Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-15
Failure to Buy Writes
"Slacker" Across Your
Soul, Branch Tells
Audience.

tend n mammoth mass-meeting staged
In the City Auditorium. 1t was a
demonstration arranged to further in
tcrest in the second Liberty loan and
to encourage every one to subscribe
TO this new issue Of bonds. and to i'm
press upon all that unless every man,
woman and child bears his or her
share OF the burden the American SOL
dicrs in the field will have greater
obstacles to overcome In their battle
TO suppress kaiserism. BY their pres
ence the people en- mass gave express
sion to their desire to stand resolutely
behind the President and the flag.
Interest centered chiefly in the ad-
dress OF Senator Claude A. Swanson.
who delivered a mastery account of
how America is participating in the
war. and how 1t will utterly fail un-
less the administration is given the
active and whole-hearted support of
united people. Being ranking mem
Der OF the Senate Committee on Naval
Affairs. he spoke with hrst-hand
knowledge. Senator Swanson is as
close to President Wilson as any man
at the national capital. and this added
to the interest in his subject Packed
almost to it's capacity. the audience at
the auditorium gave Virginia's junior
Senator rapt attention while he smoke
for an hour.
THOUSANDS TAKE PART
IN BIG DEMONSTRATION
Long before the hour set for tte
great parade to start. people began
swarmtng to the line OF march. Grace
street. from Capitol Square to Fifth
street: Franklin Street from Fifth
TO Laurel. was packed with great
masses OF people. There were cheers
&nc applause as the long line Of men,
women and children passed. 1t was
estima ated that 10000 people were in
line
Seldom has Richmond seen a longer
procession. Headed by a squad OF
mounted police and brass bana. the
parade was OF imposing proportions.
Tho line included city officials, with
Mayor Ainslie at their head. mem
hcrs Of the newly organized companies
OF the Virginia State Volunteers. mem
bers OF Home Defense League COM
Fanies. members OF various and mum
crous civic and commercial organiza
tions. Boy Scouts. hosts OF school chill
drer. white aid colcred, drafted men.
white and colored. who have not vet
been sent to camp, the John Marshal II
High School Cadets and many men
and women took part as individuals
and representatives OF different as
sociations and societies. THE Hoover
squad, a bevy OF pretty girls OF the
Binford Junior High School. sang as
they marched and stirred the great
throng OF spectators to wild applause.
OVERFLOW MEETING
HELD IN MONROE PARK
Ihe parade virtually terminated at
monroe Park, where ARRANGEMENTS had
been made for an overflow meeting. A
brass band promptly struck up a CAV
air, and this attracted SO many peo-
pie that the number who went to the
auditorium did not completely All n
This was also due to the fact that
many people assumed the big hall at
Linden and Cary Streets would be over
crowded and made no effort to attend
the meeting.
Clyde II. Ratclire. chairman of the
committee which arranged for the
ss-meeting. presided. and occupying
the stage with him were the following
prominent men: Senator Swanson.
Judge j. II. Moyge. Assistant Secretary
or the Treasury; Mayor Ainslie, John
Kerr Branch, chairman of the Rich
mond Liberty Loan Committee; william
I. Dabney. executive secretary Of the
Liberty Loan Committee; Rev. f. T.
McFaden, d. D.. pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church; Congressman A.
]. Montague, United States Circuit
Judge ]. c. Pritchard. Members of the
Wednesday Club Chorus occupied seats
on the rear Of the stage.
The meeting opened with prayer by
DR.. McFaden. the singing of America"
by the entire assemblaee. and a solo by
Mrs. Frances West Reinhardt.
Before introducing Senator Swanson,
Mr.. Branch. who had been presented
by Chairman Ratcliffe made a few re-
marks in behalf Of the second Liberty
loan.
"FAILURE TO BUY BOND WRITES
Stacker ACROSS YOUR SOUL"
'The Treasury Department has as
signed to Richmond the largest sum
we have ever been called upon to
raise" said Mr.. Branch. IT was at first
frightened that the task was too big
for us, but as 1 look to you with a
gesture toward the vast audiencel I
see that Richmond will succeed.
want to say for your own comfort that
the United States at large has at this
time, when the campaign is one-half
over, subscribed but IL per cent Of tho
maximum amount which must be
raised. That almost looks like fall
ure, but you people hero are going to
set an example. OF the s14,000.000
allotted to US here in Richmond, S8,0O0.-
600 has been subscribed. This is so per
cent of our share and exactly five
times greater than that given to date
by the rest of the country. We are
waging a battle in Richmond. Virginia.
n bloodless battle. and we are going
TO win; but you muM do your part.
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