The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-15
!. WAR WORK DRIVE
TOTALS S10,OOO,OOO
New York Headqua.fcrs Announce
Three Half Million Dollar Gifts
TO Funds for Soldiers.
STATE oNE-THIRD WAY OUT
House to House Canvass In Richmond
Brings Good Results and City's
Total Now Exceeds $63, O0O--CaIn-
paign Being THEORETICALLY Pushed.

Practically one-third of the 1885,
100000 /. M. c. A. fund has already
been raised by the great army of work
ers throughout the nation in the first
three days of the drive, and all indi-
cations point toward a large over
subscription of the desired amount.
County organizations throughout the
country report committees at work
and great results in sight The official
count up to last night was 50. 100000
The following interesting telegram
was received yesterday at the state
war work headquarters. The message
Ia from the national headquarters In
New York;
%. X. Roper. Jr.,
EOS Chamber of Commerce, Bldg.
''Whitford announces this morning
gifts Of half million each by Arthur
Curtiss, James and Cleveland H.
Dodge. Total for country first day,
four million four hundred thousand.
Second day. Ave million Ave hundred
thousand Ohio reports million eight
hundred thousand, including twenty
seven thousand for Cleveland which
has exceeded quota In two days. Sec
rotary Bakers letter to DIR. Mott is
being sent out today on wire.
Results In Virginia
pT hflt stats Tie diif6 nus ptSA
equally as successful, having attaine ed
the high total OF s135.180. which is
one third of the assessment. Chair
man 7 NJ. Darlington confidently ex-
poets the apportionment 10 be great
ly oyersubscribed. The counties and
cities reporting, and the amounts sent
in are given below:
Bedford, 800; Essex, s717; Gray
son. s23b; Greene, $3.50; Halifax, So
/ TOO. Henry, s856 King and Queen
.l24,> King Wflliam. s1.o6- Lancas-
ter. s276 Madison. 5 800; Mecklen-
burg, Si.1so: Orange. sf.1ob; Patrick
s250 Pittsylvania. s670; Powhatan
S275. Prince Edward, $500; Prince
George, $4,000 Washington, $500
wythe, $l,575; Charlottesville and
county. 1888; Lynchburg, $4,000
Newport News. $4,000; Norfolk, 81
s75; Roanoke, s1O,081: Gloucester
ss7; Dinwiddie, 1925,
Many other organizations in varf.
Gus parts of the state. though not
sending in any definite amounts, re.
ported encouragingly Sweet Brian
college raised $4,000 among its stu,
dent body.
The interest In the Richmond drive
continues with undated fervor, and
| subscriptions are coming in to the
I headquarters III Sr6tlIHlnS amounts
The idta OF the local war work com
mittee IL to have the ladies organize
themselves into committees and In
stitute house to house canvass, This
is already being done to a large ex-
! tent. but further cooperation is
asked.
AS an evidence OF the interest dis
played in Richmond. Miss Bessie Car
rington secured $500 in one afternoon.
State Chairman Darlington stated that
he would be glad to give any infor-
nation wanted by those desiring TO
enter the house to house campaign.
The results to date of the campaign
in Richmond last night were esti-
mated to exceed $4,000. Since only
n small portion OF the population OF
the city has been seen by the cam
paigners, the total in the next few
days viii undoubtedly swell to the
expected $4,000. A meeting of the
executive committee Is called today
at IL o'clock In the auditorium OF
the chamber OF commerce.
The speakers at the theaters last
night were: Lyric-3;20. r. Gray Had
don; 1880. Mayor Ainslie, and at s:15.
w. II. Schwartzschild; at the Academy
matinee, George Bryan: $50, Rev.
Charles r. Hannigan.