The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-03
ri CAMPAIGN HERE
IS MAKING PROGRESS
rs ADDRESS SCHOOL CHILDREN
opeakers Have Been Designated TO
vlstt Various Buildings In Rich
usond Monday Morning--Plan Big
Uolorcd Meeting This Week.

Campaign for the sale of liberty
loans In Richmond will be vigorously
prosecuted during the coming week,
with many addresses by prominent
D%ople on the necessity of purchasing
o the bonds. and meetings to arouse
further interest in the sale of the pa
per In order that the great mass OF
people can aid in the war. Stimula-
ton was given the campaign yester-
day when IL was announced that the
Z Merchants National bank had sub
scribed to sl.o4s. 600 of the loan for
their customers This is the largest
amount taken by any individual bank
y, Virginia, and the first bank to an
nounce Its subscriptions TO the loan
b a. having passed the $1,000, 900 mark.
4 Beginning tomorrow morning at
$50 o'clock. short talks will be made
IN 4 number of the Richmond schools
by well-known speakers. the schedule
being as follows Madison school, f.
= Bemiss, speaker: Chimhorazo, ".
n, Adams Bellevue Junior High
school. d r. Anderson. cambridge
Junior High school, Mayor Ainslie.
Randolph school. Walker Cottrell;
Eairmount school. John Hirschberg.
Barton Heights school O A. Haw
kins: Highland Park, W. T, Dahney:
Gsnter Park. Christopher +. Garnet.
william Fox. J. II. Binford. John r.
Cary. r. 3 McAdEms, Ruffner, Joseph
G. Taylor, Binford Junior High
school DR. Douglas Freeman Frank
Hin school. Augustus Royal Spring
field school, J A. c. Chandler. and
Robert Fulton school o E. Parrish,
Arrangements have also been made
fnr- Addresses la-he- 6ei4Xeted Al the
Lyric thester during the week, and
fhey will be made between the per.
formanees. The speakers have not
~ yet been designated but Manager
W r Dahney viii make up the SEIZED
ule tomorrow morning During the
week also the employees and officers
OF various business houses VIII be ad-
dressed te spur them - the purchase
Of liberty bonds Already employers
In number of instances have called
meetings at their Establishments and
spoken Ia their employees on the advis-
ability of subscribing TO the loan.
Amons these are stern 4 Co, e. r.
EAuer. r. W. wood & Son. Aihemarle
Paper company. Cottrel saddlery com
pany, w. H. Miles shoe company and
others.
Big Meeting Thursday.
On Thursday night meeting Of the
entire membership OF tire chamber OF
commerce has beeu GATED. to take
PlMGE fN the JeHerSon auditorium III
csrfcek. The chamber as body will
10 on record as endorsing the efforts
Of the liberty loan committee. and
several addresses Will he made on the
subject Those Akiug addresses will
be John X. Bran~h on The Bank $
Service ON the Liberty Loans" George
a. seay. The Federal Interest In the
Liberty Loan Movement: Henry w.
Anderson. The war situation"
The coleraa people Of the city are
also making an effort to have the bonds
md many buyers among them. They
have organized, a committee which Is
makinE 3 thorough canvass of the ne
Rro population. and are meeting with
success. II Ia planned TO held a big
mass N eeting on june - for the coll
ored people, which time several shot
addresses will he made by mem hers 81
The central loan committee.
80 Cam p2t-p hRsAaaaE tAfs Yesterday rr-
ported that In ali partE az the city in
teres, snd enthusiasm Was being evil
denesd n the liberty bond Campaign.
5 Further eftprfs - rns1ze re interest
greater VIII be made at meeting this
Afternoen at the city auditorium, when
Or, e. \. CaIiseb makes an appeal TO
the meeting. on The question of the
liberty loan
Following is list or subscribers Ia
Richmond 10 date:
Subscribers Reported Yesterday
The following list OF subscribers to
iberty loan bonds was reported by
tberty loan headquarters yesterday:
Mrs Sallie r. NcAdams
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