The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-28
NOW FOR THE STRETCH.

Richmond enters the second stage of the victory loan drive
this morning confident that she will not only maintain her pace
with the country at large that the end of this week will
place her well the road towards her ultimate goal of s15
800 workers rebuilding their efforts and the
people buying bonds they have bought before
less in the closing days of the fourth oan while the
American boys wpng ont the St Mhe salient and drv
the Huns of Beeau Wood in that wonderful offensive
The real work directed towards the widest possible dis
rbuo1 of the bonds for the fate of the issue in
doubt so far as Richmod was concerned
Reports on the progress made and many important mat
affecting the conduct of the campaign will be discussed at
today at special meeting of the general committed
Chairman Herbert w jackson called all members to attend
the conference in order that their advice might be solicited
certain matters that must be settled before other work be
carried forward The meeting will be of short DURATION it
announced and win be held at loan headquarters Eleventh
and Bank streets.
Mrs Robert G. Cabell chairman of the womans commit
tee issued call for all of her workers. and all women inter
the of the loan drive to meet at II o'clock
the palm of the Jefferson hotel for the purpose
discussing part they to take the sale Of the bonds
encouraging results already have been reported by the
workers but they hope to maintain the high record
the four previous campaigns and seek plans for greater
deavor.
Hundreds of people reminded yesterday by the pom
Lieutenant A. l.. Varnedoe and his have worked long
hours in the drive and have been for the sale OF
many bonds This especially true of the demonstration
West Main street Saturday afternoon when they permitted
civilians to fire the FOUNDER and 10y ride the
chase of bonds.
MAYOR TALKS OF BONDS
Mayor George Ansie made rngng speech for the pur-
bonds Yesterday afternoon during the sing
duced under the auspices of the War Camp Community Ser
He the purchase of bonds by and
who financially able to help the discharge its
obligations of honor incurred the winning of the and
to bring back the American boys overseas.
School children going out this morning determined that
they will than double the amount of bonds they sold be-
fore the end last week and their total Friday
$1s3000 Aoments undertaken by the schools of the
city $5So750 The schools have been segregated into
groups and each group hopes to raise is John
Marshall Bnfod Bellevue and cambridge $50o00; Gnter
Park Highland Park, Barton Heights and William Fox $780,
OOO Madison Farmount, Springfield Chmborazo and City
Normal $4,000; Rufner, Powhaan Maury Cary Randolph
Nathaniel Bacon jefferson and Franklin $4,000 Eba Grace
Arents Oak and Bellevue Special $10000 John Smith
Addition So 0OO and the coored schools of the
city, $40 750
The organization having been completed and committees
appointed the colored people of Richmond will start their drive
this they expect maintain their excellent record
earned other drives Detailed plans of the activity that they
will follow have not been made public but the campaign prob