Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-06
WANTS 25.OOO MEMBERS

This Number of Men, Women anc
Children Asked 10 Become Con.
tributiyg Members TO State Council
of Defense.
Richmond, Va. August 6.-Twenty-
five thousand men, women and chill
dren of the Old Dominion are asked
to become members of the State Coun-
Gil of Defense in the capacity of con-
tributing members. The Council of
Defense is the one body that has gen.
eral supervision of all war activities
the production of food, the conserva-
ton of food and fuel, the practice Of
all economies which mean with every
step blow at kaiserfsm and the atroc-
tiles Of the Huns. 1t means that
every person in the state can in this
way have part in the war and do
something to help in the great strug-
gle. Even the contribution of dollar
by children will help; every dollar
given is bullet for the Germans; it
may fire the shot that will prevent
injury, possibly death, to the man
from the individual home.
There is much work to be done:
Communications must be constantly
sent to the county and city councils
of defense, the press must be kept
informed, loyalty Investigations musr
be made, speaking campaigns must be
financed. Properly to conduct thesc
departments of work, separate bu-
reaus will have to be established, and
while a part of the work will be ac-
complished by volunteers whose only
cost to the state council will be their
travelling expenses, yet the total will
be large and the states appropriation
must be supplemented if complete
organization is to be effected in Vir-
ginia. There is an additional reason
for this campaign for membership.
where mans treasure is, there will
his heart be also," and the people OF
Virginia who become contributin"
members to. the Council of Defense will
watch it's activities eagerly and take
a deeper and more vital and personal
interest in its workings than if it
were merely part of the state ma
chinery in which the individual Vir
ginian. had no share.
That this work may be presented tc
every. community, that every person
may have a part in the pushing of the
work., the bankers or the state have
been requisitioned to conduct.this cam
paign.. Every bank cashier has beer
or will be asked to receive contribu
,tions from all persons to put the sam;
to the credit of the central .organiza-
ton, to. keep correct record of sth
names. the dates, residences and
amounts and. to report the same. This
is not an appeal of passing moment
It must. strike home to every mar
every woman; to whom the war ha
appeared. 1t means help for the me.
in the trenches. It is an opportunit.
for all to do Z small part. Contribu
tions of one dollar to ten dollars are
asked, and these are needed, badl.
needed, at this time.
The officers in charge of the worl
are: Oliver ]. Sands, American Ma
tional Bank, Richmond, chairman; f
Warren Wall, executive secretary
Richmond, and the following mem
bers of the committee to direct thc
campaign throughout the state: Car
roll Pierce, Alexandria; H. f. Jones
Bristol; J. D. Mitchell, Bristol; Hollis
Rinehart, Charlottesville; W. Fl. Nc
Conihay, Covington; p. V. Booth, Dan
Vile; John F. Gouldman, jr., Freder
icksburg; Aaron Russ, Honaker; Ed
ward Nichols, Leesburg; John Victor
Lynchburg; E. S. Blanton, Newpors
News; Nathaniel Bcaman, Norfolk
Hugh NJ. Kerr, Norfolk; T. F. Heath
Petersburg; V. Garland Weaver, Ports
mouth; John NJ. Miller, ir., Richmond
Richard H. Smith, Richmond; Z. B.
Spencer, Roanoke; Tucker c. Watkins
South Boston. and Charles S. Hunter
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