The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-20
GOVERNOR BIDS STATE
I. N. CA. WORKERS TO
GREAT RALLY HERE
On Tuesday Night Opening Gun of
Preliminary Campaign VIII BE
Fired Mt jefferson.
QARRINGTON STATE CHAIRMAN,
WITH $500, 900 HIS GOAL
City Of Richmond VIII Raise One
quarter of This Sum for Army
Work Under Auspices Of National
War Council OF L. NJ. c. A.

| 4 great nationwide campaign TO
raise s35.ooo.ooo for army Y. NJ C. A
work. both In this country and over
seas. and in the French, Italian and
Russian armies as well as In prison.
! ers camps. will be waged the week be.
! ginning sunday November IL. and will
| continue until Monday night, November
! IL. by which time it is anticipated tina,
the whole sum will have been sub
/ scrihed.
Virgtnia's share of the fund has been
set at 100000. and the city OF Rich
mend will raise one-quarter OF this
sum. or the remainder tho business
I people OF Norfolk viii undertake to Sc
cure $4,000, leaving the remainder of
! the state to raise $4,000.
The work Is under the auspices of
! the National War council of the
Young Mems Christian associations of
the United States. and at a recent Goa =
ference held In New York city Taxe-
we'll NJ Darlington. of Richmond, was
designated state chairman for this
work IN Virginia
Mr.. Darlington Ia one OF tho city's
and he has commandeered the entire
! Dung Mems Christian association out
III OF the state TO make the campaign
an emphatic success.
Opening Gun Tuesday Ntght.
The opening gun of the preliminary
campaign viii be hred on Tuesday
night. Governor Henry Carter Stuart,
who has for many years been otacAl-
iy connected with the, state Y. ~ c. ~
work, IL issuing some 1900 Invitations
to prominent men throughout Virginia
to be present at a great gathering to
be held In ~the auditorium of tho JEFF
ferson hotel. when inspirAtional ad-
dresses will be heard. and men OF high
purpose and determination will touch
elbows coming from all sections OF the
commonwealth,
The meeting win be presided over
by Chairman T. NJ. Darlington. who
win present the governor. In turn
Governor Stuart Will Introduce the
speaker of the evening, A. c. Harte.
war work secretary representing the
National War council in Russia.
Comes From War Zones.
Mr., Harte will describe the Y. NJ
C. A. work on both the eastern and
western fronts. He has had long ex-
perienes in the war 2ones on both OF
the main lighting fronts, His de-
soription of tho situation coming from
one VINO mas been there himself, Is
certain TO be Of surprising interest
On Monday morning at the state Y.
NJ. c, A headquarters In the Cham Der
OF Commerce building an old fashioned
publicity campaign will be opened up
preparatory 10 the great drive to be-
gin November Ia, III. c. Snead gen
erai secretary OF the Lynchburg as
ISOLATION. and @. X Roper. interna-
tional railroad secretary. have been Sc
ieeted AZ secretaries to conduct the
statewide campaign, and they are ex-
peeted to reach the city on Monday.
While under the auspices OF the
Young Mems Christian association this
great campaign comes really to supply
a need which has been recognised by
the government In the same way that
the war department recognizes the
need of powder and shot. and food. ana
clothing and guns for the soldiers. and
directs the business organizations &C
customed to supplying such articles to
furnish the government with the ma
teriai needed. SO the government. maxi
Ing. use OF the splendid and extensive
organization and machinery OF the
Young Mems Christian association, has
called on that organisation to supply
the religious and wholesome recrea-
tional and homs-ilks atmosphers 20
needed In The army oampS
budget Covers Nine MentAs.
Tha fund Of SIS. 900. for which
the present effort II to be made, cev-
ers the budget proposed for tia nine
months from October I. 1917. to July l.
1918, The following men arc on tho
budget committee: Cyrus 81 MoCor-
mick, chairman: George W. Perkins.