Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-11
CHEERS. SONGS AND
|. STIRRING SPEECHES
FEATURE BIG RALLY
Richmond's Total Subscrip-
tons Amount to $780,
$50 for Drive.
GENERAL BUCK TELLS TALE
OF AMERICAN SACRIFICES
War Heroes With Marine Band
and Navy Glce Club Make
Principal Hits.
STUDENT SOLDIERS ATTEND
High School Chorus, Several Hundred
strong. In Form Of ~" on
Platform.
GENERAL BUCK TELLS TALE
OF AMERICAN SACRIFICES
DENT SOLDIERS ATTEND
High School Chorus, Several Hundred
Strong. In Form OF ~" on
Platform.

In celebration of going over the ton
in It's Victory loan campaign by rails &
ing total subscriptions of Sl1I6e6Ss
an excess of si.606,0o0 of the quota of
sl5,o63.650, Richmond let go all hold.
last night 1T the City Auditorium in a
smashing jubilation OF victory in tho
NTH Victory loan campaign. with
songs and laughter and CHEERING.
experimenting. more music and deaf 3
eninS applause, shouting and laughter. h
again Richmond people forgot their
conservatism and held high carnival
rom carly candle light until almost
the dawn Of Sunday morning.
The great building was packed 10
the limit of its seating capacity OF
of John Marshall High school, sev osai
hundred strong. was banked solIdiy
S White 'ns paeaH5% foTv%ns asainss
S yonns w out in the costuming, Of the
was the o MAINE nd band sntIs fro To the right
and to the left the cadet battalion Of
I,iHn, MnrShall High School. Richmond
front OF the chorus, and members OF
the Mcclure unit with Lieutenant-
Gd oMn i,.o Garnet y Nelson. Farther
me Old Soldiers Home and the Red
r nisn m ahoro corps fTp =, Of young women.
cnce waved the na eaas Of or Tine hne aHdi,
and draped back of the great "y' Of 4
the chorus OF John Marshall were
center OF the Auditorium was a rcxus
Lar ships launch, with camouaaged
from Hampton Roads naval training
so1n,r, which Sa has been touring the
Which made Gs s ."f St last l SiFbt and
the audience was with diffic1ity res IS
strained from continuing the dsafen- u
ing applause until morning. ~ 4
Not since Richmond went wild over
me news OF the signing OF the arm y
, dan mas .i such ENTHUSIASM ,nt been evi
ana again in the jubilee celebration &
last night. - --'el X
Cheer CITY Chairman.
Shorty after $ o'clock, the entrances
Richmond, and his party was an
nounced with burst of cheering while (
the audience stood up to welcome tites
companied Mr.. Jackson Other mem
s seaS OF 5af marty wsre Oliver Sands
Jonn NJ. Miller, Jr; Edwin Robertson,
jo lara BUCKS lsra aide Auiutant General
Masurer and Colonel Charles Dempses
were also ON the platform.
sling SPOKE irst and nis b af@ sti from In
the soldiers point of view He was
NJ often by the applause OF
appreciation of his narration OF. bits of 4
human interest dealing mainly with =
humorous incidents concerning the me- y
gro troops under his command as as
lieutenant overseas. -,
:, with deeper feeling Lieutenant Il
ton of the American "douChboy a." FOR
General Buck. s.
GA, After ,.,l an interval of signing by the
while singing climbed down from their i
launch and ran to the section of seats I
f reServed R foG them on the platform;
to the audience by Chairman Jackson'
who presided 1900.
Hears Nnny Decorations A$
Ills breast burdened with metals anf
vision. which achieved such a remark s.
my a,nf ire; record FOR gallantry at the be-
6a sF ing ;, OF The, the war. stood modestlys
o! Americas initial entrance into the 3
war war with the authoritative knowi- Z
the proceeding and who. when he had &
lost 90 per. cent of his men and 70 per &
cent of his officers. himself led his
Uncle Sam Needed Five Loans "iiS IL
which he, he made j, definitely clear just
lives and money the price for achieY- &.
ing peace for the world. :;
S'iipiN lolu. the audience vet felt &.
the thrill Of the recital OF what hap "a
pened when American troops arrived 4
on the western front, and particularly
OF the arrival of that first boatload Z
OF which General Buck was in COM 81
mand AT ST. NaZarre. when the in-SS
habitants stared mutely at the stranR q
ers until the band began to play the IS
Marsellaise. when mighty cheer went 3
up, and from that moment France 3
ana America were brothers.
Branch Makes speech.
Chairman Jackson then introduced, A
John Kerr Branch, OF the general COM Is
mittes. who spoke particularly OF the
part Richmond had played in the war
IN putting over the Ave loans and then Il
digressed TO tell the tale OF an alley &
between Eleventh and Twelfth Streets "
which he had cleaned UP. urging gen S.
cral sanitary cleanup campaign Of the 81
whole city as follow-up work OF the
Liberty loan. w. r. pabney also smoke. M
Many Sales Not Reported.
Official figures from the banks ana ~
trust companies Saturday night showed n
total subscriptions OF $17,lSs6s0, g
which was an increase OF 3f,326.s0o "a
ever Friday nights total. and q n over
subscription OF $l.606.0 900. II is known.
Fowever. that many subscriptions have S
not reached the banks. while souia y
corporations will not hold meetings. sd
OF directors until this week when6tfls Is
purchase OF bonds IS TO be made.
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