The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-14

|pany yesterday afternoon, ana last
night II 10 estimated that bonds to the
amount ef 33S.000 vsre purchased BY
the employees Of that corporation.
From the management Of the 4. 3
Krats Co. Inc.s came the news that
had purchasd one o. more OF the
bonds, while the Eagle Paper conn
pany subscribed $4,000 to the loan.
Word was also received from the
Stephen Putney Ghoe company that
every man In IT. employ. including
the drivers. has taken one or more Of
the bonds.
Governor seay Optimistic.
Richmond Federal Reserve district,
expressed himself last night ~ being
very we'll pleased with the reports
that are being made by the various
banks. OF thu 80, 900. 900 expected
In this district, the sum Of $4,000 1000
has already been reported. This did
not include the subscriptions Of yes
terday. and Governor seay feels con-
fident that the amount desired in this
district has already been over-sub-
scribed. Banks Ia this district have
been notified to make their reports at
headquarters here not later than Fri
day afternoon, ana they will be I'M
mediately forwarded to the treasury
department. at Washington by Cover
nor Seay
While Mayor T. B. Smith. of Phila.
delphia, IL sounding the famous lib
erty bell in Independence Hall today
at noon. Mayor George Ainslie will
stand on the spot in 81. Johns church
where Patrick Henry uttered the
words that have gone down into his
tory, and will sound the bell In the
o. "a 49, IA st~ -
ship. simultaneously with the ring
ing Of the bells the two city executives
wifi exchange greetings by telegraph.
When Mayor Ainslie gives this
signal bells In the towers of every
church, engine house, manufacturing
plant and factory In Richmond will
peal. Whistles on the boats in the
Richmond dock will also sound Ave
blasts six times. which means that
al that time only six hours in which
to subscribe to the loan will be left.
Boy Scouts To sound BugiesL
While the bells are ringing and the
whistles are blowing, moro than 100
Boy Scouts OF Richmond will be sta
toned in front Of the various banks
and at the corners Of principal thor
oughfares sounding their bukles. On
every bugie there will be q sign con-
tanning the following message to, the
people Of Richmond:
Awaken, Is there a liberty bond
In your home? Only six hours left
for you to purchase q bond. Banks
open until 8 o'clock.
Scout Executive Charles L. Weaver
has requested that all Scouts assemble
at the headquarters uniformed and
with either drum or bugle promptly
at II o'clock. School principals have
sgreed to excuse all boys who are
scouts.
In order to give everyone an oppor-
tunity to purchase bond. the banks
in Richmond Will remain onan this
afternoon until o'clock. and 1t Is
thought that the Liberty Loan Bond
clubs win have some interesting re-
ports to make at the close OF business
today There has been 4 marked In
crease from day to day in all OF the
clubs, and all of them expect this to
be the biggest day since the opening
of the campaign In Richmond.
Members Of the committee will be
busy throughout the day. They will
scour every section OF the city that
has not yet been touched, while speak
ers viii be sent to various factories
and manufacturing plants that have
not already been visited. One OF the
outstanding features Of the campaign
in Richmond 10 the patriotism dis
played by the people OF moderate
means. Although there are some peo-.
pie here who cannot afford to sub
scribe to the loan, It 10 believed that
before the close OF the campaign at
6 o'clock today there will be liberty
bond in nearly every homo In Rich
mond
Those who are subscribing to the
loan are not only showing their pa
triotIsnn but they are making an tn
vestment. United States bonds are ~
good as gold. and they can be turned
into cash at any time.