The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-21
TWO OVER TOP,
THIRD WAYNE
TOWNSHIP IS
NEARING GOAL
Subscriptions Being Recorded
Steadily In City, Week in
Advance of Opening Of Vic
tory Loan Campaign.
Herring HERE TUESDAY

county victory Loan Chairman Lewis
G Reynolds heralded the opening Of
the national Victory loan campaign
Monday morning with the announce
ment that two OF Wayne county's
townships had already gone over the
top. and third was expected to go
over by evening.
Green and Jefferson townships have
their quotas and the chairman of Per-
~ township assured Reynolds Monday
morning that Perry would have her
quota before night. 1t Is probable that
the county outside of Richmond will
be fully subscribed before the time
the Wayne township campaign opens
on April %. said Reynolds.
Subscriptions Coming Fast.
Subscriptions are coming in stead
fly at all the Richmond banks a week
IN advance Of the opening Of the CAM
paign here. More than $4,000 worth
of bonds were taken Monday morning.
Many thousands Of dollars worth are
assured, said City Chairman Karl
Meyers. which will come in before the
solicitors have chance to ask them
Chairmen were announce for the
five districts Of Wayne township out
side the city limits. Monday, by the
township committee. They are: Dis
trict No. /, extending from the Nat
1onal Road West north to the Newcas-
tie pike. Joseph Hill; District No. 2,
from the Newcastle pike to the Mid
dleboro pike, Harry Patti; No. 3. from
the marlborough pike to the Nation
al Road East, Harry White; No. A..
from the National Road East to the
Boston pike, Walter Benteldt, and No.
8, from the Boston Pike to the Nat
ional Road West, completing the cir
Gle, Arthur Curme.
Letters were mailed to every voter
by the township committee Monday.
and the area was plastered with other
publicity. Several national firms with
local branches placed their local sub
scription Monday morning.
"Pep" Meeting Monday
Arrangements were completed Tor
the dinner and pep" meeting Of all
county workers Monday evening at 6
o'clock at the Y. M. c. A. covers be-
ing laid for 1876 persons. Short, snap
py talks will be made by several loan
officials and the campaign is expected
to be started with a rush, following
the get-together affair.
Everything also is in readiness for
the mass meeting at the high school
auditorium Tuesday evening, when
Frank Herring of South Bend, will
discuss the loan. Music for the meet
ing will be contributed by the Gar
field school orchestra. which will play
several patriotic and popular selec'
tions.
Several merchants are not getting
the Victory loan posters sent them Dy
the local committee into their win
dows quickly enough and City Chair
man Meyers asks that every mer
chant place his poster in the window
as soon as possible, so that the win
dows will be full of advertisements
for the start of the county campaign
April %.
Predicts Success in County
Z. NJ. Campf1eld today predicted the
loan will last only one day in tht
county and township, and that 1t vii
Re over by April 20, scheduled as the
second day of the drive.
This is the best bond the govern
ment has ever offered, and / predic
that they will sell at premium
within six months" said Campfield.
April 30 has been set as the day
for the parade of all service men o
the county in uniform. Lawrence
Handley will have charge of thu
parade.
1--WE may turn it into celebration
of Richmond's victory in this, the las
and most important loan," said Hand
lev Monday, "but the parade Will o'
held ;.
The war trophy train will be il
Richmond on that day.
CHEERS START DRIVE.
CHICAGO, April 21.-For thre'
hours this morning between mldnlgh
and 3 o'clock thousands of people II
Grant park on the lake front, SAM
patriotic songs and cheered uncl
sam. marking the formal opening O
tho Victory Loan campaign in tn
seventh federal reserve district.
Three army searchlights of NOR
than 2OO,000,000 candle power nghte
IN the Victory forum, erected IN IN
mark and played upon the jewels o.
the Victory altar.
Michigan avenue for a mile wa
brilliantly lighted and festooned VIII
red. white and blue for the occasion
and the shops and picture theater
along the broad thoroughfare wer
crowded until nearly daylight. Ou
near Lake Michigan big guns weT
fired, whistles blew and bells wer
rung all over the city.
The campaign started with NOR
than S12,OO0,000 in subscriptions, an
II will be necessary to sell more tha
$4,000 900 worth of bonds each twent;
four hours in order to obtain th1
city's quota of $1S9, 100000 before tn
end of the drive.
STARTS IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK, April 21.-The vi
tory loan that got under way shortl
after midnight with popular subscrll
tions totaling more than Sloo'oo
gained impetus as the day advance
and crowds thronged the many patr
otic celebrations. Gov. Alfred
!. smith opened the campaign to NEE
New York's quota in the fifth and las
loan offered by the government
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