The Washington herald., 1917-10-24
LIBERTY LOAN
HALF SUBSCRIBED
Second Day Of Final Week
Shows Unofficial Estimate
of $780, 100000.

extraordinary efforts of local and Fed
eral officials continued and unofficial
estimates placed the total subscribed
throughout the country at $500. .oo0, 900
-one-half Of the 5000, 900, 900 asked for
by Secretary McAdoo at the outset Of
the campaign. while the Washington
total mounted until 1t is estimated
now to be more than 81. 2.00o. 900 a good
bit past the halfway mark.
Ofiicial figures given out by the
Treasury Department last night placed
| the total subscritions to the loan at
more than one and a half billion dol
lars, while Washington's officials
figures showed more than ten millions.
This In Liberty Day.
Today, set aside by President Will
son as Liberty Day in the interests OF
the loan is expected to show the
greatest total of any day of the cam {.
paign.
Last night the beacons of liberty
planned by the Woman's Nationa.
Liberty Loan Committee burned
throughout the nation. beginning with
the largest and greatest at the foot
of the Washington monument started
by Mrs. McAdoo, wife Of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury. as chairman of
the woman's committee.
The District auxiliary Of the Ma
tional Woman's Committee reported
at the close last night that 1891 800
have been obtained for the loan, and
members of the auxiliary were jubi-
liant at the result and expressed con-
fidence that a million and half would
be exceeded.
The liberty bell booth Of the auxil-
larry. presided over yesterday by Mrs.
Abram Simon, of the Jewish Council
OF Women. and Mrs. Ransome, of the
Housewives Alliance, obtained 81, 800
more than three times that con-
tributed on the opening day. The pro-
cceds of the bonds purchased will be
devoted to the relief OF the French
war orphans.
J Citizens Boost Loan.
All over the city meetings of citi-
zens' associations and clubs were held
to boost the loan. John Poole, chair
man of the District liberty loan com.
nittee. and Milton E. Allies addressed
a meeting of the special committee OF
the Washington Chamber of Com
merce.
/ The Southwest Washington Citizens
Association held a big boosters meet
ing In the Jefferson School at Sixth
and Virginia avenue southwest
The committee of $50 representa-
tive citizens of the residential sec
ton between Connecticut avenue
and Calvert street bridges to Chevy
Chase continued its activities.
Among the subscriptions to the
loan received yesterday by the Wo-
mems Loan Committee of the Dis
trict was one from Mrs. Burleson.
wife of the Postmaster General.
Employees of the Food Admins
ltration have bought s57.500 worth
Iof the bonds through the women's
COMMITTEE and the various govern
ment departments continued to add
to their totals.
| McAdoo Issues Statement.
The spurt so for in the last week
of the drive has increased the hope
of officials that the $5.0oO.0oo will be
obtained. Secretary McAdoo in a
statement issued last night declared
he was confident the apathy which
has existed in certain parts Of the
country will not keep the loan from
work being done.
One Of the largest subscriptions re-
ceived from a single organization was
that of the knights of Columbus for
$3.50 900. James A. Flaherty, supreme
knight, notified Secretary McAdoo by
letter of the subscription.
Tonight the Piney Branch Citizens
Association will hold a meeting to
boost the loan at the John Dickson
Home on Fourteenth street. between
Emerson and Gallatin streets, at
o'clock. The announcement Of the
meeting sent out is headed Great
War Whoop." Commissioner Brown
low and Colvin. Brown will address
the gathering. A patriotic program
is planned and a government band is
expected to be present.
A native Of Germany, A. c. Gut
zeit, of Louisville, has subscribed
$4,000 to the loan. As a result of ad-
dresses by Ross E. Pollock, one Of
the Four Minute men, three German
societies of Washington organized
committees to obtain subscriptions to
the loan.
The loan rally Of the North Capitol
and lexington Citizens Associations
at the Emery school tonight will be
featured by addresses by Commits
sioner Brownlow and Colvin Brown.
A meeting Of the American Pen
Women will be held Friday evening
at o'clock at 1873 H street north
west to boost the loan. Mrs. Isaac
Pearson. who will preside at the meet
ing, will be followed by other speak
ers for the loan.
The Twentieth Century Club has
been one of the large contributors to
the loan through the Woman's Dis
trict auxiliary, subscribing to $4,000
worth Of bonds.
| Today-Liberty Day-schools will
close at noon in honor Of the day and
night schools will hold no session.