Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-24

Scouts. "A scout came to the prison to-
day" said MCienty. and solicited business.
We put the bond proposition up TO the Offi-
cias of the Honor and Friendship club
They held meeting and decided TO buy
bond. Members of the club do not pay dues,
but contribute to its treasury by patroniZing
Il magazine library operated by the organi-
Zaton and by donating newspa pers and old
books to the waste paper committee.
Through these channels the club makes con
siderable money, and at Christmas dis
tributes presents among the children OF the
prisoners. The club also pays the funeral
expenses OF men who have no friends or rel
atives Lately the boys have made scme
money by selling patriotic pins which they
fashion from beads"
FOR TREASURY CERTIFICATES
At present however. bank funds are
being drawn upon through the 500, 100000
shOrt-time Treasury certificates which have
been issued in the last month to finance the
immediate needs of the Government. Sub.
sCription lists for $500 900 900 OF these GER
tihCates authorized this week were closed
in this city shortly after , o'clock yester.
day 1t could not be learned how much
OF this issue banks here took but accord
Ing to Federal Reserve Bank officials IL was
satisfactory.
Today the work OF getting in the sub
sCrlptions will be prosecuted in the down
town section from Seventh street to the
Schuylkill River, Upward of 36O trained
bond statesmen will cover this district
thorough, Business houses department
stores apartment houses and hotels will
be visited. This systematic canvass was
decided upon at special meeting of the
statesmen held yesterday at the bellevue
Stratford, at which George w. Kendrick
3D. presided,
The 100000 from the Norfolk and
Western Railway the officers asserted will
be carried for its employees who purchased
bonds on the installment plan, paying them
interest on their installments, The Lehgh
Coal and Navigation Company offered
$500, 900. One OF the large single subscrip-
tions recorded thus far was for $400, 900
This was put through the Pennsylvania
Company for lnsurances on Lives and
Granting Annuitles.
Strawbrldge & CIothler have opened a
booth and the Federal Reserve Bank has
appointed men to take charge Of the sub.
scriptions. Tomorrow night the FIRMS sav.
ing fund will distribute 100000 to the
store employees, and plans have been com
pleted TO have trained statesmen present
when the fund is given out,
CANVASS wIDENED
Brother Edward, president OF la Sale
College, sent a notice to the Liberty Com.
mttee that he would invest all funds Of the
college In the national loan. For the pur-
post or extending publicity and initiating
the 800 students into the advantages of the
investment, as well as the patriotic duty In
volved, meeting OF the entire student body
has been called, The Knigats Of Pythas
yesterday sent out go, 900 circulars through
their organizations and the Junior order OF
American Mechanics another $4,000
Reading, Pa up to noon yesterday re-
ported subscriptions OF 81 1000 The fol-
lowing towns in the Philadelphia district
have been organized and worl, is actively
under way Harrisburg, York West Ches-
ter, Norristown and Lebanon Donald Nc
Cormick Is chairman Of the Harrisburg com.
mittee.
Members of the Chamber Of Commerce, In
letter by Ernest T, Trlgg, president. are
being asked TO volunteer the services OF
their employees who can be used In can
vassing business houses. In the campaign
the chamber will work with the industrial
committee Of the bankers