Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-10

| .ted and given an opportunity to help
| finance the government ir tho greatest
war In tho history OF tho world.
iGACH BANK DIRECTORY
| COMMITTEE ON SALE OF BONDS
| All the agencies In tho city are now
cooperating to insure the success OF
tho sale of tho Liberty bonds. and tho
most active :,ro tho banks. Tho presi-
dents ana directors OF all tho financial
institutions In the city held an en-
thusiastic meeting yesterday at noon
in the auditorium Of the Chamber of
Commerce. and II resulted in organic
| ing each bank directory into COM
mittee. whose duty 1t will be to see
| each deposltor personally and Impress
upon him tho necessity of subscribing
to the Liberty bonds In this way con-
certed action will be brought to bear
on the people. nnC at the same time
making thcm feel that 1t Is their ur-
gent duty TO lend their aid financially
to the government. in return for which
| each subscriber VIII receive a badge OF
honor-a Liberty Dond-drowng per
cent interest and rot subject to tax.
Many speeches were delivered at the
bankers meeting, all of them filled
with optimism. and the result is that
the directors returned to their several
banks feeling that they will succeed i'm
the campaign for the sale of the bonds
Yesterday ut o'clock. at It's head
quarters. the Liberty loan committee
had meeting to increase the activity
of the campaign. Tho bankers agreed
to report daily the aggregate amount
subscribed, in this way keeping the
committee posted as to the progress of
the campaign and at the same time
giving the committee an opportunity
to publish the names of the business
concerns and Individuals subscribing to
the Liberty bonds.
STATE AND CITY
OFFICIALS TO AID
Not satisfied that the bankers and
| others are lending their aid to the
success OF the campaign. the committee
has gone step further and stretched
its hands into the ranks OF the city
and State stronGholds, and Is calling
upon these officials to cooperate with
them in the sale of tho bonds. In
accordance with this plan, Mayor
Ainslie will call a meeting of all the
heads of the departments and their
employees Friday at IL o'clock In the
Council chamber of the City Hall. at
which time an address will be made
b. Il prominent speaker. The Gov
ernor has also been asked to make a
similar call of the State officials and
their employees Friday at IL o'clock.
Bankers all over the State have been
appealed to to organize Liberty loan
clubs to further the campaign. and
letters were sent out by the Virginia
committee TO the banking institutions
throughout the State. III part. the let
ter is as follows:
Every Virginian likes a victory!
Will you help TO bring about the
greatest victory this side OF the
trenches. and upon which victory in
the trenches depends? If so. resolve
now to make a success of the second
Liberty loan campaign. All bankers
! in the State are called upon to do their
full duty and TO arouse enthusiasm and
support for the sale of the bonds In
| their community. 1t Will require sys-
tcmatic. personal work on the part OF
each one if YOU are to dispose oil the
bonds allotted to you. This can never
be accomplished without local organ
ization in which every man Is doing
his part. This committee Is eager to
assist you IL help is needed
MANY SPEECHES FOR
LIBERTY LOAN CAMPAIGN
Tho following SDeeches were made