The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-23
SIXTY THOUSAND
MARK NEARLY REACHED
Shop Lists In Large Numbers Sent
Out BY Campaigners for Retreat
Fund.
SPECIAL GIFTS RECEIVED.
donations Yesterday Were Large In
Number-Team Reports Yesterday
Were Remarkable for Their Even
Results.

cat LOT ING SICK CdHpdi6h hSt>t
quarters ran the total up to almost
two-fifths of the $4,000 desired. AT
The close of the / o'clock luncheon re-
ports the figures stood:
reported yesterday $40 20
previously reported .,... 44,92s.45
Total TO p. NJ. ....,...$55.254.70
And during the late afternoon in
formal reports showed nearly $4,000
additional had been pledged to rari-
Gus team captains, bringing the total
20 last night up to approximately $780,
zoo. or the desired two -ffths OF the
total In two-nfths of the time"
There were no big single gifts in
Yesterdays list OF gifts. the heaviest
single contribution being $500. Tho
total number Of contributors repre-
scented in the $4,000 reported by the
cams was 330--makinE the total
number OF givers to date, represented
in the $4,000 grand total. 1,035--or
IN average gift per subscriber of
within few cents OF $3.50. Last
night the telegraph wires were
utilized In the sending of several hun
dred night letters to Richmond peo-
pie who are out OF the city. and
friends OF the hospital now located in
ether cities. urging them TO get in
their contributions before the close
OF the canvass.
The shop lists"--or blanks pro-
vfded for circulation among the EN-
pioyes in large establishments. where
workers have asked permission to
make group contributions to the fund
occupied much time at headquar
ters yesterday. Team captains and
workers brought in word from many
plants and wholesale and retail es-
say - 4 49,
ssked for.
DR.. St Julian oppenhimer. captain
OF Team No. 5. arranged TO distribute
lists through the Police and fire de-
.ertmcnts. Lists were sent oHt to in
dustrial, commercial and mercantile
establishments So follows;
Shop LISTS Sent Out.
Broom Baking 60. British- Amer .
can Tabocco Co. kineam & Go. Thai
'-eimer 3 Life Insurance Company Of
Virginia. T.. \. Saunders Co. South
crn Railway shops. Strickland Ma
hioe Co. Miller Manufacturing Co,
J.. II. jenkins CO. Kentucky Tohac-
80 Co. Harrison DRUG Co. Falk To-
arco Co. Whitiock Tobacco Co,
Parity Toh1ceo 60. Nurphy's hotel
Eagle Paper Go, . H. Berry q Co,
Nouroureau a Temple Co. r & T.
1-aandr American Laundry, Eclipse
Laundry. Model Laundry. Bell Tele-
ph0ne Co. NirR4na-t'arolina Chemi-
al GO Western Union Telegraph
Co, Central National bank. American
National bank Merchants National
A7nk TredeE gar Iron works. PITTS
.'ydnor & Huudiey Millhgscr Rag
"a tory. 7 u. Mosbv & Co. weiS-
hrrger'S. J. +. Iorillard & Co. Her
mann Schmidt. Efchmond's Cafeteria,
standard oil Co. Noorefeld & Blakc,
Dreyfus & Go.
The race for the pennant awarded
each day TO tho team with the highest
report came within q dollar OF re-
tuIting ia tie yesterday. Mrs 4.
II StraHs. captain Of Team Y. report
ed sS21. and took the pennant VIII 10
Team J. cttptained by Mrs, /. y. Jen-
kins. reported Ss2s. The team re-
ports for the day were remarka bly,
evenly balanced. seven teams showing
totals for the day Of between $3.50
and $3.50. An extra team has been
organized in the past two days by the
graduate nurses of Richmond who
have graduated in years past from
the Retreat for the Sick. This team.
captained by Miss Mary Bragg. had
secured slsS up till yesterday noon.
but withheld its first report I'll today,
Special Gifts Announced
when the board OF managers of the
Retreat convened for It's regular week
~ session yesterday morning, at the
hospital Miss Mary orwood. presi-
a~mt of the board. was able TO an
nouncn that ssee so In special gifts
he'd been received IT the hospital IN
the past three DAYS 10 the credit OF
the campaign fund. One Of these
Was 5000 check from Mrs. J. Tasier
Eilyson. as treasurer of the Baptist
cot fund. which supports a cot in
the children's ward AZ tie Retreat,
accompanied by a note from Mrs.
t-liyson. saying: The ladies' of the
Baptist cot fund send the enclosed
check to tho building committee, in
Acknowledgement of the splendid work
In the childrens ward" other con-
tributions which had gone direct to
the hospital included 500 from f.
j. Wills. 500 from the Powers Tay-
Tor Drug company. and 500 from
John Il. Lightfoot.
Several automobile interests volun-
feered to loan cars To the ladies OF
the campaign committee, to facilitate
canvassing, among them the Over
land. the Kline. the Model garage.
Kirkmeyer Bros. the Universal Mo-
tors company and y. a. Prentiss
List Of Contributors.
Contributors OF s100 and over yes
to-day included the following:
For s500-i.arus & Brother CONF
pany. W. S. Forbes & Co
For $500 Miss katherine Hawe,
For s250--T s. Winston. Miller e.
Rhoads, Inc. II, w. Jackson
For s200-Powers-T Taylor Drug
company. Ramon D. Grace. Binswang-
er & Co. Philip w. Philip.
For s150--Sydnor 4 Hundley, Inc
For si20--Wynne Ice Cream Co.
For $100---Joe Dart. Williams Print
Ing Co, Continental Store Co. Lang
horne Putney, NJ. G. Bruce. Mrs. NJ
H.. Tilghman, NJ. II. Tilghman. J. B.
Tdghtfoot. Lewis H. Swan, Mrs. w.
r. Richardson, Il. NJ. Gwathmey, Dr.
John Dunn. Paul Rogue. Harry s.
Biuswanger. DIR. Mcclure Newton,
Gordon wallace. william Russell
Jones, NJ. Howard Tilghman, Jr, r..
n Hill, Drs. Bybee and Bybee. DR..
=. II. Terrell. George w Stevena
Richard Gwathmey tfor E. J. willis)
Richard Boyd, J.. s. tt Parrish, c.
A. Dempsey. Simon p. Jones. Bishop
r, A. Gibson.
The team score for yesterday, the
fourth day OF the campaign. was as
Red, White and Blue.
'sRed" Division--Mrs, John p.