Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-10
SCHOOLS MAKING RECORD
IN SALE OF THRIFT STAMPS
Total Yesterday $1O,3O3.25, Making
Grand Total for Week
%05,i21.
BINFoKD PUPILS IN PARADE
March From School on Floyd Ave-
nue. TO the City Hall and Dispose
OF Many Thrift Stamps To Those
Viewing the Procession.


Entering the home stretch In tho
ihrtft Week drive, the pupils OF the
schools in this city yesterday turned
IN the largest total las yet recorded,
amounting to S19.3o32J. As the origi-
; nal allotment was passed before tho
close OF the campaign Wednesday,.
without any apparent effort. the chill
dren are now carrying the work TO
close with the main object Of rolling
up total that shall be tie envy OF
every city in the State. and II the use
OF slang may be overlooked II appears
that the sky IL the limit"
Without doubt the most noteworthy
feature Of the days campaign was the
splendid parade conducted by tho chill
dren from tn. Hinford Junior High
school headed by 1t life and drum corps
and platoon Of about seventy-hve
boys on bicycles
Extending about three blocks in
length. the column Of children rescm-
bled n long strip Of red, white and blue
ribbon. Small tags were everywhere
and the girls formed "A most attractive
unit IN their neat blue skirts and white
MILDLY blouses. surmountcd by rcd sun
pohnets. Following the pla toon o! BIZ
cycle riders. whose wheels reseinblcd
"hirligigs. with the spokes interviewer
With the national colors. came large
unit OF BOY Scouts in the snappY
hhaki uniforms. This group was fol-
loved by unit OF boys and girls car
rying Old Glory. with the general stu
dent body bringing up the rear.
BINFORD SCHOOL GIVES
BRILLIANT PARADE
The parade started from IN from, of
the school on Floyd Avenue at .
o'clock, marching through the main
thoroughfarcs of the city to Capitol
Square, where the pa!aders d!sbanded,
TO make a whirlwind campaign OF the
dow town district.
$ Following their parade Of yesterday.
the four-minutc speakers Of the BIN
ford school Viii tour the main streets
Of the city to-day. stopping AT the inn
portant cortNsps 10 MAKE addresses in
behalf OF thrift.
The pupils of tho Navy nm school
also held 3, rouSinE parade yesterday
in Jackson ward. resulting in u net
total of $50 in tn. sale Of securities.
during the progress Of the process ion.
the sale Of tci! war savings certificates
TO one man At the iIippndromc being
The most noteworthy transaction.
Oak Grove School also held IA parade
Tin the streets adjacent TO the school,
preceding the prize speaking contest
in tho auditorium OF the school. Miss
Buruetta Alley was declared the WIN
ncr by the Judges. and WAS awarded
u diploma in appreciation " her work
by Rev. John 4. Tate The s. war saw
ing certificate. offered by Frank r.
Hall. as a reward for the pupil mhk!ng
the best showing in the sales OF the
baby bonds at this school, was Won by
Robert bowman. The presentation was
made by Rev. NJ. H. Lancaster.
Another school with but a small mum
her OF scholars, which Is making a
record for itself as did the pupils OF
Inh sy,ljI 90 is he 90 e. & m
Lutheran. with but thirty-hve pupils.
Their record is s1I1.1j.
FIGURES FOR SALES
IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
The following figures, including yes
terday's sales were given out by the
officials In charge Of the campaign last
night: