Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-01
BIG BOND DRIVE
MOVES WITH VIM
Good Reports Come From All
Parts of State and
District.
DEMONSTRATIONS PLANNED
Lane, Daniels and Roosevelt Ex-
pected to Be Among
Speakers.

inspired by victorious concerted
oflVes OF General Foch's armies on half
a dozen fronts in Europe and Asia and
reported collapse of two o. more Ger
man allies. thousands of workers in
fichmond. the Commonwealth of Vir-
Einia and throughout the entire Fifth
saeesss,,,,1S aeaa Keserye District, yesterday
second day of the fourth Liberty loan
Gfampaign fap Scattered reports coming
ters last night showed the people an
sswelihe more literally than ever be-
lore the call for war funds.
Subscription totals from any of the
DIVISION Headquarters were unavailable
iast night. but 1t was announced that
mately S6o.Ooo.Oo0 of lis s28o.ooO. 900
quota. Figures for Virginia were not
complied. but Bath Counay, stimulated
workers. was the first unit TO report
SversubScription, It's quota OF sl3S.Ooo
terday. There we're u score OF large
subscriptions entered in Richmond yes
terday. while hundreds OF men aad
dollars. but no announcement OF to-
tais are expected from the city head
quarters until late in the week;
Richmond executive committee last
night that Franklin X. Lane. Secretary
tation to speak here during the cam
paign. The date for the event has no,
made Dsen oed oe oas thus af faf but plans % be
lions on the occasion Of Secretary
Lanes visit.
DANIELS ACCEPTS INVITATION
TO SPEAK ON OCTOBER 4.
Advices from Washington yesterday
stated that Josephus Daniels, Secre-
sary say Of the Navy had arranged to
ssesak sees IN br On sa,ITdsy 2G'S o.
held at that time. The Secretary of
Navy accepted an invitation TO come
here several days ago. but the definite
date was not announced until yester-
day.
Among the other speakers whom the
70 have here during the campaign is
Theodore Roosevelt. Invitation TO ad-
dress an open-air mass meeting in Rich
dent yesterday. and definite announce
ment regarding. his visit here is ex-
the event that roosevelt consents to
come here. the Liberty loan workers
are ansle,Pa;ing 9iH. one Of the blsges.
the former President VIII attract one
Of the largest crowds of the campaign.
Next ss;ds s1nda hY 3ss9ber g. has been
Union as Liberty Loan sunday" John
Kerr Branch. chairman and w. T. Dab
ney, exc executive manager Of the city
inG of the Ministerial Union at the
Y. n. c. A. where the ministers will
day in behalf of the Liberty Loan.
Sermons dealing with patriotism and
the loan Will be preached from all
pulpits. The following resolution was
adopted by. the union:
Resolved. That we give our hearty
cooperation to the committee on the
the education Of our people on the
war necessities Of the hour. and will
present the subject 10 our various CON
gregations next Sunday, October G."
NVEI9TERS
HELP IN BIG DRIVE
1t was the unanimous opinion of
those present at the meeting that
ADVANCE Ai the ps interests Of t the loan 'e and I'd
Rev. Russell Cecil. president of the
union. Is arranging to appoint a com
mittee to corporate and work with
the Liberty loan committee.
O'Clock. and ! o'clock government pic
thea.ers. Admission to the he theaters
VIII be free to the general public.
Arrangements are complete for Spe-
cial celebration in front Of the Federal
Ruiid!ng AL q, Gci'ck this %fssrnoon
Of the principal speakers, while the
theatrical company appearing at the
Strand will appear In the costumes OF
sing for the. crowds.
Between II and o'clock similar
q.
located nj Seventh Street and Second
ADDRESS LoCoMoTIvE WORKERS.
AT PLANT ON BOULEVARD
John K. Branch and w. T. Dabney
yesterday afternoon addressed a meet
Ing of the employees Of the American
Locomotive Works plant on the Boule-
dustrial campaign in Richmond. Dem
costrating the great enthusiasm with
which the workers in the plant viewed
= -. Lr1 TO-,
ployee became the owner of one or
more bonds, and this concern won for
itself membership in Richmond's 100
per cent club. Tabu!ations made by
ynsterdny afternoon, showed tha. SIS
COO worth Of the bonds had been sold.
most remarkable meetings I ever at
night. "Not only did every employee
purchase one or more bonds. thus form
them came back at us and bought a
second time. They figured whether they
had bought all the bonds they could,
little saving here and there. would per
nit them to take another bond. That
is example 'Hat ,b every sc, Reh%Gnde snr ef
service universal, the war is as good as
Won"
BALTIMORE SUBSCRIBES
s37. .s78,s00 FIRST DAY
Phillips Ice ColdSborouEs~, chairman
of the Ealtimore committee. yesterday
wired district headquarters that the
drst days subscription at the Roose-
relt meeting there amounted to s37,-
S7s:Soo. exceeding the total raised by
the city during the entire. campaign
Tor the third loan. The subscriptions
we're divided $. follows: individual.
s14.So6,s50. banking institutions. s23,-
ob2,s5o This is more than half Of Bal
timore's quota, which has been fixed at
s60.695, 900.
Although no official figures on the
city were available last night. the
Richmond committee having adopted
the policy of announcing no more to-
falls OF the subscriptions before the end
of the week IL Is known that many
bonds were sold yesterday. AT every
booth on the streets of Richmond there
was great activity. the woman's COM
mittee reporting a successful day. At
ali banks late In the afternoon it was
said that numerous subscriptions had
been taken.
Bankers were unusually optimistic
over the way the fourth campaign was
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