Evening star., 1917-10-19
LIBERTY LOAN NOW
NEAR TWO BILLION
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! the first loan. told the diners that there
never was time in the history of this
country when the call for sacrifice was
| greater than today.
Some of the methods which it has
| been necessary to use to get subscrfp-
| tons to this loan may seem bit
strenuous" he declared. but this is
war, gentlemen, and there never was q
time in the history of this country
| when the call for sacrifice was more
! urgent.
This liberty loan in Washington
| will not be a success unless every man
of you gives his whole time, his whole
| energy in bringing in subscriptions
| from now until the close.
The busiest man in New York
Frank Nanderlip-who had the vision
| and foresight to realize the gravity of
the Treasury called upon him. said. I
will come, and he is here now devoting
his entire time to this great work.
Higher Taxes Alternative.
| Already people are bowling about high
taxes" he said. but If they don't lend
! their money to the government and take
these bonds, the government will be
| compelled to double and treble these
! taxes and literally take the money from
| them. This war must be financed.
| THE war has not touched anybody yet.
| he said. 'I look out of the Treasury
| windows every day and see thousands
! thronging into the theaters every one
/ here is prosperous They have not got
| hurt vet, but they are going to be nurt
if they don't begin to save and invest In
| government bonds-"
! John Poole, chairman Of the local liber-
! ty loan committee. presided. and called
upon the volunteer corps of speakers for
| brief addresses.
Eugene E. Thompson, chairman OF the
| publicity committee, made an inspiring
| address. in which he declared that his
| committee would go forth and work early
and late until all Washington Is on hre
! with enthusiasm PFer the loan.
'If the entire town is not abiaze by
| next Wednesday, liberty loan day. he
said. I'VE will burn 1t up on that day with
such Denomination OF patriotism as
Washington never has seem.
! Others who made brief addresses in
! cluded Frederic ]. Haskin. Edgar ID.
| Shaw Theodore W. Noyes, Gratx f. Dun
KUN, Carter B. Keene and William F.
| GUIDE.
| Citizens Associations Active.
special liberty loan committees have
| been appointed by each of the citizens
associations with instructions to go out
! in their respective communities and
bring in subscriptions Community
meetings are being arranged at which
| listen to patriotic music and addresses
| and get the buy-a-bond spirit undi-
| luted.
| Washingtons forty-three banks are
cooperating patrioticaily to make the
loan a big success. Through the Dis
| trict of Columbia Bankers Association
! they are spending thousands OF dollars
! in advertising the liberty bonds All
are keeping their doors open until 5:30
! o'clock, so as to give every opportunity
! I'm
! found over their doors urging citizens
, to come in and subscribe to the liberty
| loan.
Big Meeting at Steel Plant.
| One of the largest liberty loan meet.
/ o'clock this afternoon at the plant Of
| the Washington Steel and Ordnance
/ Company. The 5000 employees OF the
! company and many citizens OF the
/ to speeches by Solicitor General John
w Davis, Corcoran Thorn and A. E.
/ Seymour. The Marine Band played pa
! triotic airs.
I This morning employees of the ship
ping board were addressed by Eugene
! T. Thompson and C. A. Aspinwall.
C. F. Consaul spoke to employees OF
the coast and geodetic survey and or
the public health service this a1ter-
| noon.
, At 4:30 this afternoon Frank j.
Hogan is to address the officers at the
| American-French ordnance base depot
! at $40 + street.
Schedule of Theater Speakers.
The schedule of speakers for the va
rious theaters today follows: Beiasco,
Commissioner Brownlow; National, F.
! N. Shepherd, Polls. ]. B. Torbert; Apol-
| 10, George C. Jordan; Cosmos, T.. Hilton
! Jackson: Crandall's. Julius l. Peyser,
: Casino. John A. Petty; DumoaaftIgn,c aaI. cavo aeo
| ETY., Charles W parr: Olympic, Joseph
D. Sullivan; Loew's Columbia. Edward
! clifford; Penn Gardens, Francis ~: saw
Kenneth Romney: Strand. L. d: Bald
| win: Washington and regent Sharies
| NJ. Galloway.
| Joshua Evans. jr., addressed the Fed
eral Trade Gomm1ssish Is Shaenon e,no SPOKE at
the Friends school at the same hour
and Victor j. Evans office force was
addressed by William McNeir.
Rally of Boy Scouts.
big rally of the Boy Scouts of
America will be held at oe.ock d. .ne
ment this afternoon. Assistant Sec
| retary of the Treasury ana y. =. pun
! KUN will deliver addresses ana paoges
of merit for good Work eoms 'i,e IN In .ne
Citizens of Washington of italian
| blood will hold a liberty loan meet
ing at Polls Theater Sunday afternoon
| at o'clock. At the same heur GU,
Masonic Temple.
| a subscription Of l5o9oe was an
nounced today BY the Washington Raj.
| patoma" Esisctrie Power Company.
These companfes subscribed s2o75o to
the iirst liberty loan.
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