New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-27
School Children
Will Help to Float
Next Liberty Loan
State to Offer Prizes for
Best Essays on
War Bonds

The school children Of the state. the
teachers, organized labor, women's or
limitations and the various trades are
being marshalled to put their full
strength behind the second Liberty
Loan campaign. TWAS announced yes
terday that every school boy and girl
in the state will get the opportunity
and will be encouraged to compete for
prizes TO be offered by the Bureau OF
Educstion Of the Liberty Loan Com
mittee, for the best essays on any sub
ject related to the loan.
The competition will be conducted
under the direction of the State Board
of Regents, committee Of which,
headed by DR.. John II. Finley, Commits
sioper Of Education, is assisting in
publicity work. A bronze medal will be
awarded the best essayist in each
school district, and the state will award
an appropriate designation for the pest
essay among the prize winners.
Textbooks for Children
Andrew Ten Eyck. chief of the Blu
reau OF Education, who will have head
quarters at 100 Broadway, YESTERDAY
sent to every public and private school
superintendent or principal copy OF
Commissioner Finley's letter asking
the 10000 teachers In the state TO see
that instructions are given the chill
dren about bonds from textbook pre-
pared by the Treasury Department. =
Plans for co0rdinating the work OF
the various women's organizations IN
the state were discussed at a meeting
attended by Benjamin Strong, governor
of the Federal Reserve Bank OF Ne"
York and chairman Of the Liberty Loan
Committee of this district; Mrs. John
= pratt who was appointed chairman
of the woman's executive committee
for tho Cd Federal Reserve district by
Mrs. William G. McAdoo, and Mrs.
Courtlandt Dixon Barnes, named by
Mrs. McAdoo as chairman OF the New
York State committee:
Headouarters for the women have
been established in the Federal Re
serve Bank. in the Equitable Build
ing. so that Mrs. Pratt and Mrs. Barnes
nav work together in organizing the
women 10 cooperate with the more than
a thousand local mems committees IN
the state. They will also have the CO.
operation Of Mrs. II. Otto Wittpenn,
chairman of the New Jersey State com
mittec.
To See Wilson To-day
Mrs. Pratt. Mrs. Barnes, Mrs. Car
ric Chapman Gait and Mrs. FRANK a
Nandcrlip will attend an informal ic-
ception by President Wilson, which VIII
open two days conference OF the
Women's Liberty Loan Committee IN
the Pan-American Building at WASH
ingtoh to-day.
The Advisory Trades Committee yes
terday announced the names OF elgh-
teen more men who have accepted chair
uanships Of trade committees. Their
names and the trades which they rep
resent follow:
Charles Cheney, silks; Harry Cohn.
coats aud suits; NJ. Stern, waists and
dresses; Sam Kridcl, ribbons; A. G..
Krothc. Wholesale mems furnishings;
L.. II. Fitch, sporting goods; John +.
Norman. carpets and rugs; William
GOLDMAN. mems clothing; w. ). Pit
cairp, china. toys and house furnish
iurs: Harry Dowie, poultry; j. ii.
RecknaCcl. spices; George W. Lott, con,
fectionery: II. VI. Urls, ornamental
ron. William G.. Reid, parquct floor
ing: Carl Dabelstein, paints; Morris
Wolf. metal ceilings; Russell j. Per
yine. lumber. and Max J. II. Rossbach,
wholesale leather.
Bond Statesmen Meet
The first meeting Of the bond sales
mon who arc 20 conduct the actual sell
ms, campaign was held in the library at
fhp Chamber OF Commerce. They were
. {old Of the plans made for the cam
N pa.gn here by the Liberty Loan Com
VI mittcc.
y James p. Holland, president of the
New York State Federation OF Labor,
issued the following statement urging
organized labor to rally TO the support
OF tho loan:
"Our government and the govern
ments of our allies will spend over
81 900. 900, 900 "a month, or approximate
IL SIS per month for every family in
the nation. Over 500 of this is paid
for labor This means more work,
more money and more overtime, higher
wages and moro sure, sound prosperity
for the entire nation.
Think this over. Then go to your
employer and tell him you want to buy
government war loan bond. Every
business man and every wage Garner
must do his utmost TO protect this ma
tion against business condition which,
# neglected, would cause depression.
disaster to all Industries, lay-of Of
men. a reduction of wages and pos
sible closing down of concerns through
out the country