The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-08
Richmond's Contributions
Toward Successful Conflict
Mayor Anse Gives Most Instructive and Interesting Account
of Local Activities, from Beginning Of the First
Draft to the Present Tme-Valuable
Collection of Data.

made. and much contributed toward
success is shown in the address deliv-
cred by Mayor Ainslie on Friday night
at John Marshall High school upon
the occasion of the presentation OF
the French flag to the city. The mayor
said.
II have been asked to say few
words about the war activities of Rich
mond since the United States entered
the world-war. In number these &C
tivities have been large. in character
varied and I an apprehensive that in
attempting to tabulate them in the
time at my disposal | may have in
advertentIy omitted some worthy en-
deayors but as there is no one place
from which information about such
matters may he had II is risk that
may be run unless one has long time
at ones disposal to be used In aseer-
tanning ali the activities that have
been put forth by various groups or
citizens to aid in winning the war.
Mem in Service.
Although am not attempting to
mention these activities in particular
order with the idea OF giving my con-
reptton of their relative importance.
think that all will concede that first
mention should be made of those men
who have gone into the armed forces
OF the United States many OF whom
are now at the front-~some OF them
having already dedicated their lives to
the cause OF liberty
The first to leave the city In response
to the governments call were the vol
unteer command OF the national guard,
Of which Richmond furnished twenty
two organizations with membership
Of seventy officers and 1888 men, total
of 1873 These organizations consisted
of one ouartermaster corps. one mead
quarters detachment. cavalry. four
.tyNs dFfdEh
rnents. one signal corps company, one
HEADQUARTERS company, field artillery,
one supply company, heId artillerN,
one battery. light field artillery, four
companies infantry. four companies
coast artillery.
In addition TO these organizations
the government recruiting offices have
enlisted and sent to their several
hrarche. OF the service, Richmond men
as follows: Fer the army. 94l, Tor
the navy. $50; for the marines. lis.
Under the selective draft the Ave draft
boards OF the city have sent 1911 men
to training camps In addition 10 this
there Is a large number Of Richmond
ers serving as officers in the army and
marine corps. young men who were
graduates OF the military schools ana
Officers training camps. Of whom there
is no accurate local record Inc NC
CURE unit. with a medical stan OF
TWENTY-FIVE, with lnU nurses anu aeNa
400 other attaches and the Lewis am
hulance company Of 1sS members were
also recruited here,
Register 10000.
when the war department under
took to organize the necessary ma
chtrery fer the registration or the
men within the FIRST draft age Of TWEEN
tv-one to thirtv4one X. OF necessity,
ala 20 through local organizations
throughout the country In Richmond
organized Air REGISTRATION -heAtas
for the or einai registration. starunE
with d sri4i nucleus. which eHnsiste'
of the -tv e1Ae members Of the various
boards TIE organization was 80
handed t. a membership OF ABOUT sgV
volunteers who r1plished TIE dtEl-
ca,s-t4sl- mastering she constantly
changing registration regulations ana
the actual registration or more NaaH
IL naa men entirely tree ~ cost TO ths
government Just here 1t Is pfopef 10
mention the very thoughtful ana use
ful service rendered ~ the capital Guy
stvtafon Of the Virginia branch 81 me
Na.iore4 League for Women,s Service
~h{ca organized every prec3rffein eAsSh
ward ~ tins CITY and snrnlsAea a@fhfS
and substantial dinners and @aFpeFs !.
ali the registrars SO that they ha'En
work continuously at their labor WITH
out the loss on tit9@ lHclHett ~ SV'"s
out for their meals
Liberty Loans and War sfnmps'
Shrrttv after the entry AT the Nnlteo
states into the war the goNerhHen,
arranged tn foat its FIRST loan c9ltfo
nv the treasury department merry
Tran and the allotment to tbs ets
=, ,,t,hucua WIS 81 900 ooh. This was
ri course. by long odds, the iarges'
amount that Richmond had ever beer
asked To put I'm for any cause hhe
for a CITY Of it's size. with ~ha'e
nopulatton OF less than - per CEN
81 the total, the task doomed DANGER
ously large, but Richmond "t"e - :.
In the Richmond way-~organizlhS
farye committee under aggressive ans
h,e leadership which launched cam
rs;gn the Ike Of which We never nae
exrarienced and when the time i'H't
vas M It was found that the peonl'
had offered to buy sts,4te.Soo OF th'
government bonds, being Just ht!l'
less than twice inc amount AN
nv the government
,f,la later the second liberty loar
was coated. and this time the amour
asked for by the government OF '''
neonte of the United States wa
a. nan ena, nan~-so per cent more thar
the frst loan. In the second loan aho'
mems were made with mlhlrhur'
and maximum limit Richmond niiri
mum allot being between nine ana lei
millions ana ntf
r,iIIions Having the advantage 0
the education and the momentum
gained in the first campaign the task
while not easy was not so di'ncui.
Another large committee was fofnea
composed practically OF the sam
members as the first one and II qulck
lv b,,ckled down to work. SO Wen az
the people OF Richmond respond u
tho call that more than a week belor'
the end of the campaign the new
was flashed to Washington and iron
there all over the United States ina
richmond had passed her maximum
allotment, being the first city IN IN
United States so to do.
But the labors of the committee
admit end there After discussion Il
1he committee il was decided 10 carr,
the work on until the time was up
and in the final week six million
more were added TO the SUBSCRIPTION
ca that whereas the government ha'
asked for minimum SUBSCRIPTION
ten millions and maximum OF Tour
teen Richmond had responded VIII
subscriptions amounting to INVENT
million dollars -,
third issue came, This time IN
ci,y's allotment was. roundly. nine an
a quarter nYttiton dollars: AEafn IN
campaign started and at the close