The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-14
MRS. ]. St. GEO. BRYAN
is CHAIRMAN OF WOMEN
Daily Lunchcon's Will Feature Inten-
sive Drive For salvation Army
Home Service Fund.

Leading women Of Richmond yes
terday became Identified with the
Salvation Army Home Service drive
when Mrs. j. St George Bryan ac-
cepted the Craftsmanship of the
women workers following meeting
OF the city committee. Mrs. Bryan
will gather about her some of the
most enthusiastic workers of the city
and will do her bit in helping make
the home service drive the success ii
gives every indication of being.
Members of committee A, DR..
Stuart Mcclure. chairman, also held
a meeting and arrangements We're
made for the luncheons which are to
be feature of the intensive drive,
May is to 26. A committee also was
chosen to make arrangements for the
mass meeting which is to be held in
the City auditorium on a date during
the drive to be fixed by the COM
mittee.
The enthusiastic support the move
ment is receiving by mail telegraph
and In personal word, convinces City
Chairman Jaquelin p. Taylor that the
campaign viii be far greater success
than the Salvation Army had even
anticipated. Soldiers. sailors and
marines are coming to the front a
with requests that they be al
lowed to tell their story OF the work
they saw the Salvation Army do In
France, These men, now they are
back home again, manifest keen de-
light in aiding the worthy cause.
Sure. II owe IL to the associat ton
now that | am back to do my bit for
them. and. If my story will ring the
sheckies out of the pockets of the
virginia people. well. I'm on, and !
Know the others arc with me-
Seventy five prominent Richmond
business men, many of whom were
identified with the various loan drives,
met in the First National bank build
ing yesterday at the call of DIR.
Stuart Mcclure. city chairman. swept
the deck and prepared for action in
the Salvation Army Home Service
drive. Before To- meeting had con-
cluded it was announced as the con-
census OF opinion that Richmond
VIII again go over the top in the drive
for funds for the Salvation Army.
The men represented At the meet
ing were: Jaauelin p, Taylor. c. Is,
Richardson, r II. Smith. w, n.
Schwartzchild w T Reed, John *,
Branch. John NJ, Miller Coleman
Workman. f, l.. Bemis. Thomas e.
Williams. John l.. Wingo. II Carl
Boschen John Stewart Bryan. w.
Fred Scott. Col Julian NJ Hill r NJ,
Crutchfie'd. John G. E.aslny. w T.
Dahney. pr, Russell Bowie. and
many others were among those
present 7--e'.yF
State Director W Mcdonald Lee
returned Yesterday from Norfolk
where meeting Of business men and
bankers was called on thirty minutes
notice, Tho nssH pledged themselves
to False Norfolk'> aaots Of saa eae
the first day of the drive.
Director Lee feels highly en-
couraged AZ the enthusiasm mani
Tested in the various cities and towns
of the state as The resul. of aatter-
the state headquarters
Richmond headquarters Of the Sal
vation Army home service were
opened yesterday in the building at
Eleventh and Bank streets formerly
occupied by the Victory Loan cam
paign managers. Colonel r. NJ.
Workman will be in charge, and will
have n capable corps of assistants.
The personnel OF the executive
committee was announced yesterday
and includes some of the best-known
men in the city. II follows: Jaquelin
r. TAYLOR, chairman; {. r. Richard
son vice-chairman; r. H Smith, w
H. Schwarxchild. W. T. Reed. John
X. Branch.