The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-31
The Citizens Aroused.


At the luncheon yesterday the attend
ance was larger than for several days
and the gratifying reports of the com
mittee chairmen were received witt
deafening applause. Mr.. Joseph Bryan
chairman of the citizens committee
made short talk. He said in part:
~ feel that l have the citizens of
Richmond with me in this matter.
Some have fallen down, or have gone
lame. 1t would require another
Peter to say stand up and walk
as some of these were lame from
their mothers womb. The body of
men who are behind this movement
are the young men who are carry
ing us on to a never and a better
Richmond than those men have aver
dreamed of. 1t is infinitely better
for the town that this is n popular
movement rather than one carried
on by a few. L have been exceed
ingly mortified at the failure of those
from whom we have expected sup
port. However, l have the boys be-
hind me. / feel this minute more
hopeful for success than l have for
81 week. We arc breaking the shell,
the chrysalis Will fall away, and n
greater Richmond take new flight
1T Will take a strong pull, for we are
far from home, but the triumphant
charges Of the work have been made
BY young men,
the association, not tae young men. but
the juniors, is a fear indeed, when II
becomes known that the boys have not
been allowed to solicit from men who
would be approached by the other com
'nlttees, being limited TO their boy
friends and home people
Big Results To-Day.
Judging from the reports submitted yes
,erday by the chairman Of the young
business mems committee tina totals TO
be announced to-day will be tie most in
terestlng of any during the entire cam
paisn. 1t is the last day, and those
teams which have any chance of stand
Ing first are going to make the effort
Of their lives. Captain r. S. Tuck, whose
committee has been lowering between
second and fifth places for week or
more, minated at the close of the lun-
cheon that there would be something
doing when 'he report of his co-workers
was announced, and Captain Billups re-
ceived fair warning that it would be we'll
to have his loins sirded for the final
lap. Captain Tuck had second place
when the official figures were announced
asst night. Captain Midyette is third and
Captain Wiley fourth. Captain Billups
ana his followers passed the $4,000 mark
this being double the amount
that each team was expected to get Cap
tain Tuck is close to the 5000 mark.
Captain Powell, when he was submitting
his report yesterday. said that friend
in Baltimore had sent $50, and had writ
len to the effect that the people In Balti-
lnJ IA hnh
strong since the campaign there last fall
that they were giving yet.
Chairman Sills suggested that the So
icitors get after the shoemakers In Rich
nond and demand subscriptions, because
they would be some of the chief beHeh-
Charles of the campaign.
Mr.. o. ]. Sands. of the citizens COM
mittee, urged the need of more workers,
as opportunity will not be offered to
everybody to give by the present mum
Der of solicitors in the time left.
From Far Away Oregon.
Mr.. f. s. F'agg, who had been greatly
aelped by the local association when he
MAS sick III Richmond, yesterday tele-
,raphed $50 from Portland, Ore, say
pg that n letter was following TO eN
,laln his interest III the Richmond cam
,aisn. This cannot arrive for several
laws This subscription holds the re-
,ord for distance, coming practically
Mr. Andrew X. Mckee. brother OF
General Secretary Mckee who is in
sent the following tele-
gram Yesterday
III tile citizens of Richmond have TO
90 outside of their own city or State
III the new building. put me down 70,
800; il not, put same toward Peunsyl-