The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30
RICHMOND SETTLES
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They will speak at the Alec plant on
the Boulevard which was formerly
the plant of the Kline Motor Car cor
poraton. The company is a new
conner in the industrial life of Rich
mond. and at this time has about 2oo
employees. officers have declared their
determination to form a 100 per cent
club, which means that every en-
ployee will be the owner of one or
more bonds.
However, the drive in reality has al
ready been started among the indus
trial concerns OF Richmond, for with
the opening Of the campaign on Sat
urday solicitations we're started in
many plants in the city by the officers
themselves. Many subscriptic ms were
entered, according to reports received
by the committee, although no fig
ures were announced.
Individuals To Buy More
AS never before. the people have
realized the urgent necessity of buying
| liberty bonds Mr. Dabnev said yes
terday This is fully demonstrated by
| the way Industrial workers readily
| agreed in many plants to buy one or
| more bonds. There is one fact, how
| ever. which in the opinion of the exc
! euttve committee is not fully realized,
| and that is that every individual must
buy more bonds than heretofore With
! the city's quota doubled in the fourth
! loan, the allotment. cannot be raised
unless there is greater buying. az. w.
Four hundred city statesmen have
! been requested to go out into the
highways and byways OF the city and
/ obtain subscriptions to the fourth is
sue They will launch their drive
/ INN diate1v and Will continue until
the closing day of the campaign. In
| every section of the city, and to peo-
pie in every walk of life they will go
carrying with them the message Of
| their country to buy liberty bonds
There will be no individual in the city
whose circumstances will permit him
to buy a bond that will not be APP
| preached and told how necessary II Is
that. he respond to the call in the
emergency.
This drive is being made with the
| assistance Of Post az" Travellers
Protective association, Secretary
4 Howell is also one of the assistant
managers Of the Richmond liberty
?. loan campaign.
Letters to Merchants
Letters are being Gent out by the
Richmond Advertise RS club at the re-
quest of the executive committee 10
every commercial establishment in
the city urging those who cannot help
the campaign with labor and other
work to contribute a small amount
to dc fray the expense of the publicity
campaign The request is a very small
one in the opinion of the committee,
but ii will be of great value in the
sales OF bonds, and will help to make
possible the sale of Richmond's al
lotment.
Speakers have been assigned TO
every performance this afternoon and
tonight at the Academy of Music. the
Lyric and the Strand. while twelve
women workers, under the direction
of Mrs. w NJ. Hahilston. chairman
of the woman's committee, will make
solicitations at each performance at
each theatre. The committee believes
that their work viii net many sub
scriptions to the loan which would
not have been obtained otherwise
The booths operated by the WON
ems committee make heavy sales
and these are expected to be continu-
ed. Several features have been ar
ranged by the Broad street booths, To-
Gated at Second and Seventh streets,
some demonstration of unusual inter
est is being planned for each day.
The hotel booths Saturday also made
a good showing. while those located
in the department stores set pace
which will be hard 10 follow in com
ing days,
All organization work has now been
completed and this morning the ac-
tual campaign to obtain subscriptions
will be started by every subscription
will be started by every organization
in the city. Public speakers will he
sent to all gatherings and places
where many people are employed, to
any place, in fact. where the gospel
OF the liberty loan should be spread.
The committee. will furnish speakers
anywhere at any time on short no.
tice.