The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-24


ane women of the city message
showing their great responsibility. Ad-
dresses were made at n number of
plants yesterday, meeting with cordial
responses from every side.
Coiored Peoples Liberal Responses.
The great feature yesterday was n
SPLENDID response at the meeting OF
the Sharon Baptist church, colored.
last night. While the heavy rain
which set in early in the evening pre-
clUfed any large attendance, approx
mately one hundred persons present
subscribed to q total of $4,000, fol-
lowing speeches by Oliver j. Sands
Father Hannigan, Mrs Mary Walker
and w. T. Dabney. The larger sub
scriptions were as follows: Southern
Aid society. $4,000: Order of st, Luke,
$50 st Luke's bank, 1000; Good
Idea council, $500. while a norganiza-
ton of colored women which had
nothing In the treasury evinced the
proper spirit by subscribing to bond,
which they will raise money to pay for.
The first two subscriptions mem
toned we're duplicated by the institu-
tions named in the frst liberty loan,
showing a commendable spirit of pa
tr!otism. The colcred people expect
to increase the amount of their SUBJ
'scrtptions TO J $4,000 by Saturday
night.
At the Lyric yesterday afternoon
Rev. DIR. w r. Thompson was the
speaker. and at the performances last
night c. NJ. Wallace and Julius c.
Smith was the scheduled speaker.
DR.. Edward N. Calisch addressed
the employees Of the c F. Sauer COM
pany at noon yesterday: w. r. .Dabney
addressed the American ! locomotives
company emplotes. and Leo Eden ad-
dressed the G, and o. shop men: W. II.
Schwarzschild addressed the men Of
the aviation corps doing guard duty.
meeting with prompt response In the
shape of $4,000 worth of bonds.
Oscar e, Parrish, president of the
Church Hill bank. made talk to the
employees Of Nolde Bros. bakery. and
received assurances that every man
would subscribe.
Prevention association held Monday
$500 worth of bonds were taken.
while Ivanhoe lodge. Knights OF
Pyt1,ias, after an eloquent appeal from
]; w, Booker. took SEQ worth as a
pdge. other lodges of the several or
ders in the city are expected to invest
their funds very largely in the bonds
Cordial Greeting From G. & o. Men
Especial mention was made at lib
erty loan headquarters of the excel
| lent reception given the speaker al
| the Chesapeake and Ohio shops, the
spirit of the men being OF the mos,
tcommendable character.
/ Boy Scouts both here and through.
out the district are doing excellent
work, the Richmond lads selling So,
| $50 worth of the bonds the first day
of the campaign. There are approxi.
mateiy 10000 scouts working through.
out the Fifth district and their com.
bined efforts will no doubt produce
splendid aggregate
Governor George j. Seay. OF tbs
| Richmond Reserve bank, received a
/ number of encouraging reports yes
terday, one of the most encouraging OIL
which was from the state chairman
! of the Palmetto state indicating thai
South Carolina would surely do it.
part.
Celebrate BY Driving Campaign.
! In Richmond there will be no espe
| cial CELEBRATION of liberty day, but thu
campaign will be driven in every wa,
possible.
| At the postoffice holiday hours will
| be observed. and the entire attention
and energy of every citizen is at some
time OF the day expected to be 70
cused on the great patriotic move
ment.
The resources of the Chesapeak,
and Potomac Telephone company will
be, exerted In the sale of the bonds
! as we'll as other Bell companies In al
parts OF the country.
/ The telephone office will be trans
formed for the day from the usua
telephone activities to the solicita
! ton and sale OF liberty bonds ant
every person entering. the offices will
be canvassed for the purchase of TIL,
bonds,
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