Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-29
LIBERTY BOND SALES
C|TY'S CH|EF INDUSTRY
Bankers, Brokers and Business Men
Giving Their Services to
Government.


Selling liberty bonds of 1917 is the
and business men of Washington to-
day. Self and selfish interests have
been sidetracked in the interest of the
public veal. And 1t Is becoming easy
work
Men and women who never bought
bonds before are setting the habit.
Statistics show that there are only
about 100000 bond-buying investors in
the United States, but the indications
are that millions will do their Bit in
the purchase of the 100000 loan.
Bond statesmen who have been with
drawn from their regular fields Of effort
in order to assist Uncle Sam in his first
big marketing for years. declare that they
will reap their benefit in the education
and efforts Of the campaign. in the
creation of new army of bond buy
ers who have acquired the valuable in
formation that bond draws interest
every day in the year. that 1t is a Sc
instance, the collateral Of the American
nation-the obligation of your Uncle
Sam.
Meetings Are Enthusiastic.
Great enthusiasm has been manifested
at the various meetings that have been
addressed by representative bankers
and other citizens.
Bond clubs have been organized by
employees of the bureau of engraving
and printing, and subscriptions have
been made for $4,000 bonds: the en-
ployes of the Washington Steel and
Ordnance Company have taken 100000
bonds; in the coast and geodetic survey
offices 149 employees have Joined bond
club.
Every employee of the bureau of eff
ficiency has become liberty bond sub
scriber.
The John c. Let's Grocery Company.
Incorporated. and the Sanitary Grocery
Company. Incorporated, have offered to
purchase bonds for their employees on
the installment plan. 81 a week for
forty mine weeks, at which time the
emp1oye becomes the owner OF the
bond. and this offer Is open to each and
every one of their employees.
The Marine Band will give patriotic
concert just before the grand mass
meeting. the hour 7:30 pm. having been
selected for the opening of the con-
cert.
Last nights speakers in the interest
of liberty bond fotation were c. II.
Claude. Rabbi Simon. w. F. GUIDE.
Charles F. Nesbit; two addresses. Cor
coran Thorn and George o. Watson.
b. Rich's Sons have offered to buy
bonds on the dollar-a-week plan, and
So per cent of their force have sub
scribed.
Columbia Council, U. C. c.. voted at
it's last. meeting to invest $500 in
liberty bonds. and will be subscriber
when the next call comes.
The census bureau employees have
formed a bond club and promise to
strain point to make 1t one OF the
big bond clubs of the city; likewise the
employees of the postal savings depart
ment.
Plans for Big Rally Tonight.
Tonights great rally at the Central
High School promises to be an over
flow affair. The Commercial Club. the
Board of Trade, Chamber of Commerce
and other business organizations have
given wide circulation to the call and
have promised large attendance.
John Poole, chairman of the liberty
loan committee, experimenting all
centralized effort in this District, will
preside. The members of the commit
tee not engaged in speaking elsewhere
will be on the PLATFORM with many
local bankers and leaders in the busi--
ness field.
Oscar T. Crosby. assistant secretary
of the Treasury; Carter B. Keene, di-
rector of the postal savings system,
Charles S. Hamlin of the federal re-
serve board, and Frank J. Hogan are
among the speakers scheduled for the
ed before the close of the day.
To Address Meetings Today.
Henry P. Blair speaks at Polls this
afternoon. and Charles ]. O'Neil from
the same platform tonight. M. E. Allies
is scheduled to address the Belasco
audience this evening. E. S. Norton.
formerly of the National City Bank of
New York. will speak from the stage
of the National Theater.
Eugene E. Thompson is scheduled to
address the employees of the interstate
commerce commission at 4:30 o'clock
this afternoon. and Corcoran Thorn and
Conrad Syme will speak at the pension
building at the same time to bring
home the benefits and PATRIOTISM or
subscription.
The government is circulating liberty
bond circulars through nearby rural
free delivery routes. May 81 and June
the banks of Washington, one and
all, will remain open until o'clock
in order to give all would-be Install
ment buyers a chance to do business
for and with the government.
The first Of the liberty bond buttons
appeared on the streets this morning,
and every bond buyer. for a. million or
for fifty dollars, is to have a button.
1t has a blue outer band, with red
center and the top of the Liberty statue
in miniature inside the blue rim. The
WOrQS 1eL bSuiiio ehe poSo,
form a circular text around the blue
rim, and inside the words. Liberty
Loan of 1917"
Liberty Bond Boosters in Parade.
CHICAGO. May 29.-Liberty loan
bond statesmen. $40 strong. with mill
tary escort, and big brass band, pa
raded through the business section of
Chicago today and then began sys-
tematic canvass of office buildings. The
statesmen already have obtained sub
.scriptions for more than 100000 worth
of bonds and hope to swell their sales
to at least several million dollars.
Signs bearing the legend "Canvassers
Keen Out" had no terrors for the bond
statesmen They were welcomed enthu-
siastically everywhere.
Oliver Co. Takes 81, 527, 900 Bonds.
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