The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-22
WEATHER HOLDS
DOWN SUBSCRIPTIONS
But 1t That Retreat Workers Covcs
Thrce-Tenths OF Their Journey
TO Their Goal.
TOTAL RAISED NEAR $4,000
Largest Sum Contributed Yesterday
Was a -, 900 Cash Balance in Bank,
Given by Anonymous Friend.

The third day luncheon Of the Re-
treat for the Sick campaign CLOSED
with just three-tenths of the needed
$4,000 raised--and the time allowed
FOR the raising of it just three-tenths
gone. I'VE are OH schedule TO the
Oppenhimer, as he announced the
totals:
Yesterdays report ....... $40, o7S. 40
Previously reported ....... "a, 35b.oo
Total to date s44.sIS.*a
We should have liked to hive gone
TO S50,000," said Chairman Open.
himer. land we would have put II
over had 1t not rained. 1t was not
good giving weather this morning
and 1t certainly was not favorable to
maximum eniciency by lady canvess-
era"
Put in Shop Reservations.
Two signincant things happened at
campaign headquarters at 1909 East
Main street yesterday: At noon the
teams put In shop reservations for
fully thirty-nve large industrial plants.
stores or Wholesale houses, in which
the employees had had asked the privi-
lege OF contributing toward the fund.
The plan adopted for taking these
workers. contributions was the pass
Ing Of subscription lists within the
stablishments--by one OF the en-
ployes where possibie-the effort be-
ing to make the gifts entirely volun-
tary.
The other significant incident was
the battle by team captains. when
they assembled At a special confer
ence last evening. for the preferred
were considered probable large gtvers.
Chairman Oppenhimer and members
OF hts cabinet. with team captains. ad-
visory board members and others In
tsrssted, sat around the table and
doled out the cards a. the names were
called and one after another team
'xpoks for the prospect These
names had been child until the cam
pAign had attained momentum. and
The campaign organization had found
Eighty msn and women remained
At headquarters from TIL almost
O'Clock last evening. while the strategy
of each OF these prospects was con-
sidered. Often there were dozen
claimants to a single name. but scarce
~ any one In the group left until
the list was completed
large Anonymous Gift.
The largest contribution yesterday
was $4,000. reported by Mrs James
@. Scott. captain of Team TIL. a gift
OF $4,000 in an actual cash balance
In bank. turned over anonymously &c
tho campaign treasury from a trust
fund. The days $500 gifts included
one from Mrs. r. II. Green. one from
tho Rahm estate and one from De-
Soto Fitzgerald. Individual oontribu-
tions In the three DAYS numbered To5
Gifts Of 500 TO $3.50 announced yes
serday included the following
Work of the Teams
For sloo~--C. y. I.anghorne, Mai
colin G. bruce, n. w. Ellerson Mrs
Charles Watkins. James u. Crump
Robert s. Bosher. James b. Elan
DR. Fred NJ Hodges. Henry c. I4tch-
ford. Bedford pulp Paper Co. l. Fl
Kaufman. Egbert G. Leigh. George
B.yan, Mrs. II. u Harlow. l.. r. Chris.
sor.. G.. Meade Mann. Or Thomas d
Jones. Richmond Guano company
Mrs. Ada Z. and Gordon f. Strauss
Wise Granite Construction company
For s2oo--P. L. Reed. Mrs. Branch
t'abeh, Angus .. swtnk, Louis G.
Chef
For s2oe-Richmond Structural
Steel company
The team scores for the day were
as follows
Red division. Mrs John T Light.
foot. secre;ary-~Team !. DR.. J. +
Elair. captain. ST.; No .. w. l. Car
neal and James s. Francis, Joint cap
rains. s4s5. No. 8 Jesse Harris, sag;
No. 4, DR.. F. J. Moseiey, Jr., no re-
port: No s. DR. st. Julian Oppenhi-
mer. 1881: No. 2. DIR. Fred Hodges
$40: No :. II. II Walden. 1921; divis-
son total. 1892.
Blue" division--Mrs Thomas Nc
Gahe, secretary a. Mrs. s. II
Remis. si3e; Team b, Mrs. s. NJ
Bishop. 1859: Team u. Mrs. Christian
ii. Clarke, 1851. Team r. Mrs. L. +
DesPortes. $23i. Team +, Miss Har'
riot 8. Dewntain and Mrs. A. Henna
37s; Team q. Mrs. J. A. f'lippo and
Mrs. G. Il. Peaseley. s64; Team II
Mrs. n. II. Hardesty and Mrs. c, f.
Parrish. no report: Team J. Mrs. l.
II. jenkins, ssi7; Team X. Mrs VIII
liam Russell Jones, ss52: division to-
tai, s2.3os.
BLUE division, Mrs. J. Pryor Davis
secretary-Teams I'm. Mrs. Robert
/. Kern and Mrs. Sarah Iampkiu
s207; Team p, Mrs. &. T, Norman
3leo: Team r, Miss Mary Norwood
$2a2; Team s. Mrs Ivanhoe Schlater
ss0,.35; Team TIL, Mrs. James @
scott, t2.53o: Team IT,. Mrs. w
Creed Davis sla5. ~'eam w. Mrs. W
r. Oppenhimer. ssi7.I0: Team Y. Mrs
A. L. Straus. $3.50: Team H. Mrs. W
Erskine Buford. $40; division total
$537s.45.