The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-25
LOAN DRIVE
II MILLION
OVER QUOTA
Organized Campaign
Ends With Dinner
To Statesmen

Detroit celebrated Liberty day hy
adding S7674.000 90 her 0versub-
scripton 20 The second Liberty loan.
Reports OF the bond statesmen in
their final meeting and rally Ia The
Board OF Commerce auditorium. We'd.
nesday night, llEurauYciy stuffed the
blk bag full OF bank notes rolling up
a grand total OF S54.709.a00 f0f DE-
iroit and Wayne county This is
si1.s37. 500 over tho quota.
While the organized campaign Is
over. the women committee, The
high school Pupils and The boy
Scouts are stan an work. There ls
a possibility, too. that there may be
some more bank subscriptions, so
fhe goal az 100000 600. which the
federal reserve board hung up for
Detroit without consulting her about
n, viii be almost reached after all.
There were cheers and yells and
handclaps for everyone connected
with the drive in the closing session.
Except for the space reserved for
the wOmen's committee in The gal
lery the auditorium was jammed 90
rs capacity with The men, nearly a
Thousand OF ffrrT17, X no rTHTI wurEr-u
on the various teams.
but the real thrill OF the occasion
was furnished by DR. Charles y
Chadsey. superintendent Of schools,
when be reported that The l3,oN
high school students working under
the direction OF Edwin l. Miller.
principal Of Northwestern, had turn
ed In 9.475 subscriptions for total
OF 1895, 600, with the end OF their
drive still two days away.
Most OF the young men and wo-
men who made such a report posi-
BILE were probably IN their beds. get
ting needed rest against the next
days canvass when the results OF
their work was announced, but II
there IS anything in telepathy every
one OF them must have dropped 20
sleep wreathed in smiles. The ova-
ton given these bows and girls thru
DR.. Chadsey contained enough vital
energy 10 rock the foundations OF
Potsdam palace, and for all anyone
knows. maybe u did just that.
Both Sales Charm an AbneT Z.
IArned and General Chairman VII
liam Livingstone referred 70 the
work OF the schools as an outstand-
ing feature OF the campaign Mr..
Livingstone expressed what was In
many minds when he said:
''The value 10 the nation OK the
lesson the children have learned
thru this Liberty loan is greater
than the total OF all the Liberty
loans"
DIR. Chadsey was cheered again
when he announced that the young
sters had enlisted for the term OF
the war"
The women's committee shared
with the high school pupils In the
stellar honors. One second after
Mrs. r. II. Ashbaggh, chairman. re
ported 1898 subscriptions totaling
$500. 900 as result OF their cam
paign 10 date, every man In the
place was on his feet yelling OF wav-
ing HIS napkin. Ted Reed led the
crowd In a ftting yell and then the
assembly sang America" as tho Il
really meant II.
The Boy Scouts also came In for
q share OF the honors when their
executive reported that their cam
paign 20 date had yielded a total
OF S42s, 400 in 1.7g3 subscriptions.
This included a s25o.0O0 subscrip-
ton from the local branch OF Horn
blower a. weeks, Deuoit's share OF
$4,000. 900 subscription made by
this firm OF brokers II also includ-
ed $1,000 from the village OF Crosse
pointe, representing the village sink.