Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-02
CITY SELLS NEARLY
HALF BOND QUOTA
With Eight Days for Campaign,
Richmond Has TO Credit
$7,346,9OO.
SOLDIERS MAKE APPEAL s
Aviator and Artillery Sergeant
Tell Stirring Stories of Amer
ican Heroism in France.
SOLDIERS MAKE APPEALS S

- SHtTc IN inc wdr 5 last
the anpeals Of Two American fight
"Ts overseas TO pay for the victory.
thal tnHN ana their comrades wrung
from the Hun. resulted yesterday in
the placing o: bond subscriptions by
IN audience in the rooms Of the Bust
ness Mems club III tho sum OF S733,-
Captain Harold ". C;alIop. VINO render
ca IGnG ana conspicuous service as
and Serseant Bridges an overseas
veteran who directed the work of the
heavies ,ha: spelled doom for the
haiset and MS dreams; Both speak
1r,pp!nG action Of their stories.
VIII Rcduublc Efforts.
The Official reports OF INC hnancia!
institutions of 'ho city show "A gain
for the day p' S5,c,a5o, which does
rot take into account many OF the
subscriptions placed In the meeting at
Fhe Business Mons club. Workers
are more conident than ever that the
remaining o: lhe .ampa!gn. Will carry
Richmond wcll .vcr her allotment
rao usual gatherine at the Business
Mems Club w!i Dc addressed today BY
orator and editor. Chairman Herbert
W. Jackson. " The city committee,
Viii preside. II the afternoon MIR.
Graves and Captain Gallop will speak
n behalf OF the Victory loan at s..
Johns Church where Patrick Henry.
the mos, a;dent advocate OF liberty
meant the downfall! of an autocrat.
Air Circus Tomorrow.
Loan headquarters also made public
plans for great air circus and demon
stration at tho Fair Grounds tomorrow
afternoon, which promises 10 be the
most thrilling exhibition ever staged
Langley Field. led by Lieutenant
George. an ace and one or more
Field Viii perform the latest spins.
looms and dives for the purchasers OF
Victory notes
Gates 10 the grounds Will be thrown
scheduled TO continue from , 10 4:5O
o'clock. The grandstand Will be open
wili be operated TO handle the crowd.
The SiNty-sccoad Infantry Band from
camp Lee Viii give concert and ex-
viii visit Richmond tomorrow, is ex-
pected 10 make a short talk from the
stage n front OF the stand. The pub
planes until $50 o'clock.
Flight to Largest Buyer.
f, rs 4 pert or Of lhs program. flights over
bonds and to the woman selling the
largest number of bonoa The planes
IKE tn t>nGGtsd n!,"t TO arrly. IN the Gity about
though the exact hour is dependent
upon their departure ana the conditions
Aging.
Leading subscriptions a, the meeting
n the Business Mems club. although
meeting adjourned and were not re-
ported, we're as follows:
,.ld 1fS 6od insurance france Gomnany of NTGinia.
Company. $4,000; George C Gregory.
sG3i'2oi saJ Ellen l. Maya sSoo9; 4 +
Harris, sa6,Oco: John T. Wilson Co,
$1,000; Penn Mutual Life Insurance
TWomPany' WnrP so5 :3Scoe:I 3SS Richmond Cedar
5000: } Dart. 500. .ooG T. l. H. hSDiee Bruee
$1,000; } r Paschall. S.o.oe0: John l..
Williams & Sons: $4,000; old Dominion
Everett waddcy Co. $Io,0o0: Thomas
l.: Moore. s5o.Oco; Chevrolet Motor
COMPANY. ;5,0oo, L: Is Tichins TO
s5.ooo. Iohn $ Muncc, $500: T. s.
I;9Hsrison ,9,,,6I .nn :o oO MifG slc1o Charles
oco ale"GH~ 65on Moor W oponN r. Pnws0n s
John NJ Miller. Jr. slooo 'tsi6o for
snGn fiI g sIod ms ,1on iSn Ghlldren) luIicn H.
dren matching Mr.. Milier's PROPOSE
ton, anonymous. $1,000: Garrett x
90 500: kirkmeyer Motor Company,
paGE. $4,000; T. II. Bruce. ,Ir.. $500,
Women Break Records.
XII previous records for sales were
broken on Wednesday by womcn's or
Ganizations. Mrs. Robert c. Cabcli an
nounced. their total asercga,ing sGla.-
800. as compared with Tuesdays sales
Of S3U6.o00. Bonds sold by the women
row aesresaic Sl39':iI The lead
the Woman's Association OF Richmond.
si69.l00; Beth Ahabah Auxiliary and
Council Of Jewish Women, sl0a,OOG,
and the Equal Suffrage League. slOs.-
Tremendous effort is being put forth
by these workers, and today they viii
cross cantccn workers 10 sell bonds
~ Main street at noon and in Broad
street after . O'Clock. Each automo-
bile viii he decorated and manned by
tho motor corps girls. carrying speak
crS and canvasscrs. y Richmond wo-
man. who has served for more than
English army. Will be the principal
school children arc likewise driving
hard. and have Increased their quota
from the original amount Of s5S?.O0o
TO si.OOo.GOO. l'ive schools already
have raised their quotas. Highland
William FoN more than $4,000. Bin
ford moro than $4,000 Madison about
S25.0o0 and Chimborazo has doubled its
INSURANCE. Men work.
Insurance men conducted Il canvass
Of the downtown section of the city
and obtained many subscriptions. but
fun reports had not been made TO
headQuartcrs last night. c. E. Rich
ardSon. under whose direction the
canvass was made. was enthusiastic
over the success of his workers.
Nearly $4,000 was subscribed at the
three meetings conducted al tho
British American Tobacco Company
and this work will be continued today
and tomorrow. Other meetings yes
tcrday were Rev. j.. T. McFadcn at
the Eagle Paper Company. Dr. Douglas
$. Freeman at Miller and Rhoads. and
Dr. Edward y. Calisch at Thalhimcr's
Z. l3. Toy will speak tonight to cm-
MI ,f h. INF Dsai "a
Power Company at William Byrd Park,
Father {. +. lIannigan at the Academy.
and three four-minutc high school
speakers at tho Lyric.
Coorcd Victory committeeman will
hold a conference at $50 o'clock to.
night in tho Third street a. NJ H.