Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-26
RICHMOND RAISES
RED CROSS QUOTA
Total Tabulated to Date $425,-
057.8l, and May Go
to $450,OOO.
DRIVE is MOST SUCCESSFUL
Reports From Washington Head
quarters Show Liberal Re-
sponse Throughout Nation.

The Richmond Rcd Cross drive 20
raise minimum OF 100000 towards
winning the war against the Hun VIII
not close till Monday night. But the
total already reached is Si25O57sI. The
amount raised yesterday up to i o'clock
was S4G.isi.6o. II is confidently cx-
pected by those pushing the campa ign
that this city viii raise if5O.O0o out
Of the 81 900, 600 allotted 10 this state.
The features OF .he drive Yesterday
were the auction OF the two pounds of
White House wool. sheared from the
sheep that licked the hand OF Woodrow
Wilson. on the Capitol lawn: the auc-
! tion of the pure-bred Holstein de Kol
/ bull calf, which was donated 10 the
/ Red Cross second war fund by w. NJ.
I Milan: the auction CT "A diamond ring
donated by patriotic woman who
wanted TO give more than the cash
/ She could raise: the whirlwind speak
/ ing tour OF the Four-Minute Men, and
the blanket collection Of cash by girls.
who dressed a Rcd Cross nurses. and
threaded their way up and down Broad
Street. asking the throhbine thronE Of
Saturday night TO held the Red Cross"
The two pounds Of precious wool was
,oon - ~ 'enN,'S ioF
/ -. ,.o,o ua., $50
.,c.r,oy ~,
OLD FORD HOTEL LOT
! ~,
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''1 o' ,io'e' to''
a..h,a ,,a,a
er 49,, s'.' ''''''
r'o,,.,,,a - ,
,'-,aa,,oa -,
h..o-a.,d ,,.;,, t,, 80 ''I.'' 40
~. ,rn, ,r.rao,,.,. c. 80.
- ,.,o, 80 roo, ,,a hae
p-ss,a,,, N-.,so, - ,ha -:
humane orrariza,;nn tnr ~. hnras.
ot which ,bs Woo, ana ,ha c,,< ,1.o
v.r. 70 hc soid
Governor Davis tho, took he chair
and briefly addressed the crowd I7a
told then that the wool had been
shcercd from sheep that had licked
the hand OF the man that was roin.
to lick the Kaiser. that il had been
grown on the lawr whcre bu, blades
OF grass had erown te:ore. This wool
typites the Spirit OF economy and con-
servation," said the Governor, and it
also typihes the spirit of humanity
the spirit or the Red Cross--that will
help us win the war
DABNEi MINES
PATIIOS WITH HUMoR
The Governor then presented w r.
Dabncy. business manager Of the
Chamber OF Commerce and executive
manager of the Red Cross campaign.
Mr.. Dabney proceeded at once to sell
the wool. ne mixed humor, pa athos.
wit and plain dealing in his efforts.
which resulted in The addition OF $500
more 10 tho Red Gross fund.
For two hours last night Henry
Schwarzschld acted as auclioneer at
Sixth and Broad Streets, his efforts
netting for the Red Cross total of
i3542.Sl, mainly from the sale ot
articles donated by the crowd.
Carroll Montague the young son of
Carroll H. Montague, of this city. gave
his watch TO be sold for the Red Cross.
and under the persuasive eloouence of
Mr. Schwarzschi!d ii was sold for $500
to Manager l. II. Fill. of tho Purity
Corporation
The diamond ring which If had bsen
announced would he sold at this noin,
was bouobf fnr sona hv svpdi,.t. of
ten men in the crowd. who. tbereunon
rave u hack IA no sold ov.r ,g,;u
/, on.r,. Lroucb, s,5o n,,li,r .,
return .o tho Ped Cross of s25o Saw
ora, other ARTICLES civo, nv III. crowd
were ouctjoncd off at good prjccs
AT E;pbth and Broad Streets whore
ssvcr,I sneakers presented the cause of
tho ped cross thor. uas . coI,ect;o,
to,o =, ,ho crowd .moun,i, 10 sooo
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