The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-12
.COLORtO PEOPLE WILL
JOIN IN BIG CAMPAIGN
Inaugural Rally For Greater Memo
rial Hospital Was Last
Night.
MANY AT EBENEzER CHURCH
Rev. w. III. Stokes Calls on Colored
People to Enter Into Work-Ban-
quet Before Campaign at Jefferson
Tuesday Night.

No less fervid in their desire to see
the upbuilding OF greater Memorial
Hospital, the coiored people of the
city will join In the whirlwind cam
paign to raise s250.0o0 for the erec-
ton Of a negro pavilion. building
to care for contagious diseases. and
nurses home. An inaugural rally
was held In the Ebenezer Baptist
Church last night, when addresses
! calling on the colored people to put
their heart and soul into the effort,
since so much benefit Is to be derived
by them. were made by the pastor.
Rev. w. H. Stokes. and by two of
| the campaign managers. The con-
gregadon responded with an earnest
that augurs well for the part they will
take in the city-wide canvass for
funds. The whole city has been d.
vided into sections, and the colored
people have received assignments in
their own particular portions.
AS, beginning on Wednesday, lunch
cons for the workers will be held
daily between and 2 O'Clock in cam
paign headquarters at s21 East Main
Street, so the colored people will have
their rallying point at Johnson
Hall. 10 West Leigh Street. Lunch
cons will be served here to the coll
ored workers, and the chairmen of
the various teams will make their re-
ports. Only the campaign workers
will be admitted to the luncheons.
Negro Campaign Committee
The negro campaign committee Is
rnr7nared ~ MrE " am
dolph. chairman; Rev. Charles Han
nigan, vice-chairman: Zemona j.
Wood. president, Artema Miller. vice
president; Clara c. Purvell treasu-
rer; Betty Mere dith. assistant treas
urer; Leila B Robinson secretary,
and Fannie Oliver, Ida Brown. Rosa
Wood. James Frayser. Or. Roscoe
Brown, DR.. r. E. Jones, w. /. John
con and George Wood, colored as
sistants. Mrs. Norman V. Randolph
has always taken a deep interest in
the welfare of the negro race and a
particular concern In those VINO were
of the old regime. and the work of
Father Hanntgan in the education
and moral uplift OF the colored people
is too widely known to need COM
ment
The eolored campaign headquarters
in Johnson's Hall will open today for
the preliminary work OF assigning the
teams and for brief exhortations by
selected speakers. The canvassng
for funds will begin on Wednesday
cotem poraneously with that Of the
white people.
Bread Upon the Waters.
Significant of the interest the COL
ored people are taking in the move
Gnent Is the fact that a woman who
six years ago was a charity patient in
Memorial Hospital has already given
$40 towards the fund. She Is Annie
II. Brown. of 1907 West st. John
Street. She was very Ill when she
went 10 the hospital. and It was found
necessary TO operate on her. with
kindly attention and with the best
medical treatment that could be given
her, she recovered. and she has not
forgotten. Circumstance has favored
her to a larger extent since she left
the hospital. When she learned of
the movement to build a negro pa
vilion so that others OF her race mighs
receive proper medical aid she re-
membered her own former plight. and
as the widow of old, gave her mite so
she, too, a widow herself. drew from
her savings that others might receive
like aid and comfort. Memorial Hos
pital cast it's bread upon the waters.
and II has returned.
Campaign headquarters has been
thronged with men and women VOL
unfairly offering their aid. a banker
came in late Saturday afternoon and
asked that ten subscription cards each
be given to himself and three friends,
I'VE will use these the frst day." he
said land then we will come back
for more. In addition VIC want to BE-
assigned to particular territories, and
we promise TO canvass them thorough
ly. IT Is a great work and we expect
to do our part"
Great Rally Tomorrow Night.
The great rally Of all citizens, OF
whatever class or creed they may be.
will he held tomorrow night when the
largest banquet Richmond has ever
known will be held In the auditorium
of the Jefferson Hotel Tables will be
spread for 500 people. men and wo-
men. A large number OF the tickets
has already been sold. The remaining
number will be sold today. when Mrs.
Stuart Michaux and the members OF
her committee will canvass the apart
ment houses and hotels. 1t Is sig
nificant that physicians were among
the first to purchase tickets. 1t IL
written In the code of ethics OF the
medical profession that physicians
first duty Is to prevent disease and to
aid the suffering Richmond doctors
were among the first to respond to
the call
The banquet will be presided over
by Congressman A. J. Montague. Adj
dresses will be limited to five min
utes No subscription will be sought
at the banquet. 1t is simply to be a
rallying OF all those who are interest
ed in a larger and better hospital and
for the laying Of the campaign plans.
Under the direction and super.
vision of Mrs Stuart Michaux. chair
man. a committee of young men and
women will today visit the business
districts, Office buildings, hotels and
other places where people gather to
offer the banquet tickets for sale. The
committee, to be composed OF earnest
workers, will be thorough In Its can
wasting OF those willing to aid in a
great cause.
Tickets unsold today will be placed
on sale tomorrow at the following
places: Jefferson Hotel pharmacy, r.
A. Miller's. 519 East Broad: Childrey
Drug Company. 101 East Broad; Tar
rant Drug Company. l West Broad:
Polk Miller Drug Company, asa East
Main, and w. D. Cr<nshaw's 100
East Main.
The banquet will begin promptly at
s o'clock. and DR.. ]. Allison Hodges,