Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-19
VIRGINIA STANDS FIRST
OF ALL SOUTHERN STATES
Reports OF Y. NJ. &. \. War Work
Campaign Show Steady
Progress.
RICHMOND is NEARING GOAI
Campaign Workers Express Hope
That Entire Amount Asked Prom
This City Will Re Subscribed To
ny Tonight.

with over 100000 subscribed. Vir-
sinia continued her drive throughout
the state yesterday To raise her quota
o. 100000 assigned by the National
War Council of the Y. NJ. c. A. as vir-
sin'as proportional" part Of tho $50
uht.DoO to be raised for war camp SER
vice There were hundreds Of meet
'nSs held within the state over sun
day. and the state committee cx-
pressed itself AS confident that they
would yield large returns. kilograms
from various counties Yesterday ut noon
reported an additional amount OF s.l.-
Si;.
Reports zap 40 Friday night showed
Nira mia leading tho Southern States in
contributions 10 the War Work Coun-
ci, funds The state co,nmi;tccmep
we're rratiiicd TO feel that this State
had not undcrcstimated the value ot
tho service To til. soldiers and sailors
thtt will be rendered in ;he disbursc-
ITcrt OF these funds.
HITS IN FRANCE ARE
Nur LARGE ENOUGH
7 NJ. Darlington, secretary OF the
State Council VINO was in New York
Yesterday. relaycd TO Campaign Direc-
IT, Snead. ct Richmond. tho following
cable gran! from l.. T. Carter. the Amcri-
can secretary for France:
II have just returned from visiting
tn. Americans in the front line trench
IS TIE spirit is inspiring and their
Appreciation OF The associations AL
rc.:dy being operated under shell fire
is unbound. d. AZ the same time. the
pr.ucipai criticism on every hand il
that the American Association in
France is still inadeQuat"ly furnished
ii 'Gen. money, supplies and transports.
unless additional facilities are forth
coming Immediately. Thousands or
American soldiers during tho coming
cold winter nights will be turned away
from EutS because they are not large
enough anC numerous enough TO ac-
cor. mediate all who wish TO enter. I
am confident that America viii furnish
all the money and workers necessary
if the parents at home realize that their
mon will knock at the doors OF our
huts in vain if adequate funds are not
available anG released for use Al once"
RICHMOND HOPES no
COMPLETE FUND 'rO-NIGHT
w. T. Dabncy, secretary OF the Rich
mond War Work Council expressed the
hope that the campaign can lie closed
here tonight, and that This city will
attain the same high degree Of suc-
cess that has so far distinguished her
in patriotic service. Tie committee
he said. was sure that IL the business
men of the city would awaken to the
business. not to mention the generosity
OF the cause the twenty-five business
men who are laborins dali" TO save
Richmonds good name" would be able
TO wind up the canvass today. with
! Richmond's quota all in :hc hands of
! the committee.
The committee desire. all people to
know that any subscription will be
I greatly appreciated by them. If any
business house IS overlooked By the
soliciting business men. il is hoped that
! it will be understood TO have been un-
/ Intentional. and that any voluntary
contribution can be sent to Chairman
William T. Reed. Chamber OF Com
mcrcc Building.