New-York tribune., 1918-09-26
President Will Speak at
Metropolitan Opera House
Tomorrow Night
Sirens Will Roar
AS Meeting Opens
Belgian Day." Saturday,
Will Be First of Series
Devoted to Allies

President Wilson will come to New
York tomorrow night and in an ad-
dress at the Metropolitan Opera House
tell the people why it is imperative
for them to lend $4,000. .OOO, 900 to the
government. Mr.. Wilson's speech
which is expected to deal with the
present world situation. both political
and military. will mark the opening OF
the fourth Liberty Loan campaign. Ii
Will be the Pres dents first formal
public appearance since the Central
Powers launched their recent peace Of
fersive.
New Iork's campaign for its quota
Of $500, 100000 will be based on popu-
lar understanding Of the relation Of
the financial drive to the nations sol
enn purpose to liberate the world from
the threat Of German miIitarism. Dip
lomatic representatives Of the twenty
two nations allied against the Central
Powers will each. from their own spe-
cial standpoint, interpret the idealisnl
which the Liberty bonds are DESIGNED
to help interpret into concrete action.
Belgian Day Saturday
After President Wilson has formally
opened the campaign here tomorrow
night series Of days dedicated to AL
lied nations will start and last through
out the three weeks campaign. The
ilrst day of the campaign, Saturday.
will be called Belgian Day, and +. de
Cartier the minister from Belgium.
will speak as the honored guest of the
city from the Altar of Liberty. which
is now almost completed, at Madison
Square. The address, which will be de-
livered at noon. will follow a solemn
REQUIEM mass at st. Patrick's Cathc-
dral in honor of the dead of the old
69th Regiment. The Belgian Minister
will be attended by naval and military
forces of the United States and the AL
lied nations.
Either Secretary OF the Interior Lane
or Chief Justice White, according to
an announcement of the Liberty Loan
Committee last night, will deliver the
dcdlcatory speech to mark the opening
Of the Altar Of Liberty. which will be
the key 80 the spirit of the "Avcnue
Of the Allies,' into which Fifth Ave
nue. from the altar north to Fifty
eighth Street will be transformed dur
ing the push" for freedoms finances
City Celebration
The beginning Of the fourth loan
campaign will be officially recognized
by the municipal government Saturday
morning, when Mayor Hylan will hoist
an American flag at City Hall. Parades
will take place in the forenoon and
the flags Of all the Allied nations will
be unturlcd on the Avenue of the Al
lies.
There has not been an idle moment
at the Liberty Loan Committee Head
quarters since Secretary McAdoo made
formal announcement on Tuesday of
the part New York City and the metro
Fohtan district are to play in the com
ing drive. A tremendous amount of
detail work incident to the campaign
has been settled and the decks are
fairly we'll cleared for action.
1t is no small task that has been set
for New York. Its share of the dis
trict's quota is 20 per cent In dollars
and cents that amounts to 81 1884 .250. 900
Quota Twice as Large
The exact division of this sum among
the FIVE boroughs has not been figured
out as yet. The total. however. is
twice that of the last loan anc
sc. making an allowance for slight
changes. the various boroughs will be
asked to raise approximately twice
what they did last spring.
Manhattan in this drive must sub
scribe for Sl237. .5SS 900 worth OF
bonds Its subscription to the last
loan was S7O2.577.750. While that rep
rcsents NOR than a S50O000,0 900 in
crease. the task is by no means insur-
mountable, as is readily seen by the
reports of the third loan from Queens
and Richmond. each Of which sub
scribcd more than it is asked to on
this fourth loan.
One factor counted on by the Lib
erty Loan Committee as certain to
prove Of tremendous aid in putting
the loan over is the cumulative effect
o. all the past campaigns. Indications
day, point to the loan starting of
with rush and it will be the work
OF the committee to see that there is
10 let-up in the interest until the goal
IS reached
"r Cor 3"-MAXINE ELLlOTT'S THEATRE
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