Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-17
MUST PLACE NOT LESS
THAN 100000 PER DAY
Richmond Has Subscribed So, ,525..
600, Leaving S5,175,OOO Liber-
ty Bonds to BE Sold.

Richmond Has Subscribed $685.
600, Leaving $5,175,OOO Liber-
ty Bonds to BE Sold.
WOMEN ARE HARD AT WORK
Open Additional Booths in Broad
Street Stores-Lifc Underwriters
Make Good Showing in Canvass of
Business Offices!
With $4,000 subscribed to the Lib
erty bonds yesterday, Richmond.s grand
total now amounts 10 SS,525. 900. leaving
>9'f'''ooo to be subscribed in the next
ten days that remain in the campaign.
and this means that not less than $780,
900 must be subscribed by the people
each day IL the amount allotted to
Richmond is to be secured. The larE-
est subscriptions secured yesterday was
from the Equitable Life Assurance So
ciety OF New York. which subscribed
s250.o00 through the Planters National
Bank. This subscription was secured
by the efforts of T.. NJ. Crutchfeld. man
ager of the local branch of the insur-
ance company. The committee expects
10 secure subscriptions from the other
insurance companies in the city and it
is believed that the managers OF the
other companies in the city will exert
themselves SO as TO secure subscrip-
tion from their head Offices through
Richmond.
Besides the s25o,00O reported Tues
day, the life insurance underwriters
as result Of their un,iring efforts, Sc
cured 500 individual subscriptions
amounting to sloo.oon in the canvass
that they made Monday, and the COM
mittee thinks that that amount is very
creditable. and desires TO thank these
men for their work.
BANKS REPORT SUBSCRIPTIONS
AMOUNTING TO sS5, 900
Subscriptions amounting TO $4,000
were reported by the banks yesterday,
but that amount is not the total Sc
cured by the banks since they entered
the campaign, and for that reason the
committee expects TO add many more
thousands to the total subscriptions
when the full amount is reported
Owing TO the fact that they desire
to wait until the campaign is closed
before giving out any information con-
corning the success OF the campaign
being wagcd by the women the exact
two days has not been announced, but
IL has been learned unotiicially that
$4,000 was secured by the women in
only two days campaigning. This
amount is very encouraging to the
committee, and it is believed that the
women will be able to secure a great
number OF subscriptions before the
campaign is over. The women's com
mittee is very anxious to get sub
scription from every woman in town,
and. with that purpose in view, it is
determined TO make a complete cam
paign by establishing more booths in
prominent stores. Two more booths
have been established one at Thai
himer's and the other at Mosby's, max
ing four booths in the city where we'll
known women will be on duty to pre-
sent TO every one that enters the inn
portance OF buying a Liberty bond.
EVERY EMPLOYEE OF
BUSINESS MEMS CLUB SUBSCRIBER
AS an evidence of what can really
be accomplished if subscriptions are
solicited in the right way and the
people respond In like manner, the
committee reports that every employee
of the Business Mems Club. from
manager to cook. subscribed to at
least one Liberty bond. This example.
the committee feels. should be fol-
lowed by the employees OF every club
and organization in the city.
There is at least one boy in Rich
mond who is proud that he was called
upon TO render service to the govern
ment and glad that he accomplished
results in the Liberty bond campaign.
and that boy is John Fisher. 42O West
Grace Street, member of Troop of
the Boy Scouts of Richmond. He has
reason to be proud because he is the
only boy in Richmond that has been
awarded medal for having sold more
than ten Liberty bonds in ten different
homes in the first campaign. The
medal was awarded to the patriotic
little American at n reunion and social
held in the Grays' Armory. The medal
is inscribed with the words War Ser
vice" and Every Scout to Save SOL
dicr." On the back OF the medal are
the words: presented on behalf OF the
United States Treasury Department for
service in Liberty loan campaign. Boy
Scouts of America. June. 1917"
WANT EVERY ONE IN RICHMOND
TO OWN AT LEAST ONE BOND
The campaign is soon coming to a
close, and the committee is anxious
that every one in Richmond own one
Of the Liberty bonds. The committee
again sends out the same appeal, call
ing upon each one to sc mindful OF
his duty. SO that he will not be placed
in the category Of financial slackers."
The committee will hold a meeting this
afternoon at 3 O'CLOCK to consider some
very important matters. Every mem
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