Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-18
MAYOR Of BELGIAN
TOWN WILL RELATE
HORROR OF LOUvA|N
DR.. Albert Nerrincx to
Speak for Salvation
Army Campaign.
CITY AUDITORIUM TO BE
SCENE OF RALLY TODAY
Lassics Will Serve Soldiers With
Doughnuts in Imitation
Trenches.
FORT MONROE BAND COMING
gathering at 4 O'clock Murks Real
Opening of Richmonds Drive
for 100000.
FORT MONROE BAND COMING
Gathering at 4 O'Clock Nurks RcoJ
Opening of Richmond's Drive
for 100000.

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toT!um at this afternoon, formally
cnenins the home service drive OF the
salvation Army. The campaign Will
continue until May 81. Richmond's
quota Of 100000 is expected to he
raised by the middle OF the week. while
reports show that all parts OF the
state are planning to oversubscribe
N!rginia's allotment OF $780,
DIT Albert NerrincX, Mayor Of Lou
fAiI' Belgium. a. the time OF the Ger
man nan INVASION arrived in tho city
HhiHSdaN evening and viii tell
MS personal experiences as we'll as
nose OF his people at the nass-ne..-
i !ns .oday' Dr. !NerrincS was pro
prior 10 being sent 20 the Unit5I
states as the representative OF the
bclgian people.
Besides the Community cnoraz. the
and from Fortress Monroe VIII T..nher
q, c,9neSrt THIS rstatza:ior is one
ice aud has appeared viii credit on
several occasions. The bani also NH
E.vc a sacred concert At the ti;cn-
mona iiotel tonight at $50 o'clock.
Meetings Are Planned.
Chairman Taylor arranged Saturday
:or meeting Of all Of the marufac-
'u.cTs TO be held in the headuua.;crs
honda at II o'clock. ARRANGEMENTS
IONS which VIII be held Ieily NJ the
Business Mems Club at - "
salvation Army city headquarters
Mayor George A:nsl!e in which he gave
his Endorsement to the campaign and
expressed hope for its success. In
his statement Mayor Ainsiie said:
Having rendered exceptional. fear
lees and unselhsh service In the cause
Of Of humanity at horne as we'll as on The
war. during tho week OF May 10 TO %
the salvation Army will ask the people
OF RICHMOND and Of Virginia for sup
i..a nI 90,
paiGn. This fund will be used for
greater service among the poor SUI
fund is TO be expended in the district
where II s raised. thus affordng a
great opportunity to do good work
among home people
~ large portion OF this fund is TO
be used 10 care for tho soldiers re-
turning from the war. Plans are now
pioyInent service for the returning men
as we'll as the civilian population. and
this In itself should make strong APP
peal 10 the public.
Un.cIh.h in Work.
Always unselfish in it's works and
operating under the lowest cost OF any
organization in the world feel that
nov that the Salvation Army comes
sistancc in further extending it's field
OF use fulness at home, that can
10 the people of Richmond to con
tribute in liberal manner TO this
nra iscworthy work"
Mrs. J. ST George Bryan. chairman
Of tho women workers. announces that
10000 doushnuts have been provided
for tho 'Douchnu; Day" celebration
Thursday. BOOTHS will be placed on
various streets in the city. and saliva
ton Army lassics Will serve the dough
ruis as they did 10 the BOYS IN France.
AZ an added :ea.ure for the SUNDAY
Aftcrnocn mass ~ citing J. :, GSad"
q INC features conmit;cs. has bad
con instructed trench on the Audi
forum stage. Soldiers will do sentry
duty and salvation Army WORK ar;
viii pass among the men serving
douginuts and coffee as th,y d!A in
France
Gardiner to Climb.
Harry Gardiner. otherwise kaowu as
the Human Fly has completed al
S,a gene ST. for his eiimh M and
Richmond Hotel Monday a, .oao
o'clock. Gardiner has climbed tall
Gniidings in every c.ty Of the United
20 climb the Eincl Tower in Franc.
for moving picture firm.
Il Just wanted 10 do something diff
through the power OF concentration
OF all energies one could accomplish
anything he started out to do"
This was the succinct summing up
of MS climbing career by Gardiner.
1T all happened when my father
made up his mind | was going 20 be
f i.n,,iH,h rs -n fnrseon lie sen, mo
expert carver OF human beings. My
heart wasn't in the work for minute
had a desire to do something diff
the world sit up and take notice
Then one night tho blow fell That
was a. conference between my
father and myself When it was over
50 in my jeans. bad temper and a
feeling that it WAS now all up TO me.
Cash DwIndIcd Down.
several days later when tho So had
dwindled down, to that number of
e!phers s. lax realized y that something
Calling several OF my acuuaintances
! fatty told them | needed money;
that my iather had cut OF my al.
balloon work Three thousand dol
lars was loaned me on my personal
note. For d few years ballooning was
profitable, and then | suddenly real
thing else that tho people, who like
thrills. would demand.
Coming out of the hotel one day
| intended to climb the walls of the
Flatiron building directly opposite the
hotel.
.'fIc told me was crazy. didn't
think so and went home to figure out
what would be necessary TO accomplish
the trick. realized that mind must
conquer matter. that concentration and
development of muscles was mpera-
tive. Then ] made the discovery that
= hold with the hand fiat was not as
powerful as hold with the first Joints
OF tho fingers. because when one OF
the joints weakened. all would follow.
SO began developing tho ends Of my
'In climbing walls I am inscnsiblo
10 everything going on about me.
Continued on Second Pagc.)