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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29
RED CROSS NURSES ARE
NEEDED FOR THE ARMY
Aae Limit Lowered and Special Drive
to Recruit zn Additional Force to
BriAR Nnmb~r up to 30sG0@.

The state council of defense has been
requested by the American RED Cross
to call attention az widely a. possible
in Virginia to the fact that the depart.
ment Of nursing of the Red Cross Is
In urgent need OF recruits. 1t 10 stated
ehat the present average of enrolment
Ia i,00o nurses a month. But this en-
roIlment. heavy as It is. will not be
sufficient to keep pace with the mill
tary needs OF the government
1t has been estimated by the sur
seon-KenerGrs Office that II the war
continues, within a short time the Red
Cross will need between thirty and
forty thousand nurses for the needs
Of our army alone. The allies are
also depending upon ue to supplement
their own nursing service.
There are between $4,000 and 10000
registered nurses ia the United States
at the present time, Approximately
1850 of this number are enrolled
Red Cross nurses. the ma ority OF them
are ia active servica, ready for mobtlt
cation. or prepared for specified SER
vice. II is the Red Cross enrolment
which forms the reserve Of the United
states army nurse corps and the United
States navy nurse corps.
According to Miss Jane Delano,
chairman of the national committee
on Red CrosE nursing service. the fact
that the recruiting OF nurses ia not
Keeping pace with military needs, does
rot indicate that the women of this
country are "slackerE" in the nursing
service, but merely shows that the
sudden and extraordinarily heavy de-
msnd for nurses has not been thor
oughly realized by the women avail
able for nursing service.
Already the nursing service Of the
Red Cross has equipped and sent
abroad 1.Te0 nurses for service with
the army and navy nurses corps; has
provided about $500 nurses for homo
service with the army and navy
hospitals. and has over 5000 nurses
organized into unite and practically
ready for mobilization.
by careful adjustment, the nursing
service 40 far has met the demands OF
the government in furnishing units OF
nurses for military. naval and public
health service. without seriously dis
organizing the ranka from which they
have been taken. But Rs these de-
uauds grow daily, n seriou problem
arises in home nursing for civilian
needs. II LAS been estimated by the
army nurse corps that over 10000
nurses Htll be needed on the basis Of
present estimates for an aRTny OF L.
zoo. 600 men.
In order TO meet the increasing de-
mande Gf the army and navy corps.
the Red Cross has modified som0w hat
its former reauirenents for enrolment.
The age limit has been lower 20 TWEEN
tv-one years, and in special cases
nursen on 81 forty may be accepted
Smaller schools for nurses have been
placed on the accredited list, and ap-
pncarts are judged on their merits.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29
SAL THE BARBER'S
SENTENCE CHANGED
Governors Communication Cuts Jail
Term Down TO One Day---lGxecutes
Bond for Good Behavior
The sentence of Salvatore {

The sentence of Salvatore Cassatta
| locally known as Sal the barber,
whose arrest and conviction on a
charge of violation of the state pro-
hibition laws during the latter part Of
last September created much interest
! In this city, was comnnuted> yesterday
to twentY-four hours In Jail and pay
| ment OF fne and costs. The commu-
tation was made on the recommended
ton OF Judge Richardson, OF the
hastings court, and Comm on wealth
Attorney Wise, both OF whom advo-
Gated a full pardon on the ground
that Cassatta Was simply a tool in the
hands OF others
Just how the officers arrived at this
Information ia not known. but the evl-
! dence was strong enough TO secure
the Communication. SAILS twenty-four
hours began yesterday at p. NJ. and
will end today at that hour.
Cassatta yesterday executed bond
of $1,000 with Clerk Walter Christian
OF the musings court. binding him not
TO break any laws of the state during
the next twelve months. The ine of
$3.50 and costs was paid in full
lie was arrested and convicted on
two charges of storing liquor on his
premises. Quite by accident a guam
tity was discovered in the barber
+ shop on East Broad street below the
Lyric building, and search OF his
home brought to light a supplv In
that place. It was proved that he had
placed this whiskey In hls homo prior
to the abolition of saloons In this
state. There was doubt In the other
charge, hut not sufficient to merit fun
pardon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29
SUFFRAGE LEAGUE WILL
HEAR OF sMlLEAGE BOOKS

