The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-05

square at o'clock. The Secretary
who Is forceful speaker. comes to
Richmond to tell The people OF thia
city how they can help win the war.
The demonstration III the square is
expected to he ono of the greatest
held mere in many months, and
comes is a fitting climax to the first
week Of the Fighting. Fourth" Lib
eriy loan drive
Mr. Lane viii be met at the Main
street station hy IA reception com
miftee from Cekral headqua rters.
winch viii accompany him to the
Jefferson hotel where ne will be the
guest of the committee at luncheon
The celebration at O'Clock over
shadows all other features planned
by In" central committee for Today
however, there viii be the usual
street demonstrations and in add
tion a ffty-piece band from Camp
Lee, detailed by Brigadier General
charles a iiedekin. he camp com
mander. will give concerts In the
downtown section The band. which
VIII arrive IN Richmond early this
morning. will assemble on three huge
army trucks and move about the
financial district.
sell Many Bonds.
Members of the executive commit
}ee believe that thousands OF dollars
worth of bonds will be sold at the
demonstration this afternoon, for ar
engagements have been made TO ac-
connHodate between 10000 and 8. 00e
People in the capitol grounds The
stage has been erected over the foun-
Iatn in the southwestern section of
lhc park, facing the sloping grassy
hi'iSides OF the natural Amphitheatre.
where a large crowd can be seated
without croWding
The tabieaux group on the stage
VIII he composed OF American soldiers
ana sailors and marines officers from
IN" foreign armies stationed at Camp
Lee. Confederate veterans. John Mar
shall high school cadets and girls
Red Cross nurses and canteen
workers.
Miss Margaret ould Powers. of
esthampton, will represent Lib
t'tN. me high school girls viii, be
especially oostumed for The occasion
and so arranged as TO form the word
Liberty in the BACKGROUND. Secre-
tary Lane viii deliver his address
from the stage
The demonstration is being ar
ranged by special committee com
posed OF +. M. Crutchfield (chair-
mann. h. C.. Mayo. Henry w.
Sehwarzsehiid. w. S. Rhoads. Nathan
simon, Il. G.. Robertson, John e.
Corley. Scout Executive Charles L
Weaver. Ben w. Wilson and j H.
Hiniord. assistant superintendent OF
schools
A. general meeting in the cham
Der OF commerce At noon yesterday
T1chinond bankers agreed to make
SUBSTANTIAL additional subscriptions to
the fourth loan. Many bankers are
doubling their original purchases
and determined TO conduct a vigorous
campaign among their clients. Re-
pors on the result of this move will
De received by the executive commit
zee al noon today at a special meeting
Al me headquarters OF the central
com thh'ee at Eleventh and Bank
streets.
Must Get Move On.
John Kerr Branch. chairman of the
Richmond Liberty loan committee
/ tod the bank officers and directors
that at the rate subscriptions we're
being received Richmond would not
raise her quota.
our allotment is double that OF
The third loan" he said, "and il ia
quite plain that more people must
nuy bonds and must buy more OF
mem III we are TO raise our allotment
me meeting was extremely enthusiasts
TIC, and at Its conclusion there was
strong deter minAtion to sell every
bond possible at once.
W. n Mitchell commercial rcpre-
sentative of The federal manager OF
the Baltimore e. Ohio railway, spoke
In front Of the postofIlce 1t 1 O'Clock