Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-19
WAR WORK DRIVE
|SC0NT|NUED HERE
Workers Continue Effort After
City and County Pass
$4l6,0oo Goal.
WILL TRY TO RAISE 100000
With State Behind Local Cam
paigners Will Work Until
Thursday Night.
WILL TRY TO RAISE S5O0,OO0

10 the united war work fund at noon
yesterday. workers continued their
drive during the afternoon. and will
| work on until tomorrow night in tho
hope that the city will pass the $500
coo mark. Richmond continued her
drive in accordance with the request
OF DR.. John r. Mott. head Of the war
work campaign. who extended the
campaign two days because OF the time
and the influenza.
William T. Reed chairman OF the
Richmond committee, announced at
noon noon thai s,s, TIE city and Henrieo County
ment. Many subscriptions were secured
during the day and reported at noon,
Division s at meeting Of the Bust
ness Mems Club. alone reporting $685.
| 5so, Other divisions worked hard and
their results were excellent.
Reports reaching. State headquarters.
| however. showed that Virginia, on the
| face OF reports received. was behind its
! goal, and Chairman T. NJ. Darlington
urged a continuation OF the campaign
here. and greater effort on the part
OF every worker in order that Virginia
would maintain her position in the
sressed satisfactorily, but there re-
manned last night a number OF indus
trial plants. that have not been fully
| organized.
| CRUTCHFIELD's DIVISION
This work will be continued to-day
and Tomorrow under the direction of
Division c, OF which f. NJ Crutchheld
| iss chairman. and II is expected that
many Of them.
Bishop d. J. oconneli subscribed $500
to the fund. 1t vas announced at head
Bank OF Richmond contributed $500.
the General Electric Company, S255.
ana mond the Of the Rich
from the Allen G. Ginter branch Of the
! Ligget & Myers Tobacco Company yes
that factory had contributed 10 the
$40 TO 15s; and aggrsgating ii7.6oo.
Second nDlf Ghurs5 c5sf has Of the
tRroask K 9hs ,,a!s hs
mated through other sourcea bringing
the tota. to to figure considerably be.
eader tEe class snd esp,an 1aeEs9n 5obn
| A. Coke. with contributions OF 81 900
and $3.50. were the leading contribu-
with tho. view Of obtaining many
more contributions with the extension
PanK, tST % 'To days Leading
| their lobbies this morning for the pur-
! pose OF taking donations.
II. W. WILSON BUYS SAFE
| Donated TO CAUSE
! While the attendance was not large,
fair size. crowd watched the auction or
800 pound safe in front of the post
| cedinE the sale, Sergeant Robert Short,
Blanche. Kidd sang several solos. &C. =
satteraeld, Norman ii. Johnson @ made made
brief talk. and the sale was conduct
purchased by B. ". Wilson tor for s@iss. @
| II had been contributed 10 the cam
paign by safe company.
| The women workers are pushing
their canvass. anu. while no official re-
! port OF their subscriptions has been
made, it is known that they have OBJ
tanned many contributions 10 the war
| work fund, and have done wonderful
work under the, airection OF Mrs. j..
Scott Parrish and Miss Frances Scott
| organization wori; among the indus
Colonel w. NJ. Myers ADDRESSING en- m
mac Telephone Company in the Cham
ber, or Commerce Building at 3 o'clock.
plan, Of the American Locomotive
Msyo hfx M IssasSo Tosaeso
and, Darlington & Co.'S stemmery; Col
onel w. NJ Myers. Richmond Guano
IempsnJ; q 90 ReY iienEH 1ohn j. Wieksr ~
ieghaney Box Company; Rev f. r.
Gibson, Powers-Taylor Drug Company:
Rev. II. d. c. Maclachlin, local food ad :
n.inis,ration. and Colonel w NJ Myers,
| Richmond Cedar Works.
EMPLOYEES or MANY PLANTS
JOIN 100 PEH lENTERS
Firms and manufacturing plants,
Of one days pay month for four
months, the organization Of which was
completed by division G, were am
American Bread AID baking Com
Gan Glass Works, adams Grain and
Leathef co@panY AibeieaTis eafen rapsS pss
Company. Atlantic Life Insurance COM
pany. Allen & Ginte-. branch LigGet
| ger & Co. NJ S. Block & Co, Bedford
Pulp and Paper Company tohicc
force). Connecticut Pipe Company.
saddlery company Garenee cshs cosSy
Inc Cruickshanks Iron Works. Corby
Baking Company. Cauthorne Paper
Hhea cHar1es ". MardwieRS eae Co. Hmer in,erna n.y.
tional Harvester Company. a. S. Kratz
& Co. Larns Brothers Tobacco Com
soma Mays ySoae Hsson
ufacturing Company. Old Buck Guano
Company, rohiig Brothers. Eichmond
GSmpesoy eod s,ersse Rch
mond Ordnance Company. Richmond
stove Works. Richmond Wood Work I.
Ing ramp anG wc1 chemGa on,
pany. Southern Biscuit Company. Sit
ttrdinE -Carneal-Davi Company. Striek :
land Machine Company Sunny Side
| Granite Company, Standard Oil Com
many. Stephen Putney Shoe Company
CT. Sauer 4, Co. Virginia Carolina
oIG,or'e Mets
Company tbag factory).! Valentine
Meat Juice Company Uadies). Wilson
Paper, Box Go comGsnyy T y ,Y,,,,s WGHa 3
& Co, Whitlock Branch. r. I.orrila rd
e. Co., Powers & Anderson Drug Com
pany, CarrinEton & Co. Coca Cola
Richard Gwathmey & Co. Western
Electric Company and Westmoreland
Candy Company. ,H-t
SOUTH LEADS NATION
IN UNITED WAR WORK DRIVE
IBy Associated Prcssl
NEW YORK. November I8.--Tht
South was leading tho country to-da >
eleven States In that section havinE
attained. thets minimum quotas.l al