The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-27
Banks VIII Stay Open All
Day to Enable Everybody
to Get His Share of Liberty
Bonds
DISTRICT PASSES ITS
MINIMUM SUBSCRIPTION
Every Availa Bile Agency
Throughout Virginia and
Neishboring States Engaged
in Patriotic Endeavor

The biggest and last day of the sec
ond liberty roam campaign begins this
morning. Every possible agency for
the taking of the entire allotment will
be used by the officials of the move
ment
Reports from everywhere in the dis
triCt state that mammoth plans for
todays drive will be In operation and
that all indications point to a far
greater success than that of the first
liberty loan
The Fifth dEstIic practically reach
ed its minimum assessment last night,
and before the -eiese tsf business hours
tonight II is confidently expected to
rus close to the maximum OF slS5,
ope 01Q.-Iha final REL port - tses AFfaef
| Seay OF the Federal Reserve bank
last night was sfl4600.000, and in
, each incoming telegram from the .lo-
erty loan committees of the district
! it was stated that today would be the
biggest day OF the drive. Yesterdays
campaign resulted in subscriptions
amounting ts more Than $4,000, Q90.
I showing thAx the people OF the farm
( Ing districts have at last been aroused
and are answering the cali OF the gov
eminent.
4 AS evidence Of the patriotic spirit
( that is row meeting the appeals OF
the liberty loan committees Of the
Fifth district, a few OF the numerous
kilograms raceived by Governor Seay
OF the Federal Reserve bank are
printed below.
Columbia. S. Ga tsttsemt8c re orts
assure south Carolina of passing its
minimum allotment with a million to
spare Whole state fun head OF steam
for splendid finish" r. w. Robert
son. chairman OF liberty loan commit
tee,
! Wilmington, n. C.-''Total subscrip-
/ tion 10 date Sl,l2S.0oo, and all re-
/ ports not in" r. w. Dick, chairman.
Sumter. s, C.--'TotaI aggregate of
saae,l5o, and more to follow" j, C..
Strauss. chairman.
has subscribed Sfr4l 5000 and HART
son county totals 81 500, 600. Upshur,
Lewis and Doddridge counties pass
minimum allotment"
Covington. Na.-~''Mass meeting
raised $4,000, making total OF Szoa.-
600 for Coyington. stiil working"
Swan Quarter. n C.---"Bank of
Hyde subscribed full apnaEaiaanassf2t
and boud owned by every open school
1 in Hyde county"
Yesterdays state campaign closed
! in a surprisingly successful manner.
The official report of Chairman Rich
ard H Smith of the central commit
tee at the cad IF the day was slightly
lin excess of s35 900 00o, which over
1subscrihes the minimum apportion-
ment by al least IS 100000. Twice SIS
many banks are low reporting 10 the
committee as during the first week
or the drive. but there are still large
number of these banks not reporting,
I mi fs t,- ha1taxaH ht, he
mittee that they are simply holding
back their reports and will send them
j in today,
| Some OF the largest subscriptions
4 reported yesterday by the cities and
j towns OF The state were; Orange bank.
with $4,000: Toauo bank. $4,000;
National Bank of Chiihowie, $4,000;
Waynes horo National bank, s3S.5oa;
/ Bank of Cape Charles. $4,000; Peo-
/ pies Bank Of stephens City. $4,000;
Mercantile Bank OF Norfolk. $4,000:
| and the Bank of Riverhead. $4,000.
| Chairman Smith stated Last night that
the committee had practically assured
/ itself that today's campaign would
| bring the total up to approximately
| $50, 100000.
/ Gigantic preparations are on in
Richmond today for doubling the
minimum allotment of sill 900. 900
ftnAt WIS dSSeSSSu DS the ieOHTdl re-
serve system, Great enthusiasm
marked yesterdays drive, and at the
close of the day the aggregate total
WAS more than SIT, 500, 900. or half of
| the subscriptions of the entire state.
| Today is the last chance to add to
1.-THE glory Richmond has already at
1 tanned, and the final squirt for the tape
promises record equalling, il not
excelling. that OF the first loan.
The hanks of. the city will remain
open until 6 o'clock to allow all posi-
Bile subscriptions to come in. A
strenuous drive TO touch the hearts
of every man and women in the city
! is the goal of the committee today
! and no stone will be left unturned.
Solicitations will be made in the
| homes. on the streets, in the shops
and factories Every one in the city
will be self appointed committee to
assist in making the campaign truly
American.
About eighty officers and men from
Camp Lee took an active part In the
drive yesterday and did a great work
Their solicitations were sassstf fiji ed
mainly to the smaller shops and fac
tories and 1t is estimated that their
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