Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-30
RETREAT FUND NOW
ABOVE 100000 MARK
Soliciting Teams End Their Work,
but Leaders Will Seek Fur.
thcr Contributions.
SUM OF $4,000 STILL NEEDED
Fund Raised Will &c Further Aug
lnentcd From Time to Time I'm
I'll Entire Rebuilding Project Can
BE Carried Ont.

with the SlNn."h' marx p2SSch, tenn
captains and workers in the Retreat
ftr the Sick campaign voted ut noon
yesterday TO close tho team campaign.
on the assurance from General chair
man W. I. Oppcnhimcr and Mrs. John
r. LiChtfoot of tho building commit
tee of the Retreat board. that "a spc-
cial committee composed of TIA" mon
OF the advisory hoard Of the hospital
and women OF tho board Of naA,agct :
would conduct private canvass for
the $4,000 additional necessary to
build and equip Il new and larger hos
pital OH tho present site on Twelfth
Street
There followed Il series of merry
thank you motions. Mrs. Lightfoo;,
chairman OF the building committee.
was rendered real demonstration
and wcpt just a little instead OF re-
spending. Mrs. j. Pryor Davis. treas
urer, and Mrs. Thomas McCabc. secre-
tary OF the building committee, had
to bow their ack acknowledgements. Miss
Mary Norwood. president Of the Re
treat board came in for a hearty wave
OF hand clapping. and promptly turned
the tables by passing tho bouquet on
to the members Of her board. There
was very spirited chccrinG-nromrtc ed
by memories OF sundry a citing
menus gracefully Scrvcd---when a vote
was proposed for the women OF circle
No. ) Of Grace Covenant Presbyterian
Church. OF which Mrs. u. II. Crcccy il
chairman, who had done the campais II
catering with temporary equipment
under manifold difficulties.
RESOLUTIONS or
THANKS AUE ADOPTED
Then Chairman Oppcnhimer proposed,
and Mrs. LtGhtfoot seconded. vote
OF thanks 10 the press OF Richmond for
the publicity given tho movement
which brought TO somebody's attention
tho fact that Bert Wells, of Cleveland,
ohio, the campaign manager, and VIII
X. McCord. OF Pittsburgh. the publicity
manager had not been given their
thank you vote and it was given on
Mrs. Lightfoots motion.
Snndwichcd in between the demon
strations there had been scattering re-
ports OF additional contributions re-
ccivcd by tclcphon" or by messenger.
since the conclusion OF tho roll call,
j. u. Carncars $3.50 subscription was
announced after the days total Was in.
Mrs 4 l.. Straus OF Team Y, an
nounccd an extra 500 slit. Gifts ag-
EregatinE S22S.56 were announced from
five colorcd ChurchcS-the Fifth street
Baptist, the Sixth Nj. Zion, the AZ
rican Methodist and the First Baptist
tcolorcd) congregation. We're an
rounccd Captain Jesse Harris. OF
Team ,, here announced a Sift OF $3.50
from the titncy drivers OF the city.
:. score of announcements OF 500
gifts during the roll call were lost
sight OF in the confusion. and Treas
urcr II. w Jackson still was wrestling
with the audit OF the days report last
night Mr.. and Mrs. Howard swine
ford sen; in $20o }. L: PASCAL. $3.50.
and Or. c. 4 B,anton, 5000. shop sub
scriptions, from groups o. employees.
represented upwards VI $1,000 In the
days total. Among them were s3o+
from the Richmond Frederic shurg and
Potomac shopraeu and trainmcn;
$3.50 frctS th.a. Manchester Paper
Eoard C-trlsra- employees: SASS from
lhe standard Paper Company work
men, and many scattering Numbers
of these shop ls;s' Viii not be turned
IN until next Monday