El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-08
BOND QUOTA To
BEPASSED HERE
Committees Are 0ptimis-
tic; Burt orndorff Will
Give Flags and Cigars.

/ Committees soliciting the sale Of
the second issue Of Liberty bonds IN
formed Walter N. Butler, secretary
OF the executive committee. at noon
Monday that they are meeting with
much encouragement and expect FL
PasO to oversubscribe its quota Of
[ $1,000 Oo.
/ The first reports Of the committee
viii be submitted at a luncheon at
Hotel Sheldon Tuesday noon The
I chairmen and members Of the various
committees are being asked to attend
this luncheon and have their reports
in writing. II will then be possible
for r. B. Orndorff. sales manager and
chairman OF the executive committee,
{ TO ascertain the first correct total on
the sale of the bonds, he said
Committees Get Started.
Because OF the delay Of the printer
in furnishing blanks. many Of the
committees were not able TO start
their canvass until Monday. The en-
tire supply Of blanks would be avail
able Monday, 1t was said, and by Tus--
day when the report viii be sub
mitted several thousand FL Pasoans
will have been canvassed.
Mr.. Orndorff announced Monday
morning that the committee securing
the largest total OF subscriptions
would be presented with a handsome
silk American nag and the commit
tee soliciting the largest number OF
gifts from Mr.. Orndorff.
Col HOratio G. SicfIel, commanding
the troops in the FL Paso district,
has informed Mr.. Orndorff that the
soldiers are doing their bit in the pur-
chase OF bonds. The Sixth cavalry
alone subscribed a total of S12,500.
Col Sickel informed the sales man
ager that the army men In this vicin-
ity Will subscribe for many thousand
dollars OF the bond issue.
The officers training at Leon
Springs. Texas, have subscribed to
date for total OF $4,000 worth Of
bonds, according to advice received
at military headquarters here
B. l. Farrar. chairman Of the min
ing mems committee, expects his COM
mittee to sell fully $4,000 worth, he
said.
ArtiIIerymen Take $4,000.
Capt W C. Harrison. battery b.
18th field artillery. reported late Sat
urday evening that $4,000 worth OF
Liberty bonds had been subscribed
for by men Of the battery within half
an hour after Zach L. Cobb addressed /
the regiment Capt Harrison said I
he thought the 18th regiment would .
take between $4,000 and 100000 OF
the issue
Capt Frank Bloom. 18th field arti1-
lery. heads the committee working in I
his regiment, and expects to report q ]
like sum for his battery
other Regiments to Report.
Officers in the 5th and 18th cavalry.
saith and saith infantry are expected ]
10 report 70 secretary Walter Butler ]
or 70 their regimental commanders 7
within few days substantial sub /
scriptions- Hundreds OF the enlisted I
men. as well as commissioned off, 4
GERS. have spare money. and will helm .
the national treasury while thev t-ai-
for the spring drive" against the
enemy
Wants Alphabetical List.
Walter NJ Bytler asks thst all com
nittees have their lists Of bond sales
written out alphabetically when they
rome to the luncheon Tuesday. as this
viii save the committee a great deal
of time In checking up the work.
kOhlbergs Take 5000.
kohlberg Brothers subscribed $1,000
Monday morning and A J. Van Dyke
look $500 worth Of bonds from the
committee headed by c. Z. Kelly and
sam Dreben.