Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-07
'R|CHMOND'S BOND
SALES YESTERDAY
REACH z MILLIONS
More Than $1,336,OOO Sub
scribed at Business Mems
r Meeting.
PLAN TO PUT CITY OVER
TOP BY THURSDAY NIGHT
City Workers Hit Pace for Whirl-
wind Finish of Victory
Loan Campaign.
HOLD ANOTHER MEETING TO-DAY
Gathering at O'Clock This After.
noon at Business Mems Club.
Total Now S1l,452,55O.
HOLD ANOTHER MEETING TO-DAY
Gathering at 1 O'Clock This After.
noon at Business Mems Club.
Total Now i,452,55O.

Subscriptions of $4,000 500 in a single
day constitutes the challenge which
Richmond hung out Tuesday 10 the
rest OF the Fifth Federal Reserve Dis
tr!ct TO make memorable the success
or the last campaign for funds incident
10 Americas participation in the war.
This leaves about st.00o.ooo yet 10
&c realized for the completion Of her
quota. and the city workers have
adopted the slogan to have this turned
In by Thursday night, Up TO the close
OF business on Tuesday evening, the
total amount Of subscriptions was &li.-
$3.50.
Productive Meeting.
One OF the most productive meetings
OIL the campaign was held Tuesday
aiternoon in the rooms OF the Business
feed TO secure subscriptions OF xl.35e.-
$50. Loan workers are confident that
such response is only indicative OF
how Richmond Is striking her pace
IN the whirlwind finish.
The success Of the loan, according TO
the committee is assured. The only
subscriptions that may bc secured IL
has been the desire of the Treasury
Department since the beginning Of the
campaign to have the bonds distributed
10 relieve the banks OF taking more
than the amount allotted 10 them.
Virginia Leads District.
statement from the Federal Re
serve Bank Of Richmond shows that
the District OF Columbia leads in the
number OF subscriptions. with STATS.
and that Virginia comes second. with
scribed. having turned in s26.0si.05o,
as against s25.io1.2oo for Maryland.
Plans have been maue for big
demonstratiop In from of the post
office q, noon Wednesday. which will
= be featured by a comccr: by wright's
saxaphonc Orchestra. an aggregation
OF colored Jazz" artists who have won
wide reputation throughout the East
for their music. Several other fea-
tures will be staged by Henry Schwarz-
sc'Hld. chairman OF the features com.
nnittec il was stated at loan head
Quarters, which arc expected TO result
in heavy sales.
Police Volunteer.
Every member OF the Richmond Po.
lice Department volunteered his SER
vice during the loan drive and be-
ginning Wednesday they will conduct
q city-wide canvass as they patrol
their be ats. This work Is expected to
bring in substantial subscriptions for
the officers are acquainted with prac-
tically every person in their territory.
The general committee out OF appre-
clation for their services announced
tha, two Victory coupon notes would
be given to two members OF the de-
number Of bonds.
Featuring the days returns were the
s.I,o announGemen,s that the Merchants,
Banks had passed their quotas The
former ~as allotted s2,472,6oo, and
subscribed S2,563.5oo while the other
bank had been apportioned 3277,ioc.
It's sales amounted 10 S2so.v00 last
night.
Meet Mt o'clock.
Chairman Herbert W. Jackson an
Would be another mYet,ng OF business
,nen at o'clock Wednesday IN the
ns Msns c'rS a @hsh
John Laird. of the war loan org aniza
,:on.. OF Washington. made short,
john Kerr Branch. who headed the
three previous campaigns then took
the extremely attractive features of
the loan. and urging heavy subscrip-
Sns bo only IN ffseSmS fseeSns With RiehmoGas
position as the head OF the Fifth Re
serve District for she Is setting the
subscriptions placed at tnis meeting
were as follows:
commonweaish Supply, Company. 81.
and Robert I.eahey. $500: Davenport
company ssEoo M1 Sno
sScSo; Mer "&nfassd;"S R5sads SeoSS Mrs
featuring Company. s2o,ooo; Powhatan
HeteI edo corporiation $4,000 T. r. Scott Scott
nSoo Sany s. oo5: ''s stephei a @Ef2y Eiefson Eo
$4,000; Merehants' National Bank.
Morris (matching other business for
children he drdg might have had had he
pany. sio. 900: Powell Brothers. 5000.
r. L. Taylor e Co. $4,000: Card
wei well Mafh,ns Gnnsey soSGS sya
ieansrd. Ieane ssoSa; The Times- spia,ch.
$1,000 r. jo"eS 5000 aRes DSie kSer Ms
Furniture and Mattress Company. So
900; F. e. Patrick Young Co. $4,000:
goto1 cnf o Dsoe $500 Wss
$4,000 DR.. i. Fl. Martin. s4.o5o; west
Gnmpany Gam Gu ss.5oo; s. i. r Morgan, sfo.-
Morgan + Mills. $1,000: Charles Wat
r5Ss 6ominlon Tygs5 cempany sGS
SGS GsoGee ssSGGe brya2 saGS PSGSr
Henrietta Cotton Mills Company. SO
900: w. S: Forbes. $4,000: Carter,Ven-
able Co. 5000. II Hamilton oGd Ridge afa; Lumi
Virginia School supply Company. s25...
Sa i5scG e%p0yff1 COP
+. e. PatrickYoung CO., $4,000: Mer
chants National Bank, s1oO.ooo; Ma
Henrico Lumber Company. $4,000: NJ
de G. Hobson. $4,000; Holt Granite
Ms Iosers eo%pabn Tobasco s9o secoS
Puritan Mills Company. s25, 900: Tom
linson & Co. $4,000: Blalock Fruit and
gEoSH|ss S|ns CO SomCscy; IsoSc $4,000. and w. F.
School Children Parade.
& School children staged series OF
big demonstrations. The boys and
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