The Washington times., 1917-10-13
GREAT WELCOME
FOR LIEUT.. SOUSA
AND NAVAL BAND

The hOur for the evening con-
cert By sousa,s Band aeross the
HveBue frOn the Times baildIhg
Z has been ehanEed fron zsso to 8
sseIoek-
With sousa's new naval band OF
? more than ESQ pieces as the chief at
traction and Secretary of the Navy
Dsnieis Is the principal speaker
Wsshingten witnessed te most RE-
markable demonstration Of the sec
ond Liberty loan campaign today.
John Philip sousa, wearing the
uniform Of q naval lieutenant, his
wartime rank, led his musicians,
, forming the largest band In the
world. as only Sousa can.
Secretary Daniels urged the navy
yard men as q patriotic duty to buy
liberty bonds.
work HaIts for Concert.
sousa's band went in special cars
: 10 the navy yard after arriving at
the Union Station at $40 O'Clock.
< All work was stopped At the navy
yard when the concert opened at IL
: O'Clock.
Z AT 1915 Sousa and his band gave
second concert for half an hour on
the north steps Z the Treasury. with
scrwds blcking all motor traffic. After
lunch at i o'clock at Epiphany
Church Sousa and his band will rest
until ,. M, when the band will as
csemble at. Seventh and Pennsylvania
avenue and march to the south steps
of the Treasury for a third concert.
The fourth and final concert wiz
be given on the. steps OF the Muni-
elpGl building at s O'Clock tonight.
The band then goes to New York to
aid the bond campaign. -I1i
DanielS Makes speech.
Secretary OF the Navy Daniels, in
his speech at the navy yard, pictured
the war as ending the period OF speed
ing and spending in. Amsrica.
'If the war should convert this re-
public from its 1avishness In expendi-
ture and its wanton extravagance,"
1Ir. Daniels said, that would at least
palliate some its Ills.- trs
He urged that patriotism was an
incentive to saving today.
Men cannot escape the draft or
dodge the tax gatherer." the secre-
tary continued, but there is no COM
pulsion- to buy Liberty bonds There
measure Of voluntary patriotism on
the part Of all wage-earners and capt.
tallst9
1T was a happy. thought, inspired
by faith in the people, that caused |
Secretary McAdoo to make an appeal |
to all the people to become financial |
partners In the great enterprise Of |
this, war for enduring peace by in
vesting q portion OF their savings in |
Liberty bonds"
Points wHy to Hasten Pence.
The only way to hasten peace, Sec
retary Daniels said, was to let our
enemies know that everything, life
and property alike, IL laid on the
altar OF sacrifice.
-Csn we look these soldier boys in
the face" the Secretary asked, "un-
less we are willing to follow their
example and make some sacrifice for
the cause?
1T is a patriotic thing to do. but
It Is good business also. A Govern
ment 4 per cent bond Is the best Sc
curity In the world. as sound as any
gold or ophir. and the man who
makes sacrifice TO buy a bond is help
ing his country and at the same time
is helping himself"
DiRaeF fer ssusa-
The local Liberty loan committee
is to entertain Lieutenant sousa at
e:3o this evening at dinner in his
honor at the willard Hotel. Secre-
tary OF the Navy Daniels has been
invited and also Commissioner
Brownlow. In addition to John Poole
Eugene z. Thompson, B. F. Saul. EuI
gene z, Allies. and coreoran Thorn,
who make up the local committee,
Charles J. Bell and Milton z. Allies
will be present representing the
State committee OF the District.
Colvin Brown, OF the COMMITTEES,
addressed the crowd which gathered