The Washington times., 1917-06-12
CAMPAIGN FOR LOAN.
PUSHED With VlCOR.
Speakers Make Earnest Ap-
peals to Citizens.
BANKS CONTINUE GOOD WORK
All Local Institutions viii Remain
Open Until 9 Pm.

With only two days left in which
to carry the buy-a-bond message to
the people Of Washington, Liberty
bond speakers are on the jump today
in all sections Of the city. explaining
how the banks are cooperating by
extending the easy payment plan to
bond buyers, and urging everyone to
lend at least a portion OF their earn
ings to Uncle Sam to help beat the
Germans.
AS the campaign draws near Its
close, the people OF Washington are
lining up solidly in support Of the
Liberty bonds, and every bank In
Washington is crowded today with
men and women, eager TO make their
nrst payments on their bonds and to
get the new and much coveted little
red, white, and blue badge emblem
attic Of the ownership of q Liberty
bond.
Every bank in Warrington kept Its
doors open until o'clock last night
to accommodate the large number OF
bond buyers and will do so again to-
night and tomorrow night. Practical
ly every bank has put on force
Of extra clerks to handle the increas-
ing number OF subscriptions. Indica-
tions up until noon today were that
today's number Of subscribers would
be even larger than yesterdays,
. Eugene Z. Thompson ana a. 4
Seymour were cheered enthusiastical-
Iy by thousands OF employees OF the
washington Navy Yard at l2;SO
o'clock today, following stirring ap
peals to buy Liberty bonds. Both
speakers urged their auditors 10 pc
come Liberty bond owners at once
declaring that the Liberty oond oaose
In the next best think to a khaki
unIform 10 indicate ones patriotism
At the request Of Postmaster Merritt
O. Chance, Harry v. Haynes visited
the Georgetown postofice this morn
ing and explained the Liberty bonds
10 the employees there. c. +. Nesoit
visited the Chemical Products Com
pany. a subsidiary OF the Washington
steel and Ordnance Company, this
morning and spoke in behalf OF the
Liberty bonds.
Al o'clock this afternoon Mr.. Mes
bit, accompanied by Mr.. Thompson,
went to the Offices OF the Council OF
National Defense, in the Munsey
building, and began q series OF -FOUR
ten-minute talks before various groups
Of employees
Employees Of the State Department
will be urged to buy Liberty bonds
this afternoon by John Poole, chalr-
man Of the Liberty loan committee, ar
ranEements having been made for MIN
to address several groups OF clerks
beginning at 4:15 o'clock this after
noon.
several hundred workers at the
mail bag repair shop are to be ad.
dressed by Eugene E. Thompson al
3;45 o'clock this afternoon. MT.
Thompson Is one OF the most active
and enthusiastic workers in behalf
of the Liberty loan, having made
from six to q dozen speeches q day
for the past week.
From the mail bag repair shop
Mr.. Thompson will go to the GOV
ernment Printing Office to address
employees OF certain divisions there
who did not hear Liberty bond speak
ers several days ago.
Joel Hillman. proprietor OF Harvey
restaurant, has requested that a LID
erty bond speaker address his en-
pIoyes at $50 o'clock this afternoon
and arrangements are being made to
have a member OF the committee
comply with the request. The man
arement Of the Howard Theater has
requested that a speaker address the
audience there tonight.
A. E. Seymour Is to make LIB
erty bond address to the gathering
at the band concert tonight In Lin
coin Park. The concert begins al
T:30 and continues until p:3O O'Clock
The schedule OF speakers at the va
rIous theaters follows: Belasco-Col
l. G.. Capers. National-C. F. Nesbtt
PoIrs-G. z. Dunkum, matinee. and
N, C. Basenberg, evening. keith's-
w T. GaIlIher, matinee. and J. l.
weaver. evening. Gardens. c,
Quinn, 8: william Nick. Stowell. I:3O
and I. C. Foster. o. strand-T. w
BramhalI, 3: I. c. Foster. I:30; L. A,
Rover, o. Savoy-H. W. kidder. <;
the Rev. Horace w. Stowell. $50
T,oew's Columbia-C. A. Aspinwall
t.lo:H. W. Kidder. e:06. Crandall's-A. X
/ Paris, 2:45: c. F. Consaul, s; Thomas
Bradley, o. Penn Gardens-A- II. Zim
norman, s. Cosmos. f. Dunkum
Casino-C. H. Fullaway, 3; T. ID. Gan
navay. =, Avenue Grand-T. d. Gan
nsway' 8: H.H. Mckee. $50. Apollo
Carleton Houston, 8; Gilbert l. Hall
40. Masonic motion pictures-Ell
Swavely.
The Masonic schedule Is as follows
Takoma Lodge, James P. Schick: Fed
eraI Lodge. ]. c. W. Beall; Acacia, j
c. w. BeaIl; Mt. Horeb Chapter, Ell
Swavely.
II is estimated that about 90 per
cent OF all the Government employees
in Washington have bought Liberty
bonds. The Treasury Department has
requested all departments to pay theiT
clerks June H. in order that bonds
may be purchased before noon OF the
18th. IL was announced this morn
ing that I.34l employees OF the De
| partment of Commerce have pur