The Washington times., 1917-10-05
FURORE TO SELL
BONDS SWEEPS
OVER DISTRICT

Gaining momentum hourly. the
army Of volunteer workers who under
the direction of the Liberty Loan
committee are pushing the sale Of the
fighting war bonds" in Washington,
are getting fairly under way today In
the greatest speaking and advertising
campaign that the National Capital
ever saw.
The thousands of Government en-
ployes and employees of various. busi-
ness houses here, the children OF the
$50 public schools, the citizens as
sociations, the daily audiences In the
local theaters, and other gatherings
of every description throughout the
city are to be addressed by Liberty
bond speakers.
Thirteen Speeches Tonight.
Initial speeches in the campaign
were made yesterday and last night.
and everywhere the speakers report
ed an enthusiastic reception. No less
than thirteen speeches are to be de-
Iivered tonight in the various thea
ters and motion picture houses.
While scores of smaller meetings
will be addressed daily from now
until the campaign closes, what
promises to be by far the biggest
bond gathering of the campaign Is
the mass meeting which is to be held
at B. F. Keith's Thester. Monday
at 1915. Secretary Of War Baker
will make the principal address. "a
triotic music win be furnished by
the Marine Band.
Under the active direction of Mrs.
Ernest Thompson Seton, chairman OF
the women's auxiliary Liberty loan
committee Of the District, and Mrs.
Archibald Hopkins, chairman OF the
women's division Of the District Coun-
ell of National Defense, women OF the
District are being organized for an
intensive campaign for bond sales.
school Meetings Planned.
More than one hundred women gath
cred at a meeting yesterday after
noon in Rauscher's, where plans were
discussed and details of the campaign
mapped out. 1t is planned to have
women speakers work in all of the
$50 public schools in the District
above the third grade in cooperation
with the men of the Liberty loan
committee. For this purpose a meet
ing of white school teachers is to be
held Monday afternoon, where
schedule of the addresses Will be
mapped out and instructions Will be
given the teachers, so that they may
work individually among their pupils.
A similar meeting for colored teachers
is to be held Tuesday.
President Clarence P. King, OF the
CnmnanU tn
day notified the committee that his
company would donate big electric
sign in the form OF a clock on which
the progress of Liberty loan bond
sales in the District would be shown.
The clock will be located on some
prominent corner.
GTaE Day. for Motorists.
Tomorrow has been designated by
the committee as automobile tag
day." and every automobile owner in
is requested to place on
his Windshield one OF the liberty bond
"stickers," which the committee will
furnish. These stiekers are being
sent today TO all the banks in Wash
ington and will be on hand tomorrow
for automobilists who desire them.
Inc hoy SCOUTS Will dlso nave sup
ply OF the stickers and will ask per
to place them on machines.
Arrangements are being completed
today for the Boy Scout Liberty bond
parade which is to be held up Penn
slyvania avenue tomorrow morning,
beginning at $3.50.
Speakers for tonight's theater meet
ings are as follows: Belasco, Col
John G. Capers: National. William NJ.
Lewis; B. F. Reith's, A E. Seymour:
Polls, W. T. Galliher; Apollo. DR.. J.
Newton Baker: Avenue Grand, H. H.