Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-15
TO ORGANIZE TONIGHT
FOR RETREAT CAMPAIGN
Team Workers. Numbering 800, Will
Meet at Dinner for Final
Instructions.
WILL SOLICIT 1000 EACH DAY
Richmond Pastors Requested to
Make Appeal for Charity Hospital
From Pulpits Next Sunday-Cap-
tafncies Are Announced.

Three hundred team workers. enlist
ed I'm the campaign to raise s,5o non
FOR building fund for the Retreat
Tor the Sick VIII sit down TO the or
sahizaton dinner at campaign head
quarters. 009 East Main Strect al
$50 o'clock this evening. receive finn,
instructions for the opening Of tho
canvass. anh draw tho names of the
Richmond people they wish to solicit
on behalf OF the fund
DR.. ". T. oppenhimer, general chair
man. VIII preside at the formal launch
ing or the campaign. There will be
no set speaking, since the session will
be crowded with business Tho de-
tails OF to-nights meeting were dis
cussed Mt an informal meeting or can
tains and committeeman yesterday at
the campaign headquarters. ut which
Chairman opDenhimer presided.
NANT-GoyERNOR
SEES SUCCESS ASSURED
Lieutcnant-Governo j. Taylor Ely
son. who Is one of the board of in
corporators of the Retreat, was one
OF yesterdays speakers. II am frank
to say" said the Lieutenant Governor
that | was among those who. early in
this movement. doubted whether this
money could be raised in SO short n
time. | confess my doubts have been
removed since ] came into this room
From my personal connection with this
institution. ] can assure you that moth
ing worth doing for the Retreat ever
has been done that was not done by
the ladies. It's the mems turn now
They must come forward
y total of thirty teams was report
ed. NIL practically filled. including a
number OF double teams OF fourteen
TO sixteen members, some OF them un-
der joint cnptaincies. Requests went
out last night TO the pastors OF Rich
mond churches. asking that they urge
the cause OF the Retreat from their
pulpits OH next sunday. 4 conference
OF special committee on large gifts,
headed by General Chairman Open
himer. Is called for this morning at
campaign headquarters.
with an organization Of this size"
Chairman Oppenhimer told this com
mittce at an informal session late yes
tcrday afternoon. we should be able.
beginning next Monday. TO solicit
total OF 1000 persons day. II We
attain anything approaching this aver
age. the battle will b" won before tho
close Of the first weeks work. in that
We will have convinced the community
Of the certainty OF getting the fun
amount we ask The standing Of the
Retreat in this community has simpli-
fed our task--for do not believe We
need 10 discuss with anybody the wor
thy character of our cause
ASSIGNMENT OF CAPTAINS
To TEAMS NOW COMPLETED
The assignment of captains to teams
as far as completed at yesterdays
luncheon meeting. is AS follows:
Mems division--Team No. |, DR.. 3. T.
Summers: No. .. w. Leigh Carncal and
James S Francis: No. 3. Jesse Harris:
No. l. Dr T.. j. Moselcy: No. ). Or. st.
Julian Oppenhimcr; No s. q. {. Peers:
No. :, II. II. Walden; No. S. t. 7. Adams;
No. .. II. i. Brown.
womcns division-T"am A. Mrs. 8.
II. Rcmiss; Team u, Mrs. Shields NJ.
Bishop: Team G. Mrs. James Branch
Clarke: Team T.. Mrs. L. +. Dcsportcs:
Team T.. Mrs. \. H. Hcnna and Miss
Marrict Downtain: Team G. Mrs. ]. \.
Flippo and Mrs. G. n. Peaseley: Team
II. Mrs. II. H. iIardesty and Mrs Oscar
f. Parrish: Team j. Mrs. Luther IL.
jenkins; Team *, Mrs. william Rus
sell Jones; Team l.. Mrs. Robert l..
Kern: Team NJ, Mrs. Sallie l.ampkin;
Team O, Mrs. John I. Lightfoot; Team
+. Mrs G.. T. Norman; Team II, Miss
Mary Norwood: Team $. Mrs. 1vanhoe
Sclater: Team T. Mrs. James O. Scott
and Mrs. w. Creed Davis: Team w,
Mrs. w. T. Oppenhimcr: Team Y, Mrs.
a. l.. Straus: Team u, Mrs. w. Erskine
Buford.