Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-26
.R|CHMOND'S SPIRIT
IN LOAN CAMP PA|GN
Enthusiasm Rewards Workers as
City Strikes Stride in
Last Drive.
ORGANIZATIONS ARE ACTIVE
Tank Will Attempt to Cross
Canal and Rails Near Byrd
Street Station.
ORGANIZATIONS ARE ACTIVE

neck with the rest Of the state In the
SAFE OF victory Liberty loan bonds was
| SHOWN ~ reports rcceivct at head
Quarters las. night. Additional viz
Einia towns which have raised thei..
IHotas are: Bloxton; Craigsville
Siuar,'s Draft Hot Springs and Car.
! tcrsvillc.
At present. figures stand at s3,4l4.-
'5o for Richmond. and about the same
an cunt for the remainder Of the State
| The pcssimistic atmosphere that mark
ed the outlook for the success OF the
ioan at the outset Is giving way to
the bonds
Figures given GU, last nigh, by the
Federal Reserve Bank Of Richmond
show that Virginia had subscribed up
10 the close Of business Yesterday So
oe2:19o toward It's quota OF the loan
| OF Columbia, S2.l27.la0: West Virginia
| ssso.S5o: North Carolina. sI.o5..o56' and
| South Carolina. s23I.ao0.
V. omen's ORGANIZATIONS. Of Richmond
under thc general Craftsmanship Of
| .irs Robert 6. Itbell continue 20 make
| record breaking sales. Yesterdays re-
| cord gave them credit for the sale
% PAS bonds aggregatinv sl2s $50. Tho
| organizations which were particularly
| active yesterday were: Virginia As
Gnciation Opposed to Women's Suf-
| f-aee. sio.250: -. Johns Circle. Kings
/ association uf Richmond sc6..50 The
I salcs on "Wednesday amounted to
sl23,7oo. with the Beth Ahabah -Auxi-
| Larry and the Council OF Jewish Wo-
I en- selling total Of s5i.4oo Equal
I Suffrage League. $4,000. and the Belle
/ Bryan Day Nursery. sl4.oao.
/ were augmented BY subscriptions for
/ i,ore than $4,000 a; the Fulton
/ General Aviation and supply Depot
I under the command OF Captain Chas
pl he. n.n ipcr ~.
/ Corporation reported that its subscrip
| lions !. az passed thc 5000 ,nh.k which
| was the .oal assigned it by the Federal
/ reserve bank.
Mayor George Ainslce Will address
I the audience at the community sing
at the Ci;y Auditorium tomorrow
! cry Schwarzschild has arranged a
/ number or events for todays drive.
/ Lieutenant Narnadoe. the officer in
i charge OF the tanks in the Fifth dis
! ;rict, will give demonstration in
! front OF the West End Bank, on West
/ Main street. between and O'Clock.
There Will be more street features
\ today, the FIRST Opening AZ II O'Clock.
/ at Second and Broad Strnets, to be fol-
/ lowed by a parade and free perfor-
F. nance thirty minutes later at sixth
,alnment in front Of the post office at
/ u o'clock.
/ for the Victory loan today. and the
! BOY Scouts, as usual, are doing EN-
| cient work.
The shr!ners parade VIII Start varon,c at
Temple II will! be routed east on
Broad stree, 70 Fif;h, TO Main. to
Fourteenth, TO Broad and ihen west
Tn The almost Impossible feat of plung-
ing over railroad tracks. down into
the bed OF the cana, across III l,S Nn wa'E the
incline across other railroad traEks
Will be attempted at 1880 o,ciock ,hiS
in the Victory loan in demons,rat,o,n Sa,',
at Ninth md Canal Streets Oiicials
of the Chesapeake and ONO iih!iWa!
Company readily consent TO the ieat'
which they doubted could be accom-
Wished, but Lieutenant n l.. Earnadoe.
the officer in chnFEs gn ,S Is e1mH unmsr9aine im
There will be a hand to provide music
for the demonstration. and women bond
statesmen will distribute subscription
Reaction from the big day on Thurs
day was felt yesterday in bond sales,
the report OF the banks and trust com.
panies 20 loan Headquarters last night
showing grand total of sal i.oo:
o%ssd no%svsr many I'm Cbamber mT of commerce
meeting have not yet been received by
the financial institutions.
coIored business men has been called
by John Mitchell and will be held at
O'Clock this afternoon in the offices
of the Richmond Beneficial Insurance
Company. for the purpose of organiI-
ing committees TO conduct the cam.
paign. In all other loans the colorcd
call for bond subscriptions and this
record is expected TO be maintained:
John Mitchell. and Dr. d. Il. Anderson.
executive manager of the campaign.
and Father G. +. Hannigan have been
10 conduct the drive will be named at
this conference.
Women's organizations selling bonds
In, -, he fn6o " rs
Colonial Danes. Miss Fila Cooke,
chairman. at Mosby.s; Southern Asso.
citation of Coliege Women Mrs Robert
Temple: Woman's Club. Mrs Louie
Iankins CHAIRMAN at Second lns and
J. J. Hickey. chairman. at Thaihimer's:
Richmond Nurses Club. Miss Emily
Hill. chairman. at Miller & Rhoads,
tion OF Maccabecs. Mrs. Mary l.. Briel,
The Business Woman's Club will oc-
cupy the booth IN front of the post
Office from o'clock this afternoon un-
til it is closed. while the Woman's
Association Of Richmond: formerly the
bonds in the booth at Seventh and
Broad Streets from | o'clock on
and " denaTtment ] S heads Of G' the he 4:e Chesa
peake and Ohio Railway Company will
be held AT, 10. O'Clock this morning at
executive manager of the loan drive,
will make short talk after which
plans for conducting the campaign
both in Richmond and over the entire
system OF the railroad will be dis
cusSed by the officers.
Al loan headquarters il was an
nounced that the asphalt sales depart
ment OF the Texas Company was plac-
ing sl,047,O00 in Victory notes, to be
distributed among the twelve reserve
bank districts, and that the apDor-
tionmenl for this city was $1,000
other subscriptions made public in
cluded O. G. Gregory & Co, $22.500;
j.. T.. Murphy g. Son $4,000 and Rich
mond Paper Company, $1,000.
Jnhnkc's Time Service.
Mcssrs Jahnkc Bros. jewelers., take
pleasure In informing the public that
their wireless time service from the