Mr.. Alvin NJ. Smith. former presi-
dent OF the Rotary club. will address
the regular weekly meeting OF the
Equal Suffrage League of Richmond
on Thursday afternoon. January 81, vt
O'Clock, at Suffrage headquarters.
Fourth and Franklin streets. speaking
on ''sTlesse Books" Mrs John @.
Munce Will be chairman of the after
noon. Members OF the Suffrage league
viii have charge OF the "Smilea &c
Book booth at Miller and Rhoads' de-
partment store on Saturday. Febru-
airy 2, Mrs. Horace Wexford Jones'
chairman Of thsN, booth on that day,
will be assisted by Mrs. Russell Cren-
shaw. Mrs, John G. Munce. Mrs. John
Robertson and others.
Following Mr.. Smiths address on
Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Milton Mar
cuse will speak of the progress of her
work with the war savings stamps.
and The further efforts necessary TO
insure continued success. An item Of
news interest from Danviiie. states
that Of the s5s2o7 collected during
the past week by women's organise
tions working in Danviile for the war
savings stamps, s33oss of this amount
WAS turned in by the Equal Suffrage
League of Danvilfe.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29
RADIO SIGNALLING
FOR R. c. STUDENTS
Seniors Especially Eligible for Course
OF Study Fitting Them for Ser
Nice in Signal Corps.

A course in radio signalling will
Of Richmond college in the near fu-
ture. In response to the call OF the
government for college men in the
signal corps, President Boatwright
has been in touch with the proper
authorities and, If enough men are
willing to take up this branch of SER
vice. an instructor of the United
States army will work in co-opera.
tion with the physics department OF
the college in teaching the classes.
In placing the matter before the
student body. President cartwright
said that the course was primarily
for those members Of the college who
are of TIE draft age or who have be-
come so since June s. 1917. He par.
ticularly urged those seniors who
will graduate in June and who in-
tend to enter the service to think the
matter over and II they deemed u
wise TO enter the class. While 9TH
ers were not urged to enter the class
the invitation does not exclude them.
In order that they may receive the
credit toward college degree 20
present military regulations. the nea
who drop the present system to take
the radio instruction will receive the
same credit rs the men who remain
under the old regime.
There win also be a class I'm scien-
tifc agriculture organized shortly,
to train men for government services
during the coming summer. When
the invitation was extended 20 join
both classes about ten responded Co
the first invitation and many more
for the farming course. Since then
others have expressed their desire 60
do the same.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29
MACHINISTS PURCHASE
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS

Postmaster Thornton yesterday re.
ceIeved through Mr.. 0, L. Koch. imam
ciai secretary OF the Capitol City
lodge. No. ss6, International Associa-
tion of Machinlsts. and order for hfty
war savings stamps amounting 70
s20S, and with the information thai
this lodge will increase It's purchase
in the near future.
Mr. Thornton sent Mr.. Koch a letter
OF appreciation for the patriotic re-
aponsa of that organization. The
movement among the various orEani-
cations of a similar character has
grown in volume until practically all
of them have contributed something
toward the drive.
The sale OF thrir stamps has In
creased BY leaps and bounds In ths
last week at the local post0Tics.
Five thousand. six hundred and nine
ty-nve were reported sold during tbs
last week by the director Of the GALE
at that institution which was several
hundred In excess OF the previous
weeks record. One thousand and
twenty war savings stamps were sira
sold
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29
csnnn,itsce larI,cinte.l.

g., r. scott, secretary az the state
Highway commission. notified the fol
owing ave men yesterday that they
had been appointed a Legislative com
mittee whose duty will consist Of en-
dNavorsng 70 secure the enactment o.
~ resolutions adopted by the good
H1adS convention during the preseni
0G1on. OF the general assembly
10y were: w. G. Saunders (chair-
aan1. wade II Massie. ]. L. Lupton
10y XOhertS and T, II. Self.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29
DfSTTSGUfSHED VISITOR
AT OFFICE OF GOVERNOR

Judge J. NJ. Dickinson. % Nash
VILE. Tenn. former secretary Of war
urdsr Taft's administration. called on
Governor Stuart at his office yester.
day morning He was accompanied
by his cousin, Mr.. q. P. McGavvcok,
OF Richmond.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29
His Viewpoint.

Sometimes said the patient wo-
man. Il think my husband is getting
10 ne Socialist
What are the ~symptoms?"
He wants TO do all the talking and
none OF the work"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29
Rnraf Finance,

Road Com rnissioner-But who is 10
pay for such q fne road as you pro-
poser
C-itixen-The motorist II will tempt
them 10 break the speed laws ana
their fines will pay for the road
Boston Transcript.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29
4! Plea.

