The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-31
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PAntlTS TO DUI BONDS
w. T. Dabney Asks More Than q
ThoasAnd High school Pupils 20
Advertise Liberty Loan In
- Homes Of City.
A BOND IN EVERY HOME


In carrying out the liberty loan
committees plan to place bond in
every home In Richmond. w. T. Dab
ney yesterday morning addressed
moro than a thousand pupils of John
Marshall High schooi in regard to
their purchasing liberty loan bonds.
Mr.. Dabney urged the children TO ask
their parents to buy bond for them,
and declared that he believed II they
would do this it would not be long
until every Richmond family would
possess one Of the coveted documents.
each OF which Is to contribute in a
measure to remove SUFFERING ana OPP
preston from the earth.
II ask your help to help this great
nation" Mr.. Dabney said. 1T would
be a beautiful thing for every young
woman and man here to own a lib
erty bond" He reminded the chill
dren that 0 transaction Of this kind
on their part would not only be q
| fine patriotic act. but would be one
| OF the best investments they could
| possibly make, since the bonds bear
| 8 1-2 per cent interest and are non
taxable. The pupils were enthusiastic
over the proposal Of Mr.. Dabney. and
/ school authorities feel that the appeal
to the young people for their heir
/ now will 20 long way towards NIL
! ing and oversubscribing Richmond
quota Of $7.000.o00 bond purchases.
Richmond Must Oversubscribe.
| Liberty loan headquarters was open
! yesterday, and Mr.. Dabney was bus,
sending out propaganda" Richmond
being recognized as big financia
| center. he feels that II would be onl,
In keeping with the progressiveness o,
r~It 1,A r,r -
i share Of bonds and do more than sht
/ was requested to do. Educationa
meetings are to be held Throughout
the city in the interest Of the liberty
loan, under the auspices of various
/ Richmond organizations. Monda,
night the Bar association. the Trav
elers.- Protective association and othe
bodies will meet to discuss ways ant
means for promoting the sale OF tn
bonds. No meeting will be held Tues
day night. this being registration day
but on Wednesday night the Adver
Users club. Retail Merchants asso
citation. Rotary club and Automobil
Dealers association will take undo
consideration their share Of the tasl
Of raising the money asked for by tn
government.
This morning the heads OF all cit
departments will meet in the Office o
Mayor Ainslie to work out plans 10
their cooperation in the general cam
paign to sell liberty bonds. This at
ternoon meeting OF colored peopl
will be held at S-2-A North Secon
street. when w r. Dabney and r. n
J Smith will explain the plan OF tn
campaign and how the colored peopl
will be called on to help.
! Many other civic and business or
ga MIA lions will he called t0gethe
within a few days to definitely tax
action on the liberty bond issue an
pledge their cooperation in raisin
the large amount Richmond Ia re
Guested to contribute. All banks an
trust companies will keep a clerk o
duty every day until p. NJ. VIII
will receive applications for libert
bonds and take subscriptions. Til
will mean that all banks will be ope
ta1I day from now until June Is. whe
= it is hoped that Richmond's $1,000. 90
Of liberty bonds will be largely over
: subscribed. Throughout the city tn
+, campaign is sweeping like wildfir
s and Have you bought your libert
aqntfe". is becoming the most pupuis
. greeting on the street. 1t is though
d that Richmond. In her customal
e manner. will accomplish this big fe.
. Of raising 100000 in the san
/, splendid manner that has characte
o ICED all her other efforts for the pull
y lie good.