The Washington herald., 1917-10-21
Liberty LOAN PLEASE
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at the Liberty Bell Booth by the COM
mittee and the bonds bought by the
offerings will be devoted to war relief
work, probably to the French war Or
phans.
Two mass meetings will be held this
afternoon. one for the Italians OF
Washington in Polls Theater at 3
o'clock and another for the Greeks
in the old Masonic Temple at 2:S0
o'clock. DR.. Enrico Casteln will pre-
side at the meetings of the Italians
at Polls and Brig. Gen. Guglielmotti,
military attache Of the Italian En-
bassy, and others will address the
gathering.
DR.. John Costas, a prominent ply
sician. attached to the staff of George
town University. will preside at the
meeting in Masonic Hall at which
John E. Laskey. United States Dis
trict Attorney. will deliver the prin-
cipal address.
Committee Is Active.
Members of the local committee
will continue their addresses in the
various theaters, and many will ad-
dress the congregations in the
churches in the morning.
H. A. Meyer, chairman of the
liberty loan committee of the De-
partment of the Interior, reported
last night that s397,250 had been
taken in the department. Other de-
partments continued their intensive
campaign and promised substantial
amounts.
DIR. Charles S. Richardson, of the
To-. go
lege, will open the series of noon
addresses at the Liberty Bell booth
of the woman's committee.
The fiaring of liberty's beacon on
the Monument Grounds on the eve
of Liberty Day. October "a, will be
witnessed by Mrs. Wilson, wife of
the President. and wives of men,
bers of the Cabinet, who will sit in
special stand.
A check for $1,000 has been re-
ceived by the committee from Mrs
Wilson for the loan, and Mrs. Paul
NJ. Warburg has sent 100000.
Hotels Large Subscribers.
Reports from the hotel commit
tee of the women auxiliary show
that $4,000 had been obtained from
that source and s156.O00 had been
subscribed by women employed in
the various government departments
through the auxiliary.
On Children's Day, the last of the
campaign, Ellen McAdoo will drop
her contribution into the liberty
bell booth bank at noon. Each day
will see separate hostess in charge
OF the booth, which was erected
through the activity of Mrs. Seton.
Reports to the local committee in
dicate that he idea is spreading
all over the country.
Official returns from the Federal
reserve banks of the country place
the total subscriptions at approx
imately $1,000. 100000 up to the close
OF business October 10.
Half Billion Daily.
Five hundred millions must be
raised daily if the sought for s5,ooO,-
100000 mark is to be reached in the
campaign. To obtain the full $780,
100000 average daily subscriptions OF
sl61, 100000 will be necessary during
the last week.
Nearly $4,000 worth Of bonds have
been taken by the 312 Machine Gun
Battalion of the new national army
at Camp Meade. The 312th battalion
Is made UP entirely of the drafted
men OF the district and their contrib
ution to the loan will mean an aver
age Of so per man.
The knights of Columbus war SER
vice committee issued instruction to
all agents at the cantonments
throughout the country to decorate
the quarters of the committee and
urge subscriptions to the loan. A
circular letter has been sent by the
society to all members urging the
buying of bonds.