The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-04
THE VICTORY LIBERTY LOAN.

accomplished these with and many other eats besides
The show started from the fair ground and the planes
Mew in perfect battle formation the city, and ther
&eparatcd for each to show its own personal skill
Considerable excitement created along crowded Broad
street when of the ayators made long nose dive almost
kp4Ependicular toward the ground Coming straight down
within fex feet Of the buildings he turned his machine and
his way back into the clouds amid the applause ef tie
ssmultitudes
Tho pilots from Langle eutenants, Draper Hon
singer the officer in charge Webster and Lear while Major
DR. Chase the pos and Lieutenant James Macean
4 accompanied the narty
All workers ~edoubled their efforts the day drew
close wind;rr mn tho second week of the campaign and with
shown brrvinr the eity' total to $s9221oo This
figure slightly Joss than had been hoped by members of the
committee but they confident that the necessary sales
10 pui the city The top will come quickly with the res1mp
on of business They determined to send Rjc
mond over tho ten AZ 1he earliest possible moment.
Fifty .erhrS the United Commercial Travellers went
the streets Yesterday under the direction Of Robert Simp
son. ant while The results their work had been tabnated
last night noea reors showed that they had obtained
subscriptions The th<e true Of the women
workers in their motor cars who sold bonds along Main and
Broad streets materially assisted by the Sixty second infantry
hand from Camp Lee under the direction OF Lieutenant ntner
iaAIz n-acnlra2il2 zzere the repors from the I1io1
Bank Richmond that its quota Of $4,000 had been raised
shortly before and the Virginia Trust company that il
and that bonds still being sold in fairly large
DR. WISE TO SPEAK
Loan headquarters announced that plans had been com
nleted for large meeting to be held Monday night in
the auditorium Of the John Marshall High school at which
time DR. Stephen + Wise, OF the foremost we'll most
eloquent speakers in the Jewish pulpit will speak The meet
he spacat musical program under the direction Of Howard
BRYANT, which incndcs the singing Of Joseph Wtemoro
DR. Wise has appeared before Richmond audiences
era occasions and impressive have been his addresses that
the Victory loan committee has chosen him of the best
equipped to carry the of the loan to the people
Though moi native DR. Wise is thoroughly identified with
American spirit and American ideals, that be readily he
accepted representative American In New York city he
occupies the distinction of having brought into
flu operationthe Free Snagog which accommodates perhaps
the largest audiences of religious cdfce in that city o
big enterprises.
All ministers in Richmond, we'll as throughout the Fifth
district have been request to preach the gospel Of the Victory
lean their pHFts today StFpsSIHg the
prompt subscriptions in order that the city will not fail in the
crowninG drive that is 10 successfully end the This work
seypeetea ia added impetus e HE drive tomorrow
with only six days (which work before the close
the campaigns next Saturday night will be necessary
slightly more than 81 100000 each day.
Chairman Herbert w. Jackson last night issued call 70
meeting Of his general committee hehld at tomorrow
in loan headquarters Eleventh and Bank STREETS when further
plans for the drive will be considered This meeting will be
the utmost Importance and large attendance requested
There Will be meeting tomorrow at the Business Mems club
GOOD WORK OF SCHOOL CHILDREN.