The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-01
WANTS PUBLIC TO
REALIZE NATIONS TASK
State Council of Defense Meets This
Morning TO Promote Great Meet
ing Here Wednesday Night.
WANTS STATEWIDE ATTENDANCE
On Thursday Next Conference of
Leading Citizens From All Sections
OF Virginia VIII Discuss War Prob
tegnS.

One of the most important meetings
OF the council of defense yet held will
assemble at the Capitol this morning
at II O'Clock, when it VIII consider
for the purpose of bringing TO the
attention OF the people OF the state in
the most emphatic manner possible
number OF important matters.
The council does Lot feel that the
people as yet fully understand the i'm
n ens!ty Of the task the world war
has imposed upon them and IL is to
the end o. arousing a greater interest
ana q more widespread appreciation
Of the work tn hand that this meet
Ing viii be held.
Colonel W. NJ. Hunley. secretary Of
the council. arrived here yesterday, his
first yisit here s4srre he was called back
to Lexington by his duties at the Vir-
ginia Military institute in September.
The main subject today will be the
patriotic drive" that will he iuaugu-
rated next Wednesday when the secre-
tary OF war and Rabbi Wise will ad
dress a great patriotic mass meeting
in this city. Governor Stuart viii pre-
side al this meeting and viii entertain
Secretary Baker while he is in Rich
mond
General Il W. Nichols, chairman Of
and will bring to the attention of the
council data relative to the Anal ar
rangements for the meeting.
Invitations have been sent by the
council throughout the state to promi-
uent pssple asking them to conae to
Richmond next Wednesday for Me
mass meeting and to stay over until
the following day. when q conference
YIN be held with a view to determtn
ing how best the needs of the coun-
try can be brought most effectively
TO the attention of the people of the
whole state
In & statement given out last night
the council stated that the people
generally do not realize the immen-
stty OF the task shead Of this country :"
Among great many il was stated,
the idea seems to prevail that the
war is nearly over. No one can tell
when II will end. but there seems good
reason to believe that the war will
last a long time. The council hopes
to impress on V!rginians the gravity
Of the situation in ali its aspects and
TO try to convince them that. no mat
ter what lies ahead, every effort made
now will shorten the war"
The council viii urge that the peo-
pie Of this state give immediate CO.
1strator and by neiRhborhood speak
Ing and in every other possible way
make the people realize that It Is the
patriotic duty of every one TO give
: hasd promptly and with cheartulnass
! to the suggestions coming from those
| in authority.
| Reports from the medical section,
4 through DR.. Ennion G. williams; from
the ministerial commission, through
! DR. George W Ken1per: and from
the woman's committee, through Mrs
! r. -. hunford. will be considered
DIR. J. r. Mastin. of the board oil
charities and corrections, will discuss
with the members of the council the
! campaign now under way to raise the
training camp activities fund, tc
which Virginia win be expected &c
contribute at least 5000. 600. The
council of defense will get behind this
work through out the state In every
possible way