The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-03-22
HUNDREDS RUSH TO
sign LOYALTY PACT
Each Mail Brings Signed Blanks
to Office of The
Times.
MANY SOCIETIES OFFER AID
Business Houses Also Ask En-
pIoyes to Sign Pledge to
The President.
MANY SOCIETIES OFFER AID

Washington, through Its individual
residents, communities, and organiza-
lions, is responding hourly to the
pledge to support the President, and
through him the nation, in whatever
crisis may arise.
With every mail there arrive at the
office of The Washington Times hun
dreds OF names affixed in Endorsement
of the loyalty pledge printed in The
Times. Entire neighborhoods, shown
by the addresses written with the
names, are approving. Societies of
every sort either have Endorsed the
movement or through their officials
have promised to take it up at their
next meetings for formal action. The
pledge slips will be forwarded by The
Times to President Wilson.
The signatures of many women are
among the lot. Other women I'M
doubtedly will respond with pledges
of loyalty to the President when they
ind that their support is as necessary
as that of the men in time OF need.
Stands Ready 10 Enlist.
One man, Charles Webster, of Gil
street northwest, scrawied across the
pledge in a large hand: Eyes, and
anything else you may think of. I'll
enlist at the first call for volunteers"
Cutting out the pladge blank, he
mailed it to The Times. 1t may make
the President feel just little bit bet
ter to know that there are many who
are standing behind him when he
most needs 1t.
Business houses are following the
examples set by the hotels, and are
handing the pledge blanks around for
their employees to sign.
The Navy League of the United
States today gave its hearty indorse-
ment of the pledge of loyalty to the
President. A H. Dadmun, speaking
for the Navy League, said: You
may go just as far as you please in
saying the Navy League stands be-
hind the proposition. We approve of
It very much"
Women Are Enthusiastic.
The women's Section of the Navy
League is another organization which
has given its support.
Miss Elizabeth Poe stated that the
women's section OF the Navy League
thoroughly Endorsed the movement,
and approved of the proposition OF
Washington's 400 Girl Scouts,
through Mrs. G. S. Rafter, have given
their support to the movement also.
''Of course. we approve of it." said
Mrs. Rafter, ''the Girl Scouts already
have given their pledge of loyalty to
the President, and we will live-uF to it.
The plan Of having Washingtonians sign
the pledge printed in your paper is a
good one"
Rear Admiral Theodore F. Jewell.
president of the Sons OF the American
Revolution. stated today that at the
next meeting of his organization he
would put the pledge before the MEM
bers and have them act upon it
'Of course, they approve it. as they
have Already sent a communication to
President Wilson much the same in
substance as the pledge printed in The
Times. I am not at liberty. however.
to state for the organization how they
stand upon it without some formal ac-
ton"
A. H. Zimmerman, leader OF the
Alpha Circle of the National Bible
Scouts, which includes some 5000
children, stated today he expected to
put before the scouts the pledge and
have 5000 names affixed in support.
HIbernIans Stand Solid.
Irishmen in Washington will sup
port the measure. Z. N. Buckley, fl
nancial secretary OF the Ancient Order
of Hibernians, washington's largest
Irish organization, said:
las far as standing behind the
President and backing him up as
Americans, 1t goes without saying
that our organization will do what it
always has done before-back him to
the limit. 1t is useless to ask whether
we indorse a movement asking for
people to stand behind the President"
Mr.. Buckley stated at the next
meeting Of the Hibernians, the pledge
printed in The Times will be formally
acted upon.
Mr.. Washingtonian, have YOU seen
the pledge to support the President?
Have YOU taken the trouble to cut
the pledge out, paste II on a piece of
paper, and get your neighbors to sign
it? Have YOU shown your patriotism
in this small way?
Do it now. Get your neighbors and
your friends 70 join you in putting
their names on the paper. Send ii to
The Times. 1t will be placed before
President Wilson.
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