Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-21
RED GROSS PLANS TWO
GREAT DRIVES FOR FUNDS
City-wfde Canvass for Contributions
and Members Will BE Made
a, = Tomorrow.
SILENT APPEAL BY NURSES
Nearly 800 Women to Be Placed in
Downtown District to Further
n Campaign - Richmond's Total
Climbs to S255.47s.

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second 500. 100000 Red Cross war fund.
which is now in progress. Both will
take place on Wednesday. One Will
be an impressive silent appeal for tho
+ Red Cross and the other city-wide
Ii canvass for contributions to the war
fund and renewal OF memberships in
the Richmond chapter through tho
medium of workers stationed at doz.
ems OF booths.
Throughout the entire period OF the
drive, which lasts until May 81. num-
!, Der of booths will be open permanent
ly. but on wednesday only tho per-
manent booths will be largely aug
mented IN order to establish contact
with people in all parts OF the city.
1.-the permanent booths. with those in
charge. arc as follows. Cohen Co,
Mrs. Sam Cohen: Miller & Rhoads.
Mrs. n. G. Boykin. Mrs. L. B. Stern
Mrs. George B. Hutchings: post Office,
! Mrs. Willis Pulliam: Church Hill. Mrs.
r.. D. Garcin: Barton Heights, Mrs. r.
W. Miller: Highland Park. Mrs. L. s..
Enslow.
Tomorrow additional booths will pc
maintained as follows: Miller &
schmidts. Mrs. Fravel: Weisberger's.
Mrs. George King; SchwarBschild's.
Mrs Prag; Jurgen's, Miss Carry Wad-
dey; ]. B. Mosby Co.. Mrs. e. l..
Bemiss; Third and Broad Streets. Miss
Marcuse:s Robinson and Broad Streets,
Mrs. H E. Lipscomb; Crenshaw's. Miss
Mary Halves; Hellstern's. Mrs. L. Wal
lerstein; Chfldrey Drug Store. Miss
Roberta Trigg: Jefferson Hotel. Frank
lin Street entrance. Mrs. z. T. d
Myers; Jefferson Hotel, Main Street
entrance. Mrs. Beasley: City Hall. Miss
Mary T. Anderson; Straus Cigar Store,
Mrs. c. Gordon; Murphys Hotel Mrs
Kern; Fourteenth and Main Streets,
Mrs. p. Glennon: Lyric Theater. Mrs.
Robert Pegram: Fifth and Main Streets,
Miss Nellie Rennolds; Elba Station,
Mrs. Pegram Johnson: Planters Ma
tional Bank. Mrs. Egbert Leigh; Ameri-
can National Bank, Mrs. Q. J. Sands;
! Mutual Building, Mrs. r. Blankenshlp;
post office Gnside). Mrs. John Miller;
post-ofiice toutside), Miss Sue Gray;
Richmond Trust and Savings Company.
Mrs. Trimble: First National Bank,
Mrs. r. G. Cabeil; Merchants National
Bank, Mrs. Addison Rennolds; Boule-
ward and Grove Avenue. Mrs. George
w. Anderson; Kaufmann's Store, Mrs
Carroll Montague; First and Main
Streets, Miss Mary Street: Seventh and
Franklin Streets Cafeteria. Mrs. Leslie
\ Reed; Chesterfield Apartments. Mrs
Charles Borden: Woman's Exchange
I Mrs. Cloyd Kent: Monroe Park. Mrs
y John Harrison; Sixth Street Market.
i Miss Helen Christian: Capitol Square,
IS Mrs. Ellis Talbot: Chesapeake and
" Ohio station, Mrs. w. H. Campbell
H Harrison, and Broad Streets, Miss
81 Phyllis Taylor: Galeski store. Mrs. j
& j. Hickey; o. II. Berry store. Mrs. d
" c. Richardson; Hotel Richmond. Mrs
q r. w. Miller: Dabney shoe store. Mrs
Fl Granville Valentine: Old Dominion
I Trust Company, Miss Hattie Ross;
\ Eighth and Franklin Streets, Mrs. r.
! w. Miller; Bijou Theater. Mrs. II. w
a G. t0r
1 Grants Drug Store. Red Cross head
i quarters. Daughters OF the American
Revolution. McCalley's drug store. Mrs
Thomas Scott; Southern Station, Mrs
w. NJ. I1ndgard; Petersburg electric
station, Miss Louise Smart; Southern
Ciopton Streets, Mrs. Ingram Robert
I son; 1901 Hull Street. Mrs. Norville
j Belts; Twelfth and Hull Streets. Mrs
i w. +. Bradley, Tenth and Hull Streets
I Mrs. w. Il. Rex.
\ SILENT APPEAL WILL DE MADE
BY 200 WOMEN DOWNTOWN
Three hundred women will take part
in the silent appeal. They are re-
questcd to report in Bank street, be-
h tween Eleventh andiTwelfth Streets
i at l1:l5 O'Clock Wednesday morning
where they will be met by commit
tee. Each OF the women will wear a
white waist and skirt and Red Cross
veil. On their waists will be pinned
ribbons stamped with two red crosses
and the single word, GIVE"
On the stroke of y the women will
j appear i'll conspicuous places in Main
II Street, between Twelfth and Seventh
Streets, standing motionless and silent
i for several minutes. From Main Street
thye will go TO Broad Street. presenting
4 their silent appeal between First and
4 Ninth Streets. 1t Is believed this
II pnn nf n
L the work OF the Red Cross and the
Y organizations need for more money &c
d carry on it's activities in the war zone.
will be very effective. There is neec
I for volunteers for the silent appeal. ant
Y those wishing to take part in II SHOULD
4 communicate with Mrs. James Gordon
& Smith, Randolph 1898
81 collection taken up In Cap!to
n Square yesterday while the "BIue Dew
II lis were in the grounds Melted sl,297.l
Il for the war fund,
Il The total subscriptions to the Re,
KS Cross fund yesterday afternoon at
IS o'clock was s2jj47Ss9. That chow
81 an increase OF over $1,000 over tn
s. total on sunday night, when $4,000
M had been reached. In addition to tn
81 s255,oo0 is $1,000 subscribed at IN
II Blue Devil" celebration in front Of tn
Va Capitol yesterday afternoon. No mem
III bership fee il included in this S255 0ot
" dnC thousands OK membership ices nav
M been paid In.
sa RICHMONDER TELLS OF
~ GREAT WORK IN FRANC
~ Following is letter received b
Ri John Kerr Branch from s. l.. Thoma
sf a y. 81. G. A. secretary with the Amer
Isl lean expeditionary forces liz Franc
sS The letter was written on April %:
fiY "H1%ing worked with you on the Re
y; Cross when ! was Railroad Y NJ
Isl A. secretary In Richmond. ! felt IT.;
ai>you would be interested in an incider
Is that came TO my attention last SUI
III day. II all Richmond could have see
It they would have been doubiy gls
of their gifts and doubled it next tim
b 81 was on my way to work as a
II NJ. c. A. secretary. 10 some importa
"a work In a new sector. and stopp
a3 alongside refugee train. 1t was Il
4saddeSt scene OF my whole life. II "
an hour before ! could control my Zee
ings.
la 1.-The only thing that frightened I
picture at all was the Red Cross d
EH preaching on the scene They car
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