The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-23
GOVERNMENT TAKES UP THE COAL
SITUATION, ALL ELSE FRUITLESS;
OFFICIALS TO MEET TOMORROW
Campaign Starts
for New Home for
Mother Of Hospita' s
Notable Gathering Lauds Work
Of Richmond's Famous Re
treat for the Sick

while a return 1T the fu Or IN
inltiai visit CT any othet plaGh" ~
epide mic vas not Invited, more than
100 men and women who gathered at
supper az tho Westnoreiand club last
night made IL plain that fsichmond
will n in a position To cope with any
disaster short OF destroying earth
Quake as soon a. the Retreat for the
Sick The Mother Of Hospitals" Is
ests biished in its nov home
After the coffee WAS finished ar7
the cigars lighted. the campaign ~
raise sl2a ocn elth which 10 fully
eaut, the new home was formally and
beautifully launched. more repre-
sentative gathering Of men aud wo-
men has never been assembled ~ the
city end more enthusiastic group
cannot bs imagined.
Colonel Eugene c, Naaste rresi-
ds.rlt ct the board ~ incorporators,
presided at the meeting, 81 istod BY
Arthur l. sstraug. Col Assstt called
orr some dozen OF his guests To tell
the others whatever tho Retreat for
the Sick suggested tn their minds
Ev unanimous reclamation. Arthur
L. Straus. secretary of the board
,nade tho most eloquent talk Of any
NJ the aftsr~ciirner talkevs. with the
possible exception OF Luther II. len
kins. Although he explained ~ tn"
outset that the meeting was mot
called to solicit subscription Mr.
Strsua spoke as follows
EARLY CONTRIBUTORS.
"Eusent e Massie. $500. Arthur L.
Straua, $4,000, Herbert N. Jackson.
ssHe; Thomas T, Adams. $500:
Arthur l. Adafnson. sson. George
f1t afs lrSs "
sf,noe; r NJ Darlington, $1,000
Isaac T,ichtenstein. ssnh Jacob Licb
tensfetn, seaa. Tehn N Miller. 81 600;
Isaac Thaihtmef, 81 zoe. Thomas f..
Williams, Jrs. 81 aAhs Thomas $.
Winston, $1,000. lehn r Wilson,
$500: Dr. Karl s Blse kwelI sl,ano.
rhezs were thu voluntary r.bu
tions he had been authorized 70 an,
nenn~e---sNt = ~ esAsn~esnsss here tssai
any individual in the gathering would
b. stirred TO emulation, but 10 en-.
courage every worker who starts cut
Monday morning TO raise the halance
es the slshndo
T,nther II Jenkins wax asked b.
Col Mastie to make ths statement
to tho complete COMPANY he had
made in private TO the colonel Mfr
Jenkins aristiy announced that, IN
behalf Of his wife and himself. he had
81 1000 for the esta hfishr1ert of a
memorial room 10 bear the name 81
his daughter.
Mrs. John r rtghtfoct, chairman
of the building confrnitts q, announce
that the lady board OF managers. out
of the receipts Of the last wear. had
saved So geo which would he DO
mated 70 rho new building. Thu;
rr-ssfre III RTE eefaf 'mtf i1arti" ~ 49,
soc. leavinz less than sino o1a t. he
raise3 in ,he campaign. Team cap,
tasas were named, each tn lead fror1
ten to fifteen male or female worh'
ors, and they will meet al I O'Clock
Monday at $40 East Main street 4.
f.gu, ira SQUADS for ths attack or
tho money market In Main street,
MONEY TALkS.
called On Tor a speech when tn
evening was waning. Doctor ''slisc;l
said that money talked and that he
could not hone to rival the clcQuenG1
of his predecessors. He added that
the meeting was held for the purpose
OF allowing thr workers 10 fciicitats
themselves on being engaged in some
thing which was preds stined To he
successful,
This sentiment was echoed by soy
erai other sneakers. many Of tfs-f
feeling that the work Of raising; the an