The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-14
RICHMOND COMMITTEE
PLANS MANY FEATURES
Of UNUSUAL INTEREST
Monday zoo Life Insurance Men VIII
Canvass Once Buildings to Sell
Liberty Bonds.
On Thursday statesmen From City's
Business Houses VIII Make City
Wide Canyass-Speakers Announ-
ced for Churches and Schools.

| Richmond expects every man, wo-
man and child will do his duty in the
! great liberty loan drive this week.
Not only will speakers at every meet
ing continue to carry the message in
ringing tones bun tomorrow after
noon at 4 o'clock the Boy Scouts Of
the city will deliver to every home a
circular printed in patriotic colors
carrying a message to everyone that
their country needs their dollars, and
that II is patriotic duty to back
the nation financially to win this war
for civilization, that weaker nations
may be safe, and that the principles
OF enlightened democracy rather than
of benighted autocracy shall rule this
world
City Takes Fighting Bonds"
Yesterday. while a short business
day. saw no Cessation IN the placing
of "aghttng honda Early In the
day the municipality OF the city
through its sinking fund commission
ers set a splendid example. in that 1t
invested $4,000 OF the cisy's sinking
! fund In the liberty bonds.
Other sizeabIe subscriptions an
nounced included one OF $4,000 OF
the Id. c. Patterson Tobacco company,
while the e. r. Crump company sub
scribed TO $4,000 worth and 7. H
Jenkina, for the Hermitage Press,
subscribed to $4,000 worth Prob
ably never before was Richmond so
thoroughly aroused. or SO intensely
determined to hold up the hands OF
i Sts warriors asfd, at the same time, to
| keep its own civic escutoheon free
| from all possible indication of civic
/ Stacking. Richmond has never yet
| had cause TO hang its head in shame
and its citizens. its bankers, business
men, it's merchants, its industrial
1 workers. its people in every walk of
/ fore behind John Kerr Branch and
! w. r. Dabney in their splendidiy di-
/ rected efforts TO raise the maximum
| OF $4,000. 600 allotted to this city.
/ Life Insurance Men TO Canvass.
Some OF the plans for the week are
exceedingly ambitious In their scope.
| On Monday morning at 10 o'clock 200
! life insurance agents will. for the day,
drop all talk Of life insurance and
sally forth for the purpose OF can-
wasting every once building In the
city for tho sale of liberty bonds.
Their work Will make clean sweep,
and their instructions are not to let
any man escape.
| And Salesman ON Thursday.
On Thursday every salesman In the
city Ia requested to meet in the audi
torium OF the Chamber of Commerce
building at $50 o'clock for the pur-
pose OF organizing and forthwith car
| rytng out q city-wide canvass for the
| securing OF subscriptions on that day
Business houses are requested by the
| local committee A. u patriotic duty to
contribute tho services OF their sales
1 tx, L.
| able to the ealesmen to servo.
The speaking campaign continued
1 yesterday unahated-
Al the Lyric ~ $40 O'Clock W. H.
SchwArxschild was the speaker while
at 7:15 and $40, respectively, Rev,
DR.. r. Fl. Pitt and n. r. Colvtn spoke.
AT tho Academy matinee W. R. Mere.
dith delivered the call to duty and
at night DR.. J. A. c. Chandler was
the speaker.
Speakers in the churches today are
as follows. all appearing at the morn
ing services with the exception a
Park Place Methodist, where the ap-
peal will be heard at the evening serv.
fee:
1 First Baptist. J. ID. Cannon; Trim
ity Methodist. Leo Eden; Calvary Bap-
list, Hill Montague; Grove-Avenus
Baptist, Chas. NJ Wallace; Randolph
Street Baptist, Wortley Diciie; Sec
ond Presbyterian, Fl. L. Cabell; Park
Place Methodist DR.. D. r. Anderson
ST. Andrews church. Alvin NJ. Smith
Church of the Holy Com forter, Geo.
Ainslie.
4 At the Public Schools.
/ On Monday morning at o'clock
the following speakers will address
the children of the public schools
named:
John Marshall High school, DR., F.
n. Calisch; Robert Fulton school
John 3. WEIGH; Chimborazo, f. l.
Powell: Nathaniel Bacon. Morton q
IThalhimer; Springfield. w H. Adams;
I Bellevue Junior High. Morgan r.
Mills; Bainbridge Junior High, John
w. Moore: Franklin. w. C. Pulliam
Paramount, J.. j. Mitchell; Rurfner
f. g. Schmidt; Madison, Julien n
Gum; Barton Heights; Leo Eden;
Highland Park. H. c. Greenberg: Gin
ter Park, w. r. Richardson: Ran.
I,dolph. g. r. Davenport: VIM F. Fox
j. 6. Taylor: John b. Cary, r. NJ Car
rington; Binford Junior High, r. w
t Darlington.
Boy Scouts, Attention.!
| Scout Executive Weaver yesterday
issued the following order relative &C
the distribution of circulars Monda,
afternoon by his boys: