The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-10
Popular Comedian of Films
Assumes Serious Role in
City Auditorium
ALL MOVIE FANS
FOLLOW HIS LEAD
TO WIN THE WAR
General Committee Promoting
Third Loan Meets Today to
Complete Arrangements for
Meeting Tomorrow Night

Movie fans are now liberty bond
ans and all faces VIII be turned to-
ward the city Auditorium Thursday
night TO hear Charlie Chaplin, that
idol OF the movie world, deliver an
address and make an appeal ia behalf
OF the liberty bond issue.
The thousands who have laughed
at Charlie Chapln's antics on the
screen. will have the opportunity OF
hearing him and % seeing him in
real life, He Will make an appeal
on behalf of humanity. and 1t Is said
his speech Is as attractive and as
magnetic rs his antics on the screen.
There are strong reasons TO be-
lleye that II Chaplin cannot awaken
the dormant mind 70 the realization
that tho United States is at war with
the creates: military force the world
ever saw, and is IN tbs war to win,
then no one can do so HI will try
to impress upon the people the neces-
sity Of turning loose the money that
is slowed away in the bureau drawer
and in tho cid coffee pot In ths
kitchen. and handing it over to Uncle
Sam to put TO good use.
Special music will be rendered by
the high school chorus and Kess-
nich's Municipal hand will assist in
other speakers will he or hand TO
help stir up the crowd, and II Is be
lieved by the committee that the
crowd will be equally as large az that
which greeted Secretary NcAdoo
Monday night
Committee Met at =. VI.
The general committee will meet
ct o'clock today at headquarters.
Eleventh ana Bank streets. to per
feet ARA ngements for the great meet =
ing tomorrow night the complete
program for which VIII be announced
tomorrow morning,
The Henrico country committee.
which is preparing n big sensational
surprise. will meet this morning at
IL O'Clock. II is said this com mittee
largest slice of the bonds the county
has yet grabbed UP.
In the meantime the ladies' In
charge OF the various booths are
working up enthusiasm which will he
hard 10 curb as the days so on to-
ward MAY s. when the chances for
securing some of Uncle SANS gilt
edged securities will have passed
Many families are chipping in for
the purpose of securing HON estead
bonds" which they say means bonds
5DT inc DeUeTf Hf lfiR tHAlfS Ia hAAaf
with all hands having a part in the
original outlay with equal distribution
OF the proceeds when the bonds he
come due This. st IS declared viii
result in much Of the sock money
being turned loose. and placed where
il will do the boys at the front the
most god. -. s.,
The rule Of the government not 70
announce the sales of bonds daily IN
considered ny many TO he wise
move. II keeps every one on his
mettle. and It carries keen edge
upon the activities of those %ho are
engaged In the sale of the bonds and
the distribution OF the ginger neces-
sary TO keep Interest on the upward
trend.
The various committees in Rich
mond are striving to get far ahead
of any previous similar movement
1t is conceded that there is more
money now in Richmond than ever
before. and It is this money that the
committeeman want They want tho
men who have this money. from the
elevator man in the Office building
who is getting more for his work
than ever before. 10 the president o.
the bank. to realize that 1t is needed
and that thev must org INTO tHeli
leans and produce
.tBut such talk is not necessary In
Richmond" said prominent either
Yesterday The people OF Rich
mond do not need TO be begged tt
he patriotic. They are patriotic ane
the end of this drive will prove thai
we have the same old -chlvalric and
heroic people that we have always
had The money Is coming out.
feel in my bones that every man
woman and child is now figuring ou
lust how far he can go without shov
ing himself into the City home, anC
they will find that they can go Yer,
far. especially when they realize tina
the bonds are better even than gold
and that the money they put in then
ia not money given away, but tina
IL is an investment not equa1led II
the wide world
Impression by McAdoo.
There was a fine impression created
by Secretary McAdoo, His speech
4 which was heard and read by al
Richmond. had its effect. ms was evi
denced by the many sales yesterday