Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-28
TWELVE VIRGINIA
COUNTIES OVER TOP
Practically $35o,ooo Reported
From All Parts of the
State.
WILL SELL WOOL WEDNESDAY
Richmond Is Still $4,000 Short
in Salvation Army Campaign
Allotment.
WILL SELL WOOL WEDNESDAY

Twelve counties in the State Of vir-
ginia reported Tuesday they had gone
over the tor and raised their quota
IN the Salvation Army home service
drive. The counties are: Nottoway.
Lee. Russell. Smyth Scott. Buchanan.
Frederick. Clark. Grecnesville, Isle OF
Wight. Surry and Warwick MOTTO
way County representatives called at
the state headquarters yesterday and
told OF the enthusiasm shown by the
people in aiding the cause.
Figures announced by w. Mcdonald
Lee, state director, show that s35oooo
has been raised in the State. A large
part OF this sum is coming from the
smaller towns. many subscriptions
coming from towns where the work
done by the Salvation Army for the
men IN the war zone has made deep
Impression. With total of s35OOOO
secured: state organizers arc trying
their utmost TO bring all of the dis
tricts over the top. II is confidently
expected that fully 100000 will have
been oba ined when the drive ends FRI
day evening.
$4,000 In Richmond.
Fully $4,000 had been obtained in
the city of Richmond when the books
OF the city headquarters closed Tues
day evening. "Richmond VIII raise its
turned the lock in the door. I'VE have
a meeting Wednesday, morning at 10
ociock AT the First National Bank.
ana ana when the drive ends Friday even
Will have been subscribed.
business men, in all parts OF the
SSeIIn,Tg SeI,eviggc are back Ss of Of this movement,
hShting the growing unrest am
confident that with such men as
an1Fss ana ;ss mhiman, - John r Wanamaker
the Gn.on lending their aid 10 this
cause Richmond business men will see
Inc ,bs aayisa ,.. oi'ity dI Of getting back Of it
ting this city over the top Every
rnemner OF the committee has been
urged TO attend the meeting Wednes-
men also have been invited"
VIII Sell Wool Wednesday.
d. Z: Good: chairman Of the features
ana several soloists who on Wednes-
day evening VIII give a concer, at the
hh,ehm9nd shs hotei wien the wool.
( the White House lawn. will be offered
/ Tor sale TO the best bidder. This wool
was eonated by President Wilson TO
drive, and reports from various othe r
! cities indicate that lively bidding has
resulted.
Hears From Headquarters.
ri sh, Smy nai,.n1; chairman j. p TAYLOR last
quarters an editorial clipping from one
o, the papers in tina; city This ex-
Eiains our situation exactly" said MIR.
| Taylor. and am certain IL the mat
ter was put up 10 bur people in the
same light. different result would
! obtain. The clipping said:
1t, is not creditable to New York
City that its time within which its
quota OF the Salvation Army's home
work fund was TO have been secured
! lad TO be extended. There should be
no further fumbling or neglect.
New York was asked to provide only
% cents per capita of It's enormous
population for the organization which,
by almost unanimous consent did in
proportion TO it's slender means the
/ biggest work abroad Ask any SOL
dier back from France or Flanders
, what the work was like.
General Vanderbilt. chairman OF
the city committee, does we'll to make
. his appeal 10 the business men OF
New York for checks OF $1,000 $500
or 500 The poor have done their
share: there was no lack last week Of
the c!:nk Of silver coins. What is
wanted now is the rustic OF crisn new
hills and the ripping sound OF strips
Of paper parting from their stubs in
fat check books.
TRAINED by long experience in and
with poverty. the Salvation Army can
40 wonders in making a little money
80 a great way. II asks but a little
only sl3,000.0O0 in the entire nation
it has so nobiy served New York
should send this fund across with a