The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-31
MERCHANTS DAY
IN ". S. 5. DRIVE
Committee Expects to Raise
$250,000 from This
Source Today.
RICHMOND STILL LAGS
Secretary Daniels Is Invited to
Richmond to Stimulate the
Campaign-Additions
to 81, 900 Club.

Today should go down in the big
war savings stamp drive as the red
letter day OF the campaign Today
is Merchants Day" 1t Is the day
that has been set aside for the mer-
chants of Richmond to subscribe
$3.50. 600 toward Richmond's $1,000
600 quota, Yes, a cool quarter OF
million dollars. but not a cent more
than can be and should be pledged
II every merchant, big or little. in
the city will do his share
Every local merchant is urged to
subscribe today for sthe maximum
amount of stamps allowed by the gov
eminent TO any one purchaser-si,-
600. A separate record of all mer-
chants subscriptions will be tabulated.
and the names OF the merchants who
today purchase 1000 worth of stamps
will be published in the local news
papers and recorded upon the per
manent records to be filed in the state
library.
Following announcement that "Bi1-
ly" Sunday the evangelist. had been
invited TO come to Richmond and help
boost the sales of savings stamps.
comes the news that Josephus Dan
iels. secretary Of the navy. also has
been asked TO run down" from Wash
ington and deliver a message to Rich
monders on the patriotic necessity of
carrying Richmond over the top" in
the present movement. Efforts were
made TO, get Secretary Daniels here
during the last liberty loan campaign.
but the prevalency of Spanish infu-
enza and the. praas- of war business at
the capt. Of preciuded hfs acceptance-
OF the invitation.
Eugene r. Jones, director for the
organization of war savings societies
in Virginia. was yesterday appointed
executive secretary of the state di-
recting committee by Colonel Thomas
p. McAdams, director of the Virginia
stanaT Carr r.atss n So .f,t47tsz
Additions to Honor Roll.
Firms and banks that enrolled yes
terday in the thousand dollar club in
clude the Corley company. American
National bank. HARDWOOD Bros, Inc.
Sickel Cleaning com pany and West
End bank.
These carry the number of firms
subscribing 10 one thousand dollars
worth of stamps to forty.
Individuals whose names were add
ed yesterday to the thousand dollar
Ullman. F.. Lawton Crutchfield. 4, T.
MCGOWAN, w. Madison Scott, G. N
White. Miss Jane Canlson, Isaac May,
Miss Virginia w. Radcliffe, Edgar Ii.
Ferguson, NJ. Creighton. w NJ. Hahlis-
ton, Charles r. Tilier, w. r. Daniel
Miss Sarah Bernstein. Mrs. Bette
Schloss, Charles A. Metzger, J. -. Car
neal. George c. Fitzhugh, II. FL.
George. Jr,. II. w. Rountree. l.. r.
Page, Luther H. Jenkins and Thomas
NJ. Hearn.
Tuesdays statap sales. it was an
nounced yesterday afternoon. amount
ed to ss7,170
Women's organiza tons leading in
the sale of stamps are; Sheltering
Arms, Mrs. W. H White, chairman.
Home for Incurables, Mrs. j. X Bow
man; Council OF Jewish Women and
Beth Ahabah auxiliary. Mrs. Sam
Cohen.
The Equal Suffrage league OF Rich
mond announced yesterday that in the
event 1t wins one of the prizes offered
for, the largest sale of stamps, 1t will
be donated to the Sheltering Arms
hospital.
Clyde w. Saunders president of the
Old Dominion Beverage Corp. yes
terday addressed the following COM
munication to s. q. Lindeman. pub
licity director of the drive:
saunders Challenge.
You have been advertising the
families that have taken out the fun
allotment OF 81 900 for each member.
Now i have an idea that | will back
with my subscriptions. and II should
help TO put this $1,000 club over the
top in a hurry. Representing this Old
Dominion Beverage company. l am
here to subscribe for the following
members OF the Arm: S. =. Jones, pres
ident, II. c. Cofer. secretary and treas
urer, and II. T. Williams. superintend-
ent. As have already subscribed the