The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-05
Stamp Drive Is
On Home Stretch
One Fourth OF Objective Has Been
attained, With Rest of the
week To Go.

week To Go.
\ half million dollars worth of
war savings and thrift stamps
or one fourth Of the total amount
Richmond will have to absorb il
she Is tn reach her quota of ST.
oo0, 900 in two wecks-was sold
! last MGek. tie first OF The two
weeks drive. Two million tit,i- :.
lars is the objective. Yeoman
work Is ahead of Chairman Hem
nv Schwarzschild and his aides IL
success l. to crown the efforts of
the campaign committee.
including last week S sales. Rich
mond has bought sl,13e.14a worth OF
. lighting" stamps since January j.,
leaving 81, 463.255 to be accounted for
before the close OF the year If this
city is to attain it's allotment of So
zoo, 900
Chairman Schwarzschild. s O. Lin
deman. publicity director. and others
identified with the drive, declared yes
lterday that the chances for obtaining
81 900 eco or more IN subscriptions
this week have been greatly improved
by the lifting yesterday of the ban on
public gatherings. Arrangements al
ready have been made for the appear
ance OF four minute speakers at all
the theaters and other public places
and a number of attractive street
demonstra ions will be staged during
the remainder OF the drive.
Ad,iitions to Honor Roll.
Mem ership in the thousand dol
lar club" continues 10 grow. and her
cufean efforts will he expended this
week in an effort to enroll not less
than SEQ members, New 81 900 sub
scrihers were announced las, night as
follows: w s Pinder. e Leslie
Spence. Jr., A. L. Sharp, Harry Marks
Clothing company. j. II. Britton. Ma
thew Gilmour. w. f. Belts. l.. b. Hys-
lup, Horace S. Wright. A. NJ. Smith.
| j. j, Baliou. Jr., Sam Yer Veer. Mrs,
b. Schwarzschild. Gibson and Moore.
Mrs. John Stewart Bryan, r., II. Val
den. A. f.. Thorpe, Owens e. Minor.
Virginia stationery company, Mrs. G.
Freeland Peter,
! Emphasis was laid yesterday by the
committee on the importance OF sub
scriptions being entered this week in
order that the several women's or
CARNATIONS striving for prizes for the
largest sales may get the benefit A
neck -andneck, race for the capital
| prize of $500 is being waged by the
organizations representing the Home
for A.curables and Sheitering Arms
hospital.
Chairman Schwarzschild has re-
ceived a letter from Mary Pickford,
/ in which the movie queen" offered to
! furnish him with limited number of
autographed photographs of herself
/ to be given as prizes in the stamp
! drive. Mr. Schwarzschild will give a
+ picture 10 the pupil In each school
making the largest number of sales.
I Anon Nhe MONDAY meetings
scheduled ~ this week is one at the
shops of the Richmond. F'redericks-
burg and Potomac railroad tomorrow.
The speakers will include Mrs. Kate
Langley Bosher, Mrs. Carroll H. Mon
tague, Mrs Garrett B. Wall and Lieu
tenant John G. Boogs. who recently
returned from France, Subscriptions
amounting to S4,047 were obtained by
Mrs. Wall and Mrs. Montague at a
special meeting at the Chesapeake and
Ohio railTNad shops Saturday after
noon. Both women commented IN
glowing terms on the splendid re :
Chairman Schwarzschild yesterday
received from the Rev. William A.
! lBillyl Sunday a letter containing an
appeal urging support of the stamp
drive. The evangelist prepared the
appeal at Mr.. Schwarzschild's request
and forwarded II from Providence II.
~ where he ID conducting q series
LOT revival meetings, with the regret
that he waS unable To come TO Rich
O0nd ~ n0g0pn during, - cnnnnnhnukI