Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-06
Liberty Bonds Go
Big on Half Day
Continued from Par. One


cate that the subscriptions there have al
ready reached S2lO.65O
Inc CITY OF Scranton reported 20 the local
headquarters today that the subscriptinos
tnere 70 date totaled ft,750.OOo. soranton's
allotment II ti20O0.00O and the city Is
| figure
\ '60,0oO subscription was taken today
by McFadden, Sands & Co.
CAMP MEADE'S GOAL 81. 100000
Philadelphia boys at Camp Meade have
| bought $6l,O0O worth OF bonds, according
| 10 reports from Admiral Md, today. and
General Nicholson. IN charge Of tho cam
paign announced that the camps goal is
| 81 100000.
Tho eighteen leading clubs OF phjiade,-
phia made reports today, which showed that
| they have already obtained subscriptions
| totalng 100000.
The women's clubs Of the city ATE also
being organized 20 help out in the big
| drive. one Of the first 10 start In cunning
| for subscriptions was the New Century Club
The West Branch Y NJ c. A.. whose
| hcadqu uters are at Fifty-second and San
| soul strcc,s has begun an active campaign
| to induce its members to subscribe. AppI-
| cation blanks for subscriptions have been
| forwarded TO each member for the ti-a-week
or the fouT-installment plan. and each young
| man has been urged 10 set aside al le Ist
20 per cent weekly from his salary.
Sung with a will by the rolickinE re-
| cruiting squad that has been touring the
| city, the song quoted above was fea-
| ture today in the city's steadily advancing
| drive to sell millions of dollars worth of
| Liberty Bonds amcng its citizens. To the
| tune of IT'S Long Way to Berlin" the
words was sung by Colonel Hatdelds
songbirds In khaki at noon today In front
! Of the Liberty Loan committees hesdquar-
! ters in the Lincoln Building, Broad street
| and South Penn Square. II was only
| one incident in day which is 20 be bub
bling over with efforts to beat yesterdays
record of subscriptions totaling SO 100000
| or more.
SCHOOLBOYS TO HELP
Subscriptions amounting to $1,000 have
| already been obtained by the boy students
| of the West Phil ldelphla High school. who
| have started vigorous clmpaiRn 10 comb
West Philadelphia for subscriptions. The
| boys are working In groups each group
! supervised by a teacher. and are making a
house-to house canvass.
| Interest In the boys campaign is being
famed by novel scheme devised by the
| schools art department large airpane
| has been erected on tho stage of the school
! auditorium, with the figures $4,000"
painted on IT, This is the goal which the
| students are trying to reach. Below the
! atrplanc arc guns. which indicate how much
| cach group OF canvasser5 is bringing in
| An INIT ltion shell, with the amount Of the
| udy SUBSCRIPTION marked on IT, IS fired
! from each gun daily.
Durlng the ;ast summer the West Phila-
| deIphia High School boys we're largely rem
/ resented IN the farm work in nearly every
! county IN the state. Nearly one-half the
! s'uuehtS nave now enlisted In the boys
/ "orklng reserve. the national organization
recenuy approved by President Wilson.
PRESBYTERIANs TO AID LOAN
support OF the Liberty Loan by the Pres
! osIer'ah churches In Philadelphia is advo-
Su.eu oy committee Of prominent Pres
J ogteflans, following a request 20 take such
| action in this district by the Secretary. oT
the treasury Support of the loan is IN
| Keeping with the action OF the general as
sembiy or 1917 1t Dallas, Tex. Promiuan
| Presoytertans urged that the Church give
Enumerated support in every possible way
| to the financial arm of the United states
| Government as we'll as other departments
IN an announcement today, the Rev DR.
| William II. Roberts, stated clerk REQUESTS
| all Presbyterian ministers and churches Of
| Philadelphia and vicinity to support the
! Liberty Loan in every way in their power
and do what they can toward raising the
quota assigned to Philadelphia. Il il
pointed out in the announcement that every
dollar subscribed TO the second Liberty Bond
| issue will be a factor in bringing the great
| war TO victorious close.
| In addition to Doctor Roberts. the fol-
| lowing members compose the committee.
| which is taking an active part in urging
| the support Of Presbyteriang: J. b. Reeves
John Wanamaker. Alba Il. johnson, Will
liam A. Law, G.. Coles Purvs, J. KenwiclS
| Hogs, J. II. Il. Acker William II. Roberts
| Robert Hunter, ]. Gray Bolton Guido Dos
sard, William L. Auld, John II. Davies