Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-30
PROMPT RESPONSE IN
CAMPAIGN FOR CHEST
Workers for Drive for $780,
900 Obtained Wi,hou:
Destinations.

PETERSBURG, VA. April 29.-Pe-
tersburg people are responding to
tho appeal OF tho committee in
charge of the $4,000 campaign for
the Community Chest. which will
start next month, by Offering their
services In the drive. Pctersburg's
decision to join the ranks of the
progressive communities that have
put tho financing Of their commun-
ity service organizations on a basis
OF economy and efficiency by CEN
Trailing the work OF raising and
collecting the funds necessary for
the operation of these organizations
is attracting tho attention OF other
communities.
Confident of Success.
Petersburg has set her hand TO tho
task in this matter OF the commun-
lily budget and 225 Of her most
public-spirited citizens. both men
and women. have enrolled as an or
ganized force to raise $4,000, which
Is the amount needed for nine fits
charity and welfare organizations
Having undertaking this program.
and having announced their purpose
to the community the committee will
go through to tho end OF the furrow
III OlHeT "OThS. lne Ulen WHO arc en- =
rolled on the executive committee
and the men and women who are en-
rolled on the citizens committee are
not entertaining any thought of
failure. Having undertaken this
thing. the honor OF the community
as well as its best economic interest
and the sclf-estecm of those who
have enrolled Will permit OF moth
ing short OF complete success. and
complete success means $4,000 sub
scribed for the Community Chest be-
fore May Is.
Strengthen Organization.
The spirit with which Petersburg
citizens arc tackling this job Is mani
Is building up. II has already been
publicly mentioned that the entiEe
group Of leadership for thIs campaign
was secured without dcclinations. The
workers who will compose the twenty
teams are showing the same splrE
This is best seen In the fnct thAt.
though the teams were not scheduled
TO be completed before Monday, May
l, several teams have already been
turned Into the campaign Office with
complete list OF workers.
Captain Louis Levitt, OF Team No.
IS. was given credit yesterday for
being the nrst captain to turn In a
completed team. He was followed
closely. however, by two captains oi
teams In the womcn's division. who
also came in Friday with their teams
fully signed up. The two captains
Of women teams to carry of second
and third honors were Mrs. w. X
Wilcox. captain of Team No. 10, OF
Division "B'; Mrs. George Cameron
Jr.'s division was the second captain
TO bring in a completed team OF work
crs as follows: Mrs. w. II. Wilcox
captain: Mrs. 7. j. ellis. Mrs. John L.
Branch. Mrs. Gordon Morgan. Mrs. J.
d. Mckinney Mrs. w. NJ. Rucker, Mrs
J. II. Sutherland, Mrs. w. II. Macka-
sey, Mrs. w. S. Lyon and Mrs. ]. T
Morgan.
Mrs. F. II. Cole. captain of Team
NO. }. of Division a.; Mrs. =. p. ALI
sodd's division. was the third captain
to bring In completed team of ter
workers who are as follows: Mrs. F.
II. Cole. Mrs. ]. Il. Bell. Mrs. Charles
Sutherland, Mrs. Max Friedcnburg
Mrs. Mary Moss. Mrs. J. G. Shelton
Mrs William Crossman. Miss Eta
Turner. Mrs. George Plummer and
MISS Annie Belle Seward