The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-10
Richmond Ven Pledge $780, 900
at Splendid Meeting Held
Last Night at Jefferson
VOTE TO INCREASE
CITY'S ALLOTMENT
Richmond viii Take $780,
600 of Virginia Proportion.
Wind Up This Campaign
Monday. Says Chairman

There is but one place for Rich
nnond--snd that's at the top.
In business. in patriotic effort, in
charity. and in a work OF tender love
and care like the campaign to be
launched Sunday TO raise the city's al
totruent In the Y. VI. c. A. war work
campaign Richmond cuts OH. big
fob for Itself and then does f.
Last night a rpeetsng of the busl-
hess men OF the city was held Cor was
N a dinner they called it2) at the JEFF
ferson. Anyway John Stewart Bryan
spoke. and W. T. Reed spoke. and
raxewell M Darlington spoke. and
sohn Kerr Branch--well, he exhortec
and the result was that those men
voted chserfuIly to increase Rich
rnond's allotment of 500. goo 20 sI3o =
200. and to keep Mr.. Darlington, and
Mr.. Reed. and Mr., Bryan ana Mr..
Branch from feeling badly they just
subscribed or guaranteed $500 on
the spot
Can you beat tit
The campaign isn't scheduled to
tegin until Sunday but there is moth
ir,g ike running start And Mr.. =.
g. Reed, who Is city chairman, at the
close of Liz meeting. or dinner, last
Fight invited all present and everyone
Else VINO IL Interested -fr~t.1.- great
work TO meet him at the Chamber of
Commerce auditorium at noon Monday
and finish the Job,
This doesn't mean. however, that
The citizens generally will not have
opportunity TO participate, There Will
be plenty Of room for everyhody's dol
lars.
Subscriptions Of $40 or iess are pay
able IN cash. Larger subscriptions ara
payable in inxtai1nents which make II
convenient foi those who have taken
on" all they van carry for the next
month or two.
Last nights meeting was an inspirs :
nor--a happy sort Of Inspiration. II
sas made pp of many af the man
who arc making Richmopd-men who
sre not willing thar Richn4ond shall
be secar 3=Bsa artN list. WsTssse e1$Sf-
prise and ltberaiity and push are the
sity's hest promise for the future. and
rho can be depended on to the limit
In every good work Many OF Rich
nond's great team workers were ur-
able 10 be present-hu, VIII be heard
from in the score.
Governor Stuart was present and
sss among those who gave the move
inert substantial hacking
The reat cam pairn stxrts ter1or-
POW and every citizen of Richmond
he. nix he
vented in she fund the object Of which
Is TO give the American soldiers and
sold'ers in the armies OF the allies
apt the men Iva he prison canins IT,
ri~ndtdly helpful influence OF the
Y NJ. c. \
BOYS Pledge Help.
Richmond bovs after nearing stir
-,ur stories Of trench and camp life
are piedRinS themselves IN large rur7
bsfS Ia carr s 10 aUtFce yerIYrE iuua
7eSt AZ their contribution to NE s35.-
BOO. 600 campaign III the interest ot
extending the Y II & \ - war rarr1r
work. The boys are being organizes
'or their part in the campaign hv w
:. McCarty. state boys work secretary
Il is believed the bows of the country
Fiti contribute s. 600 0on,
From Shenandoah state Chairnna r
-nrrington received word YESTERDAY
thtt a membership Z NJ c. A cam
sNign was heinE conducted there and
Nat II from each new members fec
rc,Ild be contributed toward the cam
saiTn,
s. $ Kresge, owner of chain of
IL cent stores THROUGHOUT the couu-
Ey. who is ar ardent supporter Of the
rar camp work, has announced thaf
,ne-haif of the gross sales at each
VI his stores next TUESDAY ~ill he con
Tihuted 10 the campaign fund Nor
nal sales on Tuesday aggregate $50
100 IL was stated Tho local kresge
tore lis located at 4ss East Broad
STeet.