The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-19
Whirlwind Finish Proboble For
Great Patriotic Campaign
Here
REPORTS SLOW In
COMING FROM STATE
But State Chairman Smith Ex-
presses Confidence in Local
Oraanizations-Speaking In
Eienrico

The Second Liberty Loan campaig
an Richmond ran wild yesterday. and
)at the closing OF the days drive the
aggregate total subscriptions amount
ed TO si1.245. 500 far exceeding the
widest optimism Of any Of Its pro-
snoters. Wonderful activity on the
part of the committee and the army
of statesmen in the drive yesterday, ex-
plains to great extent tho $500. 600
Jump, while the cooperation OF the en-
ployeea of the several banks made their
reports positively staggering. The
high standard set by Hichlroud gave
an added impetus to the nov en-;
throughout the state and the loan
workers are juhilant.
Out Of the above aggregate Of sab
Ecriptiens to date the following banks
have subscribed individually
Bank OF Commerce and TRUSTS 2oo coo
broadway National bank, r,.,- 55,05N
Old Dominion Trust Ce--.-.4 100000
National State and city hank. 750 geo
First National bank. ,-.-.... $50, geo
Merchants ard Mechanics
bank -..... -.--.t., l@2.
MERCHANTS National baak...., I.999 600
Planters National bauic-s.... }.eo4 coo
Richmond Trust company .-.. 1oo,000
Broad street bank .+.-..-.. $4,000
Central National bank ......, 100000
Charca Htli bank .-.. ...... $4,000
Savings bank ..-....-..-..t. 10Q, f@-0
Virginia Trust company ..,-. 25a GOO
The allotment 20 Richmond Sc but a
little more than sI4.08a.GG0. and IL is
expected that the maximum amount
VIII be reached before October ~ at
which time the campaign w!ll be closed.
illustrating her financial Importance as
well as her patriotism
osher suhscwfn items.
one af The largest individual sub
- tptious yesterday was ny r. ". Wood
& sons TO the amount Of $4,000 while
several other sales for substantial sums
were noted The West End bank has
pversuhscribed its allotment It's sale
OF bonds upw amount 20 more than
10000 Two out ~of-town banks are
#lso said 20 have subscribed more than
Their apporffonment. the Bank OF kirk
hands and the First National bank of
Tortsmouth.
The First National hank received a
Subscription Of $780, from the Pull
man company. OF Chicago. The
-oomptroller OF this concern advises
Mat 81 .000. o0a. has been subscribed
~ the Chicago depositor and that
$50 nn1 is sent 10 each Of the other
federal reserve districts making a
sotal of 1850, eco for that corpora
Mon,
Governor seav Of the Federal Re-
rerve sank Yesterday received this
Telegram from Is. A GRAY, chairman
o. the liberty loan committee of Wins
tor Salem N G.
"R. Reynolds Tobacco company
have Just entered, order for 81 900.
300 In liberty bonds r. this not first
corporation In ffth district2 This
subscription Is I'm addition to sub
xcrtnttons of officers and employees s.
SaIcsmen and Rc'artans Busy.
YESTERDAY morning at 9:at O'Clock
over 100 statesmen. mem bars Of the
commercial and Rotary club initiated
n thorough campaign of the mer-
rhants of the city whose mum esrs are
well over 2,ooo and their efforts were
literally rewarded Roughly esttmat-
ed they win exceed $4,000. which
was very encouraging to the com
mittee. Twenty-Five Scout directors
were Included in the army of can
sassers yesterday, and arangem ents
are on foot for an intensive campaign
IN the residential sections of the city
This scout movement will be made
through the Washington prize system
Two great mass meetings will ht
held tonight at the Highland Springs
school and the Earina school Sena-
tor James F. Cannon will address The
assembly at Highland Springs. and G.
W. koiner. commissioner of agricul'
ture. will speak al the Tarina meet,
ing Due to the untiring efforts o.
Oscar r Parrish of the Church It'll
bank the school children will render
patriotic songs at both places. and
the Fairfield band will be in atten
dance Farmers in the vicinity have
been notified and a record attendance
IL expected.
The credit Mems association me-
In vt night at the Business Mems club
and was addressed by w. III. Adams
'Plans for the remainder of the cam
paign were made.
Apathy Out In state.
As compared with the highly sue
cessful campaign In the city OF Rich
.rond, there is en- apparent apathy
among the state hanls- Given ar
apportionment OF about $40 900
the 500 hanks have reported an az
sregate of approximately $4,000 200
Some banks however have been un-
usallv energetic in raising the funds
and III some cases have succeeded II
cyersubscrihing their quota, TWO o.
ffrese are the Bank of Abingdon, ant
the Bank of Alberta, the former will
4 report of $4,000 out of a quota o.
$4,000, and the latter With $4,000
out Of 10000.
Numbers OF the state banks arr
falling TO send in any reports The
state committee IL at loss 70 &C,