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singing with never doubt in their
minds but that they were doing It,"
state Senator Aubrey f, STROBE, rep
resenting Nelson and Amherst coun-
ties in the general assembly. was the
pT ncipal speaker and received an ova-
zion when he said that the American
people must unite in the common cause
TO fight for the freedom To live and
love and to serve lie spoke OF the
kaiser as an assassin OF the sea and
a highwaymau OF the land.
He warned his audience that America
ought not allow themselves 10 he
fooled into agreement OF a peace as
lave the Boishevtki of Russia. only
10 find upon awakening the need for
defense against Hun dupicity. Sena-
tor STROBE asked
senator strobe Quotations.
Shall we do H%cwise2 Shall We
support our own or be forced TO pay
tribute To the German kaiser -
The speaker Landed President VIII
son. and Virginia, saying she has yer
been. the first 10 rally TO the front
and has again given another Virginia
boy, who IS the chosen spokesman Of
the world. which accepts his leader
ship without question. He also smoke
Of Virginia who was the frst OF the
states to supply her complete quota
under the first draft.
This country is beginning to pay
its part Of ita priceless liberty, ne
continued, but 1t is nothing Hike ,hat
" hich the boys in the trenches are
paying at all For YOU and FOR me
there Is a part to pay also. Noth,ur
less than the united force of us all.
81 all men. women ana children Is
both needed and due in this great
war. Every dollar that we have,
every pound of wheat we possess.
every thread of yarn knitted by the
loving hands of our women is needed
10 Its successful conclusion we must
win this war" Mr. Strobe saId az he.
was greatly applauded, we shall win
this war. and then day is coming
and though we know not when, we
know that every sacrifice that we make
VIII hasten it's coming"
superintendent Chandler on Hand.
Dr. J. A. c. Chandler. superinten-
dent Of public schools, introduced the
speaker and expressed his delight al
the size OF the audience and that Rich
monders are In this way trying to CO
operate with the government to a sue
cessful conclusion of the war.
None, not even the sour old maid
who has failed to obtain a soldier
beau. can now say she has nowhere
to GO Sunday afternoons Bachelors
Of all ages, old maids who have only
recently been sweet sixteen. youthful
and otherwise merry widows and wild
overs, all have Joined hands In at
tending the Sunday sings
It liz a pleasant sight at a Sunday
sing to see the little school children
singing the new patriotic and popular
airs alongside grizzly veteran and
gentle old Ii dy. But where the old
lady and gentleman have TO read the
words, the youngsters have learned
them from memory and sing them as
loud as they please with no unappre-
ciative sister or mother telling them
to stop as they scream" to loud.
For the first time since these Sum
day sings were instituted here. a col
lection was taken up yesterday to
help in meeting the expense attached
to it. which will be about $1,000 for
the next ten sings. Announcement was
made that Professor Mercer has given
his services free of charge in leading
the chorus and audience.