The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-09

With the school war savings stAmp
cam psign three days advanced more
than half Of the city schools have
passed their quota and are well on the
wAy to doubling their prescribed
amount There are forty &c hools In
the contest and twenty one of these
have attained the brilliant success
eiaxs
The white schools that have hiied
their apportionment are John Mar
ahAli, William Fox Rurner, Madison.
Springfield, Bsinbridge Junior. Barton
Hsighss, Ginte< rark. Highland Park.
John Smith. jefferson. rowhatan No, /,
Frsnkltn, Nathaniel Bacon. Randosws.
Noeationsf and SCOTS addition. Coll
sres schools passing their goa arc
6ueAanan. Providence Park, colored
SNeeisl and Newtown
The CITY Of Richmond has already
rAsseh IT'S minimum quota which was
SO, een. The to.s7 sales yesterday
amounted to si7sls75 and the total
Tor the week fs sss.as7. Practically all
~ the white schools are expected to
ITO over Ehe fSf hf tonight
Nssf~sE Leads In state.
The state contest has achieved huge
Dimensions ana bios fair to more than
soluble Its hrst superintendent II was
said last night that hair million dol
lars will probably be the total Of the
Gales.
The Norfolk schools are leading the
state with sales amounting TO sae5oo
and = ss.so per pupil Richmond
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and per pupil Of 32Io the Ports
mouth With se.s73 and Per pupil s1.eo;
LyrchburE. 1850. per pupil. $40; Pc
tsrsburs s14as. per pupil SO cents. and
Roanoke. sfs1s per pupil 50 cents.
Full reports have not been received
from Danviiie and Newport News.
Both Richmond and Norfolk have
rAssed their marx already. Complete
rAports have not been received from
the counties of the state but advance
news states that every one Ia show
fat great interest and activity in the
war stamp work.
Aware Prizes 10 students.
The prize OF $500 worth of mer-
chAndise offered by Meyer Graeutree
- the John Marshall High school boy
selling the Largest vaiae was won
~. John Core. He sold stamps amount
inf 70 $3.50. The gold pin offered by
SchWarxschiId Brothers was won hv
Miss Cardie Nunnally, who sold
stamps ag1reKatins $1,000
Joseph Cohn. of Ruffner school. won
ths hat offered BY Burke and COM
pAny to the boy of the dIstric; schools
Mekfnx the most sales His sales
Amounted to si.5s725. He was also
high seller Of the week Louise
SchwArzschild of william Fox school,
Won the girls prize, which was "a pair
Of low Shoes given by H. c. Boschen.
The prizes for the last half of the
week ara as follows
Geld PIN by J. 8, James to High
school girl; fountain pen by the Wiz.
school boy: one box Of engraved let
serheads and envelopes by Hunter and
nempAny to the district school giri;
enc pair roli~~ skates by Howell Bros.
10 the district school boy
Weaep De Coed work.
wy satisfactory record has been
made ~ the w@aen's committee. Of
wAich Mrs John q. Hayes is chair
MAIN. From January to May the
total sales anne anted to sto2,s734s
This Ia one-ffth OF the sales OF the
entire city and ls approximately 81 zoo
IA day.
Five Richmond banks have agreed
- award savings stamp to the chill
dUen selling the most stamps. The
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tionai. American National, FIRST Ma
tional and the Mechanics and Mer-
chants hank.
Csatinue Civilian Canvass
The school children continued their
h001A-to-house canvass OF the resi-
dAnc<e yesterday, They also foeked
into the business sections where
heeahs for the sales OF the stamps
Mare erected. a very attractive booth
! WoS 70 the right 81 the main ertranc.
ut the postonice Belgian. Serbia and
ArsAeAiAn refugees were represent
~ here. ana their attraction sold ranv
EoMA>s.
~ lao o'clock rsday the pupil. Of
NDtntord school will parade from the
#nEh00l building IN the West End to
@40A 'CApttoi square All Of the pupils
s1t1I parade with banners and they
sNv4ii - accompanied with decorated
no&Af cars.
Thief Takes suit Case.
TAa police arr docking tor the thief
- AoAk . tan leather suitcase from
49, Richmond cafeteria on Tuesday.