The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-04
UNIONS HERE TO
AID IN SELLING
LIBERTY BONDS
Thousand to be Reached
Through Labor Organiza-
tion in Next Few Days..
MORE VOLUNTEERS
ASSIST IN STORES
Steamer Park City's Grew
Gets More Wages to Buy
Bonds of $1OO.

Bridgeport labor unions will de-
monstrate their patriotism during the
next few days by pushing the Liber-
ty Loan, it is expected by those in
charge of the campaign here.
Already the Machinists' union is
making arrangements to handle the
liberty bonds for it's thousands of
members and their lead is likely to
be followed by the other unions. How
ard Speer, Of Hincks Bros. & Co., is
conferring with the officers of the
Corset Workers union, the various
unions affiliated with the Building
Trades Council and other unions.
The combined membership of these
organizations runs into the thous-
ands and when the leaders in the bond
the union men and women, explaining
the loan, what it's for, how it may
be bought, ETC., it is expected a great
sale will result.
Bridgeport Boy Scouts, in connec-
ton with members of the ganization
throughout the United States will
throw their strength into the work
of floating the Liberty Loan.
Bridgeport will be divided into
zones and a group of boys will be
assigned to each, zone. They will
make house to house canvas June
II, IL, LIZ and IA. To prepare them
for this work, the boys will be school
ed in the details Of the Liberty Loan
project and will be made thoroughly
familiar with the talking points.
The boys will ask the householders
If they could be interested in a Lib
erty Bond and if the results are fa-
vorable the householder will be pro-
vided with card, directing him to a
bank or other institution where bonds
may be purchased. When a. person
buys a bond the house in which he
resides will be provided with poster
saying t"This House Bought a Bond,''
or words to that effect.
A bond salesman for Hincks Bros.
& Co., went aboard the steamer Park
City this morning and interested Capt.
G.. M. Tooker in a Liberty Bond. Then
he inquired concerning the crew. -
st don't think the men can afford
to purchase bonds,'' said the captain, -
'rbut you might try
why don't you raise their pay?"
he was asked.
That opened a new field of thought
with the result that when the sales
men left, Capt. Tooker planned to
suggest to his men that he would raise
their pay 81 week providing the
men put that 81 and another every
week toward a $100 bond.
Several volunteer workers were add
ed to the force in the stores of the
city today. They are Mrs. H. A. Bud
long, Mrs. Clarence Payne, Mrs. F. T.
Kingsbury, Mrs. Julia III. Koh1maiser,
Mrs. Fred Curtis, mrs. A E. Lavery,
Mrs. o. K. Williamson, and the Misses
Chary B. Smith, Minnie Walter, Mil
dred Foster, Lucy Curtiss and Edith
Wilson
This afternoon David S. Day, at
torney, addressed the crowd at Poll s
theatre on the Liberty Loan and this
evening some other capable person
will do the same. IL
The National Biscuit Co., today
made the public announcement
through their Bridgeport Branch, that
they have subscribed the sum of $780,
900 to the Liberty loan.
Members of the Bridgeport Lodge
of Elks start tonight their Liberty
Loan campaign. Experts will be al
the E1ks' club house in State street to
assist in making the big drive for the
sale of bonds one of the most ener-
getic which has been begun any.
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