Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-13
PEKIN, CHINA, IN
ONLTBERTY LOAN
Philadelphia Committee Re-
ceives Two $4,000 Subscrip-
tions From Orient
CAMP MEN BUY BONDS

| to the Liberty Loan seems to be held by the
| Philadelphia district The local Liberty
Loan committee today received word from
the Scranton committee. which is included
In the Philadelphia Federal Reserve district,
that two subscriptions Of $4,000 each have
been received from Pekin, China.
The two subscriptions came from Mr.. and
Mrs f. Lammot Belin former residents OF
Scranton. Mr. Beln II attached to the
United States legation at Pekin.
Among the other not ,ble reports made at
the headquarters in the Lincoln Building
today was one from Mercer County. ~ j.,
which gave the total subscriptions taken in
that county since the beginning Of the cam
paign at Sl,775,000. Northumberland
County Pa also made report Of an addi-
tional S232.550 subscribed since it's report
Of few days ago, bring ng It's total for the
campaign to date to about half million
dollars.
The extra ordinary success OF the loan
among the men OF the National Army was
Indicated by report from Camp Dix, n. j..
which reported that the officers and men Of
that cantonment have taken S5s5,55O Of the
loan up to date.
CHURCHES ENLISTED IN CAUSE
Churches of all denominations are work.
ing zealously to further the sale Of bonds
Catholic churches have been spurred to new
efforts by Cardinal Gibbons appeal to all
Catholics to realize that the Liberty bonds
must be purchased by all If democracy, and
even Christianity itself is TO be main
tained Bishop Berry Of the Philadelphia
Methodist Episcopal Church, declared last
night that the purchase of Liberty bonds
will aid in promoting Christianity's car
dinal principles of solidarity and brother
hood throughout the world. Bishop Berry
has appointed a committee of ten Metho-
dist ministers to supervise the canvass Of
members Of this denomination.
Nftpictarv' L-,,,d
subscribed, through its directors, to $780,
600 Of the bonds. Congregationalists are
also working hard for the success of the
loan, The Jewish congregations and So
cieties perfected their organization at a
meeting In the Bingham Hotel yesterday
Dr. Joseph Krauskopf, Of the Keneseth
Israel Synagogue, was appointed chairman
of the executive committee, and will ap-
point subchairmen for the Liberty Loan
drive which will be begun on Monday by
all the Jews in Philadelphia.
An appeal to the clergy Of the Episcopal
diocese of Pennsylvania to aid in church
organization for the success of the second
Liberty Loan was issued today by Bishop
Philip NJ. Rhneander, who called the
situation "gravely critical"
Bishop Rhinelander urged the ministers
at their regular monthly meeting today 10
support the suggestions of the advisory
committee, which advises investment of all
available church funds in the Liberty Loan
and organization in each church Of COM
mittees TO solicit subscriptions publicly and
privately, explaining how subscriptions can
be made.
BISHOP RHINELANDER'S PLEA
'"rhe success of the second Liberty Loan
is a matter of vital Importance 20 our coun-
try and to our allies at this time" Bishop
RhInelander's message reads in part 1T is
a gravely critical situation. The Liberty
Loan Is our opportunity, l would urge you
to impress upon your congregation the duty
OF subscribing to It a clear patriotic and
Christian obligation. The raising OF the full
amount of the loan is. of course. important
But much more important is the enlistment
Of our entire citizenship.
His message was prompted by request
made to him by the subcommittee of the
City Liberty Loan Committee IN charge of
work among religious organizations. The
Episcopal advisory committee consists of
the Revs John b. Hardin, Henry A. F.
HoyN Gilbert e. Pember, Benjamin S. San
derson and Llewellyn N. Galley.
The proposed presentation Of a $50 Lib
erty Loan bond 10 the holder Of the win
ming coupon at the Monday nights perform
ance at the Garrick Theatre has been
stopped by the postal authorities as coming
within the category of a lottery.
MEETING OF UNION LEAGUE
A call for a meeting of the Liberty Loan
Committees. FourMlnute Men and Liberty
Loan speakers to perfect final plans for the
campaign was issued today by former Gov
ernor Edwin S. Stuart e. T. Stotesbury
and George Wharton Pepper The meeting
will be held at the Union League Monday at
5;15 p. m.
Reports from Bradford, Pa. say that the
Commercial National Bank there has sub
scribed for $3.50, 900 worth of the new issue.
The First National Bank of the same place
has applied for 100000 worth and the
Bradford National Bank is taking S172.OC
worth Of bonds
An individual member oF the Philomusian
Club has subscribed for bonds TO the value
of $75OOOO, the subscription to be placed
to the credit OF the club.
Official reports on Liberty Loan subscrip-
tlons announced yesterday by the Treasury
Department gave a total of $344.195,550
from eleven OF the Federal Reserve blnks
Minneapolis not reporting.
SMALL INVESTORS WANTED
Less than Z per cent of the expected
maximum and about 10 per cent Of the
S3000.000 minimum has been reached
Approximately $3.50, 0O0. 900 must be sub
scribed daily from now on TO attain the
five billion mark and about S2O4 100000 |
daily to reach the minimum Of three billion !