The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-11
DIR. MITCHELL SPEAKS
TO SUNDAY. SINGERS
Former Prominent Educator
OF Richmond.
I4AUDs AMERICAN FIGHTERS.
DR.. Louis Gives Interesting Talk on
the Food Situation OF Allied Coun-
tries as Wen as United States.
Splendid Song Service.

large audience again filled the
spacious City Auditorium yesterday
afternoon at the Sunday sing. While
the auditorium was not filed to
capacity. there were only a few va
cant seats noticeable.
Professor Walter &. Mercer, leading
the enlarged orchestra. gave a good
account of himself by his good ma
ltured directing OF the thousands Of
singers. As is characteristic of Pro-
lessor Mercer. when not satisfied with
the manner in which the audience
sang a song, he Immediately ordered
them to repeat. And no one who has
been under the musical guidance of
this director, dsres refuse.
A pleasant feature yesterday was
the playing of wellknown old rnelo-
ing Bril-" "Oh Black Joe" "Oid
oaken Bucket" Sweet Alice Ben
Bolt" Maggie" Tramp. Tramp,
Tramp" Maryland, Ny Maryland"
and other similar airs. All of these
were rendered with fine interpretive
understanding and were greatly ap-
plauded by the audience.
The John Marshall High school
chorus. filling the big stage, led in
the singing of the familiar popular
and patriotic songs.
DR.. s. c. Mitchell, president of the
State College of Delaware. and at one
time professor of history at Richmond
college and associated with the Medi-
cal College of Virginia, was the speak
err yesterday DR.. Mitchell was loud
In his praise of what Richmond has
done for the Red Cross, the liberty
loans. the Y. NJ. and Y. W. c, A. or
ganizations and for similar war funds.
and ALSO spoke highly commendatory
OF Richmond enlisted men.
These young men," said the speak
er. are doing this prompted by their
love of liberty, love OF old ideals
without bitterness in their hearts,
without a desire for conquest for their
country, without a desire to secure in
demntty, In the interest or that ideal
for which America stands, they are
willing to do or die IL need be"
DR., Louis stressed the food situa-
ton urging his hearers to do all in
their power to cooperate with the
food administration in saving food.
DR.. Louis said that England. France
and italy have been in the habit OF
depending upon Australia and Argen-
tina for their wheat and -four and
the time it took two ships to bring
these products to England one ship
could bring 1t from New York. He
further said that millions of bushels
OF wheat must be saved for our allies
by the Use OF substitutes.
''killir>s Germans Is the business we
are in at this moment" continued the
prominent educator. America Is
more than so many billions of wealth
than so many acres of land, 1t is
the ideal OF peace on earth. OF liberty.
the ideal OF brotherhood, that Amer
lea liz in this war for. These men who
are laying down their lives in this war
are doing so in order that America
may survive"
The speaker further said the great
est transformation is taking part in
the world today. industrialiy. morally
socially and in every other way.
Private Entinger. OF the S19th ma
chine gun company. stationed at Camp
Lee, rendered several solos.
A short talk on war savings
stamps was also made By NJ. J. Full
ton, who urged that all support this
worthy cause which helps In the win
ming OF democracy for America.
No collection was taken up yester-
day. as the $500 collected last week
will pay the expenses Of the orchestra
for the next five sings.