Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-29
HILL CITY EXAMPLE
SPURS RICHMOND
Business Men Discuss Plans for
Pushing Vigorously Victory
Loan Campaign.
WANT BANNERS DISPLAYED
General Response of People in
Subscribing to Bonds Is En-
couraging to Committee.
WANT BANNERS DISPLAYED

;, spurred on BY the example Of Lynch
6urE i; which is already beyond her OBJ :
are to wpe oS, afff thc 9r deb.a ta"af Of
honor America incurred in the cru
sade she LAUNCHED to make tic world
concentrate the combined strength OF
ner army OF workers upon the one OBJ
lcct OF making the period "A memora b Q
one in the Victory Liberty loan cam
paWiEn: Wnr,,or. ,oo, - 49, ,,
oencc. business men generally will
join, hands with them and the women
Of the city will put forth even greater
ssforts than they have hitherto. Her
m0nd victory Liberty loan committee.
VII! meet the mon at o'clock today
at the Business Mems Club to discuss
especially with reference TO the best
methods of selling bonds; For the
will have a conference with tho women
this morning AT II o'clock in the palm
room of the Jefferson Hotel.
Wishc. Display of FInss.
As visible earnest TO the general
public and TO each other that the same
degree of patriotism obtains in Rich
mond now as there did when America
committee desires that the flag of the
Ing the campaign, as possible. Many
summer took them down when the
signing, OF the armistice was am
nOunCeO.
Post card reports Of subscriptions
received by the Richmond Federal Re
serve Bank show that the Fifth bis
had subscribed $40, s6I 500 TO It's quota.
,,;H,, Twelve distriets q the country. vir-
fifth of its allotment. and Richmond
mas 10 her credit subscriptions amount
ing Mi.s in the sn aggrefa,S 5;s RdSo s3Ss $50
American mezzo-contraito. will sing
% the buyers Of Victory notes at "a
O'Clock tomorrow in great demon
stration At Tenth and Main Streets.
wide distribution Desired.
Tho general response OF the people
10 the appeal for the purchase of the
Victory notes was more encouraging
yesterday, and the sales of the $50
bonds is increasing rapidly, All work
great distribution OF these notes are
ucsired by the sovernmcnt,-that tho
Thanksgiving loan be hoated by all
tho people everywhere as cont-ibu
tion. OF thanks for the successful con
clusion OF the war SO %nickly, and
for the saving OF hundreds of thou
s;,nds OF casualties among the Amcri-
In the first week the women workers
made an unusually good showing.
which brought forth warm praise from
these loan. workers rolled up a total
of 1925 subscribers, aggreGating $780,
$50. and by the close OF business on
Saturday night they hope 10 pass the
3l.50o,0o0 mark in order to maintain
the record set by them In the previous
campaigns.
womcn's Sales Arc Large.
Women's sales on SATURDAY, an
nounced yesterday by Mrs. Cabell, aG-
gregated S2oS,450, and were made TO
l70 individual buyers. The leading
organizations were the Business
Guild. S4s.s00. and the Colonial Danes.
S36.S50.
1t was announced by the colorcd peo-
pie that Rev. NJ. T.. Davis. pastor of the
First Street Bethel Methodist Church
(colored), would head their general
ommittee to conduct the drive, and
that 4. W. Holmes had been selected
IS vice chairman. Plans are now he
ng made for their work, and active
canvass has been started. Several
large subscriptions are expected from
colored organizations and business
bodies.
Discussion of plans for other fea-
lures that are to be staged in Rich
nond during the campaign took place
al meeting OF the features committee
at $50 o'clock yesterday afternoon. and
subcommittee were appointed to work
out details for reports to the general
committee. These plans will be made
public S soon as they are worked out
into some definite program.
Meetings Will be held today at the
Miller Manufacturing Company. Fali
Tobacco Company and Sparks Circus