Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-23

Tho red paint In the thermometer at
tho headquarters o, the Virginia War
Relief Association. Tenth and Main
Streets last night at 6:3o o'clock
reached the top mark. 5000 and then
ovcrfowcd with splash. There was
10 place for the mark. s5o,2i2as. the
sum collected. which exceeds the
amount aimed for by scio.4s. and this
VIII be increased when Mondays mail
SIS opened. tho various boxes about
town are collected and be!a,cd sub
Ecriptions are received.
when the committee sat down TO
luncheon yesterday afternoon 1T !
o'clock. the rcd on the thermometer had
touched tho $4,000 mark after an up
ward climb since Monday morning.
when the committee went 10 work II
is easy-thnt other $4,000" said the
members OF the committee. I'VE VIII!
have 1t by 6:3o o'clock tonight" And
they Gid
1t was G:25 o'clock when President
Henry w. Anderson was Informed by
Morton 6. Thalhmcr. who was count
Ing np The subscriptions. that the last
contribution OF 500 brought the sum
IN hand over tho mark. Before the
members of tho committee had a chance
TO cheer. another contribution of 800
was received Then tho members Of
tho committee prescu. applaudcd Wig
ororsly.
HICHMOND DOES
WHAT TT STARTS TO DO
Richmond Is n great city" Il knew
that would do tt" THE members
~ the committee certainly worked
hard" This city can land whatever
Il wants, whether IL is n Federal re
serve bank, an international League
team, or $4,000 FOR war sufferers in
EuroDc." IT is an example OF what
united EFFORT will do" These wcro some
~ tho remarks made hy the members
~ tho committee after hearing that
tho amount sought TOR had been
reached and that there was room to
spare
Edward j Willis who is chairman Of
ore or tho committees. grabbed tho
rair' brush and with = nasterlv stroke
marked the tube from about the s;5.ano
mark 10 tho ton and then gacc an
idlcd artistic touch to denote ahuna-
ance, excess. plenty, or any other
synouon, for enough. The other NOM
hcrs ot the committee looked toward
the pile or bills on tho table IN front
Of John stewart bryant and John Kerr
Branch then back 70 the OVERLOOKING
thermometer and they appIauded again
Mr.. Bryan invited the members of
the various committees to be his guests
at dinner TO he given 1T tho jefferson
week from tomorrow night "The
committee worked hard, so that we Will
have 10 celebrate. Richmond is one
OF tho few cities in the United States
that raised the amount In tho weeks
campaign that 1t went after" he said.
SOME SUBSCRIPTIONS
ARE YET TO COME IN
Yesterday, the final day of the or
ganized campaign. was called Dollar
Day. Subscriptions of ono dollar were
received from more than 1000 con-
trihutors. The boxes that have been
left Al the Locomotive Works and other
Industrial and manufacturing plants
VIII not be collected until Tomorrow
night. which is pay day at most of these
places. Pledge cards, which have been
filled out and which Will be returned
later. Will also be added to the money
already In tho strong box.
MI district lines were obliterated
Yesterday The solicitors were free to
60 wherever they chose. The mem
bers made thorough canvass of the
town. often some of the contributors
gave twice. as a result of this. but no
one objected.
For example. one Of the workers
would go to the phone and call up n
man, who had already been canvassed.
Certainly" would be the answer, put
me down for $50"
The sum OF s15.s90S7 was collected
Yesterday. The highest amount col
lected was the first day. when
sl5.94O was reported. The totals for
the week, day by day. are as follows
Monday, s15,940: Tuesday. s6.6S9; We'd
nesday. s3.765.50; Thursday. s4,41s.67;
Friday, sa.54s.b4. and Saturday. s15.-
ss0.S7. Tho total amount, as an
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