Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-28
MAGNIFICENT RESPONSE
TO RED CROSS APPEAL
Richmond's Total Goes Over $3.50, 900
as "Mercy Drive" Comes to
Close.
CITY EXCEEDS ITS ALLOTMENT
Substantial Ovcrsubscription Is Re-
ported, With No Final Figures
Available = Virginia Shows Up
We'll.

to go over si5o,ooo by Tuesday
night
The Richmond Red Cross campaign
for her quota Of 100000 out OF the
nations SlGo.O0O.00O and the state $
100000 to relieve the suffering Of
soldiers and civilians IN the var
stricken lands resulted in total OF
$4,000 yesterday afternoon at g
o'clock. when the drive officially closed.
In the early afternoon Coleman
Workman. war fund chairman for this
city received telegram from John
ioole. war fund chairman % tho Po-
mond upon the success OF the cam
paign. He called It "magainccnt" and
expressed his thanks 10 all the ned
Cross workers Of this city.
a. o'clock yesterday afternoon the
total was $4,000. with every reason
IN the world TO believe the $3.50 900
mark would be reached. If not sur
passed. when all the returns were in.
A good number Of booths were kept,
open all day yesterday and they re-
ccived many memberships and cash
contributions. One elderly man walked
up 10 the booth IN the pos:-ot'ice and
gave $50 without hclgn asked. Tho
Insurance Underwriters and the Retail
Merchants Association had teams out
yesterday in localities not reached dur-
ms the FIRST week OF the drive.
SAYS RED CROSS SLaCkER
Is ALSO CIVIC SLACkER
Officials were busy compiling a list,
OF the contributions made on Saturday
and yesterday. Speaking o. the sue.
cess OF the campaign evsrywhe-e and
here especially. member OF the Red
Cross committee said:
"A Red Cross stacker Is moral as
well as a civic Stacker. and We may
be we'll assured that upon the head
OF every Individual who falls IN his
duty In this "ar-fails 20 support our
gallant AEht.nG forces and fails TO con-
tribute to the sueco-. comfort and
treatment OF our bleeding and dying
scns-uDon the head OF every such one
the judgment % Almighty God VIII be
visited.
Hun. ran wild on murderous assault
on Europe and went the way Of the
son Of hell. The Kaiser Will 20 IN.
same way. Might IS not right. and
the rule OF ruin shall not prevail.
Every man IS his brothers keeper II
mere IS Deity. II there is God In
heaven. The Germans canno, win
IL honor is TO survive dlshonor. -
mo?ahty IS 10 prevail over immortality:
IL c!Fi!izat!on and the pursuit o: hap-
pihess are not TO be sup2lantea By
oaroarism and !apine: Il integrity. and
-
standard % manhood-then ". rnnst
Individually. do our duty in ca--vIne-
on the war To this task we have been
appointed and 10 this issue w. SHAH
address every ounce OF our streng m
and determination"
MANY CONTRIBUTIONS
ANNOUNCED AT IIEADOUkRrrpS
AthouEh the drive has spent It's
positive force, yet the campaign man
ayers are anxious for all who We, rsr.
10 contribute. especially those who
nave not been asked. 70 come to me
headquarters ana volunteer their con-
tr!bui!oaS.
announced at campaign hcad0u,rte-s.
az. Alden. 81 Henry IL Allen. 81: Ia.
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faaiisssz OF american locomotive W"ris
A'neIssn Trust Co. 5000. q + FARE Rtcb s and
Archer .snderson. $50 iei bo?ts Go. go Mrs
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Aiarston Crnmp. 81: DIR. Manfred Call. 81 90
employees. $500: T. l.. Costcnbader" 500
Mrs George Randolph Cannon $500: Mrs
Kenneth Cherry. IS: Miss Mary. r. Gaines
IS; Miss a. NJ. Clendcnin. Sc: Miss Louise
r. Cndot IS: 'irs. Manfred Call 500.
Miss Ethel Dixon; IS: Mrs. y. f. Durham
erson, 81: r.. Rutherford DavenDirt Soc.
NJ +; Dunn. 81; John T. Duffy. SIS: bra
MdiEnes DSn nisrs 81; L. T. Doggetti $s5: Miss
6 6aHh Bfosi. fncs' raGS e. Dillon 81
&: 81 Employees 4 / 81 bf pasIsxs! PSTs
Enders Dickinson sl0:. Mrs. T. a Danron,
Marie r Diamond 81 Westma Or PnGe Da sis;
$3.50. ''
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Evans. Ii, !, Etehis9n Hat Co. Inc. $500: Miss
Mr.. p Lyle MmoF Eva a sT So L. Enroush'y 81
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