Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-14
WAR WORK FUND IN CITY
RISES TO 100000 POINT
Great Meeting to Be Held This Ar.
tcrnoon I'm Auditorium of
jefferson Hotel.
STATE CAMPAIGN PROGRESSES
Garfield Releases Workers From All
Lighting Restrictions Where An.
thracitc Is Not Used to Generate
illumination.


urife for contributions to the United
war Work fund and at the close OF
nc day had subscribed approxinately
ssyo.Oo0 OF it's $4,000 allotment To-
u Up Dear the expense Of The seven
NeIfarc organizations which arc dnin,
She! wonderful work for the tipbi ima
men OF the allied countries. Al
..'och oncial figures showed that
r,,;'oS hhd oeen contributed to the
aau' out scattering returns made TO
anQua rters during the afternoon in
fe.Saseu the total By several thousand
i'ians were completed las, piy,, ,,r
great meeting at 3 O'Clock this aft.
ihoon At the auditorium OF the Jef-
w ", n"h, ao,el. under the auspices Of the
henrietta Roeloffs and Captain IL Muir
Ittiah, \. >. G. British army. will be
me principai speakers. The meeting
resigned primarily for the women
,moFkers In the campaign. the speakers
D,.hEins TO them message or on
Sa cement and y picture OF the true
Ut, OF the seven welfare orgunizn-
Captain r. Muir Allan. A S. C.. Brit
~. In army. is Scotchman Before tho
and w na WIS sisc, manufecturer's agent
council in 1912 He was commissionea
lieutenant October :. 1914. and pro-
te ped 10 ea2,ain in March. 1915 He
!, MY air raids. including three in
! london. For the first seven months
-, we; war he was officer in charge
or over Two and a half years he was
N charge Of various camps in FRANCE.
ror MS excellent service Captain Al
Ia. ian Was awarded the Mons Star for
me battle OF Mons in 1914.
he is in America for five months
through leave OF absence from the
british mission in America in the as
sis!aEce which II is rendering 10 the
n.ooVernmeni OF the United States. His
t Son' VINO ioiio wed him TO France at
moundcd in one OF the recent German
lives. Two OF his uephcwa were In
IN. INC Nat one of whom has been killed
ano inc other literally shot to pieces
captain Allan himself is the oni,
member OF his family eligible for mil,
nHmafy service who has not been either
..ned or "onnded in this war.
ASSISTED IN COMPILATION
OF MoRGAS'S WAR nook
Gspta'n Allan assisted in the com
WIapon OF Morgan's volume on .'Prus-
s n atrocities in France and Bel.
Gypsy Smith is an evangelist OF note
In this country. and visited Richmond
several months ago He has long been
i'ecoS n'Eed as a speaker of great force
,a ,s IN recon, months has worked with
me I. NJ e. y. In its work among tho
soidiers Miss Roelofrs recently re-
turned frcm France. where she organ
.Eed and superintendcd the work OF
These speakers are expected TO al
liract record audience. II should also
1giHe impetus to the campaign for
l.hnds. for there arc few speakers in
gar with actual conditions and The
E-rfa, work being done by the welfare
Errsan izations,
Another feature OH the program will
Ste the community camp fire at T:sO
o'clock tonight in Chimborazo Park
t'oT the victory boys in the eastern sec
SION OF the city. The boys viii carry
4heir blankets 10 the park and sit
K round the ire in true Indian style
{here VIII be singing. numerous stunts
|fhd special entertainment program
N tAdered by ,heGiiiccl stars from Rich
81 nonds p!aYhouses. Music will be fur
,lshed by Jazz band. w. r. Dabney
bill speak.
n There waa monster camp Are las,
[Iu3ht on The Richmond College grounds
hA, proved great success. Scou,
UNITS. songs. wells and indian dances
tsere Included in tho program. Norman
Johnson msde Il short talk 10 the
m oys, urging Them 10 earn and give
He help make our boys happy" AS n re-
fult the boys were we'll organized and
lEtclared they would help the drive In
livery possible way. Many OF them
lave found positions. due to the efforts
ltt the employment committee OF the
III ictory boys organization. and will go
kfo work immediately.
at Group captains made encouraging re-
af9r;s AT the noon meeting at the Bus
jtI.ss Mems Club. total contributions
4 that hour aggregatiag slS4,4S3. They
6Hs;ermined to exert every effort from
i Flew until the close OF the drive in or
tt,r that Richmond may raise tar quota
Ills quickly as possible. AT this meet
Hills 1t was announced that the United
HEtates Rubber Company had contribu-
fM,d $500 to the fund through it's local
HEIanch, of which II. r. Shipley Is man
10 Frih ttft np MI tai I'M a
3Hy team No. l, John G. Goodc. captain
Hill Transferable progress was mac yes
II rday in the manufacturing plants
oHe city in the organization of addi-
SIi,nal clubs whose members will con
6Eibute one days work each month
tH- four months, beginning December
\ towards helping bring the boys back
IlIme. The number OF concerns with
l'lto per cent. clubs is growing. and
iIll,ployees are displaying great inter-
IlEt in the movement.
Viii Ii was reported to headquarters yes
IIIEday that 100 per cont. clubs had
aiii,en formed in the engine room of the
t|E.rchants' Cold Storage and Ice Man
ltacturing Company. Whitlock and
h|Itiard Tobacco, Company, Charles w.
A|iiardwicke. Richmond stove Works,
NiIElson Paper Box Company, West
fIl,orelanh Candy Company and a. $.
III Colonel w. NJ. Myers was the speaker
Gteste rday at he fardwicke and Rich
PitiOnd StoFe .WOrkS pla ntS. while Kew.
IHlE T. Johnson ,colored) secured II rs
IfEer cent. membership at the Model
jvEaundry and also addressed the opera
YES OF the REYNOLDS Tobacco Com
AEny George BRYAN spoke to en-
tIloyees OF r. w. Wood & Son. Other
lHES:tines Yesterday were Norman II.
inIbohnson. Alec plant. American Loco
3iH alive Works; w. II. Adams. city Gas
xlG-crks: Albert .. Boschen. Westmore-
nd Candy Company; Rev T.. T. Nc
:unaden, Cussons-May Printing Com
uIEny: Batia.ie White. 4. S. kratz &
ElEo.: colonel w. NJ. Myers. Corby Bak-
E1Ec Company.
4EMeet:nss scheduled for to-day are as
NEiIows: Richmond Foundry and Man
tacturiins Company. =. -. Boschen,
Evan. 4: Richmond Cedar works
Hines L. Anderson: 1880; Richmond
EHEsmmery Rev. w. 7. Johnson. l:
kREnIhern Stove Works, IIill Montague
Southern Bargain House, Rev. +.
L. 'McFaden. 6; Miller Manufacturing
[Hkmpany, Henry SchwarzSchild, /:
| tchmond Hardware Company. Joseph
MI Taylor. ); NJ. S. Block & Co.. a. l.,
III IN