Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-02
ENERGY INCREASES
IN LIBERTY DRIVE
Good Gains Reported Everywhere
Throughout Fifth Reserve
District Sectors.
MASS-MEETING FOR TONIGHT
Women Workers Will Predomi-
nate Drive To-Day-Lane
Here Saturday.
FOR TONIGHT

tfnued with increased energy yester
day, reports from the firing line telling
OF magnificent progress in the drive,
the detectives of which are American
dollars.
Everywhere steady advances and big
gains were made by the squads, com
panies. battalions and regiments of
Liberty loan workers who are bombing
out every nook and corner and bring
ing forth hundreds OF bond buyers.
Forces Of the loan legion Yesterday
were too busy in their forward drive
to make any definite count OF the
number Of dollars that had been sub
porting to headquarters sent op:imis-
,ic messages showing that their bonn
pardments were proving successful and
ready for Uncle Sam and the other
army OF fighters across the sea
state headquarters heard from $50
out Of 2.e5o banks in the Common
wealth. showing that sl4,l5S.OoO was
subscribed Monday. in addition TO cash
sales Of $4,000 900.
DISTRICT WORKERS NEAR
HUNDRED MILLION MARK
Indications arc that the Fifth Dis
toward the 100000 0OO-inar Reports
from the district are slow in coming in
ana the officials at headquarters We're
amount subscribed, although taking as
basis the 100000. 900 reported Mon
day night. it is believed this amount
has been Increased by at least s25,-
100000.
There are no new reports from the
Maryland or West Virginia contingents.
but more than Sl:25o.ooo were sub
campaign at Raleigh. y. G. This equals
half of that city's quota and more than
the total subscribed during the third
drive.
Small arms an,,u,;t;o, mich .
effect was used by the Richmond
iegions. ali day Yesterday, statesmen
and saieswo'nen working at different
morning until night. Scores OF small
subscribers came forward while the
campaign in the industrial plants con-
BUYERS in the city yesterday was the
lrudential Life Insurance Company,
which subscribed $4,000.
OTHER CITIES MAKE GOOD --a-...-st
PROGRESS IN CAMPAIGN
Reports from the Liberty loan war
trophy trains now touring in West Eir-
ginia and North Carolina denote en-
Sorfok ever % hsTe 6sse At
scribed. while Petersburg shows a total
Of $1,000 600 Al S,aunton, commit
hours. while Ashevlle has come for
ward with sl.l5o. 200. Canton, which
is in Haywood County. " -. has over
subscribed its quota by $4,000. having
raised $4,000.
Battalions of automobiles are being
organized in Granville County. y. c.,
objective, quota of $4,000 This
drive will cover every road and town
in the county.
Workers at Seven Pines yesterday
made by Richard Chester, assistant
works manager for the Founda tion
EompanY ounaaion bauglGad;ns nIaH The
scribed $4,000, the keenen Commissary
Company. 50, 300; Smith & Hicks ST.
600, and the Jefferson Coal and Wood
Company. $1,000.
At CITY
AUDITORIUM FEATURE TONIGHT
Women workers in Richmond Liberty
loan legions will hold the center of the
stage today. several meetings under
their auspices being conducted to-day.
and big mass s-meeting arranged for
tonight at the City Auditorium John
L. Lee, OF Lynchburg, and Miss Maude
Fay, grand opera singer, will be the
principal speakers on the program at
the ass-meeting.
Miss Fay will address the women at
clock this afternoon At the Woman's
Club and again tonight at S:l5 at the
city Auditorium. Letters have been
sent out to thirty-niae women's or
each member attend the mass-meeting.
Seats will be reserved for them in front
OF the stage. but the meeting. which
wrai rs srcb be rfsSidea pre- over by J9hn kerI
com mittee, will be open TO the PUBLIC.
Each womans organization Will also
appoint special committee to sell Lib
crty bonds at the auditorium tonight.
ILAN FOR ENTERTAINMENT
OF LANE on SATURDAY
The executive committee announced
yesterday that Franklin *. Lane. Sec
retary of the Interior, would visit Rich
stration was being planned in his hon
or PlanS ars also being made for
the visit of Secretary OF the Navy Dam
iels on October -. The committee yes
terday sent another telegram TO Col
onel Theodore Roosevelt. fearing that
the first message was not delivered,
Roosevelt has proven himself a hard
r,an to follow. but the committee be-
mond.
Miss Maude Fay will arrive in Rich
mcnd at 1:25 o'clock to-day. and wiz
he met by a reception committee. Miss
Fay is & native of San Francisco. and
spent about fourteen years abroad.
travelling extensively in France: Eng
land, Germany. Italy and several other
countries. Durir~ this period she was
a grand opera Singer. and appeared be
fore the royalty OF every country
abroad in which She has been
While singing III Belgium she was
bestowed with special favors by the
Queen Of Belgium. She was abroad for
eighteen months after the outbreak Of
tie European war. and during this
ment prooler,, which was confronting
al: helligerent natio1s at that time.
MAUDG FAY Is QUALIFIED
TO SPEAK ON WAR WORK
For this reason she is especially fa
miliar with conditions in those coun
:ries as a result OF the war and knows
fail well the great part the women are
! laying in the industrial life OF these
countries. She is considered especially
qualified TO speak 10 the women Nof
Richmond, telling them of the need for
the sale of Liberty bonds and how they
can best help this country win the war.
Seated on the stage at the City Au-
ditorium tonight will be Mrs; George
Mrs. Samuel Cohen, Mrs. Herbert w.
Jackson. Mrs. Charles Gseenehaum.
Misses May and Julia Moore. Miss
Elizabeth Boyd, Mrs. J. n. Vaughn. Jr..
Mrs Beverly Randolph, Mrs. G! w. T.
Kern. Mrs. William Thalhimer. Mrs.
Putney, Mrs. +. l.. Bemiss.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Norvell. Miss Lucy a. But
trick. Mrs. John *. Branch, Mrs. John
NJ. Miller. Jr.. Mrs. John A. Coke. Jr.
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