Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-09
LOAN DRIVE IN D. c.
PUSHED WITH V|G0R
PopIe Urged by the Managers
to Make Liberal Sub
scriptions.

Total subscriptions to the fourth lib
erty loan in Washington, tabulated up
to 10 o'clock this morning, were $780,
522, $50, according to an announcement
made by the District liberty loan COM
mittee
| This amount represents the actual
sales cleared through the various banks
OF Washington. although twelve of the
smaller. hanks failed today to file re-
turns showing their bond business for
the past twenty-four hours, and is ex-
elusive of the subscriptions taken dur
ing the big house-to-house canvass of
the city last Sunday.
! Because of the vast number of in
dividual subscriptions, many for small
amounts. taken during the canvassing
of the homes of Washington Sunday,
the committee has not completed the
asserting and tabulating. However,
the complete figures for this drive
will be made known tomorrow and
! the committee intimates that they
will amount to more than 100000.
| Will Strive to Prevent Tagging.
| The total figures made public to-
day. and which show an increase of
more than S1,0OO,O0O over the total
officially announced by the committee
yesterday, are by nc ,nt.ins - '.,""t'
as was anticipated. and every effort
; is to be made to prevent the sales
from tagging.
OF the subscription announced to-
day the national banks reported &c.
363,210; the trust companies, $780,
| $50: savings banks, Sl,..U.2oO. anu pri-
vate banks and other sources, $4,000.
Canvass Government Bureaus.
| Announcement was made today of
the appointment of a special commit
| tee composed of Fred ]. Haskin, Will
liam ]. Eynon and Myer Cohen to.con-
duct an intensive canvass in some of
the government departments and bu-
| reaus for bond subscriptions.
| 4 report was received from the man
agement of the Cosmos Tneater,
| which has conducted a loan drive on
| the sidewalk in front of the theater.
since the closing order went into eff
/ feet, showing that 1900 individual
| $1s0000. had been made since the drive
started. This theater has set quar-
ter of million dollars as its goal
| in the campaign and 1t has every
tween now and the last day of the
drive.
Face a Huge Task.
With practically half the Districts
quota still to be raised and only nine
more working days in which to ac-
complish the task and with the
greater part of it's organization Grip
! pied because of the restrictions due
to the existing epidemic of influenza,
the District loan committee urges
volunteer workers to conform with
the new conditions and to send this
city "over the top"
The local drive is to be waged with
! the greatest amount of vigor and de-
termination. The local committee is
perfecting plans for a more intense
and persistent personal solicitation as
! a means of raising the $27 500 900
designated by the government as Wash
! ington's share of the fourth bond
| issue.
An important conference was held
at the H street headquarters today
| between members of the general COM
mittee and members of the subcom-
mittee on business solicitations, of
which E. c. Graham is chairman. Ac-
cording to a statement made by Mr..
Graham there still remains a great
and promising field of activity for his
subcommittee
The latter is made up of more than
| $50 of Washington's most prominent
and active business men. Its task is
| to make the same personal and thor
ough canvass of the business houses
| stores and other establishment and
; organizations that the more than 5000
4 30 nf the resi-
! Dental sections last Sunday.
| Chairman Graham reported that al
ready considerable progress has been
made in the business house solicita-
excellent. He declared that there are
still hundreds of places yet to be
| solicited. and that several million dol
! lars additional can be procured by this
means.
| Another conference was held today
by the general committee with the
subcommittee in charge of soliciting
| out-of-town concerns with branch Off
ces in Washington. This is an i'm
portant subcommittee. and already
ported subscriptions aggregatine
close to million dollars. Mr.. Brewer
said this field has by no means been
thoroughly canvassed, and he esti-
mates big returns as result of a
complete solicitation.
| A series, of similar conferences is
scheduled for this afternoon and be-
fore night the general local COM
mittee will have completely rear
ranged it's campaign forces in a more
formidable and promising manner.
1t was announced today that since
the appeals sent to the members of
congregations by the chairman of
the subcommittee on churches and by
the heads of the various sects in Wash
ington large amount of bond subscrip-
&c n
from this cource during the week.
Expect Their Subscription.
This appeal was necessary because
of the inability to carry out the well
laid plans for the celebration of Lib
erty Sunday due to the closing of all
the churches last Sunday by order
of the Commissioners. However, the
committee believes that the members
lof congregations who had intended
to subscribe to bonds at their respec-
tive churches last Sunday will now
place their subscriptions with their
pastors, who in turn will turn them
| o,,ar 70 tho local commiftee for IA hi =