Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-28
WAR SAVINGS DRIVE IS
GIVEN A BIC BOOST
Henry SChwarzschild Announces
Subscriptions Among Mcr-
chants Of $3.50, 900.
WARD MEETINGS TONIGHT
WeIl-known Speakers 10 Discuss
War and Duty of Those at Home
in Every Precinct Of Richmond
This Evening.

InlS tNtnllS.
With all plans for tho great national
,war savings and thrift, stamp drive
clearly outlined TO generals. captains
aud lieuterants OF the four Richmond
wards and their precincts at an en-
thusiastic preliminary meeting last
nigh, at the Westmorcland Club. Rich
mond will tonight make stupendous
effort TO clear itself Of the stigma OF a
deficiency OF s2.S0O.Uo0 of subscriptions
TO baby bonds and cndcaNor to exceed
its allotment OF S3.25o.oo0 by sales
tc,alins s450o.Ooo. Within tho past
SIX months Of the thrift campaign In
The city only $50 600 OF stamps have
been sold or less than one quarter of
The allotment Tonight speakers Will
present the cause Of the government
in every part of the city and expect
!, TO announce after the special campaign
is over not only a completion of the
quota but many thousands of dollars
in excess. Individual invitations have
been extended to all citizens TO be
present in their precincts at the an
nounced meeting places tonight and
all who have not received them. on ac-
count of haste of the stamp committee.
arc urged TO attend.
Henry Schwarzschild. who was dcsiC-
mated last Tuesday to represent tho Re-
tall Merchants Association in tho drive.
announced last night that within two
days alone he had succeeded IN secur-
Ing subscriptions amounting TO $685.
900, and stated further that he intend
ed to scour every part of the business
sections OF the city until he secured
not only tho merchants allotment of
$4,000, but sales of 100000 worth.
The remarkable showing made by Mr..
Schwarzschild aroused the campaign
at
meeting 10 Il fuller confidence I'm their
selling ability. Mr.. Schwarzsrhild
said that working with him were
about 600 members OF tho Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company who had VOL
unteered their assistance and wc--
active In getting many new sutscr'p-
tons
ANNOUNCES ALLOTMENTS
IN CITY RE WARDS
The allotments TO tho four wards
are follows: jefferson. sG16Sno:
Southside Lee, $1,000. 600 Northsidc
Lee. se2l.ooo: Northsidc Madison.
S25o.ooo; Southsde Madison. $4,000:
and Clay, S562.4oo.
Thomas p McAdams. chairman o.
the state war savings committee. who
has just returned TO tho city from
trip to the different sections of the
Stale announced last night that the
larScr towns and cities had 10 sub
scribe to more than ,ac:r allotmcnts
in order TO raise the States allotments
in View OF the deficiencies in many
counties which were without facilities
OF communication with other sections
OF the country causing r1eir popula-
lions 10 be ignorant OF the campaigns
progress or were 100 poor TO make
subscriptions. There arc twcnty-three
counties without tclcG-apn:c communi-
cations. eighteen without railroads and
ties. he said,
H. + Iitchford. director, and L L.
f'Tutchfeld assistar,-Iirector OF the
Richmond committee $50 made sur
ring appeals for the nass-mcetinGs to
he held tonight. laying emphasis on
The fac, tina; the war Was not going 70
be won until sacrifices We're MADE caus-
Ing suffering WORTHY u Victory
RALLIES ~ EVERY
PRECINCT OF CITY TONIGHT
Iae peo0.s % Richmond responding
y ,h+ call Of the President u the
United states will unite ,o.d.v in on.
% tas nos, imposing Demonstrations
ft patriotism the city ras witnessed
Stnes tie g-zz: world war began Meet
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IEFrEh>o> WARD.
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HirschberE tSpeaKer james t. Ganl
ca 1,rsa5oe i,t: 80 HarYsy | s,raar.
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Church presiding. j. r. ISb S hai RE.
!r!ct speaker. Judge chriS,o',,'s-
, 5srMictlp, LT.sh street Baptist Church
h sfsaiid HSv j Wicker. ID u
Precinct No ,. John Il. Je,er can.
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n ,,sSi .Me,,htoaist chUrch prGsid fiit
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an '!str,.t - Paul's M.thodist
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trict 2 Es>t End Baptis, Churcb: nrS-
- KSlaMd speaker.
puhhi;c " e,ff" i!!s'riict 2 Springfield
rish Speaker Douglas rrna a,"I ar
!rreGIip2ct ~ .. z. W Evans. cap
presidins :'' ,tcJlih,iImtbora2o school
~ Hawkinsl District . ia,,o.
= Ile' hai, chHrch presiding, Rev ".
J, 10! !ies lspcak. Jessie . Dukn
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