The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-23

Hard work by Victory loan workers. who settled down
terday to the task of selling Rchmond quota of
mittee resulted substantial subscriptions being placed dur
ing the day. and while figures available last night
unofficial reports encouraging because they indicated
that the campaign there will be sufficient sales
put the loan Richmond Hundreds of the small
sold and several large subscriptions placed
largest being for $4,000 by the Standard Oil company while
aggregated 100000.
Greater activity on the part of all workers in order that
Richmond might maintain her record established in the
previous campaigns urged yesterday BY speakers
meeting of the committee held in loan headquarters
at O'Clock
Five huge army airpanes before returning hang
at Langley field Yesterday afternoon again Richmond
before had there been such daring and low flying these
intrepid ers exhibited Two machines particularly carried
this brand of thrills the other three being with loops
and fops spins and dives, and several occasions they
brought startled EXPLANATIONS from the hundreds that stopped
on street corners and leaned ont windows in the downtown
section watch their antics After thirty exciting minutes
the planes took off the straight and headed for Hamp
ton
Once while Aving near the First National Bank building
within almost striking distance of the flagstaff Another
machine dipped down and its wing passed under the
hanging cornce Other ers SKINNED roofs here and there
then scared high in the air to flop back down again
THOUSANDS VIEW TANKS
During the day the four big tanks parked the
tol Square for the efcaton of hundreds stopped
peep in and study the mechanism the soldier chaueur
victory oan and e hs 0 as o bond
They will continue their work in the square today
More force is being put into the campaign and the
organization Of various bodies who have volunteered
vices to help in the drive is being completed The
organizations probably will be assigned days which work.
although definite has been effect
Plans made yesterday for series three meetings
Southern shops South Richmond at noon tomorrow
Short talks will be made by prominent speakers
urged to place their subscriptions without delay Numer
other meetings being arranged in industrial plants to
held during the next two weeks and speakers will be pro-
vided by loan headquarters whenever desired.
An enthusiastic meeting held Sis O'Clock in the
afternoon at the BroadStrect station when Dr. Douglas
Freeman made short talk to employees The meeting
presided by W. Duke and is expected result many
subscriptions for three departments Of the Richmond Fred
ecksburg and Potomac Railroad company already have
tanned 100 per cent other departments working hard
to reach that goal.
Two performances Of The Price Of Peace" were given at
the Bnford high school, G. Mayo Of the features committee
having in charge the fn deciding to stage exhibition at
o'clock in the afternoon we'll at $50 Large audiences
viewed the picture at both meetings.
Sergeant Clarence Ondor of the 14h infantry Twenty
ninth division who invaded home to the Walter Reed
hospital at Washington in February made striking talks at
both performances The movie also will be shown at $50
O'Clock tonight in the auditorium Of Bainbrdge Junior
high school, South Richmond then will sent out over
the state
Speakers sent into the Lyric theacr yesterday after
noon and last night to preach In talks the gospel
OF the loan and the necessity for It's subscription by Amer
team people, The speakers Sergeant G. f. Orndor Col
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