The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-07
|J0SEPAUS DANIELS
TO BOOST BONDS
Secretary of Navy Will Be the
Guest of Richmond Next
Saturday Morning
ARRANGE A RECEPTION
High Official Will. Speak at
Bag-Packing Plant Open
ing and Then Address
Citizens Here

Plans are being made on an elabo-
| rate scale for the formal opening OF
| -.saren-plnes- hag=Ioadin-- plant
! the governments latest big war pro-
! Ject jast east of Richmond. next Sal
| uroay, at which Secretary CT the Navy
Josephus Daniels will be the principal
| speaker In connection with this
demonstration it Is planned to hold
great Liberty loan rally, at which
thousands of dollars are expected to
I be pledged to the fourth issue of
| bonds. The demonstration will be
staged by ounittecs from the pow
der plant and the Richmond execu-
tive committee. working in conjunc-
! ton.
1t Is not known definitely as yet
just when Secretary Daniels Will
reach Richmond. for this reason no
definite program can be arranged
other than that which will take place
at Seven Pines. The Secretary is ex-
pected to advise the. Richmond COM
| mit,ee tomorrow or Tuesday the hour
when he will reach this city.
+. Observe Half Holiday.
AT the Seven Pines plant all en-
! ployes will observe half holiday
next Saturday and the dem onstration
will start about / o'clock. Plans have
been made tor the operation OF spc
! ciai train from Richmond to the
plant. This train will depart from
the Main Street station and will ttanT-
port free OF charge ali persons hold
ing passes admitting them within the
plant, where the exercises Will he
held The hour for tire departure
Of the train viii be fixed ore day this
week aud the time announced to the
public. Admission TO the plant will
be hy pass only.
In addition TO the speaking of Sec
rotary Daniels. arrangements have
i heen made to bring to Richmond the
! Fifth naval base band from Norfolk.
This hand is composed of Atty pieces
and has Il wide reputation. Numerous
other features also have been ar
ranged for the day including an air
plane from Langley reld. near New
port News, and a large chorus com
posed Of members of the Women 5
Munttion Reserve, who operate the
plant This chorus is now being
trained daily at the Young Women s
| Christian association under the direc-
ton of Miss Margaret Lacy smith
4 stand for the speaker and the
chorus will be erected in ore section
of the plant in cleared area between
two packing plants John Kerr
Branch. chairman OF the Richmond
Liberty loan committee. will preside
at the meeting, II was announced
yesterday. Secretary Daniels is ex
peeted TO speak about o'clock in the
afternoon.
| Exercises ut Plant.
| The exercises will begin promptly
at l o'clock. according to tentative
plans completed yesterday, at which
hour an inspection of the plant will
be made. Members OF the Women =
| Munition Reserve. under the super
vision Of Mrs. Fred Hodges. will act
as guides and conduct the visitors
1 Through the establishment Imrne4
5sitatels after the conclusion Of this
i tour through the plant the exercises
! in the open air will begin.
Because OF the character OF the
/ plant the number OF passes to be
! issued for the occasion VIII be limit
cd and no one without a pass will he
admitted within the enclosure Trans
/ portation facilities are also limited.
and viii materially affect the mum Der
S of visitors. TWO passes will be issued
to every member OF the Women S
MunItion Reserve on active service,
1 Ii was announced yesterday.
! One pass will provide free trans
| portation on the special train fran
Richmond to the plant. while another
form viii be issued TO the owners OF
automobiles and will admit all oc-
cupants In such cases. however. the
person 10 whom the pass H. issued
viii he responsible for the loyalty OF
every one guest carried into the
| powder establishment. It is the de
sire Of the committee. because of the
/ limited railroad facilities, that every
person who possibly can journey to
1 the plant in an automobile do so.
/ Many Prominent People.
( Many prominent people VIII attend
! the Representation, including state
and city officials,
Secretary Daniels will be met on
1 his arrival in Richmond by re-@rp-
/ ton committee composed OF Joha
Kerr Branch. chairman OF the Rich-
mond Liberty loan committee: =. s.
! Higgins, superintendent CT the Seven
| Pines bag-loadi.;g plant: Coleman
! Workman, Herbert w. jackson and
William 7. D"bney.
The reception &C nlmittee which will
entertain the Secretary while he is
at he plant will be composed Of Major
Jane. r.. Small. Jr., Edward A. Hur-
! Icy. Lieutenant M,>Eiroy. Lieutenant
Finrell; ". r. Allen. superintendent
| Of the Eonewel plan, OF T.. /. dl
Pont de Memoirs & Co, Miss w. G
/ Crenshsw. executive secretary Of the
Ho mems Mention Reserve,
| The ccm'ni,tes en- arrangements,
un Ter whose direction the ccuon-
straunn ~ h~irS arranged. Is com
poAci Of l. s. higgins L. S. B.tner
! A. 'nln;& F. j, McE,haney. Ar~
F>r~d u ,dx,.s G. N Thompson. Miss
Msrs~rs. am w. B.auen
| Hoy Liberty nords-
WOMEN RED cross DRIVERS
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