The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-12
POLLARD TO TELL OF
NEED OF ''r" WORKERS
viii Address 100 Prominent Rich
siondcrs At the Chamber Of COM
merce This Afternoon.
NEED MANY MORE SECRETARIES
To Give First Hand informpation Of
tho organiLation's \ o IN ! : n
nents Ovcr~cas--Wants ieo Help"
ers for Over There"

invitations have been extended TO
more than one hundred promaen.
Richmond men and 10 mem hers Of
the special recruiting committee ot
this city for the Army y NJ. { 70
attend an important meeting this
afternoon ST ! O'Clock in the audi
forum OF the chamber Of commerce.
when John Garland Pollard. former
attorney general for virgins. viii &C.
scribe the pressing need for aaG'toua!
wa work secretaries fog service ONfT-
seas Mr.. Pollard. who returned home
several weeks age after s.X months
work with y IN France. conferred
with national officers in New York
this week In connection with the cam
patgn in Virginia.
The meeting this afternoon was de-
signed primarily for the consideration
Of the vital matter o. obtaining sec
retarsss for war work ia virginia Fer
this reason invitations were extended
TO mere than one hundred prominent
men who are Interested In the work
Of the red triangle. many o. which
are prospective candidates for score
taries. MIR. Pollard viii give first
hand information OF the work uf the
organization overseas and tell ~ the
urgent need for more men a. once.
He was sent back To Virginia on a
special recruiting mission to obtain
$50 workers and is row planning 10
launch a campaign 10 secure this
mum Der.
t. L. Bomiss. chairman u the Rich
mond war work recruiting committee
OF the Y NJ. c. A VIII preside al the
meeting this afternoon. 7 NJ Car
rington, chairman OF the state com
mittee, who attended a general CON
ference in New York this week. to-
gether with Mr. Pollard. viii also he
in attendance this afternoon. II Is
believed that an active drive for sec
retaries will he launched as "A result
OF this conference.
On his return from France Mr.
Pollard brought a message TO the
middle aged men Of Virginia 10 get
into the war, that they were Just as
necessary to the winning Of the war
as are young men on the battle front
He told Yesterday OF the men with
varied training that are needed men
from practically every line Of trade,
This list includes motor car drivers,
mechanics accountants hookkeepers.
clerks TO handle the canteen business,
and athletic directors.
The Y NJ c. A. program regards
the following As essentials OF an ef-
fcient fehjinR force:
To keep our feht1nE men physical
IS and morally A.
To supply them With comforts SO
that their bodies may he kept active
and clean
To stesr them straight and to be
their friends ard councillors.
In word hr carrying 10 them a
much Of America ana home as is hui
nancy possible To maintain their
morale 100 per cent
ITO do this says Mr. Pollard
more Of the big men Of Virginia
must realize that what was formerly
called great opportunity for patri-
cite service has now become such ?
vital part Of the winning Of the wal
that it may he called an obligation
which is imposed upon every able
bodied man who s above the age fol
military service
As conceived hv Mr. Pollard the
kind OF men General PershinE woult
Ike IL have in the Uniform of the Rec
Triangle in every place where his mer
are hileted are these
Men who have succeeded In organ
izing and directing other men AS lie
partment chiefs, sales managers anf
CfTce managers
Men who are successful IN runnius
departments in great stores and who
are successful az statesmen.
Men who can box and can teach
others 10 box, who are fond of ath
letics and can play and lead others ii
Z playing clean games Of baseball
1 basketball, football and sum pier game:
in which greater numbers may par
ticipate
Men who have big hearts and minds
who can be taCtful end firm. sympa
fhetic toward the other fellows poin'
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