Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-29
WAR STAMP SALES
TOTAL S100,OO0
Thirty Members Added to Thou
sand-Dollar Club in First
Day of Drive.
CAMP LEE BAND HELPS WORK
Forty Soldier Musicians Here to
Give Concerts as Campaign
Gets Under Way.
CAMP LEE BAND HELPS WORK

NetS OnQeT way.
Riehmond's response in the opening
day of tho war savings stamp drive
which began yesterday. Indicative Of
ultimate success. resulted in subscrip-
iions amounting to more than s1Oo 600.
and the addition OF thirty-three mem
bers to the Thousand Dollar Club"
B"nd concerts and patriotic demon
strations featured tho opening Of the
campaign yesterday. the principal celc-
hration being held at Capitol square
tetwecn and . O'Clock in the after
noon: During the meeting one of the
hShtinE planes from Boiling Field.
near Washington. circled above the
Capitol and tho crowd. now and then
cropping war savings stamp literature.
band TO the opening day Of the cam
paisn. the musicians spending tho day
piayinG a the various booths about tho
city During the morning Mrs. j. Is
bowman, accompanied by the band.
sang The Star-SpanGled Banner" at
:; meeting in front of the post office
Chpitol square demonstration was a
thirteen ycar-old Armenian boy. who
sang IN" .Marseiilaisc" in French.
Colonel Thomas r. McAdams ycstcr-
uay urged that wherever possible tho
hcalth authorities lift restrictions on
PUBLIC meetings in order that tho drive
cess:ul lie had instructed the work
crs throughout Virginia TO push the
campaign Vigorously: They will be
sitcd by ten American soldiers who
have been q, the front. who viii de-
/ liver addresses in behalf Of the sale
OF stamps.
McADAMS ENPLAINS
"TiIOUSAND-DOI.LA CLtB"
Among o,hc. things Colonel Me
'dams yes,orday explained the Thou
sand Dollar Club" feature as ii ar
t"c's those who have already bought
z stamps. lie said:
that $1,000 worth OF stamps must &c
purchased at orc time in order TO be
course. an erroneous idea. II a per
son nov holds. for instance. $500 worth
OF stamps II Is only necessary for him
70 buy 500 worth TO become a maxi
plies to amy other sum less than ST.
Geo worth now in possession OF sub
scriber"
New members OF the Thousand Dol
lar Club secured yesterday include the
Herbert Jackson, Miller a.
Rhoads. Larus Bros; J. Rosenfeld.
r. Palmer. W. 5. Forbes. W. r. Jef-
fries. y. j. Hancock, Mrs. y. J. Han
cock Cora " rerT!ne, Stephen PgtnSy.
Wallace. Dr. j. shelton Horsley. Nathan
simon, Dr. J; Fuimer Bright John
HiTsehesgs HIT; Ro Rr n S,.; W Mlisr, Mrs
turing Company. W. G. Flake. Rich
nond Art Company. Mrs. T T. West.
7. T. West. Rank of Commerce and
Trusts Mrs. Charles l.. Splitter, s. &.
Robertson Edward y. Calisch and l..
I.ich,ersteins Sons.
BUCkLEY APPOINTED TO AID
MERCHANTS IN ADVERTISING
Merchants throughout the city arc
and Publicity Director l.indeman has
appointed NJ. II. Buckley to take charge
Of this work and assist the merchants.
Director Litchford has asked that all
who signed pledges prior to the pres
ent drive make an effort TO redeem
those pledges II; this time. as it is
earnestly desired that as much actual
cash as possible be raised for the gov
ernment before the end oil the two
weeks set aside for this work.
Lack OF funds FOL. advertising said
Assistant Director Schwarzschild. lis
threatening to curtail our efforts: our
Bans pI1ls' Unless .a he has the means s viii III
which TO pay for the advertising con-
tracted. The committee has no money
Fl. d. Armstrong a few public-spirited
citizens have come TO our rescue with
suhscriptions that are much needed
We. however. must have at least So.
800 additional or We cannot carry out
our publicity plans"
In order to raise this money. MI
roll Montague and Mrs Garrett Wall
will make a strenuous canvass during
the next few days. MIR. Armstrong WILL
in the meantime. continue his work on
behalf of the advertising fund To
date. the following have subscribed to
this iund Universal Motor Company.
d Whitlcck, Harold Garment shop.
Horace s. Wright & CO.. Nathan simon.
u. y. Prentiss. Ralston Boot shop. NJ. d.
stone Motor Company. coburn Motor
Sales Corporation. In addition. there
have been received two subscriptions OF
500 each the donors desiring TO re-
The Woman's Club desires ii an
nounced that their days AT the booth
at Ninth and Main, will be Monday.
instead OF Tuesday; Thursday and Sat
urday, AS previously announced. The
prize, il any be won by them, will be
donated TO Il war charity. The chair
men OF tho work are Mrs. Robert
Cabell and Mrs. Il. o. McCahe.
GOVERNOR DAVIS INDORSES
WAR SAVING STAMP IDEA
Governor Wes,morcland Davis yes
terday issued the following statemen,
in connection with the campaign:
Thousand Dollar Club offers splen-
did opportunities for the expression of
club. each business organization and in
dividual should join: that it may have
a membership of at least 5000 in Rich
mond. The names of the members o:
this club will be placed on an honor
roll held in the state archives. which
will be much priced by posterity. This
war will soon be ended. and our brave
boys back home. ii the means be pro
Vided vigorously to strike the dismayed
enemy. We must lind ourselves as men,
not of words, hut Of patriotic action.
T'rotlteering in patriotism will not win
the war What the country requires is
loyalty expressed in material aid All
who can. by any sacridce.. do so, should
join the $1,000 war savings stamp
club
t,intors End Long Flight.
Ry Associated rrcss.l
PENSACOLA. FLA, October Is
Three naval aviators arrived hero to-
day cfter flight down the coaa; from
in this country. The planes left Phil.
adelphia last Thursday morning and
made stops at Morehead' C!ty. y G.,
Paris Island. :. c.. and - Augustine.
ii:,,, nd T. MIN Ihn trim