The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-16
LIBERTY LOAN TOTAL
NOW WELL ABOVE
EIGHT MILLION MARK
Campaign of Statesmen of Richmond
Underwriters Association Feature
OF Yesterday.
SCOUTS CARRY PATRIOTIC
CIRCULARS TO TvTRY HOME
Rotarfans Drafted Into Service and
City Statesmen VIII Make City
Wide Canvass on Thursday->SmalI
Boys Large Sale.

The liberty loan campaign IN Rich
nond Is moving along steadily to a
successful consummation.
While bank returns for yesterday
were not available last night, 1t is
known that the total is well above
the eight million dollar mark--proh-
ably around eight and one-quarter
millions.
The principal subscriptions report
ed by liberty loan headquarters yes
terday were those OF Central National
bank, 100000; J. R Paschal. $780,
600; r, Henry HARDWOOD, $4,000:
Harwood Bros 10000: Southern
Sand and Gravel company. $4,000:
r. o Scott, s25 900; f. l. Taylor a.
Tobacco company allotted. $4,000 to
Co, $4,000, while through the First
National bank the Liggett and Myers
Richmond OF the million dollar
subscription made by it.
There were two distinctive features
of the campaign yesterday, The first
was the campaign OF statesmen OF the
Richmond Association of Underwrit-
ers, who canvassed all OF the office
buildings, including those OF the fed
eral, state and city governments.
While the complete report of the
forty men who handled the work
has not been made 1t is understood
that they wrote approximately sT5.-
600 worth Of business.
Club Employees Patriotic.
An unusual feature OF their canvass
Was the experience of the men who
canvassed the employees Of the Bust
ness Mems club, where every man,
chef, cooks, walters. some fourteen
In all, subscribed 70 the ''hghting
bonds"
The insurance men put IN a stren-
uous day. and there is no doubt that
on Thursday, when the statesmen of
the entire city sail IN To canvass the
whole town In one day. there will be
a splendid response, AS the statesmen
will desire to do proportionately as
we'll
Scouts Spread Circulars.
The second distinctive feature Of
the day was the prompt and full re-
Spouse of the Boy Scouts who assem-
hled at various convenient centers in
the several sections OF the city in re-
sponse to the call OF Scout Executive
Weaver at O'Clock p. NJ. and distri-
huted lin practically every home in
the city beautifully-d designed circulars
presenting in succinct and earnest
language the reasons why every per-
son should stand by his country In
this crisis
In addition TO enlisting the sales
men of the city In the campaign on
THURSDAY the Richmond committee
has drafted all Rotarians. Most any,
body will take bond to get rid OF
Rotarian--so Chairman Branch and
Executive Manager Dabney has deter
mined to "sic en- on.
Small BOYS Large Sale.
An interesting fea ture of Yesterday
was when nine-year-old Leroy b.
Stearns. OF No, 1o11 Floyd avenue.
sold DIR. Mcclure Newton thousand
dollars worth of liberty bonds--prob-
ably the most unique transaction OF
the campaign thus far. The boys and
girls of the city. however. are all
wideawake TO the great importance
of the campaign ard. as therefore
told In the columns of The virginian
the Boy Scouts are preparing for
CONTINUED ON Fourth 1age,l