Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-04
GREAT REQ CROSS RALLY
IN HONOR OF DAWSON
Chairman OF War Council to Make
Address at Auditorium on
Friday Night.
EXPECT EVERY CONTRIBUTOR
Will Tell Exactly What Is Being
Done With Great Fund Raised by
Public Subscription for Relief OF
Suffering in War Zones.

Every one OF the $4,000 members of
the Richmond Chapter Of tho Ecd
Cross is being depended upon by cole
man Workman. chairman Of the chap
ter. 30 extend personal invitations TO
their friends to attend ;he big Red
Cross mass-mcctinc III the City Aud
itorium Friday night al SIS o'clock
Il cannot recall amy previous occasion
when an announcement concerning a
meeting of this description has oc-
casioned such widespread interest"
said Mr.. Workman Yesterday "Juds-
ing from tho volume Of the inquiries
which are being made regarding it, tho
seating capacity Of the building Will
be taxed to the utmost. | have navci
seen anything like the hearty response
TO the invitation that was issued TO
the whole public to be present"
In attempting To analyze the reason
for the genuine interest with which:
the mass meeting is hcinG anticipated
MIR. Wortham said that 1t might be
explained largely because Of III" fact
that almost every one in Ricrmond
is a contributor to tho Red cross.
Coupled with this is the knowledge
that Richmond is cXCccdinEiy fortu-
nate in being included in the itinerary
of Henry DAWSON, chairman OF
the war council Of the Req Cross. who
will make the principal address. NJ
doubt too. the fact that no subscrip-
tions Will be solicited ard no colec-
tion taken a tie Auditorium lends
an additional attraction 20 The meet
:ns for the public generally.
EVERY CoNTUIBUTUR IL
INTERESTED N WORK.
In some cities" said Mr.. Wo-:ia,n
the employers of hundreds OF thou
sands Of workers. aS the case n,ir.A; he.
entered subscriptions 10 the Red Cross
for their employees. Eut exactly the
opposite was the case III Richmond.
Here. every employee coutiibu ed or
his own account and seemed glad OF
the opportunity TO do So Nature Ivy
these contributors will be Interested
i'll listening to Mr.. DaviSou's account
OF the war councils Strwtrd<hin. II"
Is coming here to meet. face to face.
WIN lieG Cross workers and Support
"r''. in order that he may toll frlly
me Ecd Cross story. lie viii sketch
IN an interesting manner the uses 20
which the Sl0p.0o0.000 war fund is he
ing put. and give other first hand i'm
ioi nation that the public Will wan;
10 hear.
according t. adviccS received last
night by Chairman Workman. VINO will
preside at the misS-meetinG Mr. ID,
Nison and his party will arrive in
richmond early Friday mornint Ar
hSt!ieHt5 nave been completed for
IN" appearance Of Ivy L. Lee assist
ant TO the chairman. before tho pupils
OF the John Marshall High School. the
junior schools and the color.d schools
during the day Friday. \ band and a
'arSe singing chorus will be seated
upon the stage. One OF the features
OF the program will be the singing by
me entire audience of ''America" and
ne Star-Spangled Banner" the sing
ing being led by the chorus
y number OF prominent citizens have
oe1h invited TO occupy seats on the
stage Among those who arc cxnec,.,,
20 accept the invitations are Governor
II. G. Stuart Mayor Georc, Airslic
Johh stewart Bryan. Henry L. C'ahau
W. Scott. John *. Branch. II God
WIN Boykin. Arthur i. Wilmer War.
rem - Taylor. Richard Gwathn.v Dr.
STUART Mcclure ard l. j. MarcuSe. Woe
was received yesterday that II.ury
hitc. former ambassador 10 Franc.
VINO Is IN charge OF the Potomac iii
VISION OF the Red Cross vhi,.., IN
c!udeS Virginia. will he present ~ III
Gay nights meeting. Mr. Daviso,, !,
VIII he recalled. is a financic, Of in.
ternational fame.