Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-18
WEST virginia WOMEN
RAISE SEVEN MILLIONS
Loan Workers in That State, Opcrat.
ing Under Handicap, Make
Splendid Record.
ss,ooo,ooo IN STATE OF VIRGINIA
Chairman OF Women's Committee Gets
Glowing Reports Fron, All Sections
"f Dfstrict-Carnlina Towns At
tain Goals Ahead of Time.

seven million dollars in Liberty, loan
bonds has been reported TO Airs George
j. S"aN, OF the Fifth Federal Reserve
biStrict. as tho amount sold by tho
"ofNans committee Of Nest Virginia.
OF which Mrs. George Pofenherccr is
chairman. Mrs. Foffepbcrser has wired
hcr congratulations as to tho work
done by the Richmond women. and
stated that in Charleston and Kama
Waha where the women raised two.
thirds OF the third loan, the me-, had
NOV, now 9rsaniIrd 50 as TO preclude wo-
men rom SECURING subscriptions from
railroads and the professions The wo-
men have raised their quota in that
county by houSc-to- house canvass.
In most counties where fifty-fifty
basis has been arranged by tho CO.
operation Of the men and women tho
work is coming on finely in spite OF
the epidemic.
Governor McCorklc. of West Vir.
rlnia is doing herculean work and
the women arc organized in fifty coun-
ties TO push the sale of bonds to the
mint IN many places tho charm en-
.: illness. tic state chairman and the
state publicity director both being CON
fined with the influenza. Mrs. Poffcn-
worN from tcierhcnr by ilcr bedside
aud the rall has gone OUT for II las,
Grand effort "a nut the little mountain
state in the front rank
S'S.3UO.C0y RAISED nv
WOMEN N VIRGINIA
Mrs. John l.. Iacau. chairman for
Virginia. has wired Mrs seay chat the
total reported 20 her TOR The first two
ing nearly S2.aoo.0oo from Eichmond
Mrs. liagan states that the women Of
Virginia gre doing sricndid work ~
spite of the dreadful handi,aps OF ILL
n Al -
Mrs. Bertha Nurscll has reported
from South Carolina tina; the women
Of h.r STATE hay" raised st.5'6.too. y
crnor of South Carolina. n; the ~,
quest - q Joint committee from tho
men aud women workers. that cvcry'
eTort h" pu, forth for Wednesday Of
this "ooll. Tho Women have been mos,
h"tlT" ~ canNassiuS tho state. ana arc
selling bonds from The street corners
and from hooihS. "nd arc pushing tho
s;i d" III ever ccrCciN bic way.
Mrs. Latham has sen, i'm most on
comraEiuC reports from North Caro-
lima to IN" chairman OF the district.
The women all over the state az" ac.
canvass. Committees in the cities arr
selling hcnds in booths and the bust
ness wor1an,,s team in Winston Salem
has rendered valuable assistance. The
:Alamarcc women lead tho State TO date
in their. report Of hord sales. \
G ne;h "; fair IS in prSgress at Elm.
, =
tee has a Liberty bank. Yancev County
has reported through i's chairma n.
Mrs. T. L. Chcesehoro.c' honh sub
scri2tionS TO The amount % fS.Soo.
MANY CAROLINA TOWNS
ATTAIN GOAL On TINT:
Wake Forest and Cs.ry nave Seported
over the top and Wake County. y. T..
Npw has three towns claiming this dis
tinction. Garner having already quail
fed in this frs; class with 4 good
margin. At Mako Forest the students
army training corps 81 the college
made an organized drive and secured
$50, GOO in subscriptions.
The story Of the lost" battalion IN
-ArEonUe il STRIVING the workers to un-
lola cnort. ThCy faced utter defeat
il Tho midst II E. dense forest. without
food and surrounded by Germans. bu;
they hcroicall refused 10 surrender.
such is the courage and fortitude OF
Tho men at the front. and tho workers
for the fourth Lihc-tN loan arc urging
that tmerIcars refuse no sacrifice to
lend Of their abundance to maintain
such Heroic men.