The Washington times., 1917-10-08
BAKER CALLS UPON
GREAT GATHERING
TO SUPPORT LOAN

Pour out your money. not at the feet
of the God OF War. but into the lap OF
: the Goddess OF Liberty"
This was the message given thusands
Of washingtonIans by Secretary Of War
Newton D. Baker today at a mass meet
ing at Keith's Theater.
! This meeting. the first Of series to be
held in the Capital. was under the
auspices OF the Washington Liberty
Loan Committee.
Secretary Baker was the only speaker.
but on the stage with him. and in the
audience were many national figures,
and the best known men in business and
finance in the Capital.
Members Of the Washington stock
exchange marched to the meeting In
a body. Corporation heads. bankers,
and civic leaders were included in the
crowd that filled the orchestra floor.
Blanks distributed.
Liberty loan subscription blanks
were distributed to every one OF the
thousands who attended the meeting
and a big boost in bond sales is an
ticipated.
Secretary, Baker and his escort
which included every member of the
Liberty loan committee, Commission
ers Brownlow and Knight, Treasurer
John Burke, members OF the Federal
Reserve Board, and other officials
were heralded by the full Marine Band.
The Secretary was introduced by
John Poole, chairman OF the Lib
erty loan committee. He aroused his
audience to a high pitch OF en-
thusiasm with what he termed a brief
word as to the causes that led to the
war, "a war OF two great philosophers
OF government-autocra and de-
mocracy."
This war" the Secretary contin-
ued, will be won when the boys for
whom we are asking you to provide,
reach, the other side. Fighting men
are but a part of a nations army.
Underlying the whole structure Of In
dustrial activity to supply this army,
we get back to the very foundation
of the strength of the nation-nnance,
the effort that makes every move
ment possible.
awe Are Knit Together"
1--WE are knit together as a nation
as never before. and we will see the
great American spirit, uncorrupted
and unstained, emerge victorious ana
stand dominant in this this greatest
of all wars. But to do this we must
give and pour out our money, not at
the feet OF the god OF war, but into
the lap Of the Goddess Of Liberty"
A concert by the Marine Band at
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leadership OF Director Santelmdnn'
opened and closed the meeting.
First steps toward educating the
more than 90 900 children in the pub
lie schools as to the Importance of the
Liberty loan were taken at meeting
of the teachers of all the white
schools in the District this afternoon
in the auditorium OF Central High
School.
Eugene Z. Thompson. secretary Of
the Liberty loan committee, and Mrs.
Antoinette Funk, vice chairman of the
national women's Liberty loan com
mittee, will address the teachers and |
impress upon them the facts to be
emphasized in talking to the school
children. Superintendent of Schools
Thurston is to preside at the meeting. |
A similar meeting for teachers OF
Ine EChOOlS 10 ~ NC hNAN ~ /
morrow afternoon in the Minor School |
building.
VIII Appeal to Parents.
The committee regards the ques-
tion of getting all the school children |
interested in the Liberty loan an i'm \
portant one, and is planning to have |
committee members address the chill |
dren in all the schools in groups, in !
addition to the work which the teach !
ers will do among them. Circulars de
scribing the meaning of the loan also |
will be distributed among the chill
dren, with instructions that they take
them home with them and thus infiu-
ence their parents in buying bonds.
L. g. slime, who is working with the
and who Is devoting his 1
efforts to the organization OF Liberty
loan clubs in the various depart
ments. is making excellent progress.
Already clubs have been formed in a
number of the bureaus, and others are
being organized daily. This after
noon Mr.. Stine called on heads OF bu-
reaus and division chiefs os the
Treasury Department and outlined to
them the details of organizing the
clubs.
Addresses at Theaters.
Addresses in behalf of the Liberty
loan campaign will be made in Wash
Ington theaters tonight as follows:
BeIasco, c. c. Calhoun: National,
w E. Shannon; Keith's. F. J. Hogan:
Polls, Z. S. Brashears: Apollo, Roy
L. Neuhauser; Avenue Grand. NJ.
Otterbsck: Casino. E. S. Wolfe; Cos
mos, F A. Sebring; CrandalrB, w.
w Spaid: Garden. c. +. ConsauI:
Loew's Columbia, Mrs Antoinette
Funk; Olympic, George c. Jordan;
Paace. ID. Fulton Harris; Penn Gar
iens. w. +. Ham; Savoy, Frank G.
Strand, DR.. J. Newton
Baker.
LAUREL RESULTS.