Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-20
VICTORY CAMPAIGN
TO START MONDAY
WITH MANY FEATS
Big Tanks, Airplanes and
Military Bands Will
Open Drive.
SOLICITORS ARE PREPARED
TO ACCEPT SUBSCRIPTIONS
Easter Monday Not to Be OBJ
served by Banks, as They
Will Be Open.
LOCOMOTIVE WORKS MEETING
Speakers Will Address Former Num-
ton Workers During Noon
Lunch Hour.
SOLICITORS ARE PREPARED
TO ACCEPT SUBSCRIPTIONS
LOCOMOTIVE WORKS MEETING
Speakers Will Address Former NUM-
ton Workers During Noon
Lunch Hour.

Pondcrous tanks, swift arplanes.
military bands. entertaining orators
and hustling solicitors will take the
field in Richmond tomorrow morning
20 begin the monster Victory Liberty
loan campaign. which is TO mark the
close of Americas mighty effort, which
brought Germany TO it's knees and
paved tho way for world peace.
Il Is 20 be day OF thr!llsaaiI
staged in the interest of this final
nation. Il begins thc last mighty
eetert % wipe out Americas obIisa-
lions of honor and to bring back TO
Their homes the leg Ions of young heroes
Mho have come through the terrific
battles in Franco.
There VIII be no usual Easter Mon
day bank holiday. Every institution IN
richmond viii remain open TO receive
subscriptions to bonds.
Locomotive Plnnt Meeting.
Formal opening OF the drive will
come when officers of the loan or
Eanizaiion speak before employees OF
ne nmerGan 70 L9s be- S works Ihs
trial meeting OF the campaign. Prac-
iicaiiy all q the employees were en-
close OF the war. They have now re;
turned 20 pursuits of peace time. and
arc expected TO subscribe literally.
There VIII be series Of arplane
flights and stunt" flying staged from
the Fair Grounds, tank demonstrations
by machines IKE those that smashed
sheir way through the Hindenburg line
on the western front and helped crush
the. boche war machine. band concerts
and other features.
Featuring the day will be the aerial
demonstratton that is to be staged over
row afternoon. Participating Will be
i've huge army aiIplanes from Langley
Field, which Will fly TO Richmond early
ton, and these viii bomb the city
With specially prepared bombs and
dodgers" that will be. dropped from
the machines will be orders for Victory
bonds and German helmets that were
captured by the allies
Mayor to Make Speech.
on the ground the crack military
band OF the Si1ty-second Infantry. from
Camp Lee. in charge OF Lieu,enaT
expected 10 sIrpass the activity of
any previous army band in TINS CITY.
and MSyor Ee0rTs se A aeTia w Sxhbioa
and concert will continue for perhaps
Ri hour.
In this demonstration. because they
cannot be driven over smooth paved
streets. city officials fearing that the
tractors would injurc the paving. As
= result hurried plans we're made Tor
the distribution OF the four machines
where they can travel over, the rough
having. These machines VIII start out
carly tomorrow morning, using, their
lnachne guns. loaded with blank am
ntCnition, ut intervals.
At least five airpancs and perhaps
more will leave Langley Field early
tomorrow morning, and are expected
TO arrive in Richmond about 10 O'Clock.
They viii arrive dying in battle torn M.
ton, and after a few turns over the
city Will land at the Fair Grounds.
Belgium Soldiers Hero.
Tho Belgian soldiers that uhe city
3Ias as her guests today will arrive at
40 o'clock this morning from wash.
OF Columbus Home on East, Grace
Strsf' rnfy M T Hs oe a Wen
which they will march to the Sacred
Heart Cathedral for mass at 10 O'Clock
and return to the knights of Colum-
i, Home for lunch. marching to the
Main street Station to entrain at 20
o'clock for Atlanta. Alvin NJ. Smith.
brose Morrissey, OF the knights OF
Columbus are in charge of their en-
tertainment
seven officers in the party that Is tour
ing the country in the interest OF tine
Victory loan, and VIII VIZ e., them are are ma
not be demonstrated here because Of
their stop on Sunday.
Victory loan gospel VIII be preached
in the highways and byways of Rich
mond In the thcaters, factories and
AL public meetings by corps Of the
city, it was announced at loan head
quarters.
Speakers Volunteer.
These speakers volunteered their
services during the three weeks Of the
be arranged for them during that Pc
riod. They are as follows:
Mayor George .Ainslie, George Wayne
Anderson, 3. NJ. Anderson. James. l.
Anderson, w. NJ. Addison; John stewart
George BrNln Davis Bottom
Albert o. Boschen. John ]. Blake, A..
u. Blair a. 5. Buford. Cyrus w. Beale.
J.. w B9atwwriGh,; Or. !. y: G Ghand-
vim, L. NJ. Crutchfield. It. NJ. Darlington,
Roy Z. Cabellr Dr.; Russell Cecil, Wal
ser 6 GottTsl SsHta ccanninsham e
Duke, John c. Easley. Edgar B. Eng
lish, NJ. J. Fulton. DR.. Douglas S. Free
%aH i. a GIBSON, Themas Gay. Julian
Gum. Rev. Charles +. Hannigan. John
Hirschberg, r. Gray Haddon. George
Il HSpeHF HutzIer @ Ha% iflss
!. d. Hank. Norman II. Johnson, II. e.
Ltchford' Brosken6Iron sfa Lamb $, 9.
Miller. Jr., Hill Montague, Rev. L. It.
McFaden. John W Moore. r. e; Nice.
3 Dr. k'f f. D. e.
". r. Meredith. John S. Munce. Murray
McGuire> c919nel WILLIAM N: Meyers.
Pooilard. James c.. Page, Wills G.
Pglliam, " S Rho 7n sia A I1sI p Boy
Hiram NJ. Smith. Henry Schwarzschild.
T. :. sydnor; W. II. sehwarzschiIlfd. Q.
& Smith Sf"G j. 'SnG sapds ausSf%s Fl n
Garnett Tabb, John G. Taylor: Jacob
V%1anna L saa Ma Mhte eelae a.
Williamson. Lewis c.. Williams, John
Kerr Branch, James 2. Cannon, ]. G.