The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-30
HUNDRED MEETINGS 70
INSURE REGISTRATION
Statewide CampaAgn WIN Keep June
8 Foromost Date In Minds ~
Virgininns.
GIGANTIC MAss-NEETING
Religious Forces Gather Sunday At
City Auditorium INSTR tive
Spcoch0s-IAbcrty Bonds Are Go.
ing Well.

More than one hundred meetings
will be held In all parts of Virginia
from now until registration day. for
the purpose of calling the attention of
the people to the matter of war and
urging upon them the importance of
registering on the day set aside for
that purpose. In every county and
city OF the state some form of pa
triotic gathering will be held, and In
addition TO local speakers, prominent
persons viii. make addresses, appeal
Ing I, the people to heed the procla-
nation Ct the president that the
country Is at war and that they must
act accordingly.
Lewis H. Machen is chairman of
the speakers bureau of the state
council OF defense. He has had tho
commonwealth's attorneys of tho
cities and counties to arrange the pa
triotic meetings, and in some coun-
ties several have already been held.
In some sections meetings have been
held especially for colored people.
On next Sunday and Monday general
rallies will be held in all parts OF the
state In an effort to secure the sup
port OF the people on registration
day.
Some Of the speakers who will ap-
pear at various points of the state are
A ssistant Acknowledgement Leslie G.
Garnett, Rev. j. A. Norris. D. D.. SEN
a.or n. B. Early, Jr.. Senator G.
EO'Connor Goolrick, q. Lawrence
Groner, ]. r. McAllister. Of Hot
Springs; T. c. Walker. OF Gloucester:
II. Tucker Graham. president Of Ran
dolph- Macon college, and many other
prominent men.
Plans are about completed for the
immense patriotic rnasS-meeting TO De
held Sunday afternoon at the City
Auditorium. The commission OF re-
'ig.ous forces have the meeting In
starxe. and many well-known clergy
men will address the gathering. Pre-
ccclnG the meeting. a parade. com :
posed OF practically all OF the mill
tary commands OF the city. will be
held. starting from the Capitol
square. The line of march has not
yet been mapped out, but military or
ficials will have this completed In q
few days.
The Virginia council of defense Il
helping the sale of liberty bonds In
several ways. Yesterday the council
sent out a recommendation based on
a plan adopted by the resource mob
ilization bureau OF New YORK. when
makes II possible for the people 10
purchase the bonds out OF their own
savings.
II is proposed that banks In each
county be approached and their con-
sent obtained to loan individuals
money at the rate OF not to exceed
per cent, with which bonds OF dtf-
ferent denominations shall be pur-
chased. The bonds will be held by
the banks until the flnal payment IS
made upon them by the individuals,
when they will be delivered to their
purchasers. Al the same time cor
porations and Arms will be approach
ed and persuaded to call their en-
p!cy.a together for conference.
At this conference OF employees
within each business corporation or
f1rm, the employers should sdvise
each employe to deposit at his bank,
or II he has no bank. at the nearest
bank. per cent OF his wages or sal
airy each week. understanding that
the bank would Immediately buy for
him liberty loan bond Of par value
ensaI TO atty times this per cent
charEinKN the purchaser = per CEN
interest per annum on the loan. and
crediting the IL per cent coupon
when n comes due to this interest.
II IA said that this plan will IN
sure the bulk OF the bonds being pur-
chased ont Of what may be called saw
ings OF the people instead OF the re
serves OF banks and private bankers
The effec. OF this will be. II Is believ-
ed that the money market will not
be disturbed and the loan can be alb
sorhAd without Anancia! distnr hance O.
any kind.