Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-18
RICHMOND. IS ]. ASSIGNED
s7,000,0000F WAR. LOAN
Campaign TO Place These Bonds Will
BE Conducted Along Elab-
Oratc Lines.
BANKS OPEN LIBERTY CLuns
Peple and Noting Go to Washing.
ton TO Consult Federal Reserve
Board as to Plans for Great Bond.
Selling Campaign.

Concerted action for the sale of v;r.
ginin's allotment of the $4,000 600 ooo
Liberty loan bonds. which are beiny
ohereo TO the American public by tho
fcderal government as it's first war
measure is expected TO be taken prob
ably tomorrow. practically all of the
preliminary details for conducting the
campaign having been COMPLETED.
HEADQUARTERS for members of the To-
cal executive committee. the publicity
ma mayer and other workers were being
Street under the direction Of the Rich
ihohd Federal Reserve Bank with the
cooperation OF every banking ins,i-
tuition and banker in the city.
Deputy Governor pcple. OF the Fifth
reserve Bank. and Frederick Il. Nolt-
ing. of the special local committee.
were in Washington yesterday attend
ing conference Of the Federal Re-
serve Board. This special conference
nj which there were representatives
from eleven OF the reserve institutions
the exception being San Francisco-
was called by the reserve board for
the special purpose OF working out
final plans in the bond-selling cam
paign.
DETAILS or PLAN ARE
UNUSUALLY ELABORATE
Both delegates from this city are
expected TO return TO Richmond this
morning. and meeting of the cxccu-
tive committee Will be held TO re-
ccivc their instructions. Active work
is expected TO be started at once in
interesting the public in the Liberty
bonds The details Of the campaign.
AS already tentatively worked out. arc
unusually elaborate. and plan 10 reach
every man and woman in the country
able TO purchase single bond
Special committees have already been
organized in every large city In every
State within the bounds OF tho rif,h
Reserve District. These executive COM
mittees have formed other local com
mittecs. which have been pledged the
assistance and cooperation Of civic and
industrial bodies throughout this sec
ZION OF the country.
Announcement was made yesterday
that Richmond's share of the loan
would be approximately $1,000. 100.
with AN assignment OF about $50. 900, 900
to the State of Virginia Practically
the same methods for tho sale Of the
bonds will be adopted in this district
as have been worked out in other sec
tons or the country, although street
booths. which have been established
in New York City. will hardly be given
n trial in Richmond.
BANKS TO ORGANIZE
LIBERTY LOAN CLUBS
Bankers are entertaining great OK
pcctations In this city from the Lib
erty loan savings clubs. which will he
established by every banking institu-
ton in Richmond. These clubs will be
conducted along the general lines Of
tho Christmas and vacation clubs, and
tho subscribers given ten months or "a
year in which to complete the payments
on their subscriptions.
Subscription blanks will be distrih-
uted to all the larger factories and
manufacturing plants in the next few
days. while all civic organizations will
be requested TO impress upon their
members the Importance Of supporting
tho movement. The advantage OF SC
curing the bonds on easy payments
will exist only between June ! and o
after which date tho membership lists
in the savings club will be closed