Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-25
CONTRIBUTIONS COME
IN FOR BELG|AN RELIEF
Plans Are Moving Rapidly Forward
for Aid Of Starving
People,
BoYKIN MOVES HEADQUARTERS
School Children Bringing In Personal
Contributions Of Potatoes and
Other Staple Forms Of Food Sup
plies-Rural Districts Aroused.

Virginia relief work for the Bel
CLANS Is moving apace, and every day
sees drawing nearer fulfllmcnt tho
hope that the Old Dominion will con-
tribute enough to make UP q separate
cargo. Many cash donations were re-
ceired yesterday by the various
agencies engaged In the movement, and
the Blues Armory Is rapidly assum-
Ing the guise OF a wholesale grocery
store. so eager are the members OF
the battalion and their friends to aid
In making the organizations gift ono
Of the largest In the State. Clothing.
which Ia almost as much needed aus
food by the Belgians, is also coming
In. and is being stored temporarily In
the former headquarters OF the State
Belgian relief
Colonel II N. Boykin, chairman OF
the State commission. moved his head
quarters yesterday to the First
National Bank Building. where three
rooms on the second floor have been
donated for the use OF the commission.
Tho firms OF sydnor C Hundley and
Charles G. Jurgens' Son donated furni-
turc for the rooms. and the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany will to-day move the telephone
from the old quarters to the new.
SCHOOL CHILDREN BRINGING
IN SUBSTANTIAL AID
Plans for the concert to be given
In the City Auditorium Sunday after
noon arc rapidly nearing completion,
and tentative program has been ar
ranged. The colored people OF tho city
have rcQuested that they. too. be per-
tnitted to help In the movement, and
their work will BIO directed by Father
Charles Hannigan. The school children
OF Henrco County, upon whom Super
intendent A. d. Wright called to send
In contributions. are daily sending bags
and barrels OF potatoes to the Chamber
or Commerce Building. where they are
being stored preparatory to being
shipped to warehouses In Norfolk. One
boy, who said that no was Belgian
by birth, and had two uncles at the
'front.' struggled In Yesterday under
heavy load OF potatoes to bo sent to
his people. Another large contribu-
tion received yesterday was four bar
rets OF nour cent In by a Louisa County
farmer.
RURAL COMMUNITIES
THOROUGHLY AROUSED
Newspaper exchanges received by
colonel Boykin show that the coun-
ties and rural communities have been
thoroughly aroused to the need Of the
Delgians. and that they arc donating
Iood 5uppiies In large quantities. One
urn. aside from It's own contribution,
ohers to give buahcl OF meal with
every barrel OF -four bought for the
BelSians. Meal Will not, however,
stand aea voyage, Baid Colonel Boy
KIN yesterday. /and ne would rather
have the added contribution in the
form OF more -four. or in some food
stun which will not deteriorate In ship
!nent.
In addition to other requests for
refugee girls, Mira Janice Blair, OF
50l3 East Main Street, herself Bel
gian woman. asked Consul Frederick
E. Solting yesterday TO supply her
with Belgian refugee girl. whom she
Will provide for In her home MrP
Eiair waa Mile. Marie Elizabeth do
Dutzele. and was born near the royal
castlc OF Laeken. not far, from Brus-
sells. Her grandfather was an officer
OF tho guard under Napoleon. and fell
at the battle OF Leipsic She possesses
the Cross OF the Legion OF Honor which
was taken from his breaet as he lay
dead or the field OF battle.
CASH CONTRIBUTIONS
Fod BELGIAN RELIEF
Cash donations were received yes-
terday by Belgian Consul Noting as
follows:
Office OF Virginia F!ro and Ma
Mrs.. 4. N. T.. Aa ;hili.......' s %
v. 4. L. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Is
DR.. e. l.. city. ................. 90
DR.. j. W., city. ................. 90
Fricnd ................. ........ co
as7 90
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