The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-22

Today Ia the day. Today the $50, 600
campaign of tho War Relief Associa
| ton comes to an end. 1t Is not likely,
however. that the total returns of the
campaign will be known until Tues
day, for the canvassing committee
| have a number of pledges which have
not been listed and which will not be
| turned In TO the treasurer until Mon
day.
Those who have not been seen by
| the campaign committee and who may
be overlooked today--in the last final
whirfwind-are requested by officers
| Of the War Relief Association to mail
their donations TO the association
treaurer. De Soto Fitzgerald. MUTUAL
Building. or personally call by cam
paign headquarters. at Tenth and Main
Streets. and leave whatever they care
ito give.
Ask Dollar Contributions.
Campaign headquarters will be open
all day and officers OF the association
. will be on hand to receive contribu-
lions. They particularly desire 81
| contributions. believing that there are
| at least one thousand men amt women,
not seen by the campaign committees,
who can easily make such donations.
Boxes have been placed at the Loco
motive Works and at other Industrial
/ plants In the city. These boxes will
. not be opened until next week because
some of the plants do not pay off until
Monday, and the War Relief Assocta-
| ton wants the boxes to remain over
/ payday.
When the returns are announced
Tuesday 1t Is likely that several sub
stantial donations will be listed for the
. first time. Just how much these will
amount to officers of the association
do not yet know. as all the pledge
cards have not been returned.
The last regular meeting of the cam
pairu committees will he at l o'clock
instead of / 30 this afternoon, A state
nent will then he made OF the money
actually In hand.
Not all the money collected in Rich
rtcpd will lac sent To Europe. A con-
siderable part of II will be spent here
for food and supplies. Suffering in the
war zones is becoming more intense.
~ thousands Of homeless old
n,en women and children are dying of
S'ars~.tion. Relief workers have esti-
mated that Tho cost of feeding the des-
tstute is about IS month cacn. This
means that $4,000 collected here will
feed lo.00o people for month, or
. Gee for five months.
analysis of Dan~tion.
An ANALYSIS OF the donations re-
Two gifts Of g., 900. ...,..-..-... 81 oee
one gift of $1,000. .-.,s......-..- LOCO
One gift of 1850. ...,...t-... $50
Ten gifts OF s5oo.~.-.-.-..-.-,---,s-.-. 8 900
Five gifts of s200........... 1000
Two gifts Of S%00. ...-.....,., 500
One gift of $3.50. ....,-... $50
TWO gifts or S2Ho 5......,..-. 50o
One gift Of SITS. ,........... l45
Thirty-three of Sioo..-....... $500
snlf aE tafE
10 receive several large contributions
today. II also expects 10 receive sub
stantial sums from the large industrial
plants. banks and trust companies and
insurance offices In Richmond. COL
lectfons are now being taken up at
these establishments. No demand Is
being made OF the employees. The pri-
vilege of subscribing To the fund is ex-
tended to them.
Walters Contribute.
Two gifts. very deeply appreciated
bv the associa tion were an l1unced to-
siay---one OF sii.8T, In dimes. nickeis
and pennies. from the children of the
Masonic Home. and s2.7s from the
colored walters at the association g
lunch room. at Tenth and Main Streets.
Accompanying the contribution
from the Masonic Home was the fol-
lowing letter:
pSar Sli, AAA' '~' "Ht"' ~"
perintenaent, talked 10 us last SUNDAY
about conditions in foreign lands. and
then told us of the great work "a be
done in Richmond this week to relieve
people in these far-away countries.
Our superintendent also said that we
would be given an opportunity 10 as
sist: that any child SO inclined might
make freewill offering. We thought
~ our happy home and the many kind
friends our Heavenly Father had given
ps---how. much we had for which 10 be
thankful--then we came with our Of
fering--freely and cheerfu,iy given
eleven dollars and seven cents---may
God bless and multiply it. Wishing
you the greatest success. we are
THE CHILDREN OF THE MA
SONIC HOME.
REV. william Hall Treasurer"