Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-28

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hichmond 70 the new loan. Arrange
incnts for the purchase of This amount
Ms made last nigh, a, special meet
lnE OF the banks directors
That to-day will he indclibly i'm
( pressed upon tho minds and hearts OF
kf,chfn3nd"rs is the assertion coming
might: where final plans had been com :
'.lcicd for a startling expression of tho
iays slEniiicancc How this was TO
/ b" accomplished was Kept secret by the
loan workers
LITTLE ACTIVE SOLICITATION
TO HE DONE; ON FIRST DAY
" today has hrcn set aside as Vol
mniary Subscrinti?n Day" in Richmond
( li'itinT. thus giving the citizens an op-
portunity OF proving their patriotism
OF ranvass- Subscribers 10 the loan
today will be placed on the honor roll
and designated by buttons to be given
speakers viii be on the program In
every theatcr in the city to-day. while
women workers have been assigned to
be open II, all public buildings. in many
stores and on numerous street corners
there viii be patriotic activities in
connection with the loan at many cen
trail points downtown. arrangements
having been fully completed for these
'Figh, or get in line" declared W. T.
Daoney. executive secretary of the
4 Liberty loan committee Yesterday in
discussing. the opening OF the campaign.
fixed at sls.s5Ss6o. s@ice that OF II The ls
/ third loan, and every man and woman
I In Richmond is duty bound 10 lend
! thousands Of American boys who are
hghting our battles across the seas.
Mothers have given their sons. wives
/ their husbands. children their fathers
/ 10 tho cause and those at home can
certainly put their money in tho hands
OF the safest institution in tho world.
! the American government"
hoy SCOUTS PREPARE
TO AID CAMPAIGN
| In preparation for the opening Of the
campaign meeting OF the Boy Scouts
OF the John Marshall High school last
/ night, when plans for the work OF that
organization were outlined 10 the boys.
/ have aided materially in many ways in
raising the required quotas and their
experience is expected to be of con
/ ing the next three weeks.
Executive Secretary Dabney an
nonnssd yesterday that he had been in
/ Josephus Daniels and is making ar
/ rangemcnis for a meeting to be ad
dressed by the cabinet member; Mr..
viia,ion to speak. in, Richmond, but
no date has been fixed as yet
Announcement Of the sneakers in The
Academy OF Music-Dr DOUGLASS
Freeman. $50 r; NJ: Rev. c. II. Hunt
Lyric-Rev. w. f. Thompson. 3 r. NJ;
/ W. II. Adams, 7:3o r. NJ: Senator James
/ Cannon r. NJ.
/ r. ~; Rev. +. T. McFaden. $40 r. VI.
[ wOMAN's ORGANIZATION
Z ACTIVE IN DISTRICT
! Mrs. George J; Seay. chairman OF
tho Fifth Federal Reserve District Of
,l,
! announced last night that all was ready
and waiting. for the big drive. Every
! county in the district. embracing $40
( is thoroughly orga nizcd. and ali state
4 cha irmen have held their conferences
/ to perfect final details for the sale Of
| these bonds, The camnaisn OPENS to-
/ day with a grand flourish of trumpetS.
! since many small clubs and womanS
| organizations throughout the entire
| district have already collected funds
! through the summer 10 invest in this
! loan, and every ounce OF energy pos
| sible will be used TO push the sale Of
the $4,000. 100000 issue throughout the
| whole land.
Any number Of women's orSaniza-
/ tions have planned to Join in ihe cam
/ pablc women in the district have been
| secured to act as chairmen OF the va
| rious county committees. The work
ers. have a splendid spirit of rivalry:
| states of the Fifth District are already
busy securing subscriptions to bring
! llOnOF 10 tnelr SeCllOn
! Mrs. w. NJ. Habliston. chairman OF
! the women's branch OF the Richmond
! Liberty loan committee. announced the
! following organizations to be on duty
! at the various thcaters To day as fol-
! lows:
Academy OF Music--Barton Heights
! Womans Club. $50 +. NJ; Woman's
! Club. $40 p. NJ.
Lyric-Commonwe wealth Chapter. -. ~.
| r.. 2:30 i. NJ; Richmond Chapter. l..
! -. c., 1880 r. NJ: Catholic Woman's
| club. $50 y. M.
/ Strand-Eaual Suffrage League. 2:30
/ L. NJ: Colonial Danes, $50 T.. NJ.
! Twelve ladies from each orGaniZa-
/ tion will he on duty at tho thcatcrS to
assist in taking subscriptions.
MRS. uABLISTON ADDRESSES
] WORKERS AZ JEFFERSON
/ Mrs. lIabiston addressed Il meeting
/ nf the chairmcn and presidents Of the
I various womens clubs connected with
/ the loan campaign at the Jefferson
/ Hotel, during which she announced that
I prizes were to he awarded to the clubs
/ securing the greatest number of SUBJ
/ ScriptiOns. The prizes are to promote
more extensive individual subscriptions.
! j. 4. Mosby & Co. offers prize OF
/ $3.50 in Liberty bonds, while WeiS-
I berger & Co offer Il similar amount.
Second and third prizes of $50 and 500
\ worth Of bonds have heen put up. The
women are wasing their campaign to
| enroll every wage Garner in the city
| as q bond buyer.
| II is expected that practically every
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