Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-15
Washlngton's Share of Bonds
Reaches Grand Total of Sew
enteen Million DaIIars.
10000 PATRIOTS HERE
ON ROLL OF PURCHASERS
Every One Happy Over Result of
First Great War Loan
of 1917.

SCNcHtetH Hlllllou S-lN iSo SHc
amount aIlotted-s washington's share
Of liberty bonds.
The committee of bankers having in
charge the raising of the money esti-
mats that between $4,000 and 10000
persons in tho District Of Columbia
subscribed
The liberty loan committee placed
81. .ooo. 900 as its estimate Of the total
for the District, and gave this opinion
while the thirty-eight banks still were
at work on their tabulation. although
all subscriptions had been sent to the
proper authorities for recording and
entry.
The committee of the District Bank
srs' Association. that has handled the
speakers bureau: the official publicity;
the collection of statistics; the circula-
ton of the highly priced buttons; the
banks that have made possible through
the opening of their vaults the buying
of bonds on the installment plan; the
speakers, who have given time and
money, without reward, and every one
connected with the first great war loan
of 1917 are immensely happy over the
result
No Let-Up at the Banks.
There was no 1et-up in the subscrip-
tion business at the banks this morn
ing.
~ hcl faH
subscribers had just become conscious
of the fact that it was the last chance;
that the liberty loan of 1917 was about
to close without their names on the
roll of honor, and that, through the
graciousness of the banks, the period
OF grace had been extended for couple
of hours or more Just for their accom-
mediation.
At the tap of II o'clock this morn
ing. many banks called halt in sub
ocrfptfons that they might have time
to wire their results to the Richmond
regional bank of the federal reserve
system, with instructions to charge
their accounts with the initial pay
ment Of . per cent
Savings banks and trust companies
forwarded their orders through some
national bank, other than the Conti-
mental Trust Company. which is a
member of the federal reserve system.
Just before the stroke of IL some
bank clerks made the final record Of
subscriptions to the Treasury Depart
ment direct
Books Closed at High Noon.
At high noon the books closed. and
Washington bankers expressed the ut
most confidence that the liberty loan OF
1917 had been oversubscribed.
And the liberty loan committee, the
tired bank clerks, cashiers and the four
score speakers who were SO much In
iy,t ba ALL hannV
over Washington's great record.
It will probably be late in the day be:
fore the approximate total OF the local
subscriptions has been compiled. Banks
were fairly swamped with belated
orders and were kept busy far in the
afternoon completing the clerical work
attached to the work OF tabulating and
entering subscriptions.
At o'clock this morning a special
messenger for the American Security and
Trust Company left for Richmond. car
rying late subscriptions from that In
stitution with draft for the initial pay
ments. while the fnal report was wired
through the Riggs National Bank
Some Of the Heavy Ones.
The northwest corner OF Pennsylvania
avenue and 18th street accounts for q
total of about 1890. 900 of liberty loan
bonds, the Riggs National Bank leading
all others with 100000; the American
panies with about $4,000 900. and the
Home Savings Bank leading its class with
s7s7,5oo. including its own subscription
for $100,o 900, with subscriptions received
from <,7s0 customers.
These are the three largest bank,
in the three classes in the District. anc
that they lead is but natural
The Washington Loan and Trus'
Company. Federal National. Distric
National, Commercial National ant
Metropolitan National have all passed
the 100000 mark in subscriptions
The largest single subscription re.
mercial National Bank for S675,O0O TIL,
largest individual subscription was no
placed in Washington. but was sent tt
Maiden. Mass. by Representative A. T
Fuller-s1. 100000.
Pennies Paid for One Bond.
Psnnfes were used to pay $40 on 6
subscription for $50 bond by a chile
from the navy yard. her father maxim,
UP the other SO. Employees of thu
Corby Baking Company. 800 in number
have taken $4,000 liberty loan bonds
The nre department Claims precedenc.
among District government employer
with subscriptions for IS. 900 bonds ou
of $4,000 for the District while tn,
largest individual subscription from
any employe. $1,000. is accredited to tn,
IRE laddies.
Every member OF the clerical force o.
the District building bought a bond, bu-
he bulk Of the subscriptions came from
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