Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-19
SUBSCRIBE $4,000
TO SALVATION ARMY
HOME SERVICE FUND
Audience at City Audi
torium Responds to
Speakers Appeal.
CAMPAIGN IN FULL SWING
THROUGHOUT STATE TODAY
Petersburg Raises $4,000 at Open
Air Meeting in Central
Park.
GARDINER TO CLIMB AT 1890
Human Fly" Will Scale Walls OF
Richmond Hotel In Behalf
of Drive.
GARDINER TO CLIMB AT 1890
human Fly" VIII Scale Walls OF
Richmond Hotel In Behalf
of Drive.

N'CH!Hohu ana virginia go into ac-
ton today for the Salvation Army,
hundreds OF workers throughout tho
city and State beginning tho soliciting
of subscriptions
Already scores of subscriptions are
pouring into State ana city headuuar-
tcrs here. tho biggest amount being
approximately $4,000. contributed at
a mass-mcetinE in the City Audito-
rum yesterday afternoon. Subscrip-
lions ranging from $1,000 to 81 were
received at this meeting
One OF the biggest features of the
salvation Army home service fund
campaign in Richmond VIII be the
climbing OF the Richmond Hotel a,
ncr the Human Fly" The famous
Fortress Monroe Band Will take part
'ir 'his celebration, along with sew
era military and civilian speakers
Efforts were made TO secure higher
building for this climb. but these
failed, and Gardiner is arranging some
special stunts which viii be perfoTmnd
on the side of the hotel building
SaTqnlneT ..rn VINO originated the building
uses no mechanical devices In Ills
climbing. but clngs TO the ;iuv
crevices and Lodges with his fnsers.
ana !s known AS great crowd a,trac-
i!on throughout the country.
Many Manx-MeetInsx Held.
OF cities Of Virginia yesterday after
noon In behalf or the Salvation Army
iaSt night by STATE Director w Me-
Donald Lee indicated that large
n!nounts mad been raised evcrywhcre
fnur Thousand people attended an
open-air meeting at Petersburg, which
MAS addressed BY Charles Iassiter
EettGeasours chairman, and Samuel l..
Hciiey, OF Richmond an overseas
worker for the knights OF Columbus.
Mote man 1900 was contributed at the
1nfapsrw 1EsftepsDHrT T,anT rally The Sls,y.second
nsted IN the celebration. which was in
central Park. and the high school
chorus sang number OF scIcctions
ItF Chairman Jauuelin T.. Taylor
led in the subscriptions al Tho civ
Auditorium yesterday afternoon con-
iund' Amons others who contributed
were W = Forbes "a Co. $500 I.arus
Rros.. $500; james y. Carneal. 500:
John !. Williams * sons. $500; News
Leader. $500, J. 7. Palni1tary. $500:
r. Randoiph Williams $3.50: Allen &
'notormen and conductors OF the Nir-
gina hallway and Power Company.
$3.50. and the Richmond Commiinitv
thorus members. $500. Hundreds OF
other subscriptions were received
workers being unable 10 compile the
full list last night.
and d sa,iS,,d@s o's,oeh ipday all committees
At the Business Mems CIub.
Belgian Mayor speaks.
Trying days in Belgium in August
IJi'' were brought Nividly to the minds
oi large audience in the Auditorium
when Dr, Albert Ncrrincy former
Mayor of Louvain. recalled with feeling
the days when the Prussians marched
INTO the ciiy. burned the buildings and
shot down the citizens
DIR. NcrrincN told OF how the ReI,isn
people refused for many days 10 be-
lieve that the Germans were actually
committing the atrocities credited To
'hcH. Even when reports came from
cities ten miles from l.ouyain we could
not ncifeNe them" said the doctor. be
cause we had been SO closely associated
WIN me Germans in both business and
Sociai NE mat we did not think the
German people We're capable of commit
ing such horrors" continued the
speaker.
But we found out. 1t was on Au
gust ~ that they entered the city.
our people were herded into the STA
ION ION park after being driven from their
like ne; SO, SO many mad dogs"
, when INC city was set on fire, DT Dr. r.: Nsr r..
Belgian people Ls@ins @ 20 neIrm hlan,H OF ine fnr
the wholesale shooting and for the
frusi,seI' ;, was ,no rms Is accounted for. ana
personal friends. 4 detachment or
soldiers came to the front door Of Tn,
house ana demanded admittance
They were asked if they Intended
10 search the place Refusinp an IN
sweT whatever, they made their way
to the second ana third stories of the
homes, opened the windows and with
their own guns began shooting into
the street below.
Shot Many Civilians.
d,, IN a few minutes the troops were
son found outside of his house was
either shot or made a prisoner and
taken taken tna,! Pack to German, in hox cars,
lr' NGrrincN does not blame the Ger
ties as he does the officers. who com
Peieo sheit IN men to commit crimes.
recounted the experience he had i'm
his own hospital Of a German soldier.
wounded and i'll with fever He wanted
q drink. but when il was brought 10
him he refused il. When nearly every
syailabie drink was brought to him
and he refused to quench his thirst he
was questioned. and told the attend
ing physician he did not propose TO
give ihe Belsians an opportunity to
poison him Later he admitted his
started the war and would XIII every
man caught within their lines.
The stage at the Auditorium re-
scmbled trench in the war zone.
Soldier scntries passed along the outer
walls and Salvation Army girls pass
cd among the men distributing dough-
nuts.
The Fortress Monroe hand furnished
the music and won the applause os
the large crowd
At o'clock Monday forenoon Chair
man Taylor viii hold a conference with
the, manufacturers of tho city.
Mrs. J. st. George Bryan. of tho
woman,s committee. has arranged ali
celebration Thursday. when 10000
doughnuts will be offered for sale TO
the people of Richmond.
All those who arc to take part in
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