Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-21
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Appearances did not Indicate a large
team report u, to noon yesterday
There had beer little talk Of special
gifts. The hrst TO be announced was
brought in by Mrs. James Branch Ca
bell. OF DR.. Fred Hodgcs's Team G.
"a gift OF $1,000 from the Misses Lucy.
Annie c., Norma and l.. II. Stewart.
which was additional TO the $1,000 an
nounccd on Monday from the same
four sisters. bringing their total gift
TO $4,000. Shortly after. $500 was
announced from the estate Of Il. Fuller
Patterson. and he division secretaries.
after a hurried poll OF their captains.
figured The days report would exceed
that OF Monday. 1t was not till after
the team .rollcall had been completed
that Chairman Oppenhimcr sprung his
little surprise, in the form Of "a 1880
gift, made anonymously. from 81 Rich
lnond business man. Several $500 gifts
trniled in, aud after the 1880 total
had been announced. one woman cap
tain in tho "Riles" division walled
"Oh-and / hrgot TO turn in 500
and that would have just pu, it over
$50. 600 for thr:day!'
Rut Chairmin Oppenhimcr and his
cabinet yer. s;tis;ied-cspecially when
Treasurer Herbert w. Jackson's audi;
OF the team reports. late in the after
noon. showed nearly $500 cash that
the reports.
Answering mes;ions ms to how
nearly the preent hospital accommo-
dations In Richmond meet the needs
OF the populatfTn, Mrs John h. Light
foot. chairman Of the building com
mittee. compard Richmonds facilities
In hospital bees with those OF Ihiia :
dclphia. ON th basis OF Philade phi la $
800 beds for, 100000 population, said
Mrs. Lightfoot Richmond needed 500
hospital beds. The number OF beds
actually availihle in Richmond was
approxir,p telr.350; estimated on the
Philadelphia basis II should he 500.
"IIospitals cost about $500 for each
bed capacity, in construction cost
said Mr.. Ltghtfoot go on this basis
we ncci 100000 worth more OF hos
pital capacity in Richmond to answer
the bare needs Of our present popula-
ton. The Retreat wants to double its
preset capacity. adding hfty beds to
the communities present equipment.
II W. do not secure this fund the Re-
treat viii pass out of existence. which
would nean "a shrinkagc of fifty beds
in the h,y's present equipment"
Yesterdays $3.50 total represented
263 gifts. or an average Of between
s74 and s75 per contributor. This com
pared With Il total OF 1871 contribu-
lions in the Monday team report, which
was n. avemge OF s50.o7 per con-
,ributo:. The campaign executives de-
sire to keep tie daily average contri-
button above so.
LIST OF CONTRADICTIONS
OF sl00OR MORE REPORTED
Aside .rGTn'- She gifts in the thous-
ands ALREADY mentioned. the following
contributions of 500 and over have
been reported, aside from n few In
which nc giYers have requested that
no publication be made:
S500--Dr. Robert G. Bryan. Or. j.
Shelton Iiorseley, DR.. W. Z. Open
himer. the Treiegar Company. Mrs Il.
j. Dunn. Coiolcl Eugene c. Massie.
Or John f. Hair. T. u. Stokes. DIR.
Stuar. Mcclure.
s4Oo-An nor ymous contribution
from n Richmond woman. reported yes
terday by irs. s. NJ. bishop. captain
OF Team b.
s30O-Lutlcr II. Jenkins and Mrs
jenkins. joiitly: Mrs. Charles ID. Larus,
DIR. Edward X. Moscley.
s250-Dr. w. 3. Hopkins, J. l.. l.ich-
enstein, l.. 2aRh.
S200-A l.. adamson. j. w Bliley
Co. b. F. Rawhs. H. w. Rountree. DR.
j.. c. Rssi.Hr Baughman Stationery
Company. Gordon Metal Company, T.
Nash B'oaddus. Home Beneficial AS
sociatioI. John G.. Walker.
S1j0-SSanders Bros. co.
5000. IL Berry & Co. Arthur S
Brinkley, Mrs, Mary Nelson Cary. James
Caskie. w. Creed Davis G. Fred Grim
nell, =. L. Henna, DR.. Moses ID. Hose,
Walter Holiday. l. Kaufman. r. a.
Miller & Co, Towers & Anderson. FOL
larc & Bagby. John G. Scott Schwarz-
child Bros, i X. Stirling, G. r. Sauer
William Printing Company, Drs. A. L.
and J. \. Truman, HARRISON e Co.
Archer Anderson, John G. Hagan,
Henry = Cabell, Rev. George w. Ale.
Daniel. d. D.. Mrs. i. Il. shepherd.
Isaac !. Mareuse. NJ. II. Marcuse. DR..
j. s. Cahill. DIR. Baxter L. Crawford
r. s. Carlton, Carneal & Johnston. o.
\. IIePkins. ]. CT. Boehling, Mrs Jack
Temple w. II. Warren. Mrs. j. Eenton
Taylor, william RI. Palmer Frederick