The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-29
OVER ONE FOURTH
OF C|TY'S QUOTA
SOLD FIRST DAY
Liberty Bond Campaign
Starts With Big Noise.
Much Cash.
MEETINGS PLANNED
Industrial Plants Will
Hear Speakers Who
Start Their Work
Tomorrow.
MEETINGS PLANNED

approximately &5,25o.oo0 were SUD
serihed In Richmond yesterday for
bonds OF the fourth Liberty loan,
following the noisy start of the drive
In the early morning when whistles,
bells. fire apparatus, airplanes and
detunating bombs woke the city TO d
realization OF the fact that the CAM
pxign had begun.
The first days subscriptions. there
fore. represent more than one-fourth
OF the city's quota Of $la.s36,soo.
offcials In charge of the campaign
last night expressed themselves as
well satisfied with the results of the
first day for receiving subscriptions.
Yesterday was entirely volunteer
day" Nobody solicited subscriptions.
but all persons and institutions prop
erly authorized received such sub
scripfions as were offered.
Work among the Industrial plants
VIII be started tomorrow, when
Messrs, Branch and Dabney will ad-
dress the zoe employees of the Alec
plant on the Boulevard. Every in
dfistry in the city will be reached.
Rivalry among the plants to make
100 per cent records promises TO be
keen.
Mass Meeting Wednesday.
John l.. tJack) Lee, of Lyncheurg.
vii address the big mass meeting
which il To be held at the city audi
forum Wednesday night Miss
Maude Fay will speak on the same
spfcasion, addressing earlier In the
day a meeting at the Woman's club.
Yesterdays individual subscriptions
include 100000 from the FRS,
American National bank. 81 DC ,va1
from thu Merchants and Mechanics
hank. and $4,000 from the Church
Hill bank In addition, the Ameri-
can National sold s43.S5o to Gus
toners and the Church Hill bank sold
100000 Many other sales were
made, but had not been reported Of
ficially last night.
Dabncy Is Hopeful.
Executive Secretary Daeney said
last night:
most sauspictousfy and in a way that
augurs well for the success OF the
movement. The demonstration car
ried out this morning was one of the
most impressive ever held in this
city. and awakened every Richmonder
10 the tact that the fourth Liberty
loan campaign had opened. and that
they were duty bound to buy bonds.
Every person in Richmond who
y able to purchase Liberty bond is
expected ia do so. This city's quota
In the fourth issue cannot be raised
II there are slackers. and each indi-
vtdnal must buy as many bonds as
Ne can. The war situation now
makes it more than a persons duty
to buy bonds: they must be bought
because Of an urgent necessity
brought about by the tremendous
happenings on all battiefronts in
every section.
The time has come when Rich
mond must subscribe to the Liberty
loan a. she has never done before.
Every other section OF the country Is
going to do its best. and this city has
rot to bear its portion OF the bur-
den. The war Is being won and now
- cannot afford to fall behind In the
purchase of bonds which makes pos
able the wonderful work Of the night
ang men In France and the East.
Must he No Delay.
There 10 no doubt that Richmond
viii not do her part in the fourth
loan. but she must do it quickly and
every individual must buy bonds at
oace. There must not be dslay
until the final days OF the drive.
Monday morning Is the time to make
purchases.
One OF the volunteer" and large
subscriptions received by Richmond
banks on Saturday to the fourth LIB
erty loan was that the New York Life
Insurance company. which subscribed
100000 through local bank, It was
announced by the executive commit
To-. This subscription 10 expected to
Y place the life insurance company
among the largest bond purchasers
u, the fourth issue in the Fifth dis
tric3
the subscription was obtained
( through the efforts OF Thad c. Bell.
\ fnspector OF agencies for the South
This company has also urged their
\ 6snplpyea to give their full time to
oeaaing Liberty bonds during the en-
the period Of the drive. This action
Ven high praise from members Of the
KJchmond committee, who declared
4 That the campaign would show won
! derful progress II other corporations
\ would adopt Z similar policy.
.svOauntecr" Subscriptions.
Another volunteer" subscriber was
/ the New England Mutual Life Insur-
sance company. who placed q sub
ncrtption for $4,000 through 4 Rich
= cant clubs, a feature which was
Salso placed through the efforts OF the
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