The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-22
effectively II these 6aFk - T. - -
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full"
President TAFT wrote: II am thor
oughly in sympathy with your work.
l believe you reach people who are not
| reached In any other way. believe
that your experience In dealing with
| tho slums of great cities and. your
| practical methods Of charity are OF the.
widest usefulness
President Wilson writes: II sin
cerely wish Godspeed to any organza-
zation which. like the salvation Army.
| has as Its main object the betterment
of humanity and the making Of bad
citizens into good ones"
AS the women yesterday prepared
for the features today, the men in
Richmond were soliciting subscrip-
Itions. Figures compiled from incom-
plete returns last night showed total
of $4,000 contributed toward Rich
monds quota Of 100000. Scattered
reports from throughout the state
showed that approximately one-fifth
of the allotment Of 100000 had been
subscribed. Norfolk raised $4,000
yesterday, making the total there
s32 900, or approximately $1,000 more
than Richmond has reported thus far.
Among the subscribers reported yes
terday were the Gordon Metal COM
pany, $500; Planters Bank employees.
100 per cent; Davenport and COM
pany, 100 per cent; Wilkinson, Will
liams and Reid, 5000; clerks of
Southern Railway general offices,
S64.50; Davis Brothers, $50: James
and Richardson. SIS: HARRISON and
company. 500: Watt Pillow company,
$50; Simpson Brothers and company,
s25: Wingo. Elicit and Crump Shoe
company. 800; Etcheson Hat com
pany, 800; Barnes Safe and Lock
company, $50; w. B. Broddus. s25;
! j. ID. Crump, $500: 3, F. johnson
Publishing company, $50; J. r. Pas
chel. $50; Richmond Dairy company.
800: Howell Brothers, s25: r. S.
Winston, 500; Saunders Bros. incor-
porated. 500: r. II, Harwood SIS:
Ellengton and Gray. s25; Bell Ander-
son and company, 800; Southern
Railway Supply company, $50.
Richard Gwathmey company, $25;
r. w. Wilson Paper company. 500.
Cliff Well Cigar company, sloe: r. w
Wood and Son. $780, F. Z. Hall. s25:
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Lugg. SIS and
others.
A. II. Hill newly elected superin-
tendent of the public schools, an
nounced last night that more than ST.
600 was raised by the white children
III tiie SSiioois lot the SalNallon Army
fund yesterday. Complete returns
were not available but Superintendent
Hill asserted the pupils had been
working hard and were doing every
thing possible 10 roll up large sub
scription.
There was great activity at CITY
headquarters, Eleventh and Bank
l streets, yesterday afternoon The
women who are 10 sell doughnuts to-
| day gathered to get their supplies
! There were 10000 doughnuts and
must have been at least that many
women claimed City Director Colo
mel r. NJ Workman. Some noise .
Mrs. ]. ST. George Bryan, was called
! on the telephone, and asked to go TO
1922 West Grace street yesterday af-
i ernoon to get subscription
Upon arriving there the door was
I opened by nine year ofd Miss AIis.s
/ Howell who presented Mrs. BRYAN
with SIS which had been raised by the
children OF the block who had begged
ingredients and baked doughnuss
themselves whiehtwera sold for the
benefit OF the Salvation Army.
Mrs Bryan reported the following
| for contributions in one day a, the
theatres: Lyric, s122.4o; Isis, s5s.of:
Victor, s27,s3: Broadway. s24.2o.
| Bijou. $4,000; Colonial. 5000, max
ing total OF S327.53. These with,
other collections made the women's
total for Tuesday approximately ST.
00o
! j. w. Sandy. J. b. Oldham, John
v. Harrington and Philip III. Cofer.
wounded overseas soldiers from
Camp Lee will assist the women today
in e-sale of doughnuts They are
enthusiastic about the Salvation Army
work at the western front WHARF tbe1,
were heneficiaries of the services of
the organization.