The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-20
THREE THOUSAND JOIN
IN RED CROSS CAMPAIGN
Eleventh Booth WIN Be Opened To.
day Under Management of
Mrs. j. G.. Miller
EVERYBODY SHOULD RE1oSG
Campaign Ends on Christmas Eve by
Which Time All of Pa Byrd's Peo-
pie Should Be Enrolled in Great
Organization.

| Announcement was made last nigh
by Campaign Director Boykin thai
another booth will be opened tomor.
row for the accommodation of sub.
scribers in the Red Cross Christmas
membership campaign. "Approxi
mately 5000 people In Richmond
have joined the Red Cross army since
/ the campaign was launched Monday. :
| the director stated. This Is regarded
as remarkably good showing, but
we are expectant of far better re-
suits during the days that remain
between now and Christmas Eve
when the campaign ends 1t costs
but a dollar to Join the Red Cross
Everybody in Richmond should be-
long. Don't delay; join today"
Mrs. J. G. Miller and a committed
VIII be in charge of the new booth
which makes the eleventh to be
opened, 1t will be located in the
corridor of the First National bank
building and viii be open Friday and
Saturday The booths in the various
parts OF the city will be In charge
Of the following today: Cohen COM
pany. Mrs, L. B. Stern, Mrs. Irving
Kaufman, Mrs. Lee A. Whitlock. Mrs,
/ Henry s. Wallerstein, Mrs. Irving J.
Straus: Miller & Rhoads. Mrs. II. G.
Boykin, Mrs. Macon and committee
Miss Watkins and committee; Grants
drug store, Mrs. r. W. Miller. Mrs
w. c. Biakey, Mrs. Wallace Stock
don, Mrs. George e. Meyer, Mrs. Il,
w. Farley, First National bank, Mrs,
George Is. Hutchings. Mrs. Granville
Valentine, Miss Fannie Hobson; post
office, Mrs. Hamden Chamberlayne.
Mrs. st George Cooke. Miss Kate
Meade. Mrs. Adkins, Mrs. T. c. Cor
don, Mrs Wallace GILL Mrs, John
Muncs, Jr.; Merchants NATIONAL
bank. Mrs. r. Fl. Norment. Mrs. VIII
liam Forbes: efSerr & Schaaf's drug
store. Mrs. Ramon Garcin, Mrs. J. P.
Davis, the Misses Bates, Miss Elsie
FTayser, Mrs. Edward Kelsey: Nun
nally's grocery, Mrs. Willis Puiliam,
Miss Rosa Walthail. Mrs. l. p. Pool;
Tragles drug store, Miss Kate Laube
and a committee OF the Ladies' OF
Charity; Planters bank. Mrs. Robert
Pollard, Miss Lucy Ford Workman
Mrs. Lewis Bosher and Mrs. Gordon
Smith
A number OF enthusiastic meetings
were addressed yesterday by mem
bers OF the speakers bureau. which
mem bership campaign. AT the Rich
mond Structural Steel company, Rev,
| Father Kelliher addressed a noon
| day meeting. Sixty-three ont o.
ninety five men enrolled IN the Red
| Cross army very promptly - E.
| Massie spoke at the Duplex Envelope
company, Irving /. May at the Smith
| deal Business college, Julien Gum
at the Massey Business college. and
Murray Mcclure, r. w Carrin gton
and NJ j. Fulton at the Lyric theater
| Morton G.. Thalhimer, who has
charge of the speakers bureau, as
sisted by Mr.. May. addressed the prin-
cipals OF the public schools yesterday
afternoon, asking their corporation
lin making Richmond's showing In tht
Red Cross campaign one of the best
| in the country Teachers in all this
schools will make short talks on the
campaign, urging their pupils to en-
roll and secure az least one additional
member, The speakers bureau also
plans TO enlist the aid of every Sun
day school scholar in the city. The
scholars viii make a house-to house
canvass. stopping TO solicit member
ships wherever a Red Cross service
flag ts not displayed,
The Richmond chapter hopes to
enroll $4,000 new members ny Christ
mas Eve