The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-21
RETREAT CAMPAIGN
HAS WONDERFUL DAY
Nearly $4,000 Subscribed Yesterday,
Running Total Up to s34.355.
INTEREST AT HIGH MARK.
Teams Are Going After $f5O,000
With Vim and Have Struck
Winning Gait--Many Pledges Tor
GoodIy Amounts

ports of the teams at the second days
luncheon at campaign headquarters,
1909 East Main street, showed total
for the day OF s1s,s4o.50, bringing
the grand total for the first two. days
Of the ten-day canvass to s34355.
This ia we'll over one-hfth OF the
total" said Chairman w. T. Open
himer, "snd we have been working
less than one nth OF our time. The
$4,000 needed for new Retreat
will be forthcoming in less than the
full ter days, II our teams keep our
present gait"
And Yesterday afternoon the teams
ave evidence OF keeping UP the
gait" At o'clock last evening a
rather disheveled lady team captain
rushed into the East Main street
headquarters. Let me have blank
pledge card and a fountain pen" she
exclaimed brcathlcssly, land III
fetch you back $500 pledge. The
man promised not to leave the chair
he's sitting In TIL I return"
The card and the pen were forth
coming and within Ave minutes the
lady was back at headquarters with
en- honest-to- goodness $500 pledge.
Many Stable Pledges.
There were 70. OF pledges OF $500
upwards in yesterdays total. the
high team" which took the pennant
tor the best report for the day was
Team G, OF which DIR. Fred Hodges
Is captain, which turned IN s4.32o
ibis total included single gift of
- coo from the Misses Lacy, Annis
e. Norma and f. H Stewart Of
r.
s5. ono reported in Mondays total
from the same four sisters making
their total contribution 1900 An
other contribution extra ordinary
vas 81 800 from the estate 81 r.
tII|er Patterson while Chairman ".
Z. Open imer reported $1,000 anon
vsnousty from Richmond business
man.
Average l. Large.
Y"s'ertsv's $3.50 total represe Mt
ed 2at E.Its or an average OF between
SO aHsl t1i per contributor. This,
compared with 1911 sepsrate coatrihU-
ors on 5jouday. ana an average per
contributor Of $50 o. per person
Ap4veriul Questions X TO how near
~ the pre~eut hospital aeeammo IA
toms - Richmond meet the needs of
The population. Mrs john u Light
foot chairman ~ the Retreat build
t,..,.,...,., ~, .c,,narc3 NH phia-
ref,bta a.h're ,.,, Sc "a tata} ~ -
zoe hospital beds TO supply $500, eoo
rary,alfou. Il namuHd shaati have
Seu hospital beds whereas the present
eGtil meDt ~ thss Community was
huu, 80 het3@ we want 20 en-
tsrr1 ans ~ nft,. naas IN tho new
p.,,.st 81 Nj Tlghtfoot TO
~ ,,', a. 'l, s.@rsara ~ 500
,,s3. c.3s,76 rss,,,.rs z77a coo 10 81
200 noo
r,ptr,hutor~. List,
c-,.rf-i,tlt.nrs VI ktuo and over. for
.-7,e nrst Two da,s Of the campaign.
- 90 fatlnv-s
~. s.oo pob.rt q Rr,ar n
s3s!ta,, 1torsefay " r nnpenhin,er
H.. rreSagar ro,onanv. sirs II =.
n.,,, col T,eenc {, siasgle Or John
>, C,of. r ~ Stn,;cs Dr stfart Nc
Tusrr
t.nr s.4o. An an.u,--,iaus -oa+-iba-
,feo ,rn. ,.5,hnlond }aIv. rrnortod
rda, nv Mrs : N Ri~hop can
...T ~ t..,,,,.
f,or sane Tnthar n Jenkins ana
<Ira Jonklrs. te!ntiv. Mrs Charles u
i.4rtjs Dr Edward X N,selev
ror sa5p-Dr " u. Hopk}n. I.
1s,.htensfein F. Raah
For sa00-A I, Adan1eor7 J w
Riley Go. r. + Raw}es. " W Roun-
3rto. pr l. c. Boshcr. Baugnman
Stationerg Co, Gordon Metal com
,any. r Nash Broaadus. Home Bene-
~, al association, John q Walker.
For s15o-S Sanders Bros company,
Tor 5000. II. Berry & Co Ar
rbrr $ Brinkley Ms. Mary Nelson
AIRY, James Caskie, W Creed Davis.
Fred GrimmeU. \. /. Heuna. DR..
Moses Hodges. Walter Holiday, /.
Hartmann. I, \, Miller q Go. Powers