The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-29
,sea i,5es $40. ssS- $50

The hast hap Of the liberty bond
drive has bean reached and the va
r.ouA comm tfteaS will vie with each
other In the great chase down the
stretch.
All lines win be drawn from haad-
quarters this morning. and wires VIII
he pulled from every direction This
iast great dash promises To surpass
vii former efforts. and with united
null the goal win be reached in good
order. ana with ftnai results most in
terestinG and satisfactory.
Personal contact com raitte@e will
~~t busy the frat thing this morning.
Every man who meets another will
have n word of greeting supplemented
with the question:
Have you got your bond yes
Those wearing buttons win not be
QUESTIONED" sHid Secretary Dabney.
FOR the badge OF patriotism speaks
for itself. But those who have SO
far overlooked their prerogative of
being either n patriot or a Stacker
VIII BE- gwen the opportunity OF ex-
planning There VIII be no arguments
Of course nor win there be any
embarrassing situations But every
rrAn viii be expected 70 show his
soloxS"
Jpnyfng for Bonds
BcxMas ma-w be paid for at the rats
c~ II a week.. 1t is the idea Of the
conxnasttee 70 have at least 10000
subscribers in Richmond. This 40
600 viii represent the entire city.
figuring on ore bond 10 a family
There are already more than 5000
young men from the city in the va
rtous branches OF the serviceL The
bonds that are purchased here WIN
help take care of that quota. OF pa
trtots who are giving their liy~es for
their city and their homes here, for
several months.
Can there he single man in
duty to at least give one dollar
week for fifty weeks TO help win
this war; asks Chairman John K.
Branch That $50 Is not lost. II
comes back with interest This last
week should not reveal single
STACKER, and I do not believe 1t WILL
The factors in the chase this week
VIII be-
The ladies
appear at the theaters and at the
various industrial plants
The volunteer Committeeman who
will be announced at the meeting
tomorrow morning at the chamber
nf commerce, representing the Re
tail Merchants. the Travellers Protec-
tive association, the Rotary club and
the Comm ercial Travellers
And the individual whose nervous
temperament Will not permit him to.
nee a. man passing without calling
mis- attention to the fact that Uncle
Sam needs his money.
Factors In Great Drive.
These factors will combine in one
- 10 drtxr he nit
ever seen. They win reach their
goal. and they will see that the top
is cleared by "A great big margin,
Reports from Federal Reserve bank
officials indicate that the district will
make n better showing as the days
creep on toward the end of the drive.
Chairman Smith. of state head
quarters, was encouraged considerably
Yesterday by reports from the out
living points Of the state, and he feels
that the farmers will. as they have
done on former occasions. come to
the rescue, and help the cities shove
the allotment far over the top. e
Henry Schwarzschild. who aas given
of his valuable time to the cause. and
who has spoken dozen times during
the drive, will speak again this AZ
ternoon at the Lyric; State Senator
James e. Cannon and Delegate AL
bert o. BoSchen VIII address the night
audiences at the same place. S, o.
I.indeman will speak at the City
Auditorium. during the progress of
the first OF the Wednesday clubs
concerts.
q Tomorrow night Coleman Workman
will address the colored citizens at
MT, sharon Baptist church. The
colored people have come across
nagnificently In this drive. and Il Is
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