Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-06
RICHMOND PEOPLE
PLEDGE $529,95O
FOR VICTORY BONDS
Needed Million a Day Not
Realized as Home Stretch
Begins.
WORKERS. ZEAL UNABATED:
PACE MUCH QUlCKENED
Important Meeting of Business
Men Set for O'clock
Today.
DRIVE ENDS IN FIVE DAYS
Wounded Lieutenant Will Speak at
Two Local Plants In Order
TO Boost Sales.
DRIVE ENDS IN FIVE DAY.
Wounded Lieutenant VIII Spcak at
TWO Local Plants In Order
to Boost Sales.

Tho nrst days work OF the home
stretch week IL the Victory Liberty
loan campaign failed to net the $1,000.
600 which Richmond must realize each
day until SATURDAY night to raise her
quota OF Sl5,563.s50. but this apparent
shortage viii serve only TO quicken the
pace during the time yet remaining
subscriptions 10 the loan Monday
were S92s.e50. according TO the state
mcnt given out by the banks at the
total un 10 s9.i5o.o5o While ,hts
amount docs not quite fulnn the ex-
bsfIaa'ion5 psIwn ,hot or ,hs workers in the cam
ana eHor'- VIII bc rcdoubied during
'He nYc da%s stll left
stephen ). Wise Spcaka.
tory loan Was held Mondav mr. nir bi me n ,S1
auditor!uaI u the John Marshall High
afho2l where stcphen 5. Wise. one
american Jewish pulpit, was tho prin-
GG,pa spe aker: He was introduced by
Prominent business men were called
last night TO meet Tuesday afternoon
at o'clock al the Business Mems Club
loan. FOR with only nve days remain
ING in which TO complete Richmond's
quota OF {l5.5ea.s5o: no effort must be
spared or moments time wasted until
sSasirr,n crdsy nishtt Herbert w. Jackson.
VIII pIcsiic At this meeting.
Great Meeting Set Today.
Captain Henri Nesre. a member OF
the FIsnca high commission. will be
the princiral speaker, and will tell OF
his experiences in the war zone. He
was called to the colors in September
iSli. and WAS IN the battles of the
months IL was decorated with the
action asd in foI s esn 3o ,biy
country az an Instructor in field artil-
lery
Another feature today viii be the ac-
tivity OF the school children. community
parade having been arranged by every
respective neiehborhoods. They viii
also call on every home in the city and
leave a message for the purchase OF
OF the Binford Junior High School will
load us plant on truck and tour the
downtown section printins their ap-
peals on b!ottinS paper-to blot OUT
the war debt.
Color-d Musicians Feature.
Arrangements were completed Mon
day night by the features committee. OF
which Henry schwarzschld is the
chairman, FOR big demonstration at
Tenth and Main Ma st, Streets l,, a, noon Wed.
by Fights saxaphone me- ORE orchestra. e G9'I an
aggregation of colored musicians that
have won a wide reputation through
Homer Rodeheaver and Robert Ma
ineWSs, o. bi!ly % sundays stan, helped
post-of'ice and their exhibition resulted
IN sales % slightly more than $4,000.
4 was then that Brighten the Corner
became used tor the Victory loan. and
the illumination given by the individual
Was both in worldly living and in help
inr the American government 10 dis
we're incurred III the winning OF the
Mar.
nodehen,er VIII Make Appeal.
MAKE speeial appeal Tuesdass dIas n,sha sRe
a 1 thc Goneert t. be given at the City
noted actor. himself made the n appeal cal
Monday night al the Academy of Music
and that appea. was not without re-
TUESDAY night, Players a, the Lyric
Thcater. are also helping in the drive
by making short talks.
Wounded Licutcnant spcnks.
Morton T.. Wallerstcin addressed an
enthusiastic meeting at the plant OF
the Richmond Structural steel Com
pany. when many bonds were sold
lieutenant Robert G. Hundlcy form
crly OF Prince Edward County. who
recently returned from eleven months
service on The Western front. carry
CHAMPAGNE drive, spoke to employees
Of the American Furniture and Fix
ture Company. and pr. y. II. .Ander-
son at the plant OF the American Can
= Company.
Meetings will be held Tuesday at the
strickland Machine Company and a.
Company. with Mr.. Walierstein and
Lieutenant Hundley the speakers
Committee Urges Great Endcnvor.
An enthusiastic meeting OF the
at loan headquarters: Eleventh and
Bank Streets, after which word went
forth urging greater endeavor that
" earliest nOSgible n
an inspiration and example for other
cities throughout the district. In every
wonderful response TO the govern
monts call. and Richmonders will
buy their bonds quickly for they will
not only make their own city's posi-
ton secure. but they will make secure
Twenty eight departments of the
have gone 100 per cent. and have been
awarded their honar banners. These
1ags have been hung in the elevator
lobby of the First National Bank build
ing. making a striking canopy under
which every one enter tho offices must
display has ever becn arranged in
the city in connection with a Liberty
nearing the 100 per cent mark and
officials are hopeful that they will at
tain the. desired goal before the close
OF tho drive.
All Receipts for Honds.
Loan headquarters announced thar
Fr!da Hcmpcl, who appears here Fri
day in concert, would invest the entirc
gfnss receipts while III tho city in
i Mrs. Robert G. Cabcll. chairman of
Tthe women's committee, announced
Monday that the sales OF her workers
DURING the first two weeks Of tho cam
naign aggregated se.596,330. and that
~ continued on tho Second Pase0