The evening world., 1917-05-21
500 statesmen OUT
IN CITY CAMPAIGN
FOR LIBERTY LOAN
Army of Bond Experts Makes
Drive From Wall Street
Through Business Districts.

Tho campaign through Manhattan
OF the Liberty Loan Volunteer Army
started this morning at II o'clock.
After listening TO addresses by prpmi-
nent wall Street bankers the 500 ex-
pert bond salesmen who form the
army left No. 80 wall Street and
M broadway to White Street
and began a systematic house-to-
house canvass OF tho big wholesale
dry goods firms.
Tho line Of march was throneed.
Tho Seventh Regiment Band in full
dress uniform heralded the army and
tho windows OF skyscraperS were filled
with cheering groups. Tho marchers
paused few minutes near the City
Hall while tho band played the "Star
SpanRled Banner and then hurried
on their way.
More than one hundred iimousines,
plastered with blue and gold Liberty
Loan posters, followed tho marchers.
In racing cars loaned by members
OF tho committee was "tho Flying
Squad" consisting Of bond salesmen
picked because Of their big salaries
and their oratorical ability. They
were to attack" the big factories
and address tho workers en- masse.
Manufacturer with large paJ rolls
advised the Liberty Loan Committee
that they would gladly give their
employees time off 10 listen TO the
o. ors q. to open their pocket
books and get In on the loan.
The biggest boost thus far given
TO the Liberty Loan work In this city
came unsolicited from the great de-
partment stores. The Retail Mer-
chants' Liberty Loan committee ad-
vlsed the main committee that big
blocks OF bonds would be subscribed
for and sold both TO department store
employees and patrons on the easiest
terms.
Thus more than 100000 working
people will have an opportunity to do
their bit on n basis compatible with
their earning capacity. More than
three million shoppers n week will
be reached through the Liberty Loan
booths which have been established
In most OF tho stores without cos,
TO the committee.
Tho rAFpraIIITr .attnnAalkY. .At.
big move has adopted the Statue OF
Liberty as It's trade mark. Tho mem.
bers are: A. II. Ball. 8. J. Blooming
dale. Paul J. Bonwit, Howard C,
Brokaw. Clarkson Cowl, Howard w
Cowperthaite, Michael Friedsam
Bernard +. Glmbel. II. j. Greenhut
Charles v. Halsey. Louis NJ. Hart
Edward HOlbrook. T. Won der II. Koch
q. Francis Lloyd. Harry j. Luce
John G. Moore Il. II. Hamm, Alex.
andor New, G. J. oppenheim, Huber
T. Pearson. Leo A. Price. Irving p
Raymond. Samuel w. Reyburn, S. q
Rosenbaum. 4. +. Rothschild, Horac,
saks. IBadore Saks. Butler Sheldon
Franklin Simon. John Sloane. Loul
Stern. Jesse |. Straus, c. Alfred wag
nor II. A. WetherbGe. Edward Wise
Best & CO.. Bloomlngdale Bros.
Bonwlt, Tellor & Co.. Brokaw Bros
James A. llearn q Sons. Cowper
/ thwaite Furniture Co.. u. Altman 4
Co. Gimbel Bros. Greenhut's. Roger
Peet, Cammcyer. Gorham. II. C. +
Koch & CO.. Brooks Bros. Acker
Merrall 4 condt. Tiffany a Co., A
]. Namm g. Sons. Oppenhelm Collins
4. w. woolworth & Co.. RothcnberI
g. Co.. Lord q Taylor. Abraham a
Straus, Saks & Co., John Wanamak
er. W. & J. Sloane, Stern Brothers
4. II. Macy a Co.. Arnold, Constabl
& Co. and United Cigar Stores Com
pany. Louis Stewart OF Jane
| MoCreery & Co. is chairman. Tn
! committee has its Headquarters a
No. 800 Fifth Avenue.
At the new headquarters for IN
general committee. No. 30 Wall Street
to-day, Il was Gnnounced that the re
tail merchants idea was already bear
Ing fruit, Shoppers who did not hea
OF the easy pay ultNk pan until TAT
Saturday afternoon, when the de
lpartment store booths opened for bus
mess. dropped in NJ headqua rters thi
morning TO do their share towar
Enhancing the Fighters" the sloRa
adopted by the merchants.
or great value 10 the committee
the work of the allied advertising de
purtments maintained by each OF IN
big stores, These experts, who, Tx
the bond statesmen, are the hlghes
salariei men IN their line. have mad
the Liberty Loan cNmuaign part {
their advertising and, In addition
have assisted the Liberty Loan Pub
llcity Committee in devislng ne
posters.
From every quarter new slogan
are being sent TO the loan committe
Up state the farmers are urglr
their neighbors 10 'buy "a bond 4
baby" Pennsylvania has ring Il
liberty BELL again" Finance yo,
boy on the firing line" meets Il
popular approval around Buffalo. r.
latest thing adopted by the local boI
salesmon Is a result gotter. II go
thus: Don't take no for an answer
The Greenwich Savings Bank :
day subscribed for 100000 OF (
Ilberty Loan bonds.
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