Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-05
.C|TY. SINKING FUND
BUYS LIBERTY BONDS
Investment OF $4,000 Is Made by
Holders Of Securities to Guar
antec City'S Debt.
GENERAL MEETING TOMORROW
Business Men of City Asked TO As
scmble mt jefferson Hotel to Hear
Distinguished Speakers Outline
Purpose of Liberty Loan.

Commissioners of the city sinking
fund. which administers Eichmond's
floating debt. decided at their semi
annual meeting yesterday 10 invest
$4,000 in Liberty bonds. The action
II the commissioners was unanimous.
and followed that of numerous organi
cations in this city which believe ii TO
u. their patriotic duty 10 support the
movement in every possible way, that
this city'S allotment of the bonds may
be disposed OF as quickly as possible.
Second only in Importance 10 the ac-
,ion OF the city officials. was the en-
,husiasm displayed Yesterday morning
in the public schools of the city. when
speakers from the central bureau adj
dressed the children on the Liberty
loan movement. Tho children were
urged to talk the bonds in their homes,
and 10 impress upou their parents the
need for the purchase Of the bonds FOR
the protection Of this country's free
dom and liberties
Announcement was made Yesterday
afternoon by Executive Manager ". Il.
pabney Of a general meeting of the
entiro membership OF the Retail Mcr-
chants Association. tho Automobile
Dealers Association. the Richmond
Rotary club the Richmond Advertisers
Club, Post "a" OF the Travellers Pro-
tectivc Association. the Automobile
NSSoclat ton. the nlleu 'pUllltItiti
Travellers and the Richmond Ear As
sociation tomorrow night in the audi
,orium OF the Jefferson Hotel.
wELL-kNowN MEN
To MAKE ADDRESSES
Every member of tho organizations
viii be asked TO give his individual
help in conducting tho campaign for
the sale OF the bonds. and members of
tho executive committee anticipate
gratifyinG results from the meeting.
The speakers will be +. NJ. Carrimgton,
OH the business relations of the war;
John NJ. Miller. Jr on tho banks in
relation TO the Liberty loan, ana
Douglas :. Freeman on war.
Employees in the Richmond shops
OF the Richmond. Frcdcrickshurc and
Potomac Railroad Company displayed
great enthusiasm yesterday when ad-
dressed by Joseph G. Taylor, from the
central bureau. and generous subscrip-
tons were made following the meet
ing. Members Of the executive COM
mittec who attended the conference
said yesterday afternoon that the meet
ing WAS a success. and ""ranScments
are being made for simil9 differences.
Insurance solicitors OF !; mond held
final meeting yesterday ernoon at
the Business Mems club and received
instructions from Executive Manager
Dabney for their couVaSS Of the down
town business district this morning.
The solicitors. who volunteered their
services for the entire day, viii visit
every Office building in the downtown
section. oihcial badges, which all So
licitors for the Liberty loan suhscTip-
lions must wear. have been provided
the insurance agents.
STENOGRAPHERS' ASSOCIATION
70 HEAR BOND SPEAKERS
The StenoEraphcrs' Association Of
Richmond will meet tomorrow after
noon at : o'clock at the Young Wo-
mems Christian Association Building,
and will he addressed Ivy speakers
from the central bureau. The aid of
the stenoCraphcrS will he enlisted to
assist the local committee in it's cam
paiCn 10 over subscribe Rchmond's
share of the S@.000.unO,Uuu loan.
Numerous business houses employing
CITY statesmen have offered the commit
tee their services, and 1t Is expected
that between 200 and 300 OF Richmonds
hest statesmen viii devote Their entire
limo Wednesday to the sal" Of the
bonds Soy Scouts viii be stationed
al every registration precinct IN the
city to-day. and VIII distribute iitcra-
turn on tho value of buying bonds.
Speakers addressed the audiences AT
every performance n the Lyric Thea
tor YESTERDAY. whl. the motion-p pic
ture theatsa lila sized attractive and
appealing ...sli..cs On their screens.
Mayor George Ai.slic spoke yesterday
afternoon at the vaudeville house,
Willie Dr. Edward y. Calisch and Henry
Schvarzschud were the speakers last
night. REV W l. Thompson, d. y,
viii speak AT the theatcr This after
noon and Professor - & Anderson.
of Richmond College, ana Alvin NJ.
Smith, tonight Ton minutes are al