Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-04
WAR WORK CAMPAIGN
OPENS NEXT SUNDAY
state y. VI. &. n. Seeks to- Raise
@4OO.OO0 OF Total of $685.
100000 Needed.
WORK Is GREATLY EXTENDED
Virginia Colleges Are already TAX
Ing Active Part in Efforts for Sol
diers in Various Cantonmcnts and
Army Posts.

One week from to-day marks the
opening OF the campaign TO raise Yir-
ginia's 100000 allotment of the $780,
100000 needed 20 extend tho war camp
work OF the Young Mems CHRISTIAN
Association. or this amount. 100000
Will be raised In Richmond.
Under the direction OF r. NJ. Car
rington. chairman of the State war
work council. every county In Virginia
10 being thoroughly organized I'm prep
aratlon for the big drive fer funds.
Encouraging reports Of the progress
that already has been made were rn-
ceived by mail and long distance tel
ephone ut Mr.. Carrington's office in
the Chamber OF Commerce building
yesterday.
As an indication OF tn" enthusin SIN
with which prominent mon arc pre-
pairing TO assist in making the cam
paign Il success. message came from
Fairfax County stating that n. WAL
ton Moore executive chairman for tnn,
county. mad made an initial gift OF
$500 toward Fairfax county's aiiot-
ment Of $1.S00. Sir. Moore Will work
with S. j.. McClandIs.,. Fairfax Coun-
~ chairman.
Virginia colleges VIII play 10 small
part In tho Campaign. TO date. Sli.0S0
mas been subscribed among tho adu-
cational institutions OF the State where
campaign activities have been launch
cd. 1t is believed that not less tnan
*l.000.00C Will be contributed. by tho
colleges OF the country toward TIE war
camp work.
COLLEGES ARE MAKING
Liberal CONTRIBUTIONS
At william and Mary College $500
was pledged by l25 students The fac.
uity and :, number oc students have
not yet been interviewed. Probably
not less than s7o0 viii be raised u,
TINS college. At the Htaurtor Military
Academy. $1,000 has been subscripcd
At the virgins Military Institute tho
contributions amount - $4,000 ana a..
least another $1,000 viii be added to n.
washington and Lee University re-
ported yesterday that pledges now. in
hand totaied s2,200. The goal at this
SCHOOL is $4,000 The Medical College of
virginia has pledges reaching $2lOO
and VIII rniae not less than $4,000. Al,
Randolph Macon College pledges
been reported. The amount which il
Is hoped 10 raise Is sl.40Q
WIN a number OF students and the
faculty yet to be seen. $3.50 has been
pledged AT iIampde'n Sidney College.
Inc goal there Is $500. Roanoke Col
.sS nis pi.dEcd approximately $500. a
splendid showing was mad" at tho
Augusta Military academy where 2so
students pledged 4l.55G Cnmpuigns
VIII be in full giving before the week
IS out at other colleges.
The admirable work OF the Y " G.
a. Is now reaching virtually every
American home AS a result Of The SER
vice that Ia being rendered 10 ;he in
olFiduai soldier in this country and
overseas. Thousands OF letters are he
Ing received by the folks back home
telling of the remarkable help OF the
association IN furnishing friendly COM
panionship. recreationil. social and
eoncationhi advantages among III" boys
a. the front,
One Of The most conspicuous s.ry ices
FOR which the Y. NJ G. A. war wo-I;c, <
are responsible IL that OF teaching
thousands OF drafted men TO read ana
write. II has been reported tina, at ono
camp there were hundreds Of mon who
could not sign their names whcn the.
arrived. over 1000 men arc now I'm
the associations educational classes nj
Camp Lee. and this same service is
being furnished Throughout, all OF tn.
cantonmcnts
In specially constructed association
buildings. In tents. and In quarters
GRANTED by the government the war
work council reports Y. ~ C. A. ac-
tivities at 57s centcrs These ar. 10.
ohteo at 23i army camps. forts, or
POSTS, and at naval training stations
yards or bases. There arc serving in
friendly fellow ship with the hundreds
OF thousands Of soldiers and sailors a,
these points nearly 1000 secretaries
and assistants. There are 80 men
overseas. and 600 more will be needed
TO- overseas service by January /.
Th'1e men are privileged TO represen,
the tSar Work Council in making
avaiH lie for those who fight the con-
veniences ana privileges provided by
those who must stay al hone.