Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-03
LOAN SUBSCRIBERS
HEARTEN WORKERS
Richmond Pledges More Than
Half Her Quota in Bond
Drive.
CITY REPORTS s8,21O,45O
Demonstrative Meeting in Busi-
ness Mems Club Is One of
Best in Campaign.
ITY REPORTS ss,21o,45o

Working under the strain of the
last days of vigorous campaign. Vic
tory Liberty loan workers in Richmond
Friday realized a gain of sS63.55O. and
brought the total OF tho city's sub
scriptions to ss.2lc.45o considerably
more than half of It's quota.
The reported tagging of the drive
in the country has resulted only in
sspurring workers here into greater ac-
tivi,y. a meeting al noon Friday in
the rooms OF the Business Mems club.
addressed by John Temple Graves,
nctted <l.56h.loo, all Of which had not
been listed with the banks at the close
OF the business day.
Aim to Raise Quotn Quickly.
In the seven days yet remaining OF
nc campaign - is :he purpose Of the
loca! committee TO put forth every
possioie poss,i, effort effort to raise its quota by
that the banks will make up any de-
lc!ency. but. in accordance with the
WISH OF SECRETARY Glass. nothing Will
mariiy one of the people.
Mr.. Graves disressed long enough
IRON MA theme TO declare his belief
come vita reality, and that America
.wiiI take her position as one of the
creates; of world powers. He stressed
the point that this country's part in
the war was entirely unseliish and for
the good OF humanity.
After an address by former Presi-
Gent Miii!am Howard Tai, on behalf
army hvers from Langley and Boiling
Fields vii! stage "A great aerial show
SSaturday afternoon at the State Fair
American machines will be used. The
gates will be opened 10 the nublic
at O'clock MT; Tafts address will
SION "i the speech.
BusInesn MEMS Club Meeting.
Subscriptions came fast at the Busi-
ness Mems $ Club when Chairman Her
eeri per- w w Jackson made the call. The
tor the Virginia Carolina Chemica
Company will be divided between three
reserve bank districts, and Richmond
at the meeting were as follows:
NirElnia carolina Chemical Company
ssgo,?oo Richmond College, $4,000
Stokes & Co. $4,000; Richmond Guano
Company, $4,000: q. e. .IDula,s sio, 900;
Union Carbide and Carbon Company
1920! s,1iss Enissd States Tire ,compaay
o!0; Old Buck Guano Company. sia,.
900; Southern Biscuit Works. $1,000
Henry s. Wallerstein. $4,000: uima nj
900: Gus kohn Company: 5000: Stern
hcimer & Co, $4,000: Nelson Moore
$4,000; s l.. Oliver, $500: T. 8. Eweli
$4,000; StokeS-G;rimes Company, s"5.-
90; Thomas Branch & Co, $4,000;
q. II. Anderson. $500; First National
Bank, 100000; w. G: Malone. $500;
$1,000: R:chmond Dairy Company. se5,-
900: b. NJ Gwathmey. 5000; Mrs. w.
NJ. Anderson, $1,000; Robert f. Saul
$4,000; Rucbens Paint and Glass Com
pany, $4,000; Judge John rutherford
$1,000; W. T. Harris, $4,000; Gran
vile Gray. Jr.. sl.10o: F. H. Not, tfor
ten ch!ldren), $1,000: +. .. Beveridge.
NJ. Williams te:ght ch!ldren,. $4,000:
]. NJ. Miller. Jr.. tgoing him one bet
ter for three s-andchildren), $1,000;
Julien II. Hill. $1,000; Oliver j. Sands,
$1,000.
To Canvass Downtown Section.
Fifty members OF the United Com
mercial Travellers. under the direction
OF Robert s simpson, will conduct a
canvass OF the downtown section
Saturday, it was announced at loan
they Will run up sizable total
Heavy SUBSCRIPTIONS were obtained d
Friday by the Re BED onn. Cross workers in in
Broad fs streeis, and their work viii be be
continued today. Mrs. Cabell an
nounced that sales on Thursday ag-
cation beins the Girls Club. $685. 500;
Virginia Association Opposed to Wo-
man suffrage; slls;2oei; C GiTls SiS Auxiliary
The local branch of the National
Biscuit Company has received notice
from its general offices that $1,000 OF
to the Victory loan through ). W. Ben
nett. the sales agent
Will Give Pntriotic Concert.
The SiXty-second Infantry band will
give patriotic concert at > o'clock
Richmond Hotel to assist the women
workers under Mrs. Frank FaIrandini
in the sale of the notes
The Savings Bank of Richmond an
nounced at the meeting of business
men that its quota had been raised,
and that the drive for the sale Of the
AT the same time DIR. j. a. {. Chandler
announced that the hign school pupils
reported yesterday morning sales Of
Womans organizations selling bonds
in the booths Saturday will he as fol-
chairman. a, cohen's: Colonial Danes.
Miss Ella Cooke, chairman. at Miller
& Rhoads; Richmond Nurses Club.
himer's Womans Club. Mrs. Louie
Hankins. chairman: at Second and
B1DadNtTeets; southern Association Of
chairman, at Mosby's; Woman's Bene-
VIOLENT Associat tion of Macca bees. Mrs.
Mary E; Briel. chairman. at Four
In the afternoon Mr.. Graves addressed
an audience on behalf of the Victory
loan from the steps of st. Johns Epis-
copal Church. where Patrick Henry
made his great Give me liberty or give
me death" speech. He asked that
America ray without hesitation her
share of the triling price OF world
freedom.
Fifth District Figures.
Figures for the Fifth Federal re-
serve district for today are: Mary
land, s20001. $50; District OF Columbi
s7.354. 900; Virginia, $lS.95l,6o0; West
Virginia. S3,o3S,900: North Carolina,
$S,2Sl.05O South Carolina, sl,o6S, 100;
total subscribers, S3.S42.
KING DISSOLVES PARLIAMENT