Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-17
BETTER HEALTH CAMPAIGN
I OPENS AUSP|C|OUSLY
Mayor Ainslic, DR.. Thompson and
DR.. Flanagan Make Brief
Addresses.
ATHLETIC TEAMS EXHIBIT
DR.. Thompson Quotes Bcrnliardi ms
Saying Germany Had Nothing TO
] Fear From America, as LUXURY
Was Sapping Nations Vitality.


~, Before Sood-sizcd audience In the
auditorium OF the John Marshall liish
School, the Richmond committee cog
physical reserve publicly opened it's
campaign for recruits from among the
citizens OF this city last night Or.
Roy Il. Flanagan. Chief Health Of
ficer, who was appointed chairman of
the committee by Mayor GEORGE
Ainslie. acted IN this capacity at the
demonstration last night and intro
duccd tho Mayor, who is an srdcnt
supporter Of the movement for ply
steal bcttcrncnt.
Rev ". l. Thompson. II. n. rector
OF Park Place Methodist Chruch. fol-
lowed Mayor hinslie on tho speakers
platform, and 10 use tho words Of l..
T. Jones. physical director OF tho
Richmond public schools. who deliver
cd short talk before tho athletic
exhibition. stole all tho fire OF the ah-
Socates for physical reserve by his
eloquent and comprehensive appeal.
After the audience had hccn inform
ed OF tho aims OF the movement, which
is nationwide in its scope. fifteen
young men from the senior class OF
the Y. NJ. c. a. gave demonstration
OF tho prescribed course OF exercises,
under the leadership OF their physical
director. L. W. Conway.
y. W. c. A. TEAM WINS
WE'LL MER1Tl;D APPLAUSE
Realizing. no doubt. that no ono in
the audience would wish to have miss
ed the exhibition given by the team
ton Of Miss Ruth l.. Feet. this part OF
tho program had been reserved till
tho last and by its excellence OF
execution. won we'll mcritcd applause
The directors OF the work in this city
were more than Eratifed b. the large
representation OF women that had
turned out to witness the exhibition.
At the close Of the regular eXer-
clscs, demonstrated by the team OF
young women. Russian dance IN
costume was staged, and shortly be
fore the end OF :he program. blanks
with the request that any interested
would fill in their names and ad-
dresses. About forty were signed.
In opening the campaign Mayor
Ains!:e called 70 the attention q. his
hearers the fac: that. as emphasized
tical!y orc-thi-d OF the young men OF
the country were found UNIT for III H.
ta-y service. In fact. ore young man
out o. every ;h:ee one passes during
the day On the street, would Dc FOUND
below par.
q OTES BERN HANDl As TO
AMERICAS DETERluRATIoN
He pointed out tina, the Nations!
Security League had become justly
alarmed ~ THIS appalling weakness tn
the ua;ioa main resourse. ncr man
hoes, and urged the citizens Q: this
city TO lose no uUe IN remedy!1S tA.s
lack OF physical efficiency. The object
'ot the work IS 20 set after the aver
age man" and develop his body SO
hn - n
roads OF otherwise fatal dcterioratinE
diseases. such as cut off SO many men
in their prime.
DR.. Thompson, in opening his ad,
dress In behalf OF national physical
welfare, quoted Bernhard as stating
before the war that Germany need fcaE
no opposition from the United States
as this nation. after nifty years OF
peace. plenty and luxury. would find
i,sclt physicany unified for Efficient
military service. Tina: his prediction
proved untrue is borne GU: 10y the mon
already at the front o. preparing for
service but the Weakness which tie
mentioned has been sufficiently en-.
rhasiZcd 10 make the nation take tn"
, matter OF its remedy seriously 70
heart.
"ln our present civilization, the
ed physical fitness, FOR il has hecn
proved from time immemor!al that ;he
nation that lives out-of-Goors, always
proves supfeipc. in the long run aid
Or. Thompson. The foundation OF
every success is red -blooded health.
When she was At her supremacy, hec
sons were the finest examples If ply
steal perfection that the world has
3, ever hehcld. and II VIC arc TO attain
our highest point of efficiency. wc must
conserve our physical resources
MUST SOLVE NATIONS
SOCIAL PROBLEMS
Take TO tho QUITO doors, exercise IT.
the open under the blue sky, in Gods
great opon-air gymnasium. ~ cie
IS hardly department o: the c3iNs
affairs at the present tinc that has
not as It's ain the improvement, OF
the health conditions in which its cit.
izcns live. and unless we too -ca'izc
the importance OF preserving our own
health, the work Of tie heads Of de-
partmcnts in tie municipalities j. vain.
Another matter that is also OF par
amount importance in the nations III
timate supremacy, is the proner sclu-
ton OF our social problems. FOR ther.
+ has never been great nation on The
face OF the Garth that could not trace
Us downfall to SuCh social lctoriora.
ton. History has oft repeated itsclt
In this matter. ana !. We arc to p:or-
It by the example OF Greece. Roma
{ and Carthage, We must not lot ,uXury
and Its ACCOMPANYING eEccsScs under
mine mo nation We must learn to
control our actions and desires"
The young men, who composed the
team from the =. NJ Q. A.. urdcr
the direction q. Nj. conway. were 40
toIo"s: d. H. ward. i. 4 Mcmillan.
~; l.. Levin G. ". Sch-cmp T. "
Fletcher. l. l.. Waldrop L Y. G-cr-
DRY, +. G. Mcsparren 4 " Roec.'.
ina i. l.. Moody. r. j. "cGraharn /.
Mayhe!d + ". Harrelao1. J. r. Klsc
and J. N. Bell.
The young women VINO par,icin,.es
were ne Misses Lucy Ann Taylor.
nerna "hippie Norma Dic,z Euel L..
NoEtesuN Kathleen llacood. ,'lrin
Heisei. Mary DAVIS. Roui,b ,-r,r,is.
Eunice Croswol and Florence conn.
Il Amateur Play.
= The Richmond Jazz Bard van -,.,..;
3 me IhtrsdaT EHen'ur Si-s q, 10
= Young women Christian Assoct.,,.-
: North Fifth street ThgrsGay ~,
Robert Lyle. billy Pierce. F-a,.. v,,e.
COCK, Albert AgSys, lr. 10. .v,ii,...
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