Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-29
First National Bank Leads
With Subscription of ST.
100000 to Fourth Loan.
DEMONSTRATION AWAKENS
CITY AS CAMPAIGN OPENS
Whole State Answering Call for
Funds to Complete Gen.
Foch's Assaults.
s141,o5o SECURED by WOMEN
Workers to Begin Soliciting at In
dustriai Plants Tomorrow.
Clubs Being Formed.

Workers TO Begin Soliciting at In.
dustrlai Plants Tomorrow.
Clubs Being Formed.
Voluntary subscriptions in the open
Ing day Of Richmond's fourth Liberty
loan campaign totaled s5.250.ooo. ac-
cording to the reports turned into
headquarters last night. This amount
was turned over for the use OF the
American government without any oGl-
cial canvass, yesterday having been
set aside as voluntary subscription
day" in Richmond.
Unprecedented d e m onstrati o n 8
marked the opening OF the campaign
Richmond having been awakened at
6:3o o'clock yesterday morning by the
ringing OF bells. sounding OF Hrs
alarms. horns OF speeding nre truck
and factory whistles. while above tho
city c!rclcd half dozen airpianes
from Langley Field dropping propa.
Eanda bombs
While Riehnond vas making It's
quota OF more than $l?.oo0.000. tho
entire State resounded with the e.
forts OF Liberty loan workers and re-
ports from surrounding ai9'riCxs ar
riving last night showed t',e cal
for money was being answ I'll.
R,s5mnaa smonS TnSssfp'i9nT Ssssy az
last night were the following:
First National .............. $500 900
american National 1880. 100000
Mechanics Merchants
New York Life Insurance
compamy. ;...........: 100000
church III! Bank ........ 100000
Company ...... 10000
Other subscriptions .. $4,000
Women's committee ..... l4l $50
No DEFINITE: FIGURES
AVAILABLE FOR DISTRICT
L. l.. Bemiss. chairman OF the Vir-
finia Central Liberty Loan Committee.
announced last night that excellent re-
ports were coming In from outlying
districts. although definite figures but
fl ON one city had been received.
re,ersourg reported subscriptions
The campaign among the industrial
workers OF Richmond will he started
a, o'clock Monday afternoon with :,
meeting nt the Alco plant OH the Bou-
levard one hundred per cent SUD-
scription viii be sought In every plant
while the Liberty loan committee will
John /. Lee, of Lynchburg has ac-
cepted the invitation to speak Al the
mass meeting to be held at the CITY
Maas pay %ew WyefResssy ye4h oEa
grand opera singer. VIII speak ana
sing at the mass-meeting and also will
address a meeting of the Women's
Letters have been sent out TO all
business concerns in Richmond by the
Advertisers Club asking that every
one contribute TO the genera! publicity
fund for the campaign.
W. r. Dabney. executive manager of
The Richmond Liberty Loan Committee
mcnt regarding the progress OF the
loan work: .
"Richmonds campaign opened mos.
ausp!ciously and in way that augurs
we'll for the success of the movement.
The demonstration carried out this
morning one of the most impress
sive ever held in this city, and awak-
the fourth Liberty loan campaign had
opened, and that they were duty bound
10 buy bonds.
EVERY PERSON MUST
PURCHASE LIBERTY BONDS
Every person in Richmond who rs
able TO purchase a Liberty bond is ca
pected to do so. This city's quota IN
the fourth issue cannot be raised Ir
there are sfackers, and each Individual
must buy AS many bonds as he can.
The war situation now makes it more
than PERSONS duty TO buy bonds;
they must be bought because OF an
urgent necessity brought about by the
tremendous happenings on all battle
fronts in every section.
The time has come when Richmond
must subscribe TO the Liberty loan as
she has never done before. Every other
section Of the country Is going to DO
its best, and this city has got TO
war is being won and now we cannor
afford TO fall behind in the purchase
of bonds which makes possible the
in France and the East.
One of the volunteer and large sub
scriptions received by Richmond banks
was that of the New York Life Insur-
ancc Company, which subscribed $500,
600 through local bank. 1t was an
Another volunteer subscriber was
the New England Mutual Life lnsur-
ance Company. which placed Il sub
scription for $4,000 through Rich
mohd bank.
WESTERN ELECTRIC FIRST
OF 100 PER CENT CONCERNS
The first day Of the drive was fea-
,ured by the formation OF 100 per cent
committee in the third loan. The West
crn Electric Company reported that
every person employed by that firm in
Richmond had become the owner of at
least one bond Of the fourth issue.
An excellent example for all other
organizations and Richmond business
houses was set yesterday by the Vir-
rinia headquarters of the war savings
organization, which reported in the day
that it's entire office force, composed of
seen persons sons hTd SUBSCRIBED for at
immediately given membership in the
100 pei cent club.
The committee was advised at noon
that every officer and employee of the
American Trust Company was the own
CIR of Liberty bond of the fourth is
sue. This bank proved ITO be the first
to make such report to headquarters,
hut others yesterday afternoon were
nearing that point which entities them
to membership In the club. j. a. Nolte
was the first individual to place his
subscription on Saturday. according to
advices received by the executive com
mittee. Mr.. Noltc subscribed $4,000
through tho Church Hiil Bank.