The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-15
night. and there must be no let-up
from now until saturday night
when the campaign closes.
johnson NhOOna Them In

sNptUltH ~ JoHHNOH, accompanied bN
4 Private Brady, a Canadian soldier in
vaIded home from the western front
spoke al noon yesterday at the Fulton
( shops of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
way. Many subscriptions were OBJ
tsinedy and the shops thoroughly or
ganized for the sale of bonds. Mr..
I johnson spoke SATURDAY at the Seven
! teenth street shops.
I The same speaker has been sched-
uled by the Richmond committee to
address the workers of the British
American Tobacco company at noon to-
day and again at midnight tonight.
speaking to both the day and night
I operatives
! John Kerr Branch and w. r. Dab
luey. by special request, will go to the
southern Railway shops in South Rich
nond al noon today,
Richmond at noon yesterday was
stli nearly 1000. 200 behind her goal.
and there remained at that time only
| Ave full working DAYS in which to raise
that amount Members of the loan
committee directed attention to this
fact and declared that the job was by
no means ended; that the time for the
biggest task had Just arrived. At the
same time the committee appealed to
the people to reinforce their purchases
by additiona subscriptions without de-
lay in order that the city's quota may
be raised
Demonstrating the spirit that the
people are determined TO do their part
!, in the winning of the war. the follow
ling was extracted from a letter re-
ceived yesterday by one OF the Rich
mond banks from n former resident Of
Rfchmond--a man known to hundreds
OF her citizens and revered by all. He
lis man of moderate means. which
makes his example all the more force.
full. He wrote:
My dear and noble hearted boy who
la i'd down his life for the cause OF jus
tice mercy and truth in the world has
! left an insurance nolicy. I intend do
| ing with II just what is in line with
what ne has done with himseif-give
I il for the help OF suffering by buying
liberty bonds. That, know would
| he the most gratifying disposition Of
I IL TO him.
Il feel that promptitude in meeting
this great caIl is of great value in
stimulating our people. giving great
encouragement to our noble soldiers.
and In discouraging the eonscienceless
and merciless foes"
With Richmond's subscriptions COM
! ing slow the committee was determined
! to continue the house-to- house canvass,
and another group Of workers went
tout from loan headquarters, Eleventh
and Bank streets, at o'clock last
night Other workers. who are urged
| by the committee to report this after
noon at 80 o'clock. will be sent on
a similar mission
Additional reports Yesterday showed
| that in .the great canvass on Sunday
Ginter Park had lead all other sections
OF the city subscribing a total of &a4,-
500 With one exception. this entire
sum was in additional subscriptions.
/ Church Hin also responded most lib
da3
workers a most welcome reception.
Many Increase Purchases.
At noon yesterday the Richmond com
t. mittee announced that two citizens had
Increased their individual subscrip-
tions 10 $4,000 each Both men had
previously placed liberal subscription
but materially increased them when
i Richmond continued TO lag in the drive
for the sale OF bonds. The General
=. Electric company placed $4,000 sub
f~erlption through it's Richmond branch
] while the barber shops at the Murphy
land Richmond hotels obtained 100 per
. cent in their establishments.
Mrs w NJ Habliston, chairman Of
the women's committee. received the
following telegram yesterday.
The president has called on the ma
tlon to oVersubscribe the loan rs ar
imperative measure toward certain anc
complete victory, The national woman
liberty loan committee, approaching al
YOU have already done calls upon YOU
TO take that message to your commu
nifty. ~ versubscription of quota II
= your district must be personal respon
i sihilitv of every liberty loan worker.
(Siened) MRS. w, @. McADOO,
Chairman.
Woman's sales on Saturday aggre
: gated s625oee Mrs. Habliston an
Inounced, bring the total sales to dat
.rNtr
tious were the Business Woman's clul
: and the stsnoHrapher Association o
, Richmond, selling as a unit at the post
IL Office and Seventh and Broad streets
, $3.50, $50; Woman's club at Mosbys. wv,
, 700: Musicians club at Thalhimer's
!, s5i 300: Girl Scouts at Miller e. Rhoads
I sac 400,
: CoIored women's work.
The colored womens committee re
I ported that its Red Cross committe
:, lad sold s6.70e worth of bonds on Sat
turday, the Grand Lodge of Elks 'col
ored), having placed a subscription 10
. $500 through its grand treasurer
James r. Carter,
y Mrs. Habliston declared that tn
e booth at Seventh and Broad streets, o
\ which Mrs G. w. r. Kern is chairman
had made many sales and a record o
. which IT should be justly proud TIL
. number OF individual subscriptions CD
| tanned by this booth is large.
Woman's organizations selling AZ IN
= various booths yesterday were the 10
= connective engineers wives at the post
"a offfce Richmond kindergarten Asso
. citation at Miller & Rhoads, Richmon
! rhanter T. n. G., at Miller Rhoads
. Commonwealth Chapter u, \, r, at Co
: hens Home for Girls at Fourqurean'
Lee Chapter. u. u. c. at Moshys an
the RAY of Sunshine Circle OF KING
> Daughters at Twenty NTH and Broa
= streets.
Organizations selling today viii h
:, the Girls Auxiliary Of the pay Nurser
at Miller 4 Ehoads. Nurses Settlement
Il at Thalhimer's Society OF Eastern sta
Hat cehen's, Beth Ahabah- Auxiliar
! and Council of Jewish Women at Four
, luurean's, Bell Bryan Day Nursery a
, Moshy.s. Girrs club at the postonic
and the St Johns Circle of King
, Daughters at Twenty-ftth and Broa
streets
--Buy Liberty HOnds-
30 Admitted Yesterday
In to 10 O'Clock last night the mum
her Of patients adm tied to John Mar