The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-14

- Excellent progress was MADE yes
terday in Richmond and Throughout
Virginia in the Armenian and Syrian
Relief campaign, the results OF the
initial day surrassing. the expecta-
tions OF both the city and state ex-
Ac,itive committees. AZ city head
quarters II was stated that many con-
tribuuons had been secured in the
arst canvass made for the drive.
while at state headquarters scatter
ing reports showed great activity in
almost evs~y section OF Virginia,
Members of the Fire Underwriters
association of Richmond devoted
their entire time to the campaign
yesterday teams of two men each
being assigned territory at 10 o'clock
and continuing the work for the re-
mainder of the day. Incomplete re-
ports made last night showed that
substantial sum had been raised dur
ing the siay. This total, however.
must he materially increased on other
days this week II the city is to. raise
3ts quota of 1000
The fire insurance men canvassed
cHrtnin sections OF tire downtown diE-
trfct. and while some contributions
were excellent and give great imne-
tus to the work, others were ois-
couragingiy small Members OF the
city executive committee declare tha'
people must realize tina. the need in
the Near East Ia vital, that men,
women and children are literally
starving to death and falling by the
wayside. Dead bodies are lying on
the streets in the villages and on The
country roads whore the refugees
drorped from utter exhaustion, I'M
able TO 60 farther. and died an their
tracks.
Featuring the work today viii he
a lecture at o'clock this afternoon
at the womcn's club on conditions IN
the Near East by Mrs. Kenneth
Brown fDemetra vaka). we'll
Greece, The meeting will be under
tho auspices Of the Women's club and
the Colonial DANES. the chairmen
for the afternoon being Mrs. l. L.
Lewis and Mrs. William Rufftn Cox
Speakers were sent in the theaters
last night for five minute talks, and
others will make short addresses to-
night carrying to the people OF Rich
moud the message from the starving
people in the Near East. Several
special sermons on Armenia were
preached tn isichnofA Sunday.
which gave greater weight to the
campaign. while next Sunday practi.
cally every church in the city viii
devote its time to this relief work
Ar-aHgemaFta were completed yes
terday at luncheon for the work 10
be done today by members OF the Life
Underwriters association OF Rich
mond. These life insurance men VIII
report to headquarters, Eleventh and
Bank sireets, at 10 o'clock this noru-
ing and receive their assignments oil
territory. They will report back 10
headquarters at the end OF the DAY
the results Of their work.
State headquarters received highly
encouraging reports yesterday. Lunen-
burg county being the first to report
it's quota raised. It's quota was $3.50,
and at noon contributions aggregated
5000. The county has doubled It's
allotment Giles county also IL near
" .'ovcr." while other counties arc
nearing their quota Norfolk. on sun
day. raised more than $4,000. and Is
driving hard to raise its quota OF $4S,-
coo. There is little doubt that the
allotment will be completed before
the close of the drive on sunday.
Among the contributors to the FUND
n Richmond yesterday were John
stewart Bryan. $500: Misses Moore
and Mason. IS: William Byrd Press
$40; Watt Plow Co. $50: Adam Chris
fian Co, 81: Leon Waliersteins $SS;
John c. Easley. $40: !. j. Marcus
500. Charles H. Crew, IS.