Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-16

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Treasury officials declared today that
unless all signs faiP the second liberty
loan will have reached its first $1,000,-
100000 in subscription by tonight.
Between six and seven millions has
been subscribed in Washington, it was
estimated at noon by local bankers.
Yesterdays subscriptions. both
throughout the nation and in Wash
ington, were the largest of any pre-
vious day Of the campaign and today
promises to equal it.
With the billion dollar mark in sight
for today Treasury officials were In
clined to believe that the remainder Of
the campaign would witness a tremen-
that $4,000. 100000 might be reached by
the end of the week.
Efforts to Aid Campaign.
Dispatches from every section told of
redoubled efforts to quicken the cam
pign. Minneapolis. where taking Of
actual subscriptions had not begun
until yesterday. reported that 10000
workers had taken the field and that
the district was alive with enthusias SIN.
Officials here expected reports tonight
from all reserve banks showing in
large figures the result of yesterdays
Intensive drive. -4,..ss
Among reports sent to the Treasury
today was one from Hawaii. A total
Of s1.516,0o0 has been1 subscribed there
and others were reported In prospect.
Each of the leading banks in Wash
ington booked from 100 to 12b ord ers
as result of yesterdays efforts.
Impress the People.
President Wilson's appeal. Frank A.
last night at the bankers meeting and
the strenuous efforts Of the local lib
erty loan committee and its army Of
speakers have impressed the people
with the necessity of making some sac
rifice.
The Federal Trade Commission passed
a resolution that the second liberty loan
should be oversubscribed, and that the
members of the commission and the
employees will personally work to ac-
complish this.
Employees of the bureau of good roads
in the Willard building were addressed
by speakers In the interest of the loan
at o'clock this afternoon.
Masonic lodges. a factor in making
the first loan such great success,
will enter the campaign tonight, when
Gratz e. Dunkum and Charles E.
al Lodge Ell swavely, one of the
powers in the last oratorial effort, will
address Stansbury Lodge.
Robert N. Harper and A. E. Seymour
spoke at the census bureau at II 80
o'clock this morning.
Marine Band to Help.
The Marine Band will be pressed into
service by the liberty loan committee
again tomorrow for another series of
open-air mass meetings. The first of
these will be at l o'clock for the 5000
employees of the bureau of engraving
and printing, who will pause in the
rush Of printing the new liberty bonds
to hear why they should buy as well
as make them. Eugene e. Thompson
and A. E. Seymour will be the speakers
second meeting Is to be held at
2:15 for employees of the National Red
Cross organization before the new Red
Cross building, where Mr.. Thompson
will again speak. Another mass meet
ing is to be held later in the afternoon
before the District building. where
John Poole and Mr.. Thompson will ap-
peal for bond subscriptions.
mass meeting is being arranged
for Italians of the District for Sunday
afternoon at Polls Theater. There are
more than 10000 Italians in Wash
ington.
Launching a Campaign.
The Washington Railway and Electric
Company and Potomac Electric Power
Company is launching an intensive
campaign among its employees. 1t has
requested the liberty loan committee to
furnish speakers. The first meeting is
to be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow in
the assembly hall of the Potomac Elec-
trio Power Company. Colvin Brown of
the committee is to be the speaker.
Men in the Officers Reserve training
camp at Fort Myer will be addressed in
ten groups this afternoon by as many
liberty loan speakers. The speakers
will include Colvin Brown. John Poole.
Corcoran Thorn. Eugene E. Thompson.
Col. John G. Capers. A. E. Seymour and
William f. Shannon.
c. F. Consaul of the committee is
making a series of addresses this after
noon at the Force School. the Adams
School and the Dennison School. This
is the beginning of an educational
campaign for the school children.
Speakers are scheduled for the vari-
GUS theaters tonight as follows: Be-
lasco. Commissioner Brownlow: B. F.
William w. Smith; Polls. ]. Newton
Baker: American. G. w. Harris; Apollo,
D. Fulton Harris; Avenue Grand, A. s..
Galley; Casino. c. F. Consaul: Cosmos,
John Brewer: CranuaHS. Joshua Evans,
| ir.: Garden. w. NICK. Stowell: Knicker-
booker. William Mather Lewis; Loew's
Columbia. G. A. Lyon; Masonic, G, E..
Dunkum: Palace. Leo A. Rover: Penn
Gardens. DIR. George Otis Smith: Savoy,
, Julius I. Peyser. and Strand. George H.
OConnor.
j. R. F. Brown Makes Appeal.
An appeal In behalf Of the bond issue
made by J. r. F. Brown was a feature
of the meeting Of the Public Interest
! Association Of East Washington last
evening in Calvary Hall. 11th and q
streets northeast.
It was decided to send letter to
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