Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-03
RED CROSS RALLY is
HELD AT MIDLOTHIAN
senator Swanson Unable to Appear on
Account of serious Illness of
His wife.

yesterday was q notable day in
Chesterfield County for the Red Cross
ana Tor the country. The West Ches-
terfield Auxiliary Of the Red Cross
held a picnic and barbecue. and enter
Wh "ea c IN Other frn WAYS fully Zoo people
nriu county from some parts OF
lienrico. from parts of Powhatan and
Amelia. and from Richmond. South
Richmond was particularly we'll rep
resented
The people showed their patriotism
by spending their money literally for
the splendid dinner served. and by in
Vesting in the l01 knick -knacks and
souvenirs for sale at the various stands
and tables. y handsome sum Of money
was realized. TO be used in the work of
the Red Cross.
II was n great day for old Chester
iieid and the county. in that the pa
triotic speeches made and the events
OF the day generally created new
thuSiasm and increased the patriotic
fervor which already was high in the
ncishborhood.
The one disappointment OF the dav
was the much-to- he-reSrctted failure
Of Senator swanson 10 be present. n
telegram from him. dated at Danville,
brought the news that the Senator's
wife. who recently underwent an oper-
alton IN tho panvillo Hospital had sur
fcred relapse. and had TO be taken
TO Johns Hopkins. Baltimore. Yesterday
for u second operation. Senator Swan
son had to accompany her. and so could
However. there was speaking at the
appointed hour. At tho speakers stand
William NJ. Justice Of Chesterfield. was
Nh" master OF ceremonies. In grace
IN, and patriotic speech he explained
Senator Swanson's absence. and intro
"uced Norman IL. Johnson. OF Rich
mond; who most acc"ptably filled Sem
ator Swanson's place.
Alvin NJ. Smith. OF Richmond. the
next speaker. dweit upon tho duties OF
the hour. and Rev. +. 7. McTadcn ID.
IF siFiN NnvNI 81,
people the Importance of investing
literally. in war cavings stamps.
Miss Mary l.. Cadv. OF New York. rep
rrcs"ntinS the national board of tho
y. w. G. ~. made II charming address
on tho work and purposes of the Young
Women's Christian Association in con-
ton upon the other speakers to say
that Miss Cadv was. in the opinion Of
the vast crowd. the orator OF the day.
the patriotic hearts OF her hearers
Awhile before noon an airplanc from
Langley Field. in charge of licutenarts
lothian. sailed gracefully over the
grounds. and made landing within
few hundred yards. where il was in
spectcd by tho people. After dinner
tho airplare took tho air again. and
after circlinE over the grounds dozen
times or more, took its departure for
Langley Field
The music Of tho day was furnished
bv band from Richmond. and the
vocal music by colorcd quartet OF the
county
in tho afternoon and kept III until late
in the evening. was. perhaps, tho feat
ure that most charmed tho young pco-
pie.
AZ a late hour IT was estimated that
tho gross receipts OF the day were
something over $1,000. which. after
paving all bills. will leave the Red
Cross net sum of abou, $3.50. But
the cash was not the only good thing
brought in by the demonstration. Pco-
pie wcrc there from other parts OF
tho county to take lessons in Rcd Cross
work. and two or NOR" new auXiliarics
will soon be organized in other neigh
horhoods. one of which will be AZ