Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-20
COMMUNITY RECREATION
BODY WILL LAUNCH DRIVE.
Has Support of Civic Organi-
cations i'll Quest for
Funds.
SEEK $4,000 TO CARRY on WORK
Churches Solidly Behind Movement
and support of 900 Prominent Men
ana Women Assurcd-Thomns IL.
Howell TO Direct Workers.

with the support OF every civic
organization In the city. the
churches solidly behind the move
mont. and the pledge OF the sup
rort of between 400 and 500 Of the
most prominent men and women I'm
Richmond. tho Community Recrca-
ton Association will launch drive
for $4,000 Monday morning with
which to carry on its work Tor the
coming year. T. Elwood Tragic,
president of the association. and
Thomas B. Howell. campaign man
aSer, will fire the opening shot of
the campaign Monday morning.
when they will start fifty teams OF
ten solicitors each out on the street
in the initial effort 20 obtain the
funds.
Campaign headquarters have been
opened at ia East Main Street, and
corp of busy volunteer workers
already Is on hand pushing the work
of organizing the teams. ~ number
Of churches have assured the Com
munity Recreation Association tina,
they Will furnish complete teams of
workers for the drive. and the cam
paign this year Will tie more com
plcte than ever before.
Bible Clnsse. Promise Aid.
Every mems Bible class in Rich
mond has been appealed to I'm the
movement. and several have prom
Used the committee In charge Of this
work. composed of NJ. J. Futon, Z.
+. Tragic and Justice j. fIoge Kicks,
that they will Cooperate.
One of the strongest board of di-
rcctors ever gotten together has just
boon selected, and. after receiving
the final acceptances yesterday after
noon, the names of the new board
members were made public. The
board includes Judge c. y. Fcidelson.
OF The Evening Dispatch; James,
Allison, Mrs. Boyd Myers. Mrs. II. T..
Brewer. Jr., Miss Marion Boice, Mrs.
w. a. Burrows. Jesse II. Binford.
Mrs. j. X. Bowman. Evans Bowder
Canepa. Mrs. c. NJ. Davidson, NJ. j.
Fulton. II. Tucker Harrison. James
=. Hillman, Thomas B. Howell. Mrs
w. e. Howell, G.. Jetcr Jones, Carter
c. Jones. Major Branch Johnson. l..
Nick. Judkins. Mrs. William j. Judd.
Mrs. q. T. w. Kern. Henry L. Litch-
ford. Mrs. Stuart Michaux. Miss Lou
lie Millhtser, Rev. II. ID. c. Maclach-
Ian. ID. D., Morgan r. Mills. Mcs1ames
+. c. Minor. Eula Young Morrison, j.
II. Myers. j. Il. Norvell. J. ]. phillips.
James q. Richardson. L. T.. worrill.
DIR. w. III. Parker. Oscar T.. Parrish.
j. Il. Rose. Jr., a. o. Swink. Allan
SaVillc. William H. Schwarzschild, y.
Il. Tragic, Charles l.. Weaver, s. l..
Waddill and Carter Williams.
Has Influential hacking.
The organization nas the backing
of every interest of any consequence
In the city. and will push It's work
entirely with volunteer workers Of
hciais of the association are now
drawing up a tentative chart of ac-
tivities for 1922. but this has not
been completed as yet.
Charles l.. Weaver, who is taking
prominent part in the campaign,
SAID last night that he wanted the
PUBLIC 10 distinctly understand that
the association has no intention of
running recreation" in Richmond.
he said this idea has been prevalent.
but Is untrue. The association Will
take up the work where the city.
through lack of funds, Is unable To
carry II on. and will cooperate with
others In every way possible. The
organization has done untold good
during the las, year in cutting down
delinquency among children alone.
reports OF public officials show.