Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-09
HOSPITAL CAMPAIGN
PLANS TAKING SHAPE
Retreat for the Sick Seeks to Raise
S15O,OOO for New
Building.
MANY VOLUNTEER SERVICES
Board OF Managers l,atifics Work OF
building Committce-.Al Cost OF
Campaign for Funds Has Been
Cnderwritten.

Campaign plans for raising the Re-
treat for the Sticks $4,000 building
fund had assumed definite form las
night. although only tw~enty-four hours
had elapsed since tho building COM
mittcc and it's friends had fixed on a
program. after a lengthy luncheon scs-
sion tho day before. At noon yestcr-
dan tho board of managers of tho in
st'tution. in its annual session. ratified
the building committees action in de-
tail. and at 6 o'clock last night. after
an enthusiastic meeting of committee
members and friends of th> movement
in tho newly opened campaign head
quarters at 1909 East Main Street. a
count of pledges showed Il net result
of tlirty-onc volunteer team captains
enlisted out of the total of forty needed.
Last nights meeting took tho form
of an informal muster In" for tho
period Of tho campaign. Mrs. John
L. LiEhtfoot. chairman of the building
committee, presided. The original list
Of nineteen women team captains Was
rc-enforccd by the names of tho fol-
lowing men who agreed TO take charge
of teams: w. Leigh Carneal, T. +.
Adams. l.. Il. Atkins, James $. Francis.
Jesse Harris. Or. T.. i. Mos.lcy. r.. l..
Powers. pr. W. I. oppcnlimcr. Dr. st.
Julian ~Oppcnhincr and oscar swine
ford. The special committee on Sc
lection of a general chairman 10 head
the campaign reported. promising =
positive announcement on the chair
manshir at a luncheon meeting to he
called for Monday at noon.
COMMITTEE RECEIVES
ENCOURAGING MESSAGES
Encouraging Endorsements reached
tho committee from many sources yes
terday. Offers of service during tho
campaign came 10 the Retreat over
tho telephone from friends of tho in
stitution who had not been approached
personally. At last evenings meeting
Or. T., !. Mosclcy suggested that tho
the hospital probably would como for
ward between now and next Monday
with a plan for concerted action.
Though I cannot contribute my per-
sonal efforts in this movement" said
DIR. J. ;. lIorslcy, 1t has my irdorsc-
ment and my material support" \
uuibc Of team captains. who had vel
untecrcd at Wednesdays meeting, re-
ported that they had enrolled complete
teams. The announcement that a group
of friends of the institution had joint
ly underwrittcn the expenses of tn.
campaign. that the full 100 cents Of
every dollar secured in the coming can.
vass would so into tho building fund.
Was greeted with applause. 1t was
also announced hat there would he no
solicitation of funds at any of the pro
liminary meetings. prior to the date
OF the formal opening of the team
canvass.
All the officers wcro reelected at
yesterdays annual meeting OF the board
- follows: president. Miss Mary Nor
wood: ice-nresidcnts. Mrs. John y.
Lighttoot. Mrs. W. L. Richardson. Mrs.
4. l.. Henna, Mrs. 4. l.. Stratus, Mrs.
II. w. Shelton. Mrs. James A. C;ricg
and Mrs. J. A.. Filipino; recording score
tary. Mrs. Shields y. Bishop: assistant
recording secretary, Mrs. John Nc
Comb; corresponding sccretary. Mrs. !.
T.. Lewis; assistants. Miss Elizabeth
Baldwin, Mrs. Charles Gillette and Miss
Harriet Downtain. Mrs. Minetree Folkcs
was elected 70 the newly created po-
sition of assistant TO tho second vice
president, Nrs. ". +. Richardson.