The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-01

make short talk while workers solicit
sales in The audience.
The woman's committee has also
made arrangement for special features
today and between . and o'clock the
players from the Strand theater will
appear at the two Broad street booths.
located at Second -aaa at Seventh
streets
The executive committee was advised
Yesterday that Josephus Daniels, secre-
tary of the navy. would visit Richmond
on October I2 The committee an
nounccd last night that efforts were
being made TO bring Colonel THEODORE
Roosevelt to Richmond to deliver a
liberty loan address before the close
Of the campaign.
Sell Many Bonds.
While official figures were not avail
able last night. the committee having
adopted the policy OF announcing no
more totals Of the subscriptions before
the end Of the week. II is known that
many bonds were sold yesterday. At
every booth on the streets OF Richm ond
there was. great activity. the woman's
committee reporting a successful day
At all banks late in the afternoon II
was said that they had done we'll
a number Of large subscriptions
were made public yesterday. shortly
after noon the Northwestern Mutual
i<iIH insurance company, as result Ol
/ The efforts of the local agents.
Aunspaugh, Motley and Aunspaugh,
placed subscription through one Of
the Richmond banks for sT5. 900. Other
large subscriptions announced yester-
day were the Mutual Life Insurance
company. of New York. $4,000; J. r.
Johnson and company, 100000, Hotel
ReuRer, $l00oe: J. A. Jones. Of New
Fern. n ca $50 900 through a Rich
h4.Hlr- Tnhar-
co company. through the Allen and
Ginter branch. s150.000 the W II.
Miles Shoe company. $50. 900: the
Standard Oil company. through the
Richmond branch, $4,000. John r, VIII
son and company, 100000.
All important local plants are work
ing to place a. bond in the hands Of
every empioye, which will qualify the
csta biishment for a membership in the
to0 per cent club. which is being form
Ell in the city. A number of concerns
have also sold bond to every en-
ptoye they are. Jerry Brothers Belt
ing company, the United States Con-
sol1dated Railroad ticket office, the
general managers office, treasury de-
partment and purchasing department OF
the Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroad company, the Alec
company. and the Virginia Fire and
Marine Insurance company.
AT the last moment yesterday it was
found that the demonstration planned
At - O'Clock in front of the postoffice
would have to be abandoned. The COM
mtttee had planned among other fea-
lures a marine corps quartet. but a
telegram came from Washington an
nnuncing that no marines. soldiers or
sailors would be permitted to sing,
make speeches or do soliciting in the
fourth campaign. In the short interval
the committee found it Impossible TO
arrange other features TO replace the
marines.
Daily Postoni~e Feature.
Plans have been made for special
war demonstration each day of the
campaign in Lront Of the postonice
The praerauF includes speeches by
prominent men. singing by wellknown
stars and many other features which
Will be arranged from day to day. This
part of the drive is under the direction
Of the war feature and entertainment
committee. Of which Z. NJ Crutchfeid
is chairman. Henry Sehwarzschild
handles the theatrical end Of the pro
gram and ia arranging the features for
the postoTicc demonstrations
one Of the most important features
Of The campaign is believed to be the
drive that is conducted daily in the
three Speaking theaters OF Richmond
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Music, the Lyric and the Strand for
each performance by the executive com
mittee. and following the fve-ninute
talks a special committee OF twelve
women furnished by the woman
organization. works in the audience
obtaining subscriptions.
Alexander Theiien. the stewart at
the Westm oreland club. set an example
Yesterday. which won high praise from
members Of the executive COM
rnftfee. which passed the sug
rcstion along to other willing workers
suhScriptions at the club yesterday ana
Succeeded in selling $4,000 worth or
bonds, The subscription cards for which
he delivered tn headquarters last h'ghf.
Live Wire Speakers.
Sneakers ut the Lyric theater yes
taraay afternoon and last night were
Jcxsc Duke, hin Montague and j. G.
Easfey Henry Schwarzschild ana
Albert a. Boschen spoke at the
Academy Of Music, and Leon Waller
stein at the strand n number OF
subscription were obtained by the "o-
men workers The Federated Mothers
club solcitated at the strand theater
the Social Service federation at the
Academy and the Nurses Settlement
ana the Barton Heights Woman's club
at the Lyric.
the woman's committee announced
that the workers of the theaters TO-
day would be the Musicians club at
the Lyric at might and a special com
tnftfee of young women, of which MISS
gllrn wallace is chairman. in the ar
ternoon. The committee from the
Housewives League of Richmond, has
teen assigned to the Academy OF MUSIC
tonight. and q committee Of south
Richmond women headed by Mrs w,
n rradley 10 The Lyric.
/, was announced that the speakers
nj the theaters today would be Rev
pr. MacI.achlin. at the Academy
Henry Schwartzschud and Norman a.
Johnson, at the Lyric. and Norman II,
Johnson and William II Adams, at
the strand.
Mrs. w NJ Hahliston, chairman OF
the wonan,s committee, announced
Yesterday that the Jewish women OF
Richmond, were conducting vigorous
house to house campaign in Richmond
among members of the Beth Ahabah
auxiliary. and tho Council OF iewlsh
women under the direction or MIS-
Myer Kirsch and Mrs. Leon waller
stein. The Barton Heights woman
club has also started house~to~hoose
vauyHss- IN that seet4eH- ct the city
Plans were being worked out last
nityht by the women's committee Tor
the entertainment Of Miss Maude FAY
VINO win arrive In Richmond tonight
and the mass meeting to be staged at