The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-22
TALKS TO
LOAN DRIVE CHA|RMEh

! By winning the war last November
and preventing It's continuance for an
other year. the United States govern
, ment saved the lives of from 800. 900
! to 100000 men and $4,000. 000.0 900.
/ II the government had been more de-
Hibernate 10 it's plans It probably could
5ails nd solr or 1f 81 eaeA D Sn fnes e
But this deIiberation would have pro-:
ionged the war, and a fr more terrible
price would have been paid in the end.
This was the statement of Lewis 3.
Franklin, director of the war loan or
ganization of the United States treas
ury. In q speech delivered in Rich
mond yesterday afternoon before the
conference of war loan Organization
officials of the fifth federal reserve
district, held at sos East Main street.
The meeting continued through the
day. with a midday adjournment for
luncheon at the Business Mems club.
Details for launching and pushing
the victory liberty loan campaign
were discussed, and many OF the more
important plans weer definitely set
tied. OF particular interest was the
announcement that the campaign will
be marked by 4 number OF special
features. such - airplane battles. tho
use OF tanks and trophy trains.
State chairmen reported that thsy
were rapidly getting their local organ
izations in working order. Several of
tbs chairmen asked for war tanks and
trophy trains such as have been pro-
vided for other sections of the coun-
try Efforts are now being made to
make these features part Of the
NTH district campaign, and as soon as
the Arrangements can be completed.
\ definite program will be announced.
Before the members of the confer
ence went to the Business Mems club.
called meeting OF the Governor Seay
War Savings Society was held. Mr..
and made q short talk on the value
OF thrift.
At the conclusion OF the luncheon
the meeting was addressed by Mr..
Franklin, The war loan organization
director stressed the point at the out
set that the victory liberty loan Is to
settle deb OF honor which the ma
ton cannot evade and which no one !
wishes to evade. The country. he |
said, must be returned as speedily as
possible TO its pre-war basis. In or |
der TO do this the war debt--the price |
of victory-must be paid. The vic |
tory liberty loan will. therefore, he |
showed. be the direct means OF afford |
ing employment of hundreds OF thou
sands of men and women, and eSpe- ,
ciaily jobs for the men no wreturning ,
from overseas
Following Mr. Franklin's talk, Mrs.
Antoinette Funk, vice-chairman Of the !
womans' national liberty loan com
mittee. outlined the organization
which the women have perfected and
pledged anew the, support and enthu-
siasm OF the women of the country.
Mrs. Funk met the district chairmen
IF the women's committees at the JEFF
ferson hotel in the morning and a
second meeting was held at the dis
trfct headquarters. sos East Franklin I
''reet. IN tbs afternoon.
long those in the conference were
"a '7t. Mrs. J. Scott Parrish OF
Ric! ~"airrnan of the firth fed
nral res let womens victory
oan commit John L. IIaEan \
and Miss Anna =, eirrnau and 4
RESI- OF the I
Virginia committee. Mrs. Pot 1
fenbarger. chairman for s. ~ /
yinia; Mrs. 8. S. Munsen att
Weston. chairman and vice ch aiylls..
Tor South Carolina; Mrs. J. A. Long,
Hartman for North Carolina. Mrs.
sydney NJ. Cone and Mrs. Shoemaker, 4
hartman and vice-chairmsn, for i
Maryland: Mrs. Stoner, chairman for
he District Of Columbia
r.. w Robertson, Of Columbia, a. c.,
district chairman OF the war loan or Il
"a nization. presided at the conference
II war loan organization headquarters.