The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-01
President Boatwright Shows
Up at Last Moment With
Last Subscription Bringing
to Required Amount.
Hurried Trip by Rev. R. D.
Garland to Roanoke and
Short Successful Campaign
for More Than Thousand
Dollars Feature Of Day.

with whirlwind finish yesterday
afternoon. DR.. y. w. BoAtWrtght and
the other members Of the campaign
committee succeeded In securing the
last dollar Of the 100000 endowment
fund for Greater Richmond college n
Northampton A small portion Of It
was underwritten.
When yesterday morning dAwned
there was stu $4,000 to be secured be-
fore the completion Of the campaign.
DIR. Boatwright and the other commit
teemen est out to work early In the day
and before su1ssst the necessary neney
had been contributed and the campaign
had been crowned with success. Ono
of the principal features Of yesterdays
canvass was the hurried trip OF Rev.
r. ID. Garland TO Roanoke, whore he
secured $1.11s.
Ons Days work.
Mr.. Garland left here on an early
train yesterday morning for the Magic
city and by noon he had tclegrAphed
the money 20 DR.. Boatwright Other
members Of the committee did not re-
main Idle and hardly q one Of them re-
turned to headquarters without some
thing towards the fund. President Boat
wright showsd up 1t last moment with
the Anal subscription
Much credit II due the committee
which volunteered its services last
the ono which solicited the 100000 for
Richmond college ave ysArs ago. when
this COMMITTEES started Into work the
sum Of 9l4.S00 wAp needed. and ~
Tuesday morning only t1.eoo had bsen
secured. Nest Of tho noney was OBJ
tanned yseter1Ay.
when the last dollar Of the uaoney
had been secured thAfe was mneh re-
toicsng among the committee. AZ the
conclustnm ~ tAS campaign yesterday
aftsfnc6n nr. DoAtwright and the othsf
seaSr1s t3aNe1nUf 31SAo1 1HSfDf N1fyxtn
N the Mutual Sui1ding. whsfs jubilee
was held.
Rev. n n. FIT D. D.. editor Of the
Religious Herald. led IN prayer. giving
thanks for the successful formulation
Of the campaign. with Z realization Of
what he and the committee had &C.
compliahed and what the endowment
meant 70 0reatsr Richmond college DR..
BoAtwfight was moved to tears Short
talks were MADE and Dr.. BoAtwright
received congratulations on every side.
Those who were pressnt n tie meeting
were:
Present et lGss<1ns.
Lieutenant Governor Elyuon. Or.
Boatwright. DR.. Pitt Professor ". l.
Prince.s daAn Of the Richmond academy
faculty: Rev. Llyod C. Wilson, Profess
sor r. e. Gaines. Of the Richmond col
ieGe faculty: Rev. r. Z. Norris, OF
Clifton Forge: Moses Thaihsimsr. L o.
Miller. J. D. Crump. R. q. Crump. ".
Lee, Carneai. N. W. BowA Russell C.
Williams. r. w. Stillman. HIN Nonta-
que. Rev. Carter Jenkins. Rev. g. r.
TemplamAn. r.. d. Camo. OF franklin:
Rev. n D. Garland, Raw. w. G. James,
Rev. J. J. Wicker and Clyde Radcliffe
Tho successful conclusion Of thia
campaign II the outcome OF much hard
work ON the part Of the committeeman
and many sleapless nights spent by DR..
BoatwriEht. president OF the institu-
ton. Much credit II due Or. Boat
wright for his untiring efforts. when
II looked ~ II the nscessary sum would
mot be secured hy the nrst Of the year
he did not lose confidence. but went on
with tho work.
There arc q number OF people who
have pledged sums. but have 10 far
failed to pay up. They viii be aaen IN
the near future bv members Of the
committee.