Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-05
LANE HERE TODAY
FOR LIBERTY LOAN
Secretary of Interior Speaks in
Capitol Square at 4
O'clock.
EPIDEMIC HURTS DRIVE HERE
Ranks of Workers Depleted, but
Leaders Put Forth Re-
newed Effort.
EPIDEMIC HURTS DRIVE HERE

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'his afternoon at o'clock when he
addresses a massive Liberty loan .o,.-
Dration in Capitol Square.
Secretary Lanes visit marks tho ho
ginning of the sccond week or tho
loan drive. and is expec;ed to v,ir,,,
tate the work of raising this citv.s
quota Of almost s20,O0o.OOO. Although
the Richmond committee has been do
ing splendid work in lis condu,, =,
the campaign, it has been severely
handicapped by the epidemic of innu-
ehza which has made deep inroads In
the workers of the organization. In
aodition. attendance at meetings mas
been sma Her as a result no, onIy hor,
out IN other communities Throughout
me me state and the Fifth District. But
bv forcin,. rH ,ehIers th are coantcractinE this
gus enorts. and are calling upon the
ihdiNiduals to enter their subscrip,jons
voluntarily
In an address before tho banker. ,f
HLchmond yesterday. John Kerr Branch
chairman Of the executive committee
T., H., sne loan organization. declared that
ihasrnuch as this city's quota is twic,.
that OF the third loan, II is necessary
mat more persons subscribe and those
that already have should double their
BANKERS MAY DOUBLE
fHESEST ALLOTMENTS
Many of the bankers at tho meeting
agreed to double their personal pur.
fnIses. tn he ana are making arrangements
10 nave their banks increase their own
quotas wherever it is possible. in order
to reach the goal of the drive.
one OF the features OF yesterdays
program was the demonstrat ton by tho
school children of the city. who held
parades In different parts of the com
mnnity. naII1 More than $4,000 in bonds was
shall High School, who conducted a
demonstration in the downtown dis
Richmond school children have oh.
tanned Liberty bond subscriptions
s,n,nrnsn, am1nntins to ,o ss2l.a5o in two days a
sl96.l5o, divided as follows:
John Marshall High, $4,000: Rim
fe6d e6l Jpnior. $4,000; cinter Park. SIS
bridge Junior $3.50: Believsie Bli Junior, nn,n,
st.l5o; Barton Heights. S3.750; Madison,
s2,Soo; William Fox. sl.s5o;' City Nor
Enirmount, $1,000: Chimborazo $1,000:
haenfs saeaH sH $3.50 ssnG Eiss $500 Grace
No. /. $500: john B. Cary, $500: Ran,
dolph. $3.50; Jefferson. 5000; Armstronr
H;Sh (coiored). $50: Monroe tcolored},
LANE WILL RE MET
ny SPECIAL COMMITTEE
Secretary of the Interior Franklin X.
Lane will arrive in Richmond at 1850
o'clock this afternoon. and will be
ception committee from the central
headquarters. which will ACCOMPANY
the distinguished visitor to the Jefrer-
son Hotel. where he will be the guest
The celebration at 4 O'Clock over
shadows all other features planned by
the central committee for to-day. How
demonstrations. and in addition Il fifty
piece band from Cump Lee, loaned by
Brigadier General Charles \. Hedekin,
the camp commander, Will give concerts
in the downtown section. The band.
which will arrive in Richmond early
this morning. will be loaded on three
huge army trucks and moved about
the financial' district.
Members of the executive committee
believe that thousands of dollars worth
of bonds will be sold at the demonstra-
tion this afternoon. for arrangements
have been made to accommodate be-
tween 10000 and $4,000 people in the
Capitol grounds. The stage has been
erected over the fountain in the south
western section of the park facing the
sloping grassy hillsides of the r.atural
amphitheater, where n large crowd can
be seated without crowding.
SERVICE MEN OF ALLIED
NATIONS WILL TAKE PART
The tablcau group on the stage will
be composed of American soldiers and
sailors and marines. officers from the
foreign armies stationed at Camp Lee,
Confederate Veterans, John Marshall
High School cadets and girls. Red Cross
nurses and canteen workers. Miss
Margaret Ould Pov~N-s, of Westhamp-
ton will represent Liberty" The high
school girls will be especially costum-
Ell for the occasion and so arranged as
to form the word Liberty" in the
liver his address from the stage.
The demonstration is being arranged
By a special committee composed of T..
Henry Schwarzschild. w. s. Rhoads.
Nathan Simon, ]. ca Robertson, John G.
Corley, Scout Executive Charles l.
Weaver, Ben w. Wilson and ]. II. Bin
Schools.
The band from Camp Lee was to
leave the cantonment early this morn
ing and brought from Petersburg to
Several officers from the camp will ac-
company it. The three motor trucks
will be waiting its arrival in Richmond:
Arrangements have been made for
bers of the band.
w. y. Mitchell, commercial represen-
tative of the Federal manager Of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railway, spoke in
front of the post -oflice at ] O'Clock
yesterday and'madc an extremely strik-
ing talk. There were also two lady
singers who helped the demonstration
wonderfully with their clear voices.
The Camp Lee band to-day will replace
other street features. Rev. Russell Ce-
ell spoke at 1 o'clock yesterday to an
enthusiastic meeting OF the Richmond
advertisers Club Al the Business Mems
Club.
RICHMOND Roy SCOUTS
ACCOMPLISH RESULTS
Reports made yesterday morning
showed that the Boy Scouts OF Rich
mond had sold s126.3C0 worth Of bonds,
while all troops had not reported.
There were 1,O36 individual subscrip-
tions included in the total. rhe lead
ing organization. headquarters report
ed. was Troop No. "a, located at Beth
Ahabah Synagogue.
Mrs. w. N. Habliston, chairman OF
the woman's committee. announced
that the sales at the various booths
on ThurAiay aggregated S2l5.550. The
leading organization was the Colonial
DANES. selling at the booth in Miller
u Rhoads' store, with Il total OF $780,
300 This organization obtained hfty-
two individual subscriptions.
Speakers at the theaters yesterday
afternoon and last night were Rev.
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