Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-12
.COL0RED PEOPLE WORK
FOR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Will Open Headquarters To-Day and
Assist in Raising Fund
of $25O,OOO.
BANQUET PLANS ARE MADE
Five Hundred Persons to Attend
Dinner Tomorrow Night-Con-
gresham Montague to Preside and
Addresses Will BE Delivered.


Anxious to see the upbuildirc or ,
greater Memorial Hospital. tho colored
people of the city will Join in the
whirlwird campaign TO raise $3.50 OOC
'or inc erection Of negro pavilion
p"iid'ne TO care for contagious dis
eases and n nurses home An inaue-
urai rally was held In the Ehenezer
Baptist Church last night. when ad-
dresses calling on the colored ncon,c
70 put their hearts and souls into the
cHort since so much benefit is to hr
derived by them, were made nv tbc
pastor, Rev. w. II. Stokes, and nv two
| OF the campaign managers The con
; Eregation responded with an earncs,
I ness that auEurs well for the mart ,hoy
VIII take in the city-wtde canvass for
FUNDS. The whole city has been divided
INTO sections, and the colored nconlo
nave received assignments in their own
| particular portions.
as. beginning on Wednesday. lunch
cons for the workers will no hold
/ daily bctween l and O'clock in cam
naiIn Headquarters. at Scl East Main
street. so the colored people Will have
/ their raliying point at Johnson's Hail
!" West Leigh Street. Lunchcons will
NC served mere to tho colored workers.
ara the chairmcn of the various teams
VIII make their reports. ONLY tho cam
paiSn workers Will be admitted 20 the
lunchconS.
The campaign committee for the
coiored people is composed Of Mrs
norman Y. Randolph. chairman: Rev
Charles HanniEan. vice-chairman; ~
mona j. Wood. president: Arizona Mil
Ter. rice-president: Clara c. purvcli
! treasurer: Betty Meredith. assistant
treasurer: Lelia e. Robinson, secretary.
and Fannie Oliver. Ida Brown. Rosa
w GOD, James nv.
iirown Or. Il. l.. Jones. W. I. johnson
and George Wood. colored assistants.
Mrs. Norman V. Randolph ALWAYS has
taken deep interest in the welfare
Father ianniCan in the education and
moral unfit of the coiorcd people is
too widely known TO need comment
TEAMS TO BE ASSIGNED
AND ADDRESSES MADE
The co!ored campaign headquarters
IN JohnSon's Hall will open to-day for
the preliminary work Of ASSIGNING tho
sneakers Canvassing for funds will
begin on Wednesday, contcmporaneous-
lN with that Of the white people
Significant OF the interest the col
! ored people arc taking in the move
inent Is the fact that woman who
in Memorial Hospital already has Civ
en- $40 towards The fund. She is An.
ME II. Brown. OF 1907 West 81. John
street. She was very H.! when she
Went to- the hospital. and I, was found
necessary to operate on her. With
h'nniy attention and with the best
medical treatment that could he given
her. she recovered. and mas not for.
gotten.
Campaign headquarters has been
thrcngcd with men and women volun-
tariiy Offering aid, y banker came in
late on Saturday afternoon and asked
that ten subscription cards each he
given 20 himself and three friends
We VIII use these the first day" he
saic. and then Will come back
for NOR" In addition. we want to be
assigned TO particular territories, and
we promise 10 canvass them thorough
~. II Is :, great work, and we cypec,
20 DO GU. part"
The great rally Of all citizens. az
whatever class or creed they may be-.
VII hs held tomorrow night when
the largest hanquet Richmond ever
has known Will he held in the audi.
forum 81 the Jefferson Hotel. Tables (
VIII he spread for 500 people. men and
women y large number of the tick /
cts already has been sold The re-
naming number will be sold to-day I
when Mrs. Stuart Michaux and the |
inemh"rs ~ her committee will can
vass apartment houses and hotels. 1t
80 90 ''''''"''' N!!dt physicians were |
among the FIRST TO purchase tickets |
WILL LIMIT ADDRESSES
70 FIVE MINUTES EACH
The banquet wlll be presided over
~ Congressman y. ]. Montague Adj
dr-sses VIII be limited TO five minutes
"ach. 30 subscriptions will be sought
AZ me banquet II is simply to be |
Fai!yint II all titos" who are interested
IN !aTsa and better hospital and for |
the !h%!n" ~ N" campaign plans
End"! 'hr direction and supervision |
.: Mrs. -tg"r, M!chaux. chairman.
committee o: young men and women |
'o-dny ".' vis!c Office buildings, no.
iei+ ana oirer placcs where people |
gather. 10 Of: the banquet tickets for |
sale.
Tickets uaso!G today wiil be placed
DFt 6a!s t"-mcFrOw at the following
place i"if"raou Hotel Pharmacy. T. |
. Niiicr's. 10 Eas, Broad; Chtldrey
Drug c"Wpnnr lot East Broad: Tar
rant Drug Company, West Broad;
FOLK Miller Dug Company. s34 East
Main, and ~. r.. Crcnshaw. 100 East
A!a.n
The oanGU"' vii hcgfn promptly at
rciHcE. ana br j Allison Hodges
en"!TTnan IF n" entertainment com
roit'se. Expressed the hope yesterday
nat "H"rJbocY you'd be present on