Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-26

scribers.
Philadelphia women are going to prove
their efficiency as a part Of the city's war
machine by organizing Liberty Bond
sales force.
Although n small group of society women.
under the leadership of Miss Mary ELLEN
Cassatt, is at work In the central section
OF the city. the plan will be extended To- aIl
other sections Organizing this auxiliary
will he a part 81 the program outlined by the
Retail Merchants Committee. which was
organized yesterday az the Hotel Adclphia
This committee represents nearly 700
business mems organizations and improve
ment leagues and several thousand stores.
To augment the work Of the boud-sclliuE
teams to be organized by these associations
and inject spirit Of rivalry into the cam
paign II is planned to organize the women.
The general committee approves the plan
and has volunteered to finance the wOmen's
organization
Actual work concerning the execution of
this plan will begin on Monday.
The women, aside from selling bonds will
Introduce new feature into the Liberty
Loan bond campaign by accepting COutTibu-
tions to Liberty Bond Charity Fund
Money raised in this way will be converted
into bonds for the benefit Of some city
charity
Today the general committee announced
every town and hamlet in the Philadelphia
Reserve Bank district and that bond selling
teams will be organized i'm any section
where $50 bond can be sold
Not only does the general committee plan
10 have Philadelphia's share of the loan
oversubscribed but II proposes to make q
record for the number Of bond buyers
The real ambition OF the committee is to
make every man and woman I'm the city
Liberty Bond BUYER
Ha Il gt,..l -. ..
circularized its 5000 members this morning
and urged them to buy bonds and dis
tribute them 70 their employees on the par.
tial payment basis. Several big industrial
plants entered the campaign today and as
surances were received from others stating
thet they would enter on Monday
STRONGER DRIVE PLANNED
Plans for a drive more strenuous even
than that of the last few days will be dis
cussed at meeting at the Bellevuc-Strat-
iord Monday morning. This wcel, has th,
record for financial transactions in this CITY.
according to the general loan committee.
ana next week II is planned to carry on the
work on much larger scale
The Manufacturers club will hold a
special meeting Monday night following an
appeal TO the members by Nathan r Fol
Meil' president, for unstinted subscriptions
Ihe speakers will be Richard l. Austin
chairman Of the Federal Reserve Bank Of
Philadelphla Joseph Wayne. Jr., ana Gren-
vile ID. Montgomery
The Franklin National Bank fup,uod int,
nrst place today in the bank c0r1uotition |
Dy announcing that it had distributed more
than S3,lO0.OO0 OF the loan among its /
Snehts This amount is exclusive Of the /.
oank 3 individual subscription
That women are taking keen iptorog, !
IN the campaign is emphasized by AIR A |
~. sexton, 5lli Newhall street Mrs Soy
ION visited the Commercial Trust CoD,nar,.
ehu approaching Vice President John II |
bason. requested information aL,,t ,,
ioan' Ihen she subscribed for a Slu00 hond |
Ihe headquarters Of the general commit,
tee lOS south Fourth street yya- hi,. !
OF industry today, Subscriptions flowed ina
lne committee in steady stream and rcrrc.
se.'ou au classes of people. Mayor SeiitI,
hot only bought a bond bur bc,..,,,a ~
oiiiclal salesman and entered tho so,ti.''
So'Hpe'u"h Paul FlagIer Turner g, I,oT !
scout appeared at the Mayors oHir, ,b,,,.,I
sl aL,er noon and induced the ci1y's rbirf ,I,,r-
Istrate 10 buy a bond. Recognizing MAJ tIo
,ho -, "il MAKE an efficient bond salesman
.he e scout gave him a.commssion and nirroI
an orhcial badge upon the Mayors rnat
LOAN DAY IN CHURCHES
Tomorrow will be Liberty Toa, r,,,.. -,
rhlladelphia churches. and the committee
1hfough Lewis H. Parsons its cbair,,,an
urges cIergymen TO announce the bnnd sal,
ron rom their pulpits and request their PARISH
oners to buy. ''' ''"-
Reports from outside cities and to,,.r,
indicate the campaign Is i'm full swing. Fr,,,
Atiahtlc CITY came the report that the baulgs
nave nave obtained subscriptions amounting 10 !
Joseph b. Mccall president Of tho pbfI, !
ieiphia Electric Company. got ON IN. Grinr.
Inc TINS morning. and I'm short and rba.-ar,
,erlsuc statement urged others to follow
He says: '''''"'
believe the investment in the I.iL.rt,.
9onus TO be OF the highest character. not
'hiy because Of their intrinsic yalu. but |
u an opportunity TO every one. high and |
ow' TO do their share for the common good
SOME hght, some work. others help To nav
.he latter should perform their patrioti,. |
luty by subscribing quickly and TO the cx-
ent Of their ability" ''''
Employees Of the Strawbridge & CIotbi.r
tore have established a record for busi |
less houses by subscribing for 500 OOO |
rms subscription is made through Inc Say-
hg fund Association and follows a biR
nass-meeting held last night. Nearly 2OO0 |
u the store employees attended the meet
ng and heard members Of the general com !
nittee outline the Governments need for |
money. 49, io'
ofheials of the Fourth Ward RepubIican
-lub announced today that they would buv
1 $lOOO bond for the club and urge o0icr |
holders In that ward 20 subscribe The cIub
VIII arrange with bank to make n possi- |
pie Tor Fourth Warders 90 buy the bonds an |
an easy payment basis