The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-19
City Begins Campaign With
Vim Which Promises We !
for Reaching Goal
IDEA HAS FIRM GRIP
ON WHOLE OWN
Will Be No Let-up Until Mini
mum of Half Million Has
Been Safely Raised-Strong
ALI T ogether Pull Needed

Red Cross subscriptions yesterday
lowing on the heels of Sundays con-
tribution OF s270,oo0. giving the first
two days Of the big campaign almost
three-dfths Of the $4,000 minimum
set for the Richmond chapters part
OF the total 800 900, 900 Yesterdays
largest subscription was that Of
Thomas F. Jeffress for $4,000. while
a number Of contributions running
as high as 81 900 were received. The
exact figures for the day were s22.-
S22. which added to Sundays $685.
ss1.75, brings the grand total for the
two days 70 s2s2.7o3Ts.
The success of yesterday is re-
garded as most encouraging, coming
so soon after the big Sunday after
noon drive. when more than one-half
of the total amount asked for during
the week was contributed in two
hours Other days this week are ex-
pected TO return larger subscriptions
than yesterday, when the campaign
has gained "A fuller swing The popu-
larity with which the Red Cross idea
is spreading over the city is marked.
and Richmond is responding TO the
call for help in her customary gen
erous. unselfsh manner. After sub
scrihing to the liberty loan almost
double the amount asked for. citizens
of this city are opening their purses
in a remarkabl manner for the relief
or the Red Cross and Richmond
Red Cross week that will emphasize
strongly her position among the fore
most cities of the country.
The list ~ those who contributed
yesterday is as follows:
Yesterdays Contributions
Charles j. Anderson. 5000; Arthur
B. Aisop. 800, Mrs. Boswell Alsop,
500: Thomas Atkinson. Jr,s ySc;
Melville w Brown. 81; Miss Willie
Bowles. IS; Mrs. J. c, Burnett, $50;
l. F. Barnes. 800: NJ I. Bins
wanger. 500: ]. J. Bartlett, Jr,,
$1,000.
James casxle. $3.50; clir Well CT
CARGO $780, John -Carrte, staa. II.
s. Corey. s25; NJ, A. Chambers. 500.
H w Ellerson. 500; James B
Elam. $500: James T. Estes, 800
2tagar. H Ferguson. $3.50; ~ r.
Florsheinl. 800; George A Gibson.
500, G. V. Gregory. So; Chas. Grant.
81; Barton IA. Grundy, $50. P. Pc
gram Grundy. $50,
Mrs. Mildred Boyd Hayes, $1,000:
Harry ". Hazard. $500; Mrs. H. W.
Hazard $500: Miss Annie Sterling
HAYES. SIC; Miss Mary McCaw HAYES,
40 Mrs. Horace W. Halves, $50;
Jesse E. Hazard. s25; Addison l. Hol-
laday, 500; J. A. Holloway. 81; Wal
Ter Holiday. 500
Mrs. Kate NJ Jeffress. $1,000; Thos.
F Jeffress, 10000; Archer G. Jones,
$500; Jacobs & Levy. sloo.
l.. E. kemmere, $40.
Charles A Labenburg. $40.
Deane Maury, $50; L. T. Morris,
800; Mrs. Hunter McGuire, 500; D,
r. Midyette. 500; s. X. Mckee. s25:
Ralph P. Neale. $50.
Right Rev. d. j. O'Connell. $50.
H E. Purdue. $40; p. II. Powers,
$50: Carry T. Peasants. $500,
Miss Nellie Rennolds. s25; Mrs. n.
A. Rennolds. 800: E. W, Redd, So;
Stanley Redd. 500.
Miss d. Strudwick, $40; f. NJ
Stokes. SIS: Southern Stove works
$500. NJ. j. Straus, 800: Irving D.
Straus 325: Mr.. and Mrs. w G. Stan
nard, $40; c. F. Sauer Co, $500; Mrs.
E. Strudwick. Jr.. $40; f. strudw1ck,
Jr.. $50.
Mrs David 3. Tenant, 5000; Ros-
we'll D. Trimble. $50. r f. Tragic,
500: G. W, Tiller. 500.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. warren. $1,000;
Mrs. Charles Watkins $500: c. G.
Wilson. 800; George Wingheld. $50;
e. Victor williams, $500
c. r Burnett, $50: DR.. Alexander
g. Brown, $50.
Total for day. s22,s22.
Grand total. $2a2,To3.75.
Sunday Contributors.
Following is list OF contributors
on Sunday:
W. H. Adams, 500; A. l.. Adam
son, $1,000: Mrs. A. l., Adamson, $40;
Mrs. A. l.. Adamson. $1,000: Mrs. T,
y. Adamson, $40: E. B. Addison. So:
900: w. ". Addison. $3.50: w. NJ. Adj
Olson. Jr., $40; James w. Allison,
800; Colonel Archer Anderson. 5000;
Henry W. Anderson. $4,000; J. E. An
derson. 81: J. l. Anderson. $2s;
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