And why should 7 give you a
kiss ?"
Scientists say a. man needs
sweets"
What of it?"
I'm going without sugar, Eow's
your time to encourage patriotism
Gtrlie-"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29
Petersburg
We, I'D REPORT LTBERTY
RIM AFTER SHOWS IN TOWN

to.a..I 'o The Richmond Nrginlan)
Petersburg. Jan. 2s-P}ans are on
foot here to u IKE affair held OF the
Acedemy OK Music on laet Saturday
night "a permanent one The move
neut TO have The soldiers Of Camp
Lee STAGE their entertainments In this
city was put on foot b. ". f. Ashe,
chairman OF fhe Petersburg war
camp community service.
lie proposes A. stage the regular
liberty theater ptosfzfn at the local
Academy oS a{ast every Saturday
night. The matter has been taken up
Icy him with the Camp Lee authori-
tics and their GO opera ton win he
secured I'm the belief
lieutenant Kidd Resigns.
Second Lieutenant Louis J.. kidd
oe the A, F. Hnl Rifles, today resign
cd his corr mission. according to an
a.GoEnCemc nt today Lieutenant
I<itd was on last Thursday night de-
lceted FOR the position ~ arst ltsu-
tenant made vacant BY the resigna-
ton of ". -. Armstrong, who an
tcred the regular army as a first lieu
tenant hy Percy 3. Janier, first ser
seant ot the company Mr. Kidd has
been second lieutenant or the rifles
since the company was organized
several fQouths ago aud has made an
efficient ffirer lie was formerly
second lieutenant ia the state mi
lttla
Detention Home Nearly Ready.
The new detention home for girls
of this city established by the girls
protective bureau Of which Miss
Edth r. McC1'liy e director will be
opened n.Nt saturday according to
n. plcze~t plans ~ the orgahizs-
ripu The home which viii be called
tine "Naverig House" has been re-
ft'nd 'a "a modern way snd will he
rfadc a school 2s yrN as place Of
confinement Miss Jalette I. Scott,
OF Rlchmc.d. a. trained nurse. viii be
the matro0 ~ tho home and Ia ey-
Noctci e. -G}t i- lmirabIy The nu
rhorltiee are concentrating them
'e'tos on securing such q competent
g&rs0n fer the position OF matron for
The homo. The membership OF the
girls Urote. i've bureau committee in
,]Vdes sere of the most prominent
woman ut this city
%vrfclA Youth Is Arrested.
"euar Le@uard. q Young white
man who was srsested Ia this c<y.
Srturday' u!&ht at the request OF the
Norfolk county authorities on n
charge az highway robbery, was talk
ct hacN - No~fol., yesterday evening
by police officers from that county.
Leonard Is charged with holding UP
several days ago orr the Ocean View
road ne@r %orGolkk. q titney driver
and after knocking fHn unconscious.
robbed him Of $s5 lie was arrested
at the Inlou station IN this city
bile he was waiting for west
bound train.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29
soldier Held for Grand Jury.


Papa. locs Santa Claus swear7''
"Cf course not why DO you
/ ask 90
We'll, ] heard him say something
awful tos1nother while trimming the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29
FRrEDA MEREDITH DIETz. Editor.


returned 10 Richmond. after spend
ing several years In California. was
heartily welcomed back yesterday and
her program was enjoyed by those
who braved the weather TO come.
Mr.. Harris wss heard by the members
" the club for the first time and he
was heartily applsuded Mr. Weitz~
els Accomplishments were entirely IN
sympathy with the soloists
The program follows;
Recitativs and Aria from opera
Julius Caesar"
Hear Me. ys winds and Waves"
Handel
Gorisandc -......-.-........ .. Sandereon
Lullaby .........:.,..-G Gertrude Ross
Mrs e3ater
An old English song.
81 pleure eE NeVe .......... Hue
t7)slstr d'amoul ......... Martini
Victoria, mic core ........,.... CeriseimI
Mr.. Harris,
Sunrise and Sunset ..........- sprosa
indian Lovers Song ....,. Beresf0rd
On The shore
Anc. slater
The King r. Dead,
Margaret Ruthseu Lang
The Sweetest Flower that Blows.
jamie A. Patterson
tt~ss q Nine florence Turner Ialey
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a. III 81. ..,
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3So.A t"l lhe sac - si'l5 cage h"'eA
" Lone" "' t1d5@+ay ~ this W'Fh.
.@4Ss ~trt Jvt"s.D", c-S."sth by d
4afnbei uT The Younger members nt
~- {he clnn "s3 he iu halS~. Mrs !.
Allison Hodges. prts.1r.. o. the t}uE
satrodaeo@ Nr SmNa
The usual .Iio-Bfa. reception and
'an fpl!GWrG tlc fgpEra r8
Bro Siie-~I} A,,,.t p.
Mr a4s Sins r.~y-st iganir.aop
Sands have s~nc,lrr.G t-.. marriage
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29

