Evening star., 1917-06-02
Canvass of Business Houses.

This morning the local bond statesmen
of the National City Company started
out on a canvass of business houses.
They will urge that every employer
explain to his employees the necessity OF
getting back of the liberty loan. of do
ing something to help Washington IS
record in the sale and uphold the gov
ernment.
Bankers in some other cities regret
the fact that the small subscriptions
are not coming in faster, but Washing
ton bankers have faith in being able to
put over sufficient subscriptions to take
care of the local allotment; but not
without the continued effort, night and
day, of the committee and the speak,
ers who are giving of their time and
effort in the cause.
Next week the performances at the
Masonic Temple will be covered by lib
erty bond speakers and at Keith's like
wise.
Efforts are being made to bring all
government employees into line as buy
ers through the pleas of speakers as
signed to talk to them.
Last night ]. P. Shick and Eugene
Thompson attended Lebanon Lodge.
No. Z. F. A. A. M. and spoke so appeal
ingly that a resolution was imme-
diately adopted to invest part of the
lodge funds in the bonds and the sub
committee named above to visit Ma
sonic gatherings was suggested and
approved.
First Payment a Bonus.
Employees of p Lorillard Company
have been urged to buy the bonds on
the installment plan. and further en-
couragement in the shape of the in
ttial advance as bonus OF 10 per cent
Of the face value of the bond pur-
chased. 1t is expected that $4,000 en-
ployes will get back of the loan as a
result Of this generous offer. with the
prospect that the Lorillard subscription
will not be far from $2.000.0OO, in
cluding officers orders.
Today's campaign of education be-
gan at noon, when H. H. Mckee. presi-
dent of the National Capital Bank, ad-
dressed the employees of the public
The schedule of the speakers for this
afternoon and tonight follows:
Observation-Disclosures. ]. D. Sullivan;
evening, Conrad Syme.
National-Matinee, Roe Fulkerson;
evening. F. A. sebri ng.
Poli-Matinee. George o. Watson;
evening, A. R. Gilmore.
Loew's Columbia-Matinee. E. K
Bowles; 1880 pm. r. L. Neuhauser;
pm. F. B. Devereux.
Gardens pm, C. F. Nesbit; 7:s0
pm. c. H. Fullaway; pm, E. E.
Herrell.
Strands pm. DIR. Leopold Glushak
1880 PM. r. L. Neuhauser; pm. ]. A.
Petty.
Crandalrs-2:45 PM. John Brewer;
7:45 Pm, c. H. Fullaway.
Cosmos and PM, F. A. Sebring.
Avenue Grand-Tonight, NJ. Otter
back.
Apollo-Tonight, Leo A. Rover.
Postal Telegraph's Plan.
The Mutual Investment Credit Union
of the Postal Telegraph Cable Com
pany has announced through Edward
Reynolds, its president. who is also
vice president and general manager of
the Postal Telegraph-Cable Company,
that 1t has arranged to purchase lib
erty bonds for the employees of the COM
pany, to be paid for on the partial pay
ment plan, it being understood that
interest is to be paid purchasers on the
partial payments from the date pay
ments are received at the rate of By
per cent per annum; no charge to be
made to the purchaser for money ad-
vanced for the purchase of bonds under
this plan. The yield to buyer is about
per cent. A large number of bonds
have been subscribed for.
Secretary Wilson of the Department
of Labor is in New Haven. Conn., today.
speaking in the interest of the liberty
loan. He is to return to Washington
tomorrow
Employees of the bureau of engraving
and printing have. to date, subscribed
more than $4,000 to the liberty bond
total will reach $125,000 or more.