Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-23
BATTLE PLANES ADD
THR|LLERS TO DRIVE
Monster Army Tanks, Typifying
Horrors of War, Arouse Great
Enthusiasm.
MORE FORCE IN CAMPAIGN
Four-Minute Speakers Ordered
Out to Speed Bond

The thrills tha; came from swoopin-
diving battle planes and the Workings
ot monster tanks, typifying the horrors
OF war. gave tremendous enthusiasm
IN Richmond yesterday 10 the task the
cltS faces in placing during the Vic
tory drive ever Sl5.0000O0 worth of
bonds. the proceeds Of which win 20
,oward the paying of debts Uncle Sam
Hun.
While official figures arc a. YET un-
avaiia6 ava bic Victory loan workers believe
\hat inc INITIAL success OF the cam
paiSn. begun after The .lYmor OF war
Is sone' indicates that Richmond Will
as one of Americas most dcpc ndabie
ccntcrs or going over tho TOP III,
raising war revenue.
LnrEc subscriptions Tnkcn.
), A!rGady hpndreds OF small notes
Scriptions taken. notably that OF the
standard Oi! Company for $4,000 and
that 81 the American Trust Company
and TO hold Eiehmonds place as
quick selling center for war bonds
,,erday a, headquar;ers. Eleventh and
Rink Streets. urged even greater ac-
tE;iy than HIS been shown hitherto
70 ,her hanga!s a. snsIeT SsfSTe risld
stree; crowds the thrill OF their lives
IN series OF daring exhibitions. one
National Bank Building. while The
other swoopcd down under tho over
hanging cornicc.
Tanks In Capitol Square.
During Lhe day the four big tanka
cdlhcation OF hundreds, who stopped 10
peep in and study tho mechanism as
tne soldier .Gchauffeurs explained the
machinery. These men also made talks.
Tor the Victory loan, and were re-
:I%, :I2%onsIble for the sale Of many bonds.
square today.
More force is now being pu; into
me campaign and the organization OF
various bodies who have volunteered
izai!ons probably viii be assigned DAYS
on which TO Work, although no de-
Unite announcement has been made 10
this effect.
Plans were made yesterday for =
series OF three meetings ~ the South
ern shops, in South Richmond. az noon
tomorrow Snort talks will DC made
by prominent speakers and the work
withou; delay. Numerous other meet
snss are being arranced IN indus-
,riai plants 10 be heid during the next
Nidcd By loan headquarters whenever
desired.
Meeting mt broad street stn.ion.
An enthusiastic meeting was held
~ ';;i5 o'clock i'm the, afternoon a,
Douglas :. Freeman made a short talk
70 "a emp!oyees The meeting was pre-
pecied TO result in many subscriptions,
for three departments OF the Rich
mond. Frederick =burs and Potomac
Railroad COMPANY already have OBJ
tAincd le0 per cent and other depart
ments are working hard 20 reach that
goal.
reace" was given a; the Bintord High
school. l.. g Mayo, of the feature com
Inittee having in charge the film. decid
ing TO stage an exhibition AT o'clock
Large audiences viewed the picture at
both meetings. Sergeant Clarence
25naGs Of nant21 ins qYe v4drsa a95
Division. who was invaiided home 10
the Walter Reed Hospital at Wash
,mEton IN Febrgary: made ,, striking
also VIII be shown n $50 O'Clock
tonight in tho auditorium of the ia in
bridge Junior High school, in South
Rchmnnd. and then will nc sen; out
over the State.
-Four Minute Men Talk.
Speakers were sent into the Lyric
Thcctcr yesterday afternoon and last
nigh, to preach in tour minute talks
s:ty for it's subscription by the Amcri
can people: The sneakers were Ser
NJ. Myers and George Bryan. Until
the cloes Of the drive on May TO- speak
trs viii make short talks a, both the
Academy OF Music and the Lyric and
scrip,ion cards and solicit bond sales
Henry schwarzschiid. chairman OF
Colonel H. +. spurgin. the officer in
charge of the Victory loan artillery
special that visited Ri:hmond last
alton OF the entire personnel of the
train for the cordial treatment accord
cd them while here:
nj. Goo II, I'LL, 1,
is so justly famous was moro than
amply cXemplihed by Richmond" he
wrote Certainly we left your city
rived. and il this is any guagc Ar all,
there is no doubt that the Victory loan
will be highly successful IN Rich
Women Make BtE Sales.
Mrs Robert G. Cabcll chairman Of
tho womnn's committee. announced
yesterday tha; the sales of her. or
Campaign amounted to ssO.7so. The
leading organizations were tho Wo-
mans Association Of Richmond for
chairman, sl5,soo: the Housewives;
League, selling, at Mosby's, sl5,eoc. and
with Mrs. Hugh Rose chairman.
women's organizations selling 20
lows: ~ - % " ~
Mosby's. Beth Ahabah Auxiliary and
the Council OF Jewish Women, Mrs.
Meyer Kirsch and Mrs. Leon Waller
stein. chairmcn; Fourqurean Temple
Gintcr Park Womans Club. Mrs. Sin
ford Walford, chaIrman: Second and
Broad, Woman's Club. Mrs. Louie Han
kius. cha airman: Thalhimers, Rellc
Eryin Day Nursery. Mrs. r.. Arlington.
chairman; Miller & Rhoads. Equal Suf-
fraGc League. Miss Adele Clark, chair !
man.
Mrs. Carroll Montague is chairman
Of the special committee OF women
workers handling the thcaters and
special meetings.
100000 FIRE IN GREEMvILLE