Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-11
seek TO INTEREST MORE
| PEOPLE IN LIBERTY LOAN
Largo Number OF Small Subscriptions
to Bonds Needed to Swell
Total.
GREAT PARADE on SUNDAY
to Date Aggregate So
600, 900, or More Than Onc-Third
of Allotment Made to This City.
Committees Hard nj Work.

Z q Notwithstandiug the fact that yes
serday was Richmond Day At the state
Fair, She Liberty bond campaign was
In full swing with all the efforts OF
the committee doubled so as 10 bring
& Tho campaign TO a close. and. with that
idea in view the committee sent an
z other appeal to patriotic citizens not 10
delay but to come forward and con-
tribute to a fund ,hs is necessary
Ito carry on the war. The committee
feels that the words OF Secretary Nc
eAdoo should rcscund i'll the ears Of
hlevery American: shall h" more
A4tender with our dollars than with the
lives of our sons; we have willingly
given tho young manhood OF the coun-
ssry to fight the battles for the masses
and the enforcement OF tho principles
Eof universal democracy ,Sut il must
fgbe noted that soldiers cannot tight
without arms and food and. as Naro-
leon cautioned. victory will come to
That side that has tho greatest amount
S8of money ut it's command, money first.
money second and money third. and
success is assured
There have already been many lib
% eral subscriptions but in peoples
government every onV must help. and
r be made TO feel his duty toward the
{ government and contribute to the sue
&cessful financierinE OF the war. Rich
mond VIII do its part as II always has.
while many large subscriptions were
5snot report cd aycste rday, duo 10 the fact
8 that Richmonders turned out TO see
Y The grent fair. there were some that
s showed the committee that slowly but
Z surely the allotment will be secured.
IA 100000 subscription by a patron of
y the First National Bank and sub
y scription of $4,000 by the Church
SHil Bank were the largest amounts Sc
( cured yesterday, and these subscrtp-
Ntions bring the total UP TO over So,
y 900, 900, n little over onc-third the
z amount allotted TO Richmond.
4 INTEREST IN CAMPAIGN
w Is GROWING DAILY
h Many large subscriptions are cX-
4 pected from the other financial insti-
&tutons In the city, and the commit
Stee hopes to report many millions sub
ascribed before the week is over. No
sstone will be left unturncd in carrying
kout the plans OF the committee 10 in
E:erest all the people in this great cam
oaign. Interest in the campaign is
Growing daily, and Executive Manager
sFOabney stated yesterday that he cN
facets liberal response as soon the
soeople can get the fair off their minds.
- All arrangements have now been
EsscoIapleted for the great parade and
y mass meeting to he held Sunday, Oc-
iobcr IA. The committee hopes TO make
she parade one of the most memorable
therefore,. calling upon all the organi-
;ation in the city TO notify the chair
nan of the parade committee, II. Carl
K Soschen al once, so they can be assign
! ID places IN the line of march.
Speaking continues at all the thea
b :ers. AL the Lyric yesterday afternoon,
i howard T. Coivn Interested the audi
4 snce by his impressive appeal for aid
fs,ln the campaign. and called upon every
l4one in the audience TO subscribe AZ
s&once- Last night at $50 o'clock. w.
slH. Adams spoke a; the Lyr'c. md al,
i BIS Alfred kirsh SPOKE.
& ,:15 Alfred IRISH SPOKE Al the Acad
Il amy last night ". J Fulton delivered
"a short, bur interesting, talk on the
Is aecesSity o: every one subscribing TO
& The Liberty bonds and MS speech
2 seemed 20 create = good IMPRESSION.
a42 Sunday = corning :aa2y u me ca.rch%s
vii! Dc :he s,suss Of eu,h, sizs;ic
speeches arc Monday many srseches
SssEA =. delivered a. -. schools
81 Tns L!o.--y lpa:. committee a-!t liz
s1aily -7.s::-E yesterday :; O'clock
ls{and -. ---.ert REPORTED mat ne
p.o1,it are r.r:r5-E - become aroused
9tto -. s.,.y-s-.ss - Inc cam z!gn.
'5S The cr--E,-:-.. s=,. on, MS caI! lie;
.sssere-: zi----crr--.r ga behind -. move
aezlen, TE-E .4lrs =. - slaes-ers ~!
49, L. 5.toJ.e rrpv- ~ go. i!a-r'C:ic
s-eEpprs- :--s-.rlsl5y - 49, 3py-- c.
& The Va; -o-. Delay az .ov.-r;.en
G nesds r:.e --ccey E.1 c.frocrs ~ needs
aE@he v!r:o-y- Dollars VII I'll ~. ale
qFo: V.:Ei-.Ec. t:.e:s i oui one d-,y.
scd receive certificate 0: you-
astriu-isr-."
ASK FIRMS TO LAY
MATTER BEFORE EMPLOYEES
~ The following l.--er Wa sen, yes
,.erday ~ JONI E~r- Brand. chairman