The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-21
MEMORIAL FUND Now
MORE THAN s14S,000
Yesterday Proved Good Day For
Workers, But 1t Is sttn
"a Long Way to Tipperary."
MORE THAN 100000 TO RAISE
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday Must Average $4,000 a.
Day-Fichnond Must Remember
Its Reputation for Success.

The Memorial Hospital Campaign
headquarters yesterday announced a
grand total collection of $14S,133, the
collections for tho day. up to 10
o'clock, amounting to $s,436. Con-
tributions came from all sources.
Troop 81 of the Boy Scouts, e. E.
Calisch, Scoutmaster, sent in 81.
| which they collected from among
themselves. Other donations came
from negro churches. The Misses
Stewart, OF Brook Hill. gave $1,000;
Fritz Sitterding, vice-president Of the
Virginia Railway and Power Com
pany, gave $1,000; A. d. Williams
gave $1,000, and President William H.
White, of the Richmond. Fredericks-
burg and Potomac Railroad Company
contributed $500.
Contributions announced yesterday,
some of which were turned in but
not reported on Monday, are as fol-
lows:
The Misses Stewart. of Brook Hill
Through John Stewart Bryan), ST.
500; Fritz Sitterding, vice-president Of
the Virginia Railway and Power Com
pany, $1,000: VIM. r. White. presi
dent OF the r., F. and p. Through
DR.. Willis team), $500: A. d. Will
liams Through DR.. Willis team). ST.
900; Women's Auxiliary Committee
(Mrs. d. A. Kuyk, chairman). $421.50;
st. Phillips Episcopal Church. $25;
First Presbyterian Church (colored),
s25: Professor w. p. Rudd's team.
1854: w. C. hollands team. 1904;
Graduating Class of Medical College
of Virginia Through Secretary John
r. McCauley). 1896; w. C. Cottrelrs
team. $l15; DR.. Burbank's team. Sl55:
Dr. Paul w. Howle's team. $421 DR..
w. AK,
Friend. 800: Hugh Campbell. $50;
United States Tobacco Company, 500;
Mr.. Laughton's team, $155; w. l.
Carneal. $25; N. c. Ancarrow, $50;
Julien H Hills team. $50; Julien e.
Straus and Sons (by Irving J. Strauss.
800; W. c. Cottrelrs team. s125: l.
2. Morris team. $325; Troop 50. Boy
Scouts, 81.
Hear Stirring Addresses.
Stirring addresses calling on the
city to make good its name and urging
the workers to continued and greater
effort were delivered at the luncheon
hv DR. Douglas 8. Freeman and John
Kerr Branch.
Dr. Freeman said that Richmond is
not a boilermaker's town, for the boil
ermaker makes a loud noise and is
poor OF hearing. Richmond, he said,
will listen to the Memorial Hospitals
cry.
b There Is plenty of money In Rich
mond," he said, and the trouble is
not with the city. but with us. We
have been shooting our heavy artil-
lery at sparrows The amount we
must raise now-$110, COOS a lot Of
morey, but there must be men in
Richmond who have not yet con-
tributed who can be made to see the
need and who must be asked to donate
In terms of thousands. The one big
thing we need Is the power OF visual
ization. You must visualize the hos
pital before those of whom you ask
contributions. and you must demon
strate the need. Mr.. Moore and 9TH
ers OF your leaders have visualized
the need, and you must make others
see It, too.
The man who hasn't been north of
Broad Street as far as Shockoe Creek
and Bacon Quarters Branch doesn't
know the conditions existing among
the negroes In Richmond today. Con.
d'tions' among our negro population
are as bad as they are among tho
Belgians. in whose land war has trod
with such devastating heel
Tell the people you VISIT Of the
great need devolving upon U.S. and you
will succeed II you try. II you don't
succeed II means that there 10 a yellow
streak down Richmond's back. You
must show that this Is not true. I