Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-24
RICHMOND HITTING
STRIDE IN VICTORY
LOAN CAMP PA|GN|NG
Two Bond Subscriptions
Reported Wednesday
Aggregate S250,000.
PLAN SYSTEMATIC EFFORT
AMONG ClTY'S INDUSTRIES
Several Business Houses Report
100 Per Cent of Employees
Have Subscribed.
GIRLS PROVE GOOD SALEsME.
Wcsthampton College Students Sell
Si1 900 Worth Of Honds to
vi nj,
PLAN SYSTEMATIC EFFORT
AMONG ClTY'S INDUSTRIES
GIRLS PROVE GOOD sALEs,IE.,
Wcsthampton College Students Sell
Sill 900 Worth Of bonds to
Nincty-Eour Subscribers,


with a single subscription for $3.50
Hpp and another for 100000 Rich
Inond took a long jump forward We'd
hesday IN It's effort TO attain the sl5,-
opo'ppo goal set for IL in tho Victory
Liberty loan campaign which started
20 auspiciously on it's ten day Journey
3londhy morning
Hundreds OF other substantial sub
"cfiptions aud many for small sum,
were reported TO headquarters during
the day convincing the officials that
fIchmond would not "fali down" in
tils iast great drive to pay the bills Of
,hc doughboys and bring them back
toimo again. True TO It's previously de-
definite figures as 10 totals until Inc
'hihpiticn Was well upon it's way. tho
,,y,inIiteG would give no intmation OF
however, that expectations have bcc;,
!Ca.Icn, ana that the workers arc
Inc top 'IS iSns "PbSfsns bSfor no to go well Over
'hc time set for the closing.
Reports From Hanks,
reports from the State and district
inm ..''e 'nneassF; neaiIi; are equally encouraG-
Various banks over the State show that
mp To Tuesday noon 1855 subscribers
!r,i. nId bought si.ses55o worth OF bonds.
WAS reported by s1l banks
Maryland led the district with sub
hicripliohs, ioial!ne s3,1i...0o from 400
puY,rs virginia was ncNt. Then came
the District OF Columbia with subscrin- :
s,, .oms OF Si.i33.-5o; buyers, .,5Ss. Nor;a
'.arol!n:t Was fourth, WIKI subscrip- :
ions Of &:ss,10o buyers. l77. West
alrsin!a yas next. Its subscription .
GsrS,,s Wers $500; IFS buyers. 2o4. South
,saroi'ha was at the bottom. with Ss-
Coz, subscribed by :wenty-e!ght buy
ers. . only seven Of South Carolina g
North carollnas $40 banks ar reppopted. pas q
Lfgget 4 Myers Subscribe.
coming shortly after noon, the an
mouncement that the Liggct & Myers
Iopacco Company has placed 4 sub
scription for Sl5O.60o through a Rich :
inond bank was most cncouraGi ing 10
loan workers; This was the iarges,
though the American Trus, CONN Con,nanv,
through George G. Gregory. subscribed
sdoHi,ooo o;her E 3 SUBSCRIPTIONS announced
Lie Insurance Company. through T. NJ.
Erutchtield, general agent; $4,000 from
me virginia Portland Cement Com
E. Tyler. $1,000: \. .. Swink. $500
=. b. Jenkins Tobacco Company. oi
s2.ooo; Melville Peek, 81, ,ooo '' ee'''
leading business men have been re
questGh 10 attend "a meeting a, II
o'clock TINS morning in tile auditorium
of the Chamber OF Commerce. al which
limo suggestions vii. be received and
plans 9su mad FOR the coordination OF
All iorCcs III lSlchlnonu for the proSec
'ion OF the loan drive.
Hunks Asked 10 Report.
Following this conference, there vii,
b: a meeting OF the general committee.
man. at loan headquarters Eleventh
and Bank streets, At 1890 O'Clock. and
tuil attendance is requested. All
subscriptions for tho three days OF
the drive, and these will be consider
cd by the committee. and pro babi iy
Richmond is making.
AZ o'clock this afternoon there will
be demonstration in camoufla gins
The exhibition promises TO provide
Richmonders with an Opportunity of
SnnEn SSiudy,ns ,s- a work Of which little is
into one OF the most important bra nche S
OF endeaNor overseas. There will be
y s. scott and W. H. Ndams will max .
snort talks while the exhibition is be-
ing staged.
Shop Meetings Arc Held.
Work among the industries OF. the
systematic campaign, and three meet
ings will be held at noon today in the
Richmond, TO which loan headquarters
will send speakers. Since these shops
have subscribed liberally to the four
the committee is. hopeful that the
record will be maintained. and officials
Of do the shops ARE WORKING to obtain
complcted yesterday for meeting at
!he Richmond FREDERICKSBURG and
Potomac Railroad shops at 2:30 O'Clock
this afternoon. DR.. L. n. Calisch will
speak.
Two other conccrns-thc Imperial
city Company-reportcd that 100 per
cent had been obtained among their
employees. and they were added 20 the
city's honor. roll. which a the end OF
the third days drive contained the
names of seven groups Of workers.
Several other companies reported that
they had practically completed their
work and hoped TO obtain 100 per cent
late today.
Women Prove Bond Sellers.
Exceedingly good work was done on
selling bonds. Mrs. Robert &. Cabcll
the chairman. reported Yesterday,
a9ia Of and nd Se GSnd eadnr sGa
e6sanea'SS Of ehmond @ " sls5sao MsS%sn: Cos s
Home for Tncurablcs. $4,000
Wcsthampton College girls yesterday
sold sa osG worth ho Of bonds ends to ninety
Tho institution competed in the sales
The sophomorcs led with sales totallinP
s23010. The juniors came next with
$3.50. Tho freshmen and seniors, sold
$3.50 and sa.sG6. respectively The
young women were working for tho
Equal Suffrage League. Miss Eliza
beth Sydnor was cha irman Of their
committee.
Italians buying Securities.
Italians of Richmond arc ecntcrins
their work around the booth In the
Richmond Hotel. which Is under the
direction Of Mrs. Frank Fcrrandini.
Mrs. Cabcll announced. and arc doing
unusually good work.
In tho construction Of the booths
that have been placed on the leading
downtown streets by the womens COM
mittcc. the services were donated by
carpenters prior TO the opening Of Inc
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