The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-07
WASHINGTON BUYS
1000 BONDS DAILY
Liberty Loan Enthusiasm
Mounting Steadily.
BOOSTERS VISIT NAVY YARD
Volunteer Speakers Also Call on
Uncle Sans Printers.

Win SUBSCRIPTIONS pouring IN db
the rate OF more than a thousand a
day. and with practically the entire
city talking Liberty loan bonds. the
Liberty loan committee of the Dis
trict today is continuing its organized
campaign to make washington's sub
scription larger in proportion to its
population than any other city in
the country.
The hundred or more speakers who
have volunteered their services to the
committee, and who are speaking in
all sections OF the city, report enthu-
siastic receptions everywhere.
F At The Navy Yard this afternoon
nine speakers made simultaneous ad-
dresses to the thousands Of employees,
and were given an ovation. The work
ers crowded around the speakers and
eagerly. received the subscription
blanks which were distributed among
them.
"HeIp Avoid Disaster
Don't wait until some great dis
aster comes to arouse your patriotism
and make you buy a Liberty loan
bond" the speakers said. Help the
Government avoid great disaster by
providing abundant funds to finance
this war, and in this way prove to
the nations on the other side OF the
seas that the United States is in this
war with her whole heart and soul"
The speakers were II. II. Mckee,
CONGRESSMAN f. ]. Meeker, Eugene f.
Thompson, Carter B. Keene, A. Z. Sey-
mour. Corcoran Thorn, Harry Haynes,
and William f. Shannon.
Mr. Poole received a telegram to-
day from Secretary OF the Treasury
McAdoo congratulating the Liberty
loan committee on the work 1t Is
doing.
81 am greatly pleased with the
splendid work you and your asso-
ciates on the Liberty loan committee
In Washington are doing" the tele-
gram said. 1.-The showing already
made is mighty gratifying. Please
keep up the good work until the close
of subscriptions June 10. We cannot
too largely oversubscribe the Liberty
loan
Great enthusiasm In all the cities
1 have visited. A large oversubscrip-
ton is Of vital Importance. Deeply
regret my inability to attend any OF
the Washington meetings, but should
like the National Capital to make a
bigger showing in comparison TO re-
sources and population than any other
city in the country"
Reserve Ofneers Eager.
The corps Of Liberty loan speakers
who visited the officers training camp
at Fort Myer yesterday afternoon were
given an enthusiastic reception and judy
ing from the demand for subscription
blanks the men at the camp are not
satisfied with merely enlisting and offer
ing their lives 10 their country. but also
want their dollars TO help win the war.
The speeches were made simultaneously
before the various mess" groups and
everywhere the men crowded about the
speakers and piled them with questions
re. arding the bonds and asked for sub
scription blanks.
Through a mistake e S. Brashears and
c. F. NesbIt we're assigned TO speak to
the same company yesterday. The COM
pany happened to be No. 10. Of which
Commissioner oliver p. Newman Is
member Mr.. Newman was acting first
sergeant yesterday. and introduced Mr..
Brashears, who. in turn introduced Mr..
Nesbit.
More than 5000 employees Of the
Government Printing Office were ad-
dressed yesterday, two different sets
OF speakers invading the big print
shop. one in the afternoon and another
last night TO address the night force.
The speakers last night were Chair
man John Poole Of the Liberty loan
committee, Secretary Eugene +.
Thompson, and Needham c. Turnage.
Group Pledges sIOO.OOO.
Everywhere the speakers were re-
ceived with enthusiasm, and in one OF
the departments a chorus of voices
shouted to the speakers that their
particular group would guarantee to
take at least 100000 worth OF the
bonds.
The schedule of speakers for the
theAters today Is as follows: Belasco
w. T. Galliher: NationaI-H. V.
Haynes: Polis-A II. Zimmerman: r.
F. Keith's-H. b. F. mcfarland, mat
inee. and A. F. Seymour. evening:
Garden-H. V. Haynes; Strand-W. w.
Spaid: Columbia-A. C. Bishop: Gran
dall's-C. c. Brooks. Carlton Houston.
and H. W. Kidder; Cosmos-H. W.
Kidder; Masonic Temple-ElI Swave-
ly.
Speakers for the Masonic Lodges
tonight are: Eli Swavely. La Fayette
Lodge: J. c. W. Beall, Naval Lodge:
c. f. Matthews. Hiram Lodge: James
p. Schick, William +. Singleton Lodge.