The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-11
RICHMOND COESOVERTOPI TN MIDST
OF SPECTACULAR SURROUNDINGS
IS BIGGEST DRIVE
Believed Total Will Show
An Oversubscription
in Richmond of 3d.
600, 900.

paign last night In . blaze OF
glory, Richmond closed the
greatest drive in her history, and
in many respects even surpassed
thu wonderful record that she
established in the fonr previous
Liberty loans. Conservative est-
mates made by bankers were
that the oversubscription would
aggregate close to $4,000. 900.
Ohictal figures from the banks
and trust companies last night
showed total subscriptions Of
4f.,l0o.6SO. which was nn In
crease OF 100000 over Friday
nights total. and An oversah-
scrfption OF 3f.0O6. 900. II IL
known. however. that many sub
scriptions have not yet reached
the banks. while some corpora
ftons will not hold meetings OF
directors until this week. when
the purchase OF bonds Is to he
made. Neither docs this total in
clude the subscriptions placed at
the city auditorium last night.
Everywhere there was the greatest
satisfaction over Richmond's success.
bankers and business men alike pay
ing high tribute to the wonderful re-
Spouse OF Industries and individuals
to the Thanksgiving loan. No cam
naign has ever been conducted more
satisfactorily from tire standpoint OF
loan headquarters. and there war 4
great spirit of cooperation and. as
sistance throughout the drive.
Chairman Herbert ". Jackson is
sued the following statement last
night to the city and his workers:
t+R fchmond over the top In the -
Victory loan, the NTH time our
city has gone over. Richmond
was the first federal reserve city
to sell its quota of Victory notes.
Every citizen that subscribed
contributed greatly to Richmond's
success. and answered our
country's call.
TO those who gave their ser
: vices In making the loan soc
cess, convey my grateful
thanks"
While several organisations worked
iats into the night in the hrai effort
G. Cabell. chairman OF the woman's
committee, indicated that their sales
would total nj least sS,5eo.o0n. the
largest in pMFcAntAxss al Riehnond's
|quotn that has ever been sold By these
workers Mira Caheil made the fol-
lowing etAtement.
Sales by the women workers
IN the Victory loan--materially
greater In percentage Of the city's
allotment than IN previous loan
In ample evidence OF the great
activity and untiring effort OF all
workers. They not only were
big factor in Richmond's cam
paign but they responded IN
noble way to the call OF the
country. I am deeply appr~cia-
tive Of their great services
WIRES GENERALIZATION
John SHELTON Williams, comptroller
of the currency, wired yesterday his
congratulations 10 the city IN going
over the top. His telegram to Chair
man jackson follows;
7 congratulate you warmly upon
Rfchmond's splendid record on the
Victory loan. The figures you give
mo are eloquent tribute 10 the able
organization OF the district as well M
to the patriot ism Of the subscribers y
Featuring the entire campaign was
the work Of the school children Of
the city. for they worked long and
hard and rolled up wonderful work.
They were allotted slightly more
than $500. o0A, yet when the drive
came TO close last night their sales
|aexregated- 4c.i4i so. which brought
forth great praise from loan head
quarters.
Four German helmets offered by
the com mittee were awarded 10 Bin
ford school for largest sales. s4a..-
$50: elementary school making largest
sales. Ginter Park, s4e5.05o, Gordon
Kennerly. Binford Junior high school.
high school pupil making the largest
sale. S25s,6eo: and Edward Ryland.
elementary school pupil making the
largest sales. $135.0h0. Sales by
schools were As follows:
Work OF Schools
Bfnford Junior. $i92.25o: Ginter
Park. S4:5.o50; John Marshall. SAL
$50; Highland Park. $o57.15o: William
Fox. $4,000: City Normal. $s4.950:
Bellevue Junior. &s3,7o0; Madison,
SIS, 900; cambridge Junior. $3.50:
|Chimborazo, s4s.450: Barton Heights,
$2a.:5o; Franklin. $4,000, Maury,
sl3,sso: Oak Grove. s1:,75o; Fair
mount. $i2.o5o: Powhatan. $ll,s5o:
Ruffner. $1,000: John r. Cary, $500;
John Smith. $500; E.lba. $500:
Randolph. s3.7oe: Arents. $3.50:
Jefferson, e2.s5o: SCOTS Addition
$500: Fulton. $3.50; Bellevue Special
$3.50
Observation-Disclosures. 1880: Mon
roo. $50: Mason, $50: Moore, 5000.
Armstrong. $500; Dunbar. 5000:
Baker, 5000: colorcd special. &2oo
Continued *rain and the dampness
|of the grass underfoot forced the
features committee to call OF the de-
incnStratior In the Capitol square at
the last moment The captured Ger
man cannon had beer hauled down
from the fair grounds and were
placed on exhibition, the Salvation
Army band reported. and the other
features were ready. but conditions
forced the abandonment Of the show
Tho bard marched down through the
business section playing.
Lndnsty's Part.
INDUSTRIAL establishments Of Rich
mond made an unusually excellent
showing In the campaign contributing
heavy subscriptions. Despite the fact
rat ths drive WIS lot .arrisd into
these institutions by headquarters
with ths same vigor that has marked
other campaigns. employers them
selves IN the majority OF cases un-
Fderto0k the cHnyassinx with highly