The Washington herald., 1917-10-20
D. c. DRIVE FOR LOAN
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o'clock for the loan. The italian am
bassadors and many prominent BUSH
ness men will address the gathering.
The Greeks Of Washington will also
hold mass meeting to boost the loan
tomorrow afternoon in the old Ma
sonic Temple hall. John E. Laskey,
United States District Attorney, will
address the gathering and addresses
in their native tongue will be made
by prominent local Greeks.
Commissioner Brownlow addressed
the audience of the Belasco Theater
last night, and q member Of the COM
mittee made q plea for the purchase
of the bonds in every large theater
and many Of the small moving picture
theaters throughout the city.
Every bank and trust company In
Washington will keep open its doors
until $50 p. m. every night nxet week
to receive subscriptions to the loan.
The closing of the third week OF the
campaign for the loan sees the most
feverish activity.
DR.. Charles A. Eastman, full
blooded Sioux Indian. has Joined the
ranks of the liberty loan speakers.
DIR. Eastman Is the first Of Americas
aborigines to give his services to
the government in making the Second
Liberty Loan a success.
Reports from the Southwest which
have come to the liberty loan head
quarters show that the Indians Of
that section have contributed gen.
erously to the liberty loans, but so
no figures are available on the SUBJ
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At the close of yesterdays work,
the campaign of the District Auxili-
airy of the Woman's Liberty Loan
Committee for the Second Liberty
Loan will show a total Of subscrip-
tions obtained amounting to half a
million dollars. This represents two
of organization.
s42s 500 have been recorded at the Dis
trict Auxiliary headquarters, and
there are a number of items already
subscribed which were not included
In that total reported to the commit
tee at its meeting yesterday after
noon.
From the work of the committee
on executive departments, of which
Mrs. Keller is chairman. the sum
total of 314s.S50 has been realized.
This represents bonds subscribed to
by the department women and bonds
sold through them. The women of
the departments which have report
ed SO far have themselves sub
scribed to s133,250 worth of bonds.
Several departments are yet to be
heard from.
The committee on hotels, Of which
Mrs. William C. Heron is chair
man, reports that through the
booths established in the Hobbies of
the hotels Of Washington subscrip-
tions to the sum of $241,000 have
poured into the laps of the women.
Reports were received from many
small organizations which showed that
the liberty loan spirit is all-pervading
| among the women of Washington at
this time. Mrs. Ellis Logan report
ed that the Petworth woman's Club.
small organization. had decided to
cut out refreshments at its enter
| tainments and divert the sum usually
| allowed for that purpose to the pur-
j chase Of liberty bonds. Mrs. Carrie
| Gurey. representing the Woman's Re-
lief Corps, announced that that or
ganization, composed almost entirely
| Of workingn women. had subscribed to
/ 81, $50 worth of bonds.
Reports from the speakers bureau
, showed that during the past week c.
900 persons had been addressed during
the week by women speakers.
Great interest is being taken In the
| meeting to be held at 4 o'clock this
| afternoon at the Dupont Circle resi-
] dence OF Mrs. Joseph Letter. This
meeting Is open to the public and will
be marked by a discussion of cam
paign methods and not by the sale
| of bonds.