Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-19
GREAT WORK OF -FOUR
minute MEN IS DONE
speakers All Over Country Carried
Messages From Government to
People During War.
WILL RECEIVE RECOGNITION
Officials Will Give Ger
ttfcatcs To Richmond Men at Ban
s. Duet to Re Held Soon-Coloncl
Massic Heads LocaCl Organization.

AS the n,inutemcu OF the Revolu-
Il tionary War stirred the people OF the
thirteen original states iii the first
isbattle for freedom. so did The Four
sisaiinutc Men during the war with Ger
a,nany inspire this country to throw
9lits all into the conflict.
SsS, From the day war was declared
The rFuSssiags lhsse Fopr-Minuie
" Eanized in every community through
out the nation, acted as the mouth
fpieee OF the American government and
aided so materially IN winning the
&; strife
e Minute Men. recruited from the ranks
n OF ministers lawyers doctors, business
men and others and now that real
ft are being made for the demobiliga-
q ton of this organization.
Il LITTLE HAS BEEN
SAID ABOUT MINUTENIEN
= Thus far few words regarding the
15,work OF these Four Minute Men, here
II and elsewhere. have been said. But
the tn, A ,Sn,h srnmsn, has poiase
81 WAS one OF the prime factors in bring
= ing the strife to conclusion:
p meeting, from pulpit ana street corner:
Il these Four Minute Men OF Eichmond
G,G 'he people h 81 the G Som 5or on the
Il FOR men and for loyalty
4 LIBERTY LOAN AND OTHER
DRIVES HELPED HY SPEAKERS
Without these -Four Minute Men.
{ Lherty loan workers and thrift stamp
i sellers declare they would have been
+ unable to market The bonds and GER
4 dictates. which provided the funds for
: Americas participation. in the strife.
& Richmond's striking record in the
sale Q. Liberty honas not only stands
+ Workers but also for the Four Minute
.Aien, Who worked day and night, civ
slnS time. from business and pleasure.
SSings ana on the streets why they
sEshculd bug. what America was doing,
5and the great need for national sup
tEport of tie administration and the
During the y. NJ. c. ~. campaigns.
tscampaigns. and other crusades for
ssnpney and moral support the -Four.
estate have spent hours in pcrsuadnG
1.-THE people 10 contribute their finances
ito these movements.
MEN HAVE
s. VIRTUALLY DISBANDED
Il Now that the war is over, tho Rich !
stmond -Four Minute Men have virtually |
sidisbanded. but arranEcmen;s are be-
ii@ n this month mo- Witch viii be az
offended oy number OF promintnt
rom he I'M United sfn s,ates ef gdv
sfernmen-, pointing out the honorable
sswark done by The Eour-MInute Men; Men,
wll be presented by officials from
There are more than $4,000 Four
Minute Men scattered throuEhout
siad a message which it wished to
Splacc properly before the people, the
Il theory of the organizers that ny
f hn5 voice the psen1e
1.-THE great mass Of citizens than in
i movement have convinced the govern
&nent that the theory was correct.
{ COLONEL MASsIE CHAIRMAN
or FOUR-MINUTE MEN
Colonel Eugene E. Massie has, has been
ksute Men during the greater part OF
{ tho body's existence. The personnel
Rof the Richmond organization includes
q speakers in the city and drew its mem
fr and every bust
i of commonweai,h james. has, acted as
y Since Colonel Massie was named chair
oman. She has assisted the chairman
4 in the executive work of the little band
II of speakers.
= ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN
S SELF-SUPPORTING HERE
N One. of the outstanding features of
- the Richmond organization is the fact
v Der contributed funds to THE organiza-
KS ton. monthly allottne.ts being paid.
t4 Among the Richmond. Four-Minute
Men were the following:
rb SShn s hg Hsfy cray Iaaa Pnnf Nsn
gFather Charles tiannigan. DR.. }. Allison
.EI1odges, Charles liutzler, O. \. Haw-
Skins, Henry $ iIutzler. II. z. Litch-
|Bford, John r. LiGhtfoo,. Jr w. r. Mer-
d edith, John NJ. Miller, Jr., John s.
r deman, Murray NJ Mcclure. Rev. +. T.
Il AfcFaden, d. u, Hugh Montague, Col
lionel Eugene c. Massie d. c. O'Flah-
}erty, James c. Page, Robert y Pollard
l{Wiilis G. Pull;am. Judge William +.
IfRhea, DR.. Charles r. Robins. W. II.
II Schwarzschild, Arthur Scrivenor. Alvin
I'M. Smith, .Attorney-G General John r.
fsSaunders, Joseph G. Taylor. r. II. Tall
tgley,sT. Garrett Tabb, 4. II. Sands Da-
avid NJ. White, Colonel George Wayne
II AndcrBon, W. NJ addison, John X
fs2Branch. ~ Seirne Blair. Harold $.
iSBloomberg. George Hryan. J. G.. Corley
iEColonel y. sidney i5uford Jr cyrus
w Beale, Jr., Or. =. ~ Calisch. II. /.
gGabell, Senator James Il, Cannon, Major
Hnnsdon Cary, +. NJ. Crutchncld Jesse
&C. Duke, Edgar Il. English NJ. j. Full
4 ton, hlcG. Finnegnn, James Whittct
Lewis c. Williams. Stauyarnc Wilson
4 and James l.. Anderson.
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