The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-03

tan. and IL turned out 10 he moS' pro-
ductive Of funds.
AZ intervals Secretary Dsbney
shouted out the subscriptions as thcE
we're turned in Patriotic men ana
women made their way through lH'
crowd. and equally as patrlot}c men
and women came across with "hA'
they could for bonds and more bonds.
Nany Of those who subscribed yes
,ersay had already taken up many
bonds, but they came ND nlanIuttN q" -
Touxht more Very likely they VII
huv more TO-DAY and tomorrow 6Ut
there were hundreds ~ the crow"
who had not bought. The sweet L}u
SIC from the portico Of the posiotnco
apreslins through the strains o. ne
--spanriei Banner, Dixie and
tbe -sMsrseillsfSe " caught them wh"Te
the heart strings lie, and they chipped
IN for the cause Of hum Anity Ike re.
roes
The man with the button was The
proud man. and there was pientS
Of them Few without buttons were
seen and those few were soon iandfd
by the canvsssing cNnmlttee
Cheer after cheer greeted the an
nounceu1 ents. and it'there was man
within sound of that crowd who had
no part in the "goings on ne must
have indeed been adamaut
welcome Grut Vocalist.
Mms Braslaus appearance was the
signal for great applause she ~
introduced by Mayor Ainsde, "he
talked about three minutes, ur2ln@
the crowd to show It's patriotism ny
helping enlarge the ro@ that "a@ ne
ing sent over tn roll the hordes hach
be~ond the Rhine He paid htunf
tribute to the little Woman who Mas
giving OF her valuable time ami hei
precious voice 20 help swell the sale
OF bonds
Then the national anthem rang ou'
on the busy Main street air AS II nae
never done before Al the Heconf
stanza Miss Braslau invited the cro"'
10 toin her They took her ~ hci
word and ..ana voices rang clearly
through the anthem, While an ndp
went of- and an men stood % aiten
tion
To say the scene was inspHin'
nouId he putting 81 mildly There Il
no WORD in the English language tina
will At the place. Those voices coul'
have been heard for miles in an ope'
space. Many OF the singers were GU
o. rune Many Of them howled IN
stead Of sung But ali shouted an
,he nose was the thing,
~ the conclusion Of thir demon
Atratlon Secretary Dabney announce
subscriptions amounting 70 500 900.
pretty good for one song com
mented MIR Dabney in stentorla
voice Now let s sing another son
while the polite ushers pass anon
you
spirit of France.
The spirit OF France appeared,
:. Professor " Kirk Mathews. At IN
piano, struck the key. and Mess EraS
Tho nF i0d
IF Arc lowered near. The crowd hel
its breath. and there was stilines
broken 0nly nv the went strains 6
that soui-inspIring marching song e
France, "MarsailIaise
Ten thousand hands applauded an
600 throats cheered the singer an
she song
In the meantime the canvasser
had heen busy again l ? to me m
imitahie pahp<E were passed pse
ages OF cards bea ring The signature
ri hundreds who had been impreFseN
into the sense Of duty in Spendin
their money IN good cause an
those who had been WithstandinE a
appeals had come across.
Another 100000 was announced
and the applause WAS deafenine.
Then Miss Braslau delivered he
frst public speech She said that
was the duty Of all ~ everyone pres
emit 10 help the boys over there, VII
are even now throwing them selves he
fore the cannon and the gas bonn
for the sake Of humanity ana 70
their country and fheis homes Thos
who cannot go over. she sad. coul
do the HA4+ -aest-+h.HG- +s.3d sliAseIi44
for liberty bonds The &haald <
their limit and sacrifice themselFe
for those who had given their a.
and had sacrificed themselves TO thei
limit
Her speech was welcomed VT
great cheering and she sang Va
Columbia AZ ~ hsd neNor hefor
been sung
Busy Mrs. George Seay
In q little trf-colored booth 10 th
se6t Of the singer 4 bevy Of iadieI
headed nv Mrs George j Seay char
j man of the committee Of most faith
ful and indefati gable workers wer
"a busy as hive OF bees. Noluntee
subscribers crowded around the boot
where tho liberty bell stood. an
signed themselves up for hundreds G
I. dollars worth ~ bonds These wer