Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-28

four organizations afHllated with 1t In the
campaign.
Announcement that Philadelphia's alot-
ment had been boosted from S2OO,OOOOoV
TO S25O,0OO,OOO was made at meeting IN
the Bellevue Stratford early this morning
by johnson ward, vice chairman OF the
general committee.
$40 PARTICIPATION CERTIFICATES
dallas and Atlanta" sa'd Mr. Ward
ARE not coming through. and the Govern
mcnt, iu order to make the loan a success
has increased the allotments OF PhilaueI-
phia, Boston. New York Chicago ana other
big cities
For a week the general committee has
wngcd an energetic campaign aud based all
Of its calculations upon the original hEurc
sent out from the Treasury Department
Increasing phladelphia's share OF the In
erty Loan virtually means that the work OF
last week in which approximately SSO,OOO,-
600 was subscribed, is wiped out
TO aid the local committee tho Federal
Reserve Bank will issue $40 bonds or what
are officially known as participation ceriln-
Gates. George kendriCk, Jr, when ad-
dressing the bond salcsmcn asserted that
the Federal Reserve Bank is arranging
details for the distribution Of the Ccrtih-
Gates and that the plan will he ready for
! operation during the latter part of the
week.
I'VE propose to erect stands" said Ken
!
/ the street corners. In stores and I'm every
/ place whore there rs q chance 60 sell
| bond. Trained bond men will preside at
| these booths"
Issuing the $40 participation certificate,
| according 60 kcudriCk and other members
! Of the General Committee will serve To-
! popularizo the campaign. as thousands OF
! men and women unable 20 take part I'M a
plan that involves weekly payments FOR
an extended period can take part in the
Liberty Bond sale by purchasing low
priced certificate.
The certificates unlike the bonds, will
he actually ON sa.a and trained bondsmcn
and others designated by the committee
| will carry big stocks during their house
to o-housc canvass The plan has been tried
| I'm New York and thousands sold over tho
counters i'm the department stores and other
establishments.
URGE GREATER ACTIVITY
More than 500 bond salcsmcu attended
this meeting L. T.. Nortun. Johnson Wa''
| and other speakers told the statesmen some
plain truth. about the campaign and II
clear and pointed language urged "Ercatc
/ activity"
Last week" said horton "Phladclphis
took one corner Of the Hiudcnburg lin,
and this week We must take the whole line
We must take care Of our allotment ant
that means work, and then some more
work"
The housc-t t.-'.1uac canvass has cmpha
I sized that the ayciaEe housewife knows a
much concerning bond h,.sing as More
chief about the mccH>';;sm of locomo
p tive. The work Of developing bond hcl,
among tho working people of France tool
p fifty years. and I'm Philadelphia this tasl
p must he accomplished in less than thrc
I ! weeks.
The educational campaign Is being car
p rfcd ON in the big industrial plants, and de
g spito the haudicaps. is proving effective
p | Todav the Crcw-LcviCN company announce
] | that it had received subscriptions from II
e / employees amounting 20 more than $4,000
Q ana that this amount would probably h
{ | swcIlcd to $50 1000. The company, ll,
other concerns is aiding its workers to bu
. bonds on an casy-paymcnt basis and et
q couraging buyers to convey the Llhcrt
1 ! Bond message to others.
= Mayor smith after this morning CabinC
| meeting. which was addressed by u.
Stotesbury. said that every city employ
would he urged to buy a bond.
Every man in the office Of city Cod
trollcr Walton" he said, has bought
J.. bond and the same condition applies to m
! Office"