The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-08

pause from the audience Wnen ne as
serted that he had seen q great parade
In Richmond when the Lee monument
was unveiled addressed the conven-
ton. The spirit of this task. he said,
marked a great forward step. Those
who took part in IL were the bearers
Of the pail Of prejudice. the witnesses
of the burial of bigotry. Though
peace was here, the real test Of the
war-welfare effort had come. Tcsti-
niony from Europe showed hat the
American army was the cleanest army
ever modified on 4 field of battle. and
1t would be n reproach to people in
this country If they did not bend every
enor to bring that army back as clean
as when 1t went away. While $17o,-
100000 seemed a great sum-. 1t was
but twenty-three cents a day to keep
a man In the army in touch with the
influence.
Bishop O'Conneil stirred the audience
to highest enthusiasm. Almost every
statement made by him brought from
the delegates hearty applause. parti-
cularly the eloquent tributes which he
paid to the American forces in France
and to the principles and spirit of
Old Glory. This drive Of ours" III
said, rs not half big enough. We
should make II 100000, 900 and give
our boys a rousing Christmas,
The bishop said he did not know
which was worse. autocracy or intol-
erance. Both were odious and he was
glad to see them GO down. The
knights OF Columbus would get $3o.-
0 5000 Of the fund. and he hoped they
would o nave more out of II than
they put into It. whatever they re-
ceived. not one penny Of II was for
them. All of 1t was for the boys. Peo-
pie of Virginia should give with pride.
ard generously. to celebrate this glo-
rious victory and to give to the men
over there a grand old Christmas Of
fering.
Rabbi Wise stfrs.
In opening his mastery address to
the convention. DIR. stephen s. Wise.
Jewish rabbi of New York city.
said that Bishop o'Conneil had given
the touch Of a soul greatly and COM
mandingly catholic-catholic with a
small &c" He was the small &C.
bishop Of n great Catholic See. IT
WISH said the eloquent rabbi. that
tho convention might adjourn, so that
We might all GO away under the spell
of the simple. feeling, earnest word
Just spoken." The war had been won.
declared Or. Wise. The kaiser Knew
II. All the world knew II. The Ger
man people must face the truth; they
must realize that German military in
vincihflity was a myth, that vanished
just as soon as England. France and
America were ready to fight.
Germany did not count on the mil
Of men hat we were ready to
send, nor on tho spirit of the Amerf-
can people who made up their minds
TO win or die. and they don't know how
10 die.
Or Wise paid a glowing tribute to
the y NJ. e. A. and the other welfare
agencies. He was applauded again
and again and. when he closed with
r stirring appeal to Virginia people
to stand behind the united war work
the audience arose as an ex-
Of their appreciation for his
great address.
Miss Phillips spoke briefly. empha-
sizing her statements Of the afternoon,
and urging her audience to make the
a big SlcCsss-
Mr.. Darlington announced tina Am
Morganthau. who represented
the United States In Turkey at the out
break OF war. would be In Richmond
Saturday evening at the Jefferson hotel
auditorium to speak in supper OF the
work campaign.
The convention was brought to a
close with the benedictiou by DR.. Gra-
watt. rector Of Holy Trinity Episcopal