Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-10
.FOUR-M|NUTE MEN END
WORK ON DECEMBER q
Richmond Squad of War Speakers
Now Engaged in Final
Campaign.
ARE RECOGNIZED BY COUNTRY
Each Will Receive Certificate AS Re-
ward for Scrviccs-Plnn Banquet
During January in Honor of Men
Who Helped Nation.

America's four-minute men - tho
thousands of speakers who. since the
United States declared war on Ger
many. have kept the issues OF the
strife before the public-arc engaged
III their iinal campaign and viii dis
band on December -.
More than fifty Richmond men are
members OF the local body of war
speakers. and this week are address
ing theater audiences and other public
We iiayc Non" Next week they will
speak in behalf OF the Red Cross roll
call. campaign for new members.
and on Tuesday. December "a. they Will
be officially diSbanded as Il govern
ment organization. AZ n banquet to
he held about the middle or January
Federal officials Will present TO each
iour-minutc man here certificate from
the government in recognition Of scrv-
ices to The nation during the war.
There are more than $4,000 four
minute men scattered throughout the
country. Since the war started they
have been big factors in carrying Oh
stamp drives and other war work by
presenting IN short. t1rSc language the
reasons for the movements as vital
steps in winning the war.
IMPRESS PEOPLE WITH
NATIONS ACCOMPLISHMENTS
This weeks campaign OF speaking
by the tour-inlnutc men Will be for
the purpose OF impressinG upon the
American people the Accomplishments
of the United States in the war What
has been won by America will be en-
planned conciscly by the speakers for
the purpose OF relieving any doubt that
may exist AS to the attainment OF those
aims which involved the nation in the
strife.
Colonel Eugene c. Massie. attorney.
has served as chairman OF the Rich
mond organization Of four minute men.
which includes some Of the most prom
inent professional and business men
rotary OF Commonwealth James, has
acted as secretary OF the local body
and assisted Mr.. Massie in the exec
Milye work of the organization: The
the EoNerpment for any funds in con-
ncction with their work here. paying
their own expenses by II small month
y individual allotment.
Among the Richmond four-minutc
men are: John =. Easlcy, o. Ii. Fun
stem Thomas B. Gay. 7. Gray Haddon.
Allison Hodges. Charles Iiutzler. O. \.
Hawkins. Henry :. Hutzler. II. +. Litch-
ford John b. Lightfoo,, Jr,, w. r. Mer-
S Nnnno Zen! Sprr,. NJ Miller. ,lr, John $.
dcman. Murray NJ Mcclure Rev. T.. r,
McEaden, d. D., Hugh Montague. Col
one! Eugene ,S,n G a., Mas;ie r. G. o'Elah-
Rhea. DR., Charles II. Robins. ". H..
Sch warzschild, Arthur Scrivenor Alvin
,'''''' $500 NY -Nicllcrdl JOnn tx.
Saunders. Joseph G. Taylor, r. H. Tai
ley T. Garnett Tabb, \. II. Sands. Da
vid NJ. White, Colonel George Wayne
anderson w: NJ. Addison. John *
hranch, y. Beirne Blair. Harold s
BloomDcrS, George Bryan, j. q. Corlev
Colonel y. sidney Buford. Jr., CYRUS
W.. Beale. 1r., DR. L. y. Calisch H. l.,
Eabeli, Senator James +. Cannon, Major
Hunsdon Cary. l.. NJ. Crutchfield, Jesse
{. Duke. Edgar Is. English. NJ. J. Fui
ton, Nee. FinncSan. James Whittet.
Lewis Z. Williams, Stanyarnc Wilson
and James l.. Anderson