai!ormen could he in Richmond Tues
day. but not earlier
The fact that il would be imnossib!c
for the sailors to reach here by that
time led to the abandonment OF the
orig plan for holding the parade
Monday. With the sailors viii come
their band. Complete plans for the
military parade will be made at Il meet
ing TO be held in the Office Of Mayor
Ainslie ~ 10 o'clock this morning
WILL SPEAK FROM
tUTOyODI!.ES on STREET.
The activities for tho prcscn, will
he confined to public speaking from
automobiles. which will tour tho city
each afternoon and evening. Well
known business and professional men
and society women have volunteered
their services for this purpose. Mrs
B. B. Valentine. president OF the Equal
Suffrage League Of Virginia. Inst night
rendered the services Of that body to
Mayor Ainslic. She said that ;hc Sut-
fragists would be glad to furnish
speakers, singers and women to dis
tribute literature. Also. she placed the
services OF automobiles. owned by
league members, at the disposal Of the
committee.
LIEUTENANT Commander Grady re-
cruiting inspector for the Department
OF the East, has assured Mayor Ainslie
that campaign of speaking and sing
ing Of patriotic airs will prove sue
cessful in swelling tho number Of re-
cruits for Uncle Sans sea fighters. He
said that II II fails II will be the first