The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-04
LIBERAL RESPONSE
TO WORTHY CAUSE
MEMORIAL DAY FOR CONFEDERATE
wOMEN's HOME WAS A CRATE
FLYING SUCCESS.
ALL RETURNS NOT IN
COMPLETE ACCOUNTING WILL
PROBABLY SHOW THAT s5,ooO
WAS GIvEN-MRS. MONTA-
CUE VERY GRATEFUL.
ALL RETURNS NOT IN

CUE VERY GRATEFUL.
With the returns not nearly all in
last night, the contributions in hand
and counted show that the public of
Richmond made a generous response
to the appeal for the Home for Needy
Confederate Women.
With seven stations missing the
flying figure of s2.440.62, and the
seven, one of which is Petersburg, are
expected to swell the total to $1,000.
by proclamation Of Mayor Ainslie,
at the request of the noble women who
are supporting the worthy charity,
the day was officially designated as
memorial dav and at stations main
tanned at every vantage point in the
business district Of Richmond and Its
suburbs and Petersburg, the Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy sold buttons
TO the persons who desired to con-
tribute to the cause.
Public Not Annoyed.
In strong contradistinction to the
has had surfeit, nobody was pressed
to buy button, and no person wear
ing button was approached a second
time, though many public-spirited CIT
liens gave at every station they passed
of their own volition and were decor
ated with the pretty souvenirs OF the
good cause. The amount Of the con-
tribution showed the generally char
table disposition of the Richmond
public toward worthy institution
and 1t showed further that this same
charitable public appreciated the fact
that this was the first time in five
years that this worthy charity has APP
pealed to the public, though 1t has no
income and Is dependent solely upon
the generosity of the people and the
work and salf-sacrifice of the good
women who are behind the institu-
ton.
Was Well Organized.
The campaign yesterday was Wen
organized, az even the passerby could
see at glance. The committee in
charge of the memorial day move
ment-Mrs. Andrew jackson Monta :
que, Mrs. John Mallory and ~ isss
Ma bel Wafker--worked increasingly TO
plan this movement and they worked
as hard TO carry il to a successful
fruition A central bureau of supplies
was maintained at No. East Grace
street. and automobiles were kept busy
during the day carrying the buttons
to the various stations and maintain
ing generalship of the movements of
the workers. AT every station comely
Daughters stood or sat and few could
resist the mute appeal of the cause
they represented or the smiling faces
and smiles and beauty of the be-
witching women who offered the but
tons.
Mrs. Montague Gratified.
Mrs. Montague, who is president of
the home, stated could not find words
last night in which to express her
qualification over the success of the
day and her gratitude for the kind
ness of the many friends who had SO
generously contributed To its success
especially the faithful Daughters
who stood the long, weary vigil from
O'Clock in the morning until in
the eyerinE. and the friends who had
I leaned their automobiles for the en-
tire day to aid the women in their
work. The generous contribution,
she declared. showed that the hearts
of Richmond people were all in the
! right place, and that they could be
| literally when they were satisfied
that the cause was worthy and
merited their aid she expressed her
gratitude To the press for lis efforts,
and through the press her warmest
thanks 10 the ladies who had. Loaned
their automobiles and the workers
whose faithfulness was largely re-
I spOnsible for the gratifying result
Seven to Hear From.
The following stations We're not
heard from last night: Petersburg
Chestnut Hin. Highland Park, Fulton.
Ashland, Gwathmey and Swansboro.
stations were maintained throughout
the business district Of Petersburg,
and 1t is expected that the returns
from that city will be generous. While
there is no way OF estimating these
missing precincts" It is confidently
believed that they will swell the con-
tribution to $1,000, upon which Mrs
| Montague had set her heart.
Mrs. Montague related a pathetic
! incident last night. showing the
| royalty of the Confederate veterans
| One of them, an inmate of the Sol
| diers' Home. called upon her yester-
day and turned over his last wit, and
| testament, in which he beuueathes
! all his worldly possessions To the Wo-
mems Home, With II he gave Mrs
sNontague II document providing for d
/ contribution of SIS annually 10 the
home as long as he lives, and placed
! in ner hands the first SIS crisn note
as the first of the series of~contribu-
tons. Mrs. Montague said it was ali
! she could do to keep hack the tears
Building Permits.
! Inspector Beck yesterday issued a
number OF permits. The most irnper-
| tant are here given: