The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-06
HEAR RABBI WISE
CROWD THEN TAKES
s5OO,O0O IN BONDS
Enthusiastic A u diem e
Follows Speaker With
Wrapt Attention.
NO SELFISH AIMS.
We Only Demand JUS
tice, Says Speaker, as
in S h an t u n 6 and
Fiume, Amid Applause
NO SELFISH AIMS.

Rabbi Stephen 8. wise spoke at the
John Marshall high school last night
and 1t cost the lucky ones VINO We're
nresent lust 100000 which Will be
converted into Liberty bonds of the
Thanksgiving issue. John Ste"ar.
Ryran took up the cudgel in behalf OF
those present at the conclusion OF Or.
wise's wonderfully elot ent appear
and secured the cooperation OF the
loyal ones In Determined eHort 10
make DR. wtse's audience earn piace
In his esteem. not for its bulk, but for
the unanimity and promptness Of us
response.
Tho $500. 900 was subscribed IN
about twenty minutes after w I. l,ao-
ney mounted the piano and called on
the faithful The amount raised was
credited to the council of JEWISH
women and the Beth Ahaha auxiliary
John Stewart Bryan started the sun
scriptions by taking s25,ooo in bonds
for the News Leader. The National
State and City hank, the Merchants
National ami the American National
subscribed 100000 each. The oid
Dominion Trust com pany ana the
Central National took $4,000 each-
When the subscriptions We're found TO
total S4oT 90 the Merchants National
-the-Sattonaf@ State and city
brought the total TO s5o0.o6e. taking
s2l 500 each OF the remainder
Two $50 bonds were given away,
the winners being decided by the
drawing from hat OF two Of the cards
frled out by those present who sub
scrihed NJ Milton Taikin and Mrs
/. M. Evans we're the lucky parties.
The little girl who drew the cards
picked cards signed by large corpora
tions in her first three attempts. bur
these were disyaainfuIly cast aside by
Mr.. Dahney.
Some ~ Che Patriots, --4rss.. -
Those who turned In cards. with fhe
amount subscribed TO- were as follows;
Henrietta Cotton Mills through ". $.
Forbes. $4,000: II. w. Jackson. ad-
ditional, $40 900: Walter Holiday,
II 900; August Simon Pietri, French
consul in Richmond fl.eoe: II. f
IItchford. $1,000: J. r Palmatory.
900. Alvin r. Hutzler, 5000: NJ. Mil
ton T'alkin. $500: LEO Ullman. $500:
Dr. wise. 5000 The following sub
seribed to slee each Nathan stern
heimer, Mrs. Leon Walierstein, Mrs
II. ". Jackson. " r. Dahney. Irene r.
Rose baum. L. NJ o ore, j.
* Aison. Miss Rlanch JTFman. Mrs
L.. N. y
Freed .Ioha s. Annis. and Augustine
Royal
Fifty dollar subscriptions. n, {.
Glenn. r.. w Stern. Harry Harris. Mrs.
Constance HUDSON Belle Gordon, Miss
stern A. s. Lewcs. Major Henry Cum
ninehaln, Miss Stella Bowman. simon
Bowman. n. r. McIiwalne, Ernest l.
Murray. John McDevitt. ]. H Rinford,
I. NJ Davis, Hugh w. Lamont Mar
garet ] Nooran and Mrs l.. NJ Evans.
Dr Wise has become familiar as a
public speaker in Riehm ond, but hts
effort last nigh; has certainly not hcen
exceeded. ami rarely equaled. by any
Of his previous appearances on the
platform. It's strong dramatic ap-
neal was due, rot only to the speaker $
rare gift OF eloouence, hut to the en-
thraliinr subject of his discourse.
The evenings business was gotten
under way by Joseph Whittemore and
Howard n. Bryant, tenor and baritone
snloists, respectively. who were re-
peatedly enccred. DIR. Russell Cecil
delivered the Irayer and Chairman II.
W. Jackson intr oduced Dr. Edward n.
r>alisch as the first speaker OF the
evening
Or. Calisch said he realized that ne
was serving only as a f3ller-in but that
he refused to let slip the opportunity
OF warming the audience Of the danger
of letting down the morale too sud-
denly and completely. He presented
Or. wise as Zone who has done much
To create and preserve the morale OF
our people. not only by suggestion and
appeal but by manual labor in the
shipyarda"
Was Shfpyard Hand.
Or. Wise bowed graceful acknow1-
- n THE rlfy,oenf adm =
ting that he had worked in the ship
yards until incapaciated by mashed
thumb. He also mentioned being told
by Charlie Schwab that August. 1918,
was the biggest month in the history
Of the world in the ship building in
dustry--after remarking that August
was the month in which he labored.
The orator lost no time in gaining
full sway of his audience. LAUGHING at
once into his experiences in France
and England. just after the signing OF
the armistice and in the first days al
the Paris conference and the con-
victions which had grown out of them
Although he repeatedly stated his
avoidance OF partisanship, his respect
and glowing admiration of the ability
and purpose of President Wilson
evidenced itself all"through his talk.
DR.. Wise said his trip and expert
ence in France had helped him to a
definite knowledge OF what America
did to win the war and given him a
super -Napoleonic vision of Foch
whom ne eulogized as perhaps the
greatest military genius in the history
OF the world.
"All through Europe. shared alike
nv the Allies and the Central Powers,
he said, us an ittitude of deep rever-
ence for America. They all under
stand that we entered the war with nc
selfish purpose, no aims to accomplish
save those made public by our presi-
dent. The only fault to find with our
president is that when he says a