The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-03-31
Finance Committee of the
State Encampment in -
Hours on April l4th, Will
Raise Fund.
SIS, 500 is THE AIM
OF THE COMMITTEE
There Will Be No Deficit
and Under No Circum-
stances Will a Second Can
vass Be Undertaken.

whirlwind canvass for funds will
be made of the business men and shop
employees of the city April IA by the
finance committee of the G. A. r.,
Sons of Veterans and allied women S
organizations encampments which will
be held in Richmond May 16, II, IS
and 10. But twelve hours, from 12
O'Clock noon to II o'clock midnight,
will be given over to the work of So
licitation and within that time it is
hoped to raise $4,000.
When the hour of midnight arrives
on the day selected, the canvass will
be absolutely ended and whatever
sum is raised will be all that will be
attempted to secure. The committee
has decided definitely that there shall
be no deficit and that a second can
vass under no circumstances shall be
made of the merchants and shop men
This means that if less than $500
present dHu arrange
ments will require, is raised, the pro-
gram will be cut to come within the
{ mount donated
They Feel Confident
The committeeman feel confident.
however. that the desired amount will
be netted by the whirlwind campaign
of twelve hours. Their confidence is
based upon the belief that the mer-
chants and shop employees are public
spirited enough not to let the G.. A. r.
will be held in conjunction with it,
fall below the standard maintained in
the past by other cities because of an
to open their purse
strings to meet the expense.
Decision to confine the canvass to
one day was made by the committee
at meeting held yesterday afternoon.
1t is new venture to attempt to raise
so much money within so short
time. but the committee believes it
will be successful and be more salts
factory than the old plan of CAM
paigning several weeks.
While the canvass will be short it
bids fair to be the most thorough of
any ever made in Richmond. The busi-
ness section will be divided into dis
tricts and every person in the dis
trict will be visited and asked to do
nate to the fund before six o'clock
n the evening. Committees will be ap-
pointed to visit all the shops in the
city and this will be done before six
oclock. Headquarters will be main
tanned at central point where volun-
airy donations may be made during the
lay.
Canvass in Evening.
After six o'clock a report will be
submitted at headquarters by all COM
nitteemen and compilation of these
'eports will show the persons who
nave been missed. Such persons will
De called upon during the evening by
special committees and the PROPOSE
ion laid before them.
The amount necessary to meet the
)lans and arrangements of the. execu-
i've committee has been carefully es-
imated at $500, which is the sum
aised for the last Fall Festival. 1t !
vas unanimously agreed by the COM !
that no deficit should be in |
.urred which would necessitate a sec /.
md canvass of funds. and in order TO !
'revent this. in the event $500 is not |
aised, the program will be cut down |
o that the expense will come under |
he sum secured.
The finance committee is composed |
# Edward Harris. chairman; Everett |
.emon. w. c. Seeker, Frank Taylor,
l. J. Hanes. John Markley A large
lumber of sub-committeemen will be
ppointed by the committee to assist
i the canvass.