Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-14
PATRIOTIC APPEAL
TO CLOSE CAMP PA|GN
Last Opportunity at Hand to
Subscribe for Liberty
Loan Bonds.
ST. JOHNS TO SOUND CALL
Mayor Will Toll Bell in Historic
Church, While Indepen-
dence Hall Answers.
ST. JOHNS TO SOUND CALI

The final appeal to the people of
Richmond to buy "a Liberty bond to
support the United States in it's fight
with the allies for the maintenance
OF freedom and liberty. and for the
release of humanity and the world
from the clutches Of Prussianism. will
be made at noon to-day by Mayor
George Ainslie with one of the great
est patriotic demonstrations this city
has witnessed since the War Between
| the states. The appeal will be re-
| pcated by every church. school and
| fire bell and every whistle in the city.
/ with men on horseback and Boy Scouts
/ relaying the calls on their buEles un-
! til the length and breadth of Richmond
will echo with the nations call to
! war.
Standing in the exact spot in st.
Johns Episcopal Church. at the corner
OF Twenty-ffth and Broad Streets.
where Patrick Henry uttered the i'm
mortal words. Give me liberty or
give me DEATH" Mayor Ainslie will
sound the appeal to the people of this
ely on the age-old church bell. urging
them to go with all haste to their
banks. or any bank. before the ex-
piration of the remaining hours and
purchase a Liberty loan bond.
The Mayors appeal will be con-
tained in the following signal. slowly
tolled out on the church bell:
Three-Buy: Ia: Liberty; A.
Loan: 4-Bond.
LIBERTY BELL TO ECHO
FROM INDEPENDENTS HALL
Simultaneously with the sounding
of the appeal from the bell in the
tower of Richmond's cradle OF liberty.
Mayor Thomas B. Smith of Philadel-
phia. will send forth to the people Of
that city similar appeal on the ia
nous Liberty Bell. which in the DAYS
Of '76 proclaimed to the world that
the colonies had declared their freedom
and would fight until the end Of time
for the maintenance of their liberties.
The Mayors of the two cities, united
in common cause, will exchange
greetings. and will commend each
other for the response Of their citizens
to the call of the nation. All arrange
ments have been made, and while the
first note from the two bells is being
waited forth on the breezes. blue
clad messenger boy will hand TO each
Mayor the message of congratulation.
In Richmond the reminder to those
who have not subscribed to the move
ment will he taken up and repeated
by every church, school and fire bell
in the city, and every manufacturing
plant, steamboat and railroad locomo-
tive will sound sharp blasts Men on
horseback. modern Paul Reveres. will
ride through the streets of the city
with bugles to their lips. and more
than 100 Boy Scouts will be stationed
from Twenty-fifth to Harrison Streets
in front of banks and on downtown
business corners to relay the message
on bugles.
GREATEST DEMONSTRATION
SEEN HERE FOR YEARS
The Scouts will take up the appeal
promptly At 1902 o'clock, and will
sound it four times. at fve-minute
| intervals. Practically the same pro-
gram has been arranged for the bells
OF the city and the whistles. with the
Mayors call preceding them by two
minutes. Other features are yet to be
worked out this morning. which
promise the greatest demonstration
this city has witnessed in years.
The banks will remain open
until o'clock tonight to accept
subscriptions from those who could
not transact this business before that
time. These institutions. however,
must make their final reports to the
Federal Reserve Bank not later than
noon tomorrow. and that bank must
report the Fifth Reserve Districts
subscriptions to the Treasury Depart
ment at Washington.
Richmond leaped forward again yes
terday for the second time this week,
and increased its subscriptions by
more than sl.o00.000. Late yesterday
afternoon the total subscriptions in
Richmond had exceeded $1,000 900 the
amount allotted to this city. and
bankers expected the final figures late