Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-09
Major General Beaumont
Beauregard Buck to Be
Chief Speaker Here.
OVERSEAS MEN WILL TAKE
LEAD IN BIG CELEBRATION
Navy Department Sending Fa-
nous Glee Club for City
Auditorium Meeting
CONFIDENT OF REACHING GOAL
JolIfficalion Arranged on Certainty
mat Richmond and Virginia Will
Subscribe Full Quotas.

Certain that Richmond viii reach
her soai with time to spare in tie
victory Liberty loan campaign ar
raasemonts have been completed for
q great inil!tayr Victory rally q: the
'it! Auditorium tomorrow night. MIL
NarS men who have seen overseas SER
vice Will hold the center Of the stage
MaJor-General Beaumont Bcaurcsard
hucF. cominandant of Camp Meade and
holdins tho unique honor OF wearing
tic Distinguished Service Cross for
conspicuous galiantry In leading the
hrst line Of his brigade in AN attack
upon the Hun positions. viii he the
principal speaker.
The occasion VIII be known as mill
Z tary night" wish General Buck VIII
come navy glee club chortis of
Idrty voices and the marine band from
"uhhtico. These VIII vie with a we'll
lramcd feminine chorus made up from
tary OF the Treasury Carter Glass
Tpened the victory loan campaign in
Ths H.. hss, nsyy , slee club includes. some
.. ,ne best voices OF Uncle Sans sea-
eonmen, e durtnS Ine h has nst5aeied des vide td
s. seri given BY them yesterday on the
INC most remarkable demonstrations
given In Washington on behalf OF the
opanr opan; ., They ,G,, come rno TO Riehmond by
Franklin u. Roosevelt. the expcnsns
%f The trip being borne by the Navy
After General Buck concludes his
address Lieutenant Robert G. fund
10y. who received a severe wound in
platoon In the One Hundred and Six
ty-si%ih French Division. will SPEAK
,-s talk by ,eutenan, Humdiey last
nlSht at cbtnczer Baptist Church, coll
: oree. resulted in subscriptions OF s1a,-
The rally a, the Auditorium prom
Richmond has. seen IN connection with
me me hetory Libesty loan. Certainly
most prctent!ous yet attempted The
meeting is open 10 the public as 1t
WI WI be in the nature OF Victory
which returned hth;crs viii partici-
pate.
Richmond Nenr GouI
Reports from the banks OF the city
at the. close OF business on Tuursdny
showed that Richmond LACKS only 81
100000 OF completing her Quota or SIS
campaign. the last popular appeal the
= government viii make for funds with
which 10 pay the cost OF beating the
Thgrsday,'s gain in subscriptions was
snilos.?oo, bringing inc total amount
-hOSSi'DSO huIlNS Tue OTNc TO Sli,-
s63;o5o. with two more days re-
naming in which To make wh!rlwind
hnish: the committee has no doubt that
the city Will more than subscribe her
quota.
Richmond business men will meet in
the auditorium OF the Chamber OF Com
merce FRIDAY at noon to receive re-
ports Of work that has been done in
he camPaisn; and the. standing of the
be the last conference OF the drive
and Chairman Herbert w. Jackson
urges full attendance.
Two Richmond banks went over the
Top FRIDAY the Broadway National and
the the south Richmend branch of the
sans % of GommsIte na :. and Trusts The
scribed. and reports show that 1t has
$4,000 more subscribers than her sister
State. Maryland.
hsy Demonstration Planned.
Plans we're being made last night by
the loan features committee. of which
Henry Schwarzschild is chairman, for
..'apitol Square tomorrow afternoon at
O'Clock There will be numerous
features and stunts" several of
announced. Featuring the program viii
be a concert by the Salvation Army
band, one OF the best known organiza-
Members of the feature committee
feared the attendance might be so
band. that some would be disappointed.
so the services of Jordan's Jazz Or
chestra were secured. assuring every
one concert. In addition. a number
were placed in the Fair Grounds sew
eral days ago for storage will be pulled
downtown and placed on exhibition
made to arrange other features, which
will be announced when the details
have been worked out.
Under the direction of Mrs Norman
Randolph, there was a parade of Con
federate Veterans yesterday through
the streets OF the city. ending with
demonstration IN T:io, in front of the post
Grams of another struggle participated.
Many bonds were sold. While this was
taking place Miss Margaret Gordon
Streets. Her high soprano voice at
tracted hundreds of people, and after
sfo. She sang agd "Then "Insr on the Boys Con.
He..Sy Schwarzschild succeeded in sell
ing more than $4,000 worth of bonds
They were assisted by Girls Scouts on
Workers everywhere labored vigor
ously.. determined to obtain every sub
scription possible in order to run the
city's total UP and raise the quota at
the earliest moment as an inspira ton
and example to other communities
Highly encouraging results were re-
ported, but the total was less than
committee and workers were urged
last night to redouble their efforts.
Women Break Records.
Women workers on Wednesday broke
all previous records, making a really
remarkable showing. Their sales
totaled 1,341 $50. and were made to
more than 600 subscribers. smnshinr
all previous records. The largest pre-
vious sales for one day were only
about half of this amount These en-.
thusiasts Will continue without letup
their activities today and tomorrow.
for they arc out after "A record. and
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