Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-08


cnt for the ceremonies incident TO the
presentation Of = French flag to the
cry 81 Elchmon9 on the occasion Of
AeSordinE 70 figures quoted by Mayor
( try. has subscribed $i52iG,S0O in Lib
erty loans, donated 81, y 600 to the i;cd
y. " G. i. work. raised hospital unit
OF 40 members and built q base hos,
pttal at cost OF SliS.OOG. knitted
$4,000 worth OF garments FOR soldiers
entertained s21,13o soldiers hound for
the war zone, established numerous
clubs for the entertainment OF men in
service ana accomplished iunumcra Bile
other things for the good OF the ma
ton.
Tho text OF his speech follows:
have been ASKED by the commit
i. nnlh' % ,meSi TX ctsta TO say
tivities OF Richmond since the United
States entered the world war. In num-
Der, these activities have been large.
IN character varied, and am apprc-
hensive that in ATTEMPTING TO tanuiatc
. have inadvcrtentiy omitted som" wor-
thy cndeavors, but as there is no one
place from Which information about
such matters may hc had it is risk
that may be run unless one has a
long time ut ones disposal 10 be used
in asccrtainug all the activities that
have been put forth by various groups
OF citizens TO aid ia winning the war.
Men In service.
Although not aitclnnting to
mention these activitics in particular
order with the idea OF giving my con-
ception of their relative importance.
mention should b" made OF those men
who have gone into tn" armed forces
are now at the front. some az them
having already dedicated their lives
TO the cause Of liberty.
The first TO leaV" the city in re-
Spouse to the governments call were
the volunteer commend OF the Ma
tional Guard. Of which Richmond FUR
nished twenty two organizations with
membership OF seventy oiN--.-e ana
1.543 men. total of I,Gl3. These or
CARNATIONS consisted of one quarter
master CORPS. one headquarters dctnCh-
mcnt, cavalry -four. troops cavalry.
three sanitary dctaChmcnfs. one sig
nal corps company. one headquarters
company. field artillery; one supply
light field artillery: four companies.
Infantry; four companies coast artil-
In addition to these organizations,
the. government recruiting offices have
enlisted aud sent to their several
the navy. $50; for tho marines. lis.
1 Gn@er the selsetiyye draft, The i've
4.$7l men 10 training camps. In add
tion 20 this. there is large number of
1tchmonders serving as officers in the
army and marine corps, young men
who w"r" EraduatcS of the military
Of whom there is no accurate local rec
ord. The McGuirc unit Win a mcdi-
cal stam of TWENTY-FIVE. with 100 nurses
and abou, 900 other attaches. ana the
Lewis ambulance company, Of 80 Incm-
bcrs were also recruited 'ucrc
When The War n"partmrn, under
chtnery for the registration Of the men
within he tlTst draft age OF twenty.
so through local organizations through
out the country. In Richmond we
tn" original registration starting with
small nucleus. which consisted OF the
twelve members OF the various boads.
The organization was expanded To u
membership Of about 200 Volunteers
who accomplished the difficult task of
masterins the cons'antiy, changing
registration Of more thuu 10000 men
entirely, free Of cost TO the govern
ton In" very thoughtful and useful
service rendered ny IN" Capital city
RR ao@a Of 1Gg NTE!"iv nraHsh s Of ns
which organized every precinct in each
ward Of the city and furni.hcd dainty
and substantial dinners and supp"rs
TO al! the registrars so that they might
work continuously at their labor with
out The loss OF time incident To going
out for their meals.
Liberty Ioans nnd War Savings stamps.
Shortly after the entry Of the United
States into III" war the government
arranged 10 float its first loan, called
ny the Treasury Department Liberty
lion" and ~ auMmen, TO the city
OF course by long odds. the largest
alnonnt MA, hirhmoma hhd ever nten
for q city OF it's size. with a white
p"puA 81 less man ~ per cent or
inc t"lhL M ,nSk I"oin"d dahEero"SE
!. nu, il i I"ohu VIM az II IN Imc
IN'NHi'!.'n VIZ "'thH'"tiS q 'aISt
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