Evening star., 1917-05-26
MAKE EVERY MEETING
LIBERTY BOND BOOST
Wherever There Is Gathering Of
Men and Women Business
Men Urge Buying.

wherever thsre is . gathering Of men
and women tho patriotism IN the pur-
chase Of liberty bond. the advantage
convertible feature in the event Of a
later issue of bonds at higher rate
OF interest and other inviting features
are being brought home to the audi
ence by business men OF washington:
The liberty bond committee Is watch
ing every important gathering OF peo-
pie. whether for amusement. study.
business effort or social function. that
one Of its speakers may be present
and aid Uncle Sam in marketing his
war bonds Of 1917.
It requires many hundreds. thousands
and millions to make billion, ana the
loan Is for two billions. Tho banks are
doing moro than their share; they are
going out Of their way, spending hun
dreds Of thousands of dollars in pre-
pairing literature and placing their
facilities at the service of the install
ment buyer.
Speak to Various Audiences.
At Polls yesterday afternoon Eugene
E. Thompson, secretary of the commit
tee. spoke to a large audience on the
liberty bond issue; last night at the
same theater Samuel J. Henry. vice
president of the Munsey Trust Company,
talked from the same stage, and was
applauded.
Mr.. Thompson spoke this morning be-
fore the Potomac branch Of the Metro
politan Life Insurance Company. AT
midnight John Poole, busy all-day
banker. spoke to the night shift of letter
ceived q roustng welcome.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon Charles F.
Roberts addressed the medical class Of
Georgetown University.
tho Riggs National Bank. will address
Polls audience,
Next weeks campaign will be inaugu-
rated from many pulptts tomorrow. when
the patriotic duty Of Americans will be
brought home to many by many clergy
men.
Corcoran Thorn, vice president of the
American Security and Trust Company,
will speak before the Belasco audience
Monday night, and Tuesday night Milton
Other addresses scheduled. for which
assignment of speakers has not been
made include the District building Mon
day at noon and the Department Of Labor
Monday at II am.
Big Rally Is Planned.
A big rallying meeting is being
members of all civic bodies Of the Dis
| trict are to be invited and leading
| bankers are to advocate purchase Of
the bonds.
pany has placed advertising of the
liberty bond issue and blanks in the
| hands of all agents. with assurance
that employees will be assisted to
finance their purchases.
Call for Information and assistance
| in making your subscription" is the
| text on one Of the big new signs over
the new headquarters of the liberty
bond department Of the Riggs National
Bank.
The great efforts now being put forth
are to encourage the general public to
| subscribe for the bond issue-the big
investors and banks are doing their
share both from q sense of patriotic
duty and the viewpoint Of satisfac-
tory employment Of money.
The Fifth Avenue Bank Of New York
took $4,000 900 yesterday for its clients.
! The Cuban Cane Sugar Company has
| taken $1,o00.000. and is making in
quiries on a second like amount.
Fifteen thousand employees of the New
England Telephone Company have sub
scribed on the installment plan.
Washington Is carrying installment
buyers at 81 per cent on deferred pay
ments-New York and Boston at per
cent.