The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-03


take care of. their families. or they
must take care of themselves
The unanimous determination of
those present was to take care OF
their own. Every man at tho dim
ner, volunteered MS services In the
national guard. They did this after
being assured by Colonel Cutchins
that they would not be asked to do
SO, having been invited to the dinner
simply to hear the talks and have
an opportunity of making up their
minds.
Fifty men are now signed up for
company A. Fifteen more are need
ed before the company can be mus
tered in. Each table was designated
q committee and the diners pledged
to do all in their power TO secure
additional recruits The Blues
armory will be open every night tins
week and Saturday afternoon FOR the
physica, examination of recruits
On next Tuesday night meeting
will be held at the armory to swear
in the members and elect officers
Not the slightest doubt was expressed
Of the complete success of the effort
, to sign up over fifteen additional
| men before Tuesday night
One OF the most important devel-
'PihFHt9 dt AdSb LIE Bt r. meeting was
the message brought the national
guards from the chamber of com
rnerce by Colonel J. Scott Parrish.
Colonel Parrish stated that the
resolutions recently adopted by the
chamber of commerce was not a Sc
auence OF empty phrases but meant
that the chamber was the VIGOROUS
advocate Of national guard organiza-
tion He said that every member of
that body had been forwarded
copy OF the resolutions with The re-
quest that he do all In his power to
encourage the movement including
the assurance of his employees of time
OF in the summer for encamnnents.
without deduction from vacations
and without loss OF pay
BUSINESS MEN SHOCKED
The speaker, who is chairman of
the chamber committee on military
AFFAIRS. stated that business raen
were shocked into realiza ton OF
the vital necessity for such an in
stffution by the strike OF the Boston
police force
They do not know when their
windows may be smashed and their
merchandise stolen he said, and
they are anxious to encourage the
national guard in the most practical
10y ~ A1adf katS tEtt men bl LfAtaI
sympathy and by agreeing TO con-
tue Partial pay in event OF their EN-
ployes being called to arms.
Governor Westmorela Davis, i'm
troduced by Colonel Cutchins as "a
young mans governor-one who is
not averse to taking the field" ex-
pressed his entire sympathy for the
movement in a short talk. The gov
ernor said he could not speak at
length because OF a sore throat,
which had been troubling him since
his trip.
He assured the company of his
keen interest in the effort. saying that
he was at one time member of the
First regiment
''To gu can perform no more pat
riouc ruty," he said. than banding
yourselves together for the protec-
tion Of your commonwealth. if she
should have to call upon YOU
Colonel Parrish emphasized more
strongly than any speaker the urgent
necessitxs tor ,tastag n. ssasaq, n, ssslasA "
and Immediate action towards form
ing D body which could be counted
upon to combat tho destroying forces
OF Bolshevism which are seeking 10
tear Gown the structure of our nres-
ent democratic form of govednrrent
He not only urged ali young men
make themselves a unit In the organ
lied forces but asked them TO take
an active. every day part in fightine.
for state and nation. He told them
that every man exerted an influence
over some individual and that he
should be most guarded in his ut
terances concerning law and order.
As member of the committee on
military affairs, he said many cases
had been brought to his attention
where youths OF from 10 to II years