Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-19
loan CAMPAIGN FORCES
HOLD final MEET TODAY
Big Drive Starts Monday-Com-
mittecs Gather at Headquarters
49, to Arrange Details.
WORKERS EXPECT SUCCESS
Belgian Officers and Men Come Sun
day as Guests OF Cit.'-Plars
/. Being Made for Entertainment.
Garry Machine Gun Outfit.

The selling of Victory Liberty loan
bends 30 n,S in the srsat indns,rial es stab,
pletion OF All plans incident 10 the
starting off here on Monday the las,
great money drive Of the war Will
Conference to be held today at noon
by tho general city committee at it's
headquarters. Eleventh and Bank
Streets. Chairman Herbert W. jackson
clFirst indications Of the attitude of
Richmond people toward the loan
ica's honor debts in bringing the struS-
gle 10 a successful conclusion and for
returning her lighters from overseas
fidence shat there Will be little trouble
in subscribing llohmonfs quota of
"one of tho first big meetings in
tho interest of the drive will be held
on Monday at, noon II. the shops of
the Richmond branch of the American
at the request OF the institutions otii-
Gals. Other meetings OF this sort also
will he arranged
V Discuss Opening of Campaign.
The committee today viii discuss the
general matter of opening the cam
IaiEn; the yario1s lines Of work That
scriptionS and the agencies which will
make them. Richmond's official quota
is Sl5,563.e5o. and the committee in
tends to begin an aggressive campaign
sibie,
The following s,a,emen; was given
out yesterday at headquarters:
"Richmond Will have as her guest
on Easter Sunday IFS Belgian officers
and men straight from the western
front, where Shey fought for four and
one-half long years in the cause that
liberty and decency should not perish.
This party is beginning tour OF the
United States in tho interest of the
Victory loan drive, and their first stop
IS to be made IN this city: from where
they will GO to atlanta; HowGver. the
mittce found that no demonstration
could be staged on the day Of the
resurrection.
II3 Officers and Men.
.Thc' BelEians. of which rherc will be
108 enlisted men and seven officers,
will be the guests Of the Richmond
committee. and they will be entertained
%i,h me assistance OF the h1s knfh'E %
O'clock. they will be met at the Broad
Street station by army trucks and
going to the Commonwealth Club.
Breakfast will be served them. and a,
Sacred staS Heart Cathedral for ponunciai
sAlyin NJ. Smith, of the features
r rissey. Of the 'i Knights OF coiumbus.
also have arranged that Protestanis
among the Bc!gans may attend Easter
nomination that they may select.
Special seats have been reserved at
the cathedral for the party, and after
services they viii march back TO the
home for lunch.
"Richmond is unfortunate in having
the visitors here on the Sabbath. for
they carry with them In their special
cars several dog outfits and machine
guns that were used on the western
front. and in other cities dcnonstra-
lions will be given.
Leave mt 40 for Atlanta.
after lunch the party will march
to the Main Street Station, waerc the:
Will cntrain at 1:20 o'c!oc!. for AT
All preliminary work of the women's
committee has now been completed.
Mrs. Robert G.. Cabell, the chairman
announced last night. and their work
Will begin early Monday morning. The
thirteen booths that Will be placed in
leading hotels and department stores.
and on greet corners. have been built.
and Will be placed today.
Mrs. Cabell announced the appoint
ment OF Mrs. Thomas e. McAdams as
chairman of the booth 10 be conducted
a. Second and Broad Streets. and
Mrs. Carroll Montague chairman in
charge OF ali feature work, which will
include the organization OF committees
10 solicit in the th-atcrs AT all Demon
STATIONS that may be arranged during
the drive.