The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-08
COMMITTEE LIFTS
LTBERTYLOAN LIMIT
VIII Boost Bond Buying Be-
yOnd Ten Million.
CAMPAIGN COVERS CAPITAL
Speakers Urge Citizens Everywhere
to Help Win the War.

Encouraged by the daily increase In
Rhe number Of subscribers to the Lib
erty loan bonds, and determined to
boost the Districts subscription above
-, $4,000 900 mark, which has been
rs the goal, scores OF bankers
.ers, lawyers, merchants, and
other business men today are explain
ing the Liberty bonds to thousands
Of men and women in all sections OF
the city. and urging each person to
ssbuy a bond and help win the war.
They are addressing Government
employees, meetings OF citizens ASSOC
Citations, employees OF business houses
theater audiences, and other meetings
in the city where the people are IN
terested in the Liberty bonds.
Government Employees Respond.
John Poole and Eugene E. Thomp-
son. chairman and secretary, respec-
lively. Of the Liberty loan committee,
addressed employees of the Depart
Tnent Of Agriculture this morning and
were assured Of liberal subscriptions
from each group OF employees address,
ed. The Government employees In
every instance have evidenced great
enthusiasm over the Liberty bonds
and in several divisions 100 per cent
have bought bonds.
At 1:15 this afternoon S. J. Henry,
addressed employees Of Judd & Det-
weller. explained to them the WORK
~ the Liberty Loan committee, and
told them that all the Washington
banks stand ready TO help them buy
bonds on the installment plan.
Employees OF the Census Bureau are
70 be addressed this afternoon by A
q Seymour. The 800 employees at
the Barber & Ross shop, Fifth and
V streets, were addressed at noon to-
day by H. V. Haynes.
At $40 this afternoon Corcoran Thorn
and Col John G. Capers are to ad-
dress the several thousand employees
OF the steel plant at Giesboro, at SGD
this afternoon.
Reouests are being received hour
" from merchants and business or
EaniEations throughout the city for
epaakers to come and explain to their
employees how they can buy Liberty
bonds on the installment plan. Score
fairy Eugene E. Thompson requests
that all who wish to have speakers
sent them communicate with him by
telephone.
Covering whole City.
Under the direction Of Eugene E;
Allies, Of the Liberty loan committee
local representatives. OF bond houses
today began q big canvass Of the
business Arms Of Washington in an
effort TO interest every employer in
the loan and to ask his assistance in
interesting his employees. The bond
bnaaers gathered this morning at MI
'Aiies' office and mapped out the bust
ness sections of the city, assigning
different men to various sections. w
G. Crawford, Of Hambleton & Co, is
covering the section between Seventh
and Fifteenth streets and south OF E
street Robert s. Belknap and Mitchell
Handy, Of the National City Company
ere covering the territory between
Seventh and Fifteenth streets north
of E street. James Weir, of Town
send. Scott & Son, is to cover Penn,
Eylvania avenue on both sides and
81 street in Georgetown. Carl r.
Kurtz. OF Bonbright & Co. has been
assigned to the territory north OF
Pennsylvania avenue and east Of FIT
teenth street. H. L. Dunwoodie Is
eanvassing Seventh street on both
sides from Pennsylvania avenue
northward. Mr.. Allies said today that
he expected to have the business
houses covered by Monday night and
that Tuesday morning the men would
begin a systematic canvass Of the
principal office buildings in the city
Mailing MeAdOO's Speech.
Chairman Poole has just received
from the Treasury 5000 copies OF Sec
rotary McAdoo's speech on the Lib
erty bonds made before a meeting OF
business men and bankers of Iowa
The speeches are printed in pamphlet
form, and are in envelopes ready for
mailing. They will be sent broadcast
to the people Of Washington, Mr.
Poole said today.
The theGter schedule for today is
as follows: Belasco, f. S. Brashears;
National. Col John G. CApers; Polls
N d. williams. afternoon perform
ance: A. H. Zimmerman, evening
Keith's, c. H. Claudy. afternoon;
George o. Watson, evening; Garden
S. G. Quinn, 3 p. m: c. c. Brooks, T:30
and C. F. Roberts, Q p. m: Strand
John Brewer, p. m; T. d. GannawAy
7:3O, and c. r. Calvin. Q .. m: Loewe's
Columbia, A. L. Grimley, 4:1O, and A.
K. Paris, 9:05: Crandalrs. y. c. Turn
age. 2:45: @. L. Hall. g, and T. d. Gan
nsWHy, Q: Cosmos. c. F. ConsGul. $50
The schedule for the various Ma
comic lodges tonight is as follows: st
Johns Lodge, No. IL, James p. Schick
Hope Lodge, No. 20. James p. Schick
Mt. Pleasant Chapter. Eli .Swavely
Capitol Chapter, J. c. W, BeAll.