The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-07

The schools Of the city and state
inaugurated school thrift week yes
terday with great interest and spirit.
Large sales were reported from all the
city and state schools
John Marshall High schoo. started
their drive for $40 900 worth Of the
stamps with A big parade. which con-
sisted OF every pupil in the school.
The line OF march headed by Cap
tain Marshall Munce ard the high
school 90 diets. started from the school
AZ II O'Clock. From the school il
weut up Eighth TO Broad street. west
on Broad to Second. south on second
10 Franklin east on Franklin to Fifth.
south on FIFTH to Main. and east on
Main street TO Twelfth and UP that
street through the capitol square.
Passing the executive mansion and
the Washington monument the 1frt or
marchers turne into Ninth street and
back to the school
The parade was very impressive and
attracted a great deal OF attention.
Everyone who watched the pageant
on lower Main street CONNIE nted faF-
orably on the steady line The cadets
were in full dress. and with steady
step drew WIDE attention
Girls in Line.
Then there were the com panIes OF
girls marching In class division two
IN each division having had ply
Yical tra aiming of = military character.
The accurate manner in which these
feminine marchers carried out their
commands ard kept step showed the
intense training that they have been
through.
Next came he boys OF the school
who are not mem hers ~ the cadet
corps They demonstrated that they
were good marehers. although they
did not wear soldiers uniform.
The nareaut BY John Marshall
Hish school was the creator of good
results. on the FIRST day sl.t2I5o
worth % the stamps were sold. One
. student sold Miss Parhe Taylor. who
l. IN charge Of the demonstration
r'~dtre ~ the school. $50 worth of
tn stamps.
"esults arc EXPECTED 70 he much
larger in the schools today a. the
sales on Yesterday afternoon will be
IN the totals Several other schools
will participate TT para DIES in their
district today
Richmond tliosted $50 900.
The allotment for Richmond in the
stamp sale this week is S5o.000. From
the widespread activity demonstrated
schools will go away over their quota
MANY students were OUT bright and
early with the little blue cards en-
listing purchasers, and from their
bright smiles great was the success.
I Before the campaign is over A
house house canvass viii be made
and every person will be asked TO
subscribe for The BABY bonds Each
student has been ask ed to sell So
~ I1 ~.
iieved that IL only sales are made
in the child home this maximum will
, be reached
The results from the state cam
pa s-n will he made daily to Colonel
Thomas u. McAdams who is in charge
Of the sale of the stamps In the state.
". c. Blakey is state chairman of
the school drive, and ne has enlisted
the cooperation OF every sch DOL
II the result o. the canvass in this
city is success it will he celebrated
with large demonstration Plans
are already being made for this pa
eeant
Highland Park Railys
The Highland Park school will hold
= large assem- bly, tonight in the school
auditorium. and all the citizens of
that section are urged 20 be present.
! Miss Christine Chenowith will lead
. tHr NHituTNH III p8RtfbtI SCU&s. NEupOl
children from Rainhridge school, who
are members Of the Junior four
minute men, will sneak
Ruffner school. which has been al
totted minimum of $500 and maxi
mum OF l.0oo went "over the top"
yesterday by selling si,0ls worth of
the stamps. The next school was
Barton Heights, which sold stamps
amounting to s13sao yesterday
Other large a'lottmcnts asked for
are So 500 from Binford. $500 from
Bellevue Juntor. $500 each to Fair
mount and Springfield. and $1,000 TO
Madison and Highland Park
All the schools will try to repeat
their fine work which was performed
before the third liberty loan While
the loan was in progress the schools
sold a great amount Of the bonds.
which amounted TO over 100000.