The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-11
Worldwide Hero of Movies
Will Be Heard in City Audi
forum Tonight
FAMOUS COMEDIAN
is AT HOME IN NEW
AND SERIOUS ROLE
Chairman Branch Of Local
Committee Gives llluminat-
ing Talk on What Helping
The Government Means


Thousands of Richmonders Will see
Charlie Chaplin IN a serious mood to-
night at the city Auditorium, when
he Will appeal To- the patriotism OF
the pockct4 ~ the multitude.
no VIII tell a most interesting story
and win illustrate MS story with PIC
f1lres from the dclds OF France
bWtps Ia the limited capacity of the
CIV Auditorium. there being room for
nor more than SIX thousand people
mo doors viii be closed ~hon the
t,ufldinc - filled and there Will be no
children admitted
the tale to be- TOLD II designed spo-
cisily for the eroNn-Hrs and he wants
.,ary- r-,y,r-stp who can ne accom-
,+adatoa IN The haU to hear what he
h.s 10 say
Proceed ne the tafF music viii he
supplied - the high school chorus
ann kss.n{5 n q band Patriotism VIII
I..n rampant and ahr crowd Will be
35t.teG 70 participate tn the hiarity
d the occasion ny tr.iuS To sing the
Star-Spaae}eH Banner America,
and aoV,r There
Several hort talks viii be made by
lrolnireut speakers white Chairman
John Kerr Branch who has deve|-
upeA unto most entertaining ana
r.a-uetic speaker. viii have a few
words rC cheer to hand over.
mere WIFE DC slFA ittihA Ni't'ECAitfC- 80
one wall ho permitted TO grow tired.
= he story viii Ice told in an attrac-
tive N+A and the appcal Win he made
tom the heart
Dr anderson to Speak.
Secretary Anderson, OF the civic
association. VIII tonight address the
clerks Of the Seahoard Air Line rsl(-
road at the offices at Fifteenth md
Franklin streets lie VIII infuse the
feeling Of patriotism. and will show
Cow the most humble clerk may Vie
with the president OF the consolidated
railroads Of America.
Later in the drive simultaneous
meetings viii be held Al various
points when magnetic spea kers Will
4 explain the methods OF Uncle sam IN
securing the Co-operation of the poo
pie.
This war s being won. but II must
be won quickly said Chairman
Branch yesterday Every dollar IN
liberty bonds draws the end nearer.
The sooner We Stop this mad career
OF the KAISER. the fewer boys "lH have
gwen their lives 10 protect us here
AZ homo from the possibilities Of an
INVASION. And what NC are to do
must be done with all possible speed
There is TO sense in waiting Ia sec
what others arc gong TO do. We
must 80 ahead without regard for
pNAcf . w e IN ASt lehN az ING Situa
ton individually. and do everything
possible to head off any chance or a
break through the western lines.
Every wage-earner, no matter how
much he gets can and should chip
In his bit Ten thousand wage earn
ers IN Richmond can get at least one
sos bond Look how much that will
swell the total, Half a million dol
lars Is not 70 be sneeZed at. Ten
thousand children can do as we'll,
There goes a million. The other fell
lows Will attend to the rest
The workers want to be able to
make a speedy announcement of Rich
mond's right to a flag. That $4,000
600 is wanted before the campaign
has gotten into its second half. and
the committee Is urging all hands to
help right now.
Gay AsSemblagc Tonight.
On the platform at the CITY Audi
forum tonight will he seated mem
hers of the city council members m
the general committee. other promi-
nent citizens and the high school cbo-
rus. The doors will be opened Al