New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-07

49, booth in one of the large de
III pa partment stores. She was so
- pretty and so feminine that 1t
seemed to me she could have interested" the
hardest-headed business man in buying gold
brick. Not only interested" him, but with
very little persuasion induced him TO buy 1t
end take it away tucked atfectionately under
his arm.
I fingered in her vicinity to hear her talk
line" II believe that is the correct advertising
term) 1t was quite up to my expectations.
She was confronted by all types of men and
women. each ready with a question which he
or she-considered poser" but she met and
conquered each with the same ease with which
she might have returned a ball on the tennis
court. What is more, she sold her bonds
thick and fast
WOMAN'S TEST AND OPPORTUNITY!
When INQUIRED about her found that she
was a veteran at bond selling. She had won
her spurs and made wonderful record for
herself in the last Liberty Loan drive and was
well on her way to more honOrs in this cam
uaign though competition among bond sales
women is to be far keener than during the last
,irive. for the simple reason that women are
taking a much, a rerg much, more important
mart in this campaign than they did in the
last This is partly due to the fact that many
of the young men who sold bonds in the last
campaign are either in the training camps or
are already cover there" where the Liberty
Loan is going.
But never fear The women are going to
fiji their places with the same splendid courage
and untiring energy that they have shown in
every other kind of work which they have been
called upon to do during the last six months.
They are even bound to exceed anything
that they have done before, for mark you
this is the rerp first ser,ice 1Chich Wonen hare
been colled upon directly to render to the goc-
eminent. and the manner IN lchich they do 1t
.rW haze a strong bearing on lconon's place
p lqrqer affairs IN the future.
The women have a splendid organization for
this purpose They began work the first thing
last Monday morning, and they will be found
still al their posts and working with the same
enthusiasm when the show closes and the cur
tain is rung down October 27-twO weeks from
next Saturday.
THE FAITH THAT MEANS WORKS
What do YOU think about these bonds?
VIII this issue be sold out, or have people
the smaller investors in particular-bought all
that they feel they can carry in the last IS
sue" asked another pretty girl who is pre-
siding over a booth in one Of the Fifth Avenu.
hotels
The answer came without moments hest
tatou.
This issue is going to be so orer-subscribed
nat the Kaiser's throne will shake with the
echoes of the cheers when the Allies receive
the news. That's how feel about it!
Think of the moral effect Of that news on
the war-wearied men andswomen of France
and England and Belgium and Russia-pdr-
'jctl7rlp Russia We have sent our boys over
,here-that had marvellous effect in cheer
ing them up. But when we send money, more
money than they expected or even dared nope
ior think what that will mean to them! They
Will realize that we are in this war and thatwe
mean businessl"
And this is the spirit with which the Wom-
ems Committee of the Second Liberty Loan
has gone TO work.
What is the greatest difficulty that you
meet in selling the bonds?' asked OF this
same optimistic young woman.
81 am ashamed TO tell you she replied, but
my greatest obstacle is the fact that heaps OF
people-men as well as women-do not seem
TO understand that they are not giving their
money 10 charity; that they are merely lend
ing it to the government for the same rate OF
interest which they would receive from saw
ings bank. Why, it's the safest investment IN
the whole wide world Fancy one having 10
argue with people to take it! The last issue
paid only 319 per cent interest and this pays
per cent These bonds-up 20 the s5,ooo
bond-are exempt from the income tax. Yet
stand here all day and argue and coax people
into buying them It's too absurd"
Just at this point a gray-haired woman
paused at the booth.
Are you interested in buying a Liberty
Bond?" asked the young woman.