The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-09
Merchants National and Ma
tional State and City Swell
Total to Five Millions
MASS MEETINGS AND
GREAT PARADE PLANNED
All Bank Directors Meet at
Noon in Chamber of Com
merce Auditorium 49, Com
rnittee Now Meets Daily

The second liberty loan campaign
Is moving as such a campaign shouiu
and always will move in good oio
Richmond.
Two big banks showed the aggre'
r-,,te OF subscriptions up 10 approx
metely five million dollars yesterday
the Merchants National bank suhscrlo-
ing one million dollars and its near
netrhbor. the National State ana City
hank. subscribing To seven hundred
Thousand dollars worth Of Uncle sam
promises TO pay
Breaks Its Deposits Record
An interesting banking feature oil
the dav. which fits very well into this
story right here. Is that the deposits
IN the National State and CITY bank
broke all records for that ume-honor
ed institution. req ching the magnih-
cent total Of $4,000 600
Last night, before the million dollar
suhxrrintfon Of the Merchants Ma
+lo.al had been officially reported 10
him. and hence not being taken into
account IN the figures then given out.
Executive Manager Dabuev reported
that the subscriptions toward ktch-
r.cnd's allotment were approximately
$4,000 600.
Committee To Meet Daily.
fun meeting Of the Richmond
liberty loan committee vas held AZ
headquarters yesterday morning AT
1915 o'clock Chairman John Kerr
French presiding. II was decided that
thereafter the committee should meet
datlv until the close of the campaign
NJ 3 o'clock p Nj AZ headquarters,
The chairman made a brief but
earnest talk urging uneeastng activity
until the campaign shall have heen
brought TO triumphant eonsumma-
tiou.
Parade ana sfass Meetings.
II was decided 10 hold a great ma
~eae and mass meettnE on Sunday
afternoon. October IA. the meeting 70
ne held IN the CITY Auditorium An
other great meeting viii be held az
historic 81 Johns on Saturday after
noon. October 90.
Two oY the most distinguished
sneakers I'm this country, Rev, Or s
Parks Cadman. Of BROOKLYN. and Rev.
pr. Newell Dwigh. HILLS, Of New
= ysr r. gare expected 70 spea3 81 tsoRa
meetings,
The following committee has been
na,oea 70 arrange for the meetings
and parade:
Civde n Ratcliffe. Walker Scott. w.
Fl. Adams, II Carl Roschen, Walker
G CottrelI. !. r Planetary. John Kerr
Brarch ard " r. Dabney.
Rank Directors Meet at Noon
A. noon today the directors OF sill
cf the banking Institutions of the CITY
vii. meet In the auditorium of the
Chamber If Commerce fo rthe pur
pose OF reinforcing the efforts feing
tv - fps-s
Addresses ware begun yesterday At
Tire theaterS John Stewart BRYAN
smoke az the Academy yesterday after
noon and Joseph G. Taylor spoke last
night Both speakers were splendid
" received Al the Lyric Mayor
George Ainslie spoke at the m&tinee
Augustine Royal at the evening per-
fovmances, to Interested audiences.
The liberty loan committee desires
that each man and woman in Rich
monf shall buy AT least one Of the
bonds The terms are SO easy that ro
person earning even small wage
need he deferred Don't be a fnan-
c,al Stacker" Is one OF the slogans OF
the campaign
Every legitimate means is being
taken TO bring the bonds to the at
tention OF the public. the government
Itself now being among those using
street car sign advertising
Each C1ty's Quota.
Governor George ]. Seay. Of the
Richmond Reserve bank ON yesterday
gave out the following figures indicat-
ting the amount each city IN Virginia
"a expected To subscribe, the total for
the state being $4,000, 900: