The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-26
v. 7. DABNEY TAKES
CHARGE OF CAMPAIGN
Final Plans For Liberty Loan Bond
Movement VIII BE Made At Meet
ing Monday Afternoon.
BONDS BEING PURCHASED
BY LARGE CORPORATIONS
Systematic Canvass of City shortly To
Be Made--Mans People of Moderate
Means Have Already Become Inter-
cstcd In Campaign.

William T. Dabney. who has been
in New York on business concerning
the Richmond chamber of commerce,
returned to the cit,: yesterday and as
sumed his duties as publicity agent
of the liberty loan bond movement
here. He expressed himself as being
very much elated over the progress
that has already been made in putting
the bonds before the Richmond pub
lie.
Yesterday afternoon he held Il con-
ference with the committee repre-
senting the Richmond Bankers asso-
citation and the plans were discussed
for some length. It was decided TO
hold a meeting Monday afternoon at
the liberty loan headquarters ll14
Z East NJ siT street: AND ell leaz kegs fna
trust company officials wifi be invited
canvass Will be thoroughly considered
and al, arrangements for the Can1pai ign
viii be summated.
Begin Great Campaign Monday.
The liberty loan bond campaign will
begin in earnest IN Richmond Monday
Mr. Dabney declares that he expects
70 have AT least 500 workers on the
job by this time The city will he
Systematically canvaSsed, beginning
-'ioiiiaN mo- llAAls--alAG
he sent TO all of the factories. manu-
featuring plants shops and stores in
the city. Officials OF big manufacture
ing plants, factories and department
stores have offered to cooperate in
the movement and they will do every
thing in their power to interest their
employees in purchasing some of the
bonds
Mr.. Dabney will be interested in the
days and he will spend some of his
time at the Main street headquarters
In the office telephone has been in
stalled and any information desired
can be obtained by calling Madison
1852
Corporations Subscribe.
Many of Richmond's largest com
mercial and industrial institutions are
coming to the front and subscribin
to the liberty loan. Several of them
have already announced that they will
take some of the bonds. while the
boards OF directors of various other
companies now have the matter under
consideration, Up to yesterday the
liberty loan honor roll was as follows:
First National bank, 100000; Bank
OF Commerce and Trusts. 100000:
Virginia Trust company. 100000:
Life Insurance Company of Virginia,
company. $500 600: James H. Dooley,
$500. 900; Virginia Carolina Chemical
company. 1000. GOO; Norfolk and
Western Railway company. $4,000 900,
and the Atlantic Coast Line Railway
company. s1.l3o.0 900. making total
of $5,7S0.0oo already having been sub
scribed by large corporations and In
dividuals.
This is but starter. 1t is said. The
boards of various other companies are
now considering the advisa bility of
taking this move. and before many
on just how much will be subscribed
by their respective cnrpnrations.--
While it is a known fact that
ment of liberty bonds will be taken
by large corporations and wealthy in
,dtyiduals of this city. the majority
the general pubiic--men and women
of the campaign throughout the coun-
bonds as possible. and they are plan
sible Heretofore most of the United
pie OF means. but II Is desired that
this campaign be made popular one
Working People Interested.
Many of the. working people OF
Richmond have already been inter-
ested in the campaign. cs is evidenced
by the fact that many OF them have
fCorttppad On Secopd pn1nN