Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-03
CROWD RETI sI:s N NIGHT
10 LEANI. NIDITOUII VI

Il WAS SO arranged aha, :, dinercnt
.rowd Gould Set into tho building each
III. he end Of eif' the fourth immne aoouI W hail
eats, ana, in spite OF all pcrsuasion.
inensc ihronG outside. which had been
pattcr!ns aSa!ns; the gates for hDure,
was forced TO turn away bitterly dis
II least 1000 people were unable
10 get into ,he Auditorium for the
uaI service last night.
When u became clear 10 tho cops
ushcrs and doorkccpcrs ana members
rt the sunday party and local com.
mittcc that large portion Of tho crowd
already in the Auditorium INTENDED 10
stay unless force was used to cjcci
them, M!. ritzcr. assistant TO MIR. sun
day, called gu, 20 the guards and door
kecpcrs. Throw open the DOORS
CROWDS uuN DOWN
AIsLEs TO GET SEATS
y scene cnsucd which was cpochal
IN the history OF the city The great
erowd, held back and constantly
lhc doo-s. once inside, men and wo-
men ran down tho aislcs 10 vacant
cash contributions a, the nnai se.-
vice were smaller than was Indicated
earlier in the day because OF the ;hou-
sands who were KEEP, out a, tie hnal
The largest check Billy sunday re-
ceivcd WAS for s2,l5o. from the three
choirs. The next largest was tor 81. OBS,
from the ushcrs and doorkcepers
The total number OF trail-hi,tcrs is
estimated a. 5000. That is only half
cf what might have been expected of
Richmond bur for the restricted size
Of th" Auditorium, according TO OH.
cials.
Billy SUNDAY. Ma. Rodcheavei and
Matthews leave at l:2p O'Clock from
tho Main street station this afternoon.
VISITORS COME FROM ALL
- \ IrIf
From al! over Virginia visitors were
present AZ tho services yesterday
Among these were noticed Il. Tate
Irvine, from Bis stone Gar 400 miles
from Richmond the crow ficS. w.
Is. Taught. OF Greensboro. y. G. was
$50 present.
Headquarters were noodcd VITA
letters saturday requesting reserva-
tlci.i for delegations from many cities
1ud smaller towns in the State for
BIlly Sundays final services. In a num-
Boards OF Trade or Chambers OF
Commerce. In every case The requests
were denied on account OF the lack
oi difference TO Richmond people, who
fs't the; ino privilege OF hearing Billy
sunday was theirs first.
Several hundred people hit the trail
Yesterday. The trail-hittnS was dis
tinsuished BY tho emotion displayed hy
The traiI-hittcrs. many of whom were
old men who came UP weeping to grasp
Nr. Sundays hand.
MANY WEEP OVER EARLY
DEPARTURE OF EVANGELIST
II was noticeable that people were
not smiling yesterday. The atmosphere
WAS tense with the sadness of losing
Mr.. Sunday on tho morrow and tears
came easily.
Besides money, me bcrs OF the Sun
day party have been almost swampcd
with material expressions OF the love
and esteem in which they arc held in
he city. To them Richmond has come
literally bearing gifts in her hands"
The gifts have been Of Il wide va
riety and OF an interesting nature Billy
sunday mentioned especially set OF
harness given him for his team ont
tho raucl by 4 Richmond nanufac
iurcr of harness.
MIR. Sundays appreciation for scr.
vices rendered by the organization per-
fectcd under tho local committee has
hass written personal notes which will
nc treasured by the recipients as SOU
renirs OF a great experience.
EXPRESSES THANKS FOR
SERVICE RENDERED PARTY
Since the problem OF transportation
OF the. Sunday party while the cam
paign is In progress has been very i'm
portant in order that many meetings
may be covered in a day by the evan
selist and members of his party. Mr..
sunday has mentioned moro than once
tho notable efficiency OF this committee
in Richmond.
To W. D. Lirscomb. in charge of
no cars, Mr.. Sunday wrote u charac-
teriatic note yesterday. The text OF
it waa as follows: .
"pca: Mr.. lhpacomh: want to take
an opportunity to tell YOU how much
7 appreciate what you have done for
Us In the way OF furnishing cars for
my party, 1t has been great. When
any member Of tho party wanted a
car. no matter whether 1t was morning
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