Aiiss L1l!e Ereenhow Johnston and
Miss Elise Clark wQl entertain at
the Art club this afternoon at 4$c
o'clock with readings fror their own
short stories Misa Johnston will r-ai
little Mother Marie. and Mise Clark
win read The Iantalizef," Botr
readers are charter members % the
srribblers. Mrs James Lyons Will in
PRODUCE them. Mas Fletcher and Miss
Wilson will receiys the cluH mem be ~
and their friends and tea Will be
served in Miss Fletchers studio after
ffT program
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29

pfEns arc now bo ng made ny INC
womsns auxiliary the Howitzers
association for pageant ard music,
10 bs given in tbs auditorium ~ th,
John Marshall High school the ~, . 10
ing OF February II. A dance win fol
low the entertainment and IS pro-
ssises 10 be one ~ The most interest,"
iax sffairH Of the pFs-I.euten season
Marcas kellcrUnap. who has captured
nsany large Richmond Audiences il
he past tv wears. viii have a prom
in~nt part Of the Program as 5arlto1e
soio.st
The record., 1918-02-12
A LETTER FROM FRANCE

published at the request of the
local Eagle lodge.)
HURRAH FOR OLD EAGLE
ISM, OLD GLORY, THE RED,
WHITE AND BLUE.
Letters from the Eagle mem
bers in the trenches and over in
France:
No doubt you Will be somewhat
surprised to receive a letter from
me in far off France, but l re-
member in one of your letters to
me while l was Secretary of
Lawrence Aerie No. 2I6, you said
you would be glad to hear from
me at any time, so l have found
time to write a few words to you.
am using a box which originally
contained "Corned Willy as a
desk Quite different, isn't it,,
from the nice rOll-tops we used
to have in the Office of the Law
renee Aerie? We adapt ourselves
very easily to conditions arising
in this country, however. Moth
ing is surprising to us any more.
We left our concentration
camp in Massachusetts during
the latter part of September and
embarked upon a transport al
IAN Atlantic seaport" We put
to sea under the cover of dark
ness with all lights out, conveyed
by (censored). A constant watch
was maintained day and night al
the way over, but in spite of pos
sible danger, life was fairl!
pleasant aboard ship-pleasan
and monotonous. The only wa
to vary monOtony was our dali,
llife-bOat drill. When we reachet
the danger zone, in which tn
submarines operate, the life
boats were lowered to the leve
Of decks ready for instant use
The record., 1918-02-12
EAGLES WILL CARRY
LIFE INSURANCE

For some time past the Frater-
nal Order of Eagles have been
discus sing the subject of Frater-
nal Life-Insurance The result
of the discussions and inVestiga-
lions carried on was that the
Grand Acrie of Buffalo decided
lo add % Life-Insurance to the
beneficial features Of the order.
In the first place it is perhaps
we'll to state that the taking out
of this insurance is not cOmpul-
sorry, it is optional. And is any
way does it interfere with the
sick or death benefits, or any
other beneficial or rerreational at
present in vogue with our Sub
ordinate Aeries.
Reduced TO the simplest terms,
there are two means by which
an ordinary man is moved to iE-
sure his life. The first is solici-
taiion through either printed ad-
lVertising or the personal appear
lance of an agent. Both methods
| OF solicitation are employed by
/ successful commercial insurance
companies, whether stock OF
mutual they are, however, costly
and form the chief item in the
Expense of operating.
The other way in which per-
sons are induced to insure is
through the influence of associa-
ton. The tendency to do a.
lolhers do, this is the motive eX-
erled i'm a fraterhal body, and i
costs nothing. Hence fraterna
life insurance can be offered at
lower price than the commercia
or old line insurance.
Some of the further ad
f vantages of fraternal life insur
ance may be enumerated as fol
2 lows:
First: 1t is a cooperative in
/ stitution, not organized for prof
lnor for the benefit Of one persO
or a few persons. They are asso
{ ciated together for protection G
2 one another.
I Second: This work of the frat
s ernal society is not like life in
The record., 1918-02-12
UNCLE Sam WANTS
MANY ACCOUNTANTS

