The Washington times., 1917-10-22
D. c. DAILY LOAN
.SUBSCR|PTIONMUST
TOTAL 100000

| WIN OhA1 S1A uhyo AcII III WHICH
to raise the more than $4,000. 900
necessary to bring Washington's
subscriptions to the second Liberty
loan up to the quota Of $4,000 900;
members Of the Liberty Loan Com
mittee and the scores of subcommit-
tees and hundreds Of volunteer work.
ers through the city are putting on
steam today in q mighty effort to
get the needed millions.
Scores Of speakers are addressing
meetings all over the city today,
prominent business and professional
men have given up their work and
are devoting their entire time to
canvassing the city for Liberty bond
subscriptions, special committees
representing each Of the forty-two
citizen associations in Washington
are at work, the Boy Scouts are con-
Quoting q house-to-hquse canvas, and
scores Of others, some representing
organizations, some rs individuals,
are out today to boost subscriptions.
Prepare for Liberty Day.
While the campaign IL being pushed
today throughout the city with vigor,
preparations are being made for the
migttiest demonstrations OF all on
wednesday, Liberty Loan Day. On
this day community celebrations are
to be held. In every section of the city
by the forty-two citizens associations.
the trade bodies are to participate in |
Liberty loan celebrations, the wom- |
ems Liberty loan committee will cele- |
brate with an immense bonfire, and all |
Washington will be invited to Assem- |
BILE at big rally on the Ellipse In |
the afternoon.
The situation confronting the Capt |
tai. Is general throughout the eoun-
try. The halfway mark has not been |
reached In three weeks of campaign
ing. There Is no occasion for optim-
ism with respect to loan subscrip-
tons.
In the Capital there Is little doubt
that the present week will be the big
week for subscriptions. Washington
has already lost the honor OF being
the first city in the land to subscribe
its full quota, which IL held In the
first campaign. Richmond, Va, has
passed the mark.
Week Ful Of Features.
Starting with q series Of three big
mass meetings today with the Marine
Band as q special drawing card, the
week win be ftfii OF special features.
There will be q big patriotic eelebra-
ton and bondfire on the Monument
Lot tomorrow night. and on Liberty
Day two-score potriotic meetings will
be held.
Efforts of the business men and
Boy Scout house-to-house canVassers
are to be redoubled. The group of
business and professional workers
has been increased by fifteen todLy
The first of the days mass meetings
was held this morning on the east
building. John Poole and Eugene E.
Thompson were the speakers. The
second meeting. at IL o'clock. was
held at the Navy building in New
York avenue. Other meetings are to
be held at 2 o'clock in the American
National Bank building. and at
o'clock in the new Interior building.
The Liberty Bell booth. erected by
the. women's Liberty loan committee
on the lot adjoining the Belasco Thea
ter. was opened at noon.
, Prominent Washington women will
speak from the booth each, day at
the noon hour Girls from the ma
tionll service schools will solicit sub
scriptions.
Residents Of Cleveland Park, Chevy
Chase. Pinehurst. Richmond Park and
adjoining territory are to have q big
bonfrs at the Bureau OF Standards
on Liberty eve, at 1880. This will
be preliminary to a civic meeting
at the Bureau on Pierce Mill road at
q o'clock. A house-to-house canvass
has been made in this entire section
Eleven thousand dollars was sub
scribed at the mass meeting OF WASH
Ington Greeks under auspices OF me
Greek Community Society At old Ma
sonic Temple last night. EnthusiA1rlc
men swarmed to the platform follow
Ing addresses by John z. ALskey. dis
trict attorney; DR.. John Contas, and
Prof Theodore Theos.
italian residents held a big mass
In Polls Theater in the after
noon. Addresses were made by John
Poole, A. r. Pinci. and DR.. John Costa
Another feature OF Liberty Loan
Day will be a dozen or more of the
most popular movie stars who will
bonds.
Tom Moore, head of the Moore the
atrical enterprises OF this city, is In
New York today arranging to have
the actors and actresses here We'd
nesday. and has promised the commit
tee at least a dozen. Those whom he
hopes to have here Wednesday In
clude Douglas Fairbanks, Billie
Burke. Earle williams, Francis X.
Bushman. Anita Stewart, Clara KIM
ball Young. Harold Lockwood, Norma
Beverly Bayne. Viola Dana.
Nine. Olga Petrova. Mrs. Vernon Cas-
lie. Antonio Moreno. and Pearl White.
A. f. Seymour spoke before 1000
students OF Central High School this
and Is to make another ad-
dress there tomorrow morning to
group OF students
w. H. Saunders will speak tomor-
row at Technical High School. and
william f. Shannon will address the
ltudenta aI Rusinaaa High GAorEai ,