The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-23
HON. HARRY II. HOUSTON
"In the Trenches of life

Hon. Harry K. Houston, speaker of
the house Of delegates. legislature of
virginia forceful eloquent, popular,
win address the mems meeting, Cen
tral Y. NJ. c. A, auditorium, Grace
and Seventh streets, tomorrow (Sun-
day) afternoon At $3.50 O'Clock. His
subject will he In the Trenches of
Life" Mr.. clifford l. Walker, tenor
soIuist of Centenary NJ. r. churc h
choir, will sing, accompanied by Mr..
James Womhle. organist at st. James
Episcopal church II will he an hour
worth while, and from which men
can take away something that viii
help them through life. The big lobby
song service follows At 1870, with MIR.
w. Z. Norman in charge.
! Trip to the Holy Land.
Rev j. J. Wicker, y. d. who has
visited tho Holy Land and owns his
own slides illustrating the land of the
Saviour. viii address the Boys sun
day Afternoon club at 2:30 o'clock.
The first hundred boys will get good
seats The meeting will be held in
the big lobby of the boys' department.
Men In Uniform.
The continued popularity of the big
Central with the men IN uniform was
evidence last Saturday night when
the largest, number OF them yet
housed over Might turned up at the
| Association building, seeking q place
OF rest recreation and fellowship As
| early as 1870 o'clock tho standing
room only" announcement had to De
made. with I'll OF Uncle Sans men
/ provided for. Their home states we're
as follows:
| Alabama. 2. Arkansas. l; Califor-
| mia, +; Canada, /. Colorado. t~-Gon-
-ecttcut, g. District of Columbia, 2;
! Florida, 1; Illinois, 3:Iowa. .; Kan
sas. /, Kentucky. Maine. /, Massa
chusefls, 3; Maryland. 2: Michigan
3. Minnesota, q Missouri. /: New
/ Jersey, I; New Hampshire. 2 New
/ York. II; North Carolina. ,; South
/ Carolina, /: Ohio, 5: Oklahoma. l.
I Pennsylvania, Tag; Rhode Island. l.
Tennessee. /: Texas. ?: virginia. as
+ West Virginia, 2: Wisconsin. uc
state given. 2. Total 271
Then sixty-six men were sent te
/ the Soldiers. Sailors and Marine club
/ the Army and Navy club, and the
/ Young Mems Hebrew association
/ After this they we're sent to boerdins
/ houses and homes until the officer.
6 W 1tfF faf9rtff.ietttttf llStHl Nti Fb} 1T HI
/ 457 men. and added to these the mum
/ Der Of men using the baths, swsn1minf
/ pool, spondence tables and bis
/ lobby VIII run the record up for sat
+ urday and Sunday 70 we'll on to
thousand IA addition to the regular
/ attendants at the building for the us,
/ OF the various activities in the differ
/ ent departments OF the work. and Thu
/ regular occupants of the dormitcries
, Everything In Readiness For Tonight
/ Week by week experience results II
! efficiency. and everything will he II
| better shape than ever for the mer
in uniform Nothing Will be Iet
/ undoHe SO Tar as the association 4
J concerned To make the stay OF talt
soldiers, sailors and marines pleas
ant, and to see that they get fair treat
ment I'm every way possible while il
our city. The officers at Camp lie,
say the men are sounding the prais,
Of the association everywhere ant
when they come to Richmond the
make straight for the big building
! Twenty copies OF Richmond
Young Men" are sent each week +
Camp Lee and hulletincd In the vari
ous association buildings.