The United states Government
is i'm need of several hundred eN-
pert cost accountants to fill va
cancies i'm the account section of
the finance department of the
equipment division of the Signal
1rRsc War Department, and in
Alher branches, for duty in
Washington, ID. c., or i'm the
field, according to an announce
ment just issued by the United
States Civil Service Commission.
The salaries offered range from
S2.lOO to $4,000 q, year. Men
only are desired.
The duties of the appointees
To the Signal Corps will consist
of the determination of produc-
ton costs of airplanes and air
plane motors, either as super
Visors i'm charge at one or more
of the several plants, or as as
sistants: or appointees may be
assigned TO duty i'm Washington,
ID. c..
Applicants will not. be as
sembled for a written eXamina-
fion. but will be rated upon the
subjects of education and eN-
pcrience. as shown by their ap-
plications and corroborative evil
dence.
The Commission states that on
account of the urgent needs of
the service applications for these
positions will be received until
further notice and that papers
will be rated promptly and certi-
ncations made as the needs OF
the service require.
Complete information and ap-
plication blanks may be obt9ineo
by communicating with the sec
rotary of the local board of civil
service examiners at the pos
Office i'm any of the larger cities
or with the United states Civi
Service Commission, Washing
ton, d. C.
The record., 1918-02-12
SANTA NEWS NOTES


The Santa Dramatic club pre-
scented the musical comedy "A
Rustic Romeo" before two most
apprGhiatiVe audiences at Santa
onS evening and at Fern
wood 0n Saturday evening. The
large school hall at Santa was
hlled( on Friday evening. The
players efforts were warmly ap-
plauded and all expressed their
satisfaction at the exceptional
production by an amateur COM
pany. At Fernwood the play was
produced at the Presbyterian
church. which was filled to
capacity and many were forced
to go away, not being able to Sc
cure even standing room. The
productions was even more cap
ably enacted at Fernwood thaE at
Santa. The cast includes l6
members who have been practic-
ing for six weeks and the per
fection of their work attests the
earnestness with which they
have worked.
The club is now organized for
the purpose of securing Red
Cross funds. To date they have
Earned $1,000 for this purpose.
The Santa Dramatic club is
expecting to put ON their comedy
"A Rustic Romeo" at Tensed on
Saturday, February 10th.
Mr.. Smith and Miss HaVerland
of Boviu were down To attend the
play given here ON Friday eve
ming. Mr.. Smith was one of the
main characters in "a Rustic
Romeo"
Mr.. r. b. Hay and C. w. Lea
OF st. Maries were i'm the city
Monday.
Mr.. W. Harkins of this cit!
was business visitor at Bowl
Saturday.
Wilbur Dudly of Santa, who
has been attending high schoo
in Spokane is recovering from
the spotted fever. He returned
home Monday and is now recup-
Grating.
The family of b. r. Brett have
moved into town from thei
homestead near here i'm order t'
send their children to school.
The record., 1918-02-12
WILL MAKE CENSUS OF
LUMBER PRODUCTION

A census of the lumber pro-
duction of the country during
1917 is to be made by the Forest
Service in cooperation with the
National Lumber Manufacturers
Association, as i'm past years.
Questionnaires have already been
mailed to the 10000 sawmills
throughout the country asking
that the amount of each kind of
lumber cut be reported promptly.
1t is pointed out by officials of
the Forest Service that the lum-
ber census is of particular i'm
portance at this time, because Of
the large quantities of special
material needed for the conduct
of the war. Several of the Gov
ernment Departments, they say,
depend upon the Forest Service
for data and technical advice on
subjects connected with lumber.
Since the entrance of the United
states into the war this demand
has been greatly increased. In
many cases the information
gathered by the Forest Service in
previous years has made it pos
sible to determine at once where
certain classes of material could
be obtained in the largest guam
titles and consequently has en-
abled the Government to get in
direct touch with the proper mills
without loss of time.
Because of the unsettled con-
ditions in the lumber trade il
1917, it has been somewhat diff
ficult to judge the current pro-
duction. Heavy calls for lumber
made by the Government have
been partially offset by trans
portation difficulties and scarcity
of labor. Officials say that i
will require a careful census tC
determine whether the outpu
was more or less than preceding
years. They point out at tn,
same time that the lumbe
manufacturers can aid the worl
materially by filling out and re
turning promptly the question
naires that have been sent {,
them.