The Washington times., 1917-10-10
DISTRICT IS SWEPT
BY ARMY OF LOAN
BOND BOOSTERS


under the leadership OF Director San
telmann, a small army OF Liberty loan
speakers are addressing thousands OF
Government employees this afternoon
at a series OF mass meetings.
The first OF these meetings was
near the main building of the Depart
ment OF Agriculture shortly after 1
o'clock. Eugene E. Thompson. chair
man OF the publicity committee OF the
Liberty loan committee, and Clarence
Ousley, assistant secretary OF the De-
partment OF Agriculture, made strong
appeals for all to buy war bonds.
As soon as this meeting closed the
band was placed In automobiles and
hurried over to the new Department
of the Interior building. where the
second meeting was held. Acting
Secretary of the Interior Vogelsang
opened the meeting and introduced
Mr.. Thompson, who made the princi-
pal address.
On Treasury Steps.
At 8 o'clock this afternoon on the
south steps of the Treasury q third
mass meeting is to be held for all
the employees of the Treasury. Act
ing Secretary OF the Treasury Crosby,
A. E. Seymour. OF the Liberty loan
publicity committee. and Mr. Thomp-
son are to speak. This meeting, too,
will be opened with selections by the
Marine Band, Secretary OF the Navy
Daniels having ordered the band
placed at the disposal OF the commit
tee for the entire afternoon.
When the Treasury mass meeting Is
ended the band will be transported to
the Pension Bureau where a fourth
meeting Is to be held in the open
court of the building beginning at
$40. Here employees of the Pension
Bureau. the Patent Office, the Bureau
of Education and the reclamation
service will be assembled. Mr. Sey-
mour will be the speaker at this
meeting. He will be introduced by
Commissioner Saltzgaber, who will
preside.
Eighteen speakers who are to in
wade the Government Printing Office
at 4:15 include Carter B. Keene. Will
liam E. Shannon. John l. Weaver. E.
S. Brashears, A. E. Seymour. Joshua
Evans, jr., John Poole, Corcoran
Thorn, Eugene E. Thompson, C. A As
pinwall, Frank s. Perry, Calvin
Brown. c. C. Calhoun. Col John G.
Capers, L. B. Franklin, C. F. Nesbit,
Charles W. Darr and H. H. Mckee.
Four other speakers are to go to the
Printing Office at 11:3o tonight to ad-
dress the night force.
War Department Meeting.
Employees of the small arms division
of the War Department were ad-
dressed at noon today by Corcoran
Thorn, Of the Liberty Loan Commit
tee.
At 6 o'clock this evening D. ].
Callahan is to explain the Liberty
Bonds to the employees of Saks and
Company.
At a meeting of the Connecticut
Avenue Citizens Association tonight,
John L. Weaver is to make an ad-
dress in behalf OF the Liberty Loan
committee.
The schedule OF speakers for the
various theaters today is as follows:
National-matinee, C. F. Consaul;
evening. Judge r. L. siddons; B. F.
Keith's-matinee. Charles W. Darr;
evening, Mrs. Antoinette Funk; Belas-
co, matinee, Col. J. c. Capers; even
ing, G. E. Dunkum: Polls, evening,
Major Raymond W. Pullman; Ameri- /
can, Gilbert l. Hall: Apollo. John A
Nd6lnOs n ~. Il d4i WE
mos, ]. B. Torbert; CrandalIs, A. s.
Galley: Garden, Charles II. Fullo- |
way; Loew's Columbia William N.
Lewis; Masonic Auditorium. Marx
Kahn; Olympic, H. W. Kidder; Palace. |
c. E. Matthew'S: Penn Gardens,
Francis NJ. Savage; Savoy, Julius !.
Peyser; Strand, George H. O'Connor;
D. Fulton Harris.
Baker and Daniels To Speak.
Work in the State. War and Navy |
will be suspended for half en-
hour tomorrow afternoon while Of
hcIals and employees attend a Liberty
loan meeting in the south plaza of the
building.
Secretaries Baker and Daniels will
address the officials and clerks TO
rally their support in the campaign.
The Marine Band will play a program
of patriotic airs.
The Wal Department is conducting
4 liberty loan campaign as a result of
which nearly $1,000 In bond sales
has been made. One outcome OF :hs
mass meeting tomorrow is expect ID
70 be the Inauguration OF similar CAM
oaigns in the other Government de-
PARTNER Is.