Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-25
TWENTY-FOUR Join
C|TY'S $1,000 CLUB
Membership of New War Saw
ings Stamp Organization
Now Numbers ISL.
REAL DRIVE STARTS MONDAY
General Committee Holds Meet
ing To-Day-House-t House
Canvass Will Be Made.
REAL DRIVE STARTS MONDAY


yesterday in both the news and adver-
t.sinS columns. An effo-; is being made
~ the Richmond committee TO secure
subscriptions OF $1,000 each from 1000
R:chInondcrs. These announcements
brought e3cei!en; returns, and the
membership OF the club was increased
to i5l a total OF twenty-four new
members
prom:nsn, IN the list OF new ,ncm-
bers is the family OF j. T. Dennis. Mr.
Dennis subscribed for each ne.nbe- OF
his iam!y, sending in Il subscription
>tc:a!ins ss.0"c.
The government While no, permit
Ing ans one person to hold more than
81 900 worth of stamps. has no ob;ec-
ZION. bu, rather encourages inc sub.
!c:iption Of that amount for each mem
be. OF family. I, is hoped BY the
eomniiitee that many others in Rich
ample sc; By Mr.. Dennis
The actual drive does no, begin un-
III Monday, but Immediately aflc. the
meeting OF the wornen3 committee yes
terday many OF thc committee began
work AZ once. All were thoroughly en-.
.aused By the sp!ri, OF the address
made TO them By Mys. John G.. Hayes.
who. assisted BY Mrs. Carroll Montague.
and Mrs. Garret; Wall. will have charge
OF the womcn's work.
q
lowing places In charge OF the commit
tee head named. and credit will be Civ
e. TO the Institutions named for such
sales n.e made.
The committee. through the assis-
;ant director. Mrs. John u. Hayes as
sisted by Mrs. Carol! Montague and
Mrs. Garrett Nail have arranged the
following booths TO be manned by the
following organizations:
LOCATION OF BOOTHS AND
ASSIGNMENTS oL. pEItSnNS
Booth No /, Cohen Company's store
F.rst week, Woman's Equal Suffrage
League, Mrs ;. NJ. Block: second week,
Daughters o! America. M-s W. H..
Powers.
Booth No. :, second and Broad Streets
First week. Colonial Danes. MISS
Elizabeth boyd; second week. Girls
Au*iiiary. Mrs. J. Gordon smith.
Booth No. 3, Sixth and Broad Streets
First week, Catholic Woman's Club.
Mrs: Fcrrandini; second week. Catho-
Tic Woman's Club. Airs. Ferrandini.
Booth No. {. Grants drug store--First
week. Highland Park WoTan's Cab,
MIS- Paul Redd; second week, Ginter
Park Woman's Club. Mrs. Thomas Gard
ner.
Booth No. .. Ninth and Main Streets
First week. the Girls Auxiliary. A"s.
j. GORDON Smith: second week: Wo-
Booth No. =, Tenth and Main Streets
First week. Shelterins Arms Hospi-
tal MIS-. w. II. White: second week
Sne!teFlhS Arms liospiiai. Mrs. w. H.
White.
Booth No. :. rost-ohice Building
First week, Woman's Auxiliary for War
.-ervice. Mrs. -. I. W. Kern. Mrs. r. W.
Fl. o'Mcara, Mrs. j. I[ Bowman: sec
ond week. Woman's Auxiliary for War
Service. Mrs. q. T. w. Ecrn. Mrs +.
w. ". O'Mca.a, Mrs. j. *. Bowman.
Booth No. S, Twenty-iifth and Broad
stseeis-Firs, week. Mrs. Ramon Car
Gin: second week. Mrs. Ramon tiarctn
Booth No Q. nutrition plant. Seven
Pines-F!rst week. munition workers.
Mrs. James Il. Cannon; second week
munition workers, Mrs. James T. Can
nor
A prize OF $500 will be given to the
individual committee making the great
est amount OF sales during the two
weeks drive. a second prize OF $3.50
will go TO the committee selling the
next greatest amount.
The sales made by the committees OF
colored women will be considered as a
single unit. SO that the total sold TO
against the sales OF any other indi-
vidual committee. II a prize is won
be divided equaii: between three coll
ored institutions. In addition to this
Publicity Director Lindcman offered
two special prizes for tho co!orcd Sec
ton. one of $50 and one OF s25 to be
competed for by the three different
colored committees.
IMPORTANT MEETING TODAY