The Washington times., 1918-06-29
PLEDGES FOR W.S.S.
STILL POURING IN;
SALES WILL co ON

Although the two weeks war savings
stamps drive came to a close yesterday,
activities in behalf Of the promotion and
sales Of the baby bonds" has not been
suspended. nor will they be. according to
an announcement made by District Dr.
rector Callahan.
One OF the most effective plans in this
connection is that Of Gilbert Grosvenor
of the National Geographic Society, who
has organized what is termed a 5000
War Savings Stamps Committee" COM
posed of individuals who have pledged
themselves each to sell or obtain pledges
for stamps Of a total maturity value Of
5000 before December 81, OF this year.
The members of this unique COM
mittee are Breckinbridge Long, Third
Assistant Secretary of State: J. c.
Grew. of the State Department, who
was first secretary Of the United
States legation at Berlin during AM
bAssador Gerard's term; Mrs. John B.
Henderson, Mrs. Clifford Pinchot. Mrs.
Samuel Spencer. Mrs. Paul Warburg,
wife of the vice general of the Fed
eral reserve board Col Robert NJ
Thompson, Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins.
Eliot WadswOrth. Hennen Jennings,
George H. Judd, Randolph Ortman,
Lee Baum, Charles A. Douglas, Sam
uel NJ. FELTON,, Max Fischer. Frank S.
A. Hogan, Pembroke Jones, and Wal
ter S. PeHfield
Returns Pouring In.
With enthusiastic meetings held in
every section of the city. the two
weeks intensive drive in behalf of
war savings stamps was brought to
an official close last night. A steady !
RtrRaun of helaFad nj
into the .-office of District Director
Callahan 61ntil a late hour yesterday |
afternoon. while many thousands |
fmore were collected at last nights |
Nsectional meetings.
While there is every reason to be- |
heye that the District of Columbia |
will realize its assigned quota of
stamps to the maturity value of
1880 900. so monumental is the task |
of asserting and tabulating the hun |
dred thousand or more pledge cards |
and receiving reports on the cash |
> sales from the small army OF repre- |
ssntatives-that the exact result of the |
campaign will not be announced for |
several days
Today il war Savings Stamps |
Day" at American League Park and |
|. Manager Clark C Griffith has made |
extensive plans giving the fund a |
Substantial boost" Henry B. F. |
mcfarland. former District Commits !
9toner, - to deliver an address. A
attachment OF soldiers from Camp |
Mega has been detailed to obtain !
V8sdeA, while two military bands |
D4k4pn0E8ds music
neatexs Great Aid.
RBdmaEy assistance has been |
E~n~Wsr Savings Stamps drive
~ Ghs committee on theater activi- |
ree8 OF which Roland S. Robbins, |
ERnager OF B. p. Keith's Theater, is ]
chairman In addition to giving two
special benefit performances to war
stamp purchasers, individual drives |
were conducted at every perform
zance at the principal theaters.
The largest sum pledged at Keith's I
during the campaign was subscribed
last night after Joseph E. O'Toole, |
assistant on the floor Of the Senate, |
who has been speaking there during |
the campaign made a stirring plea |
for subscriptions and the marines 1
again drilled The sum raised was
81, 400.
: The marines and Mr.. o'TooIe then
went to the National. where, in
twelve minutes, $4,000 was realized. !
Ar. O'TooIe spoke at the Knicker- !
booker last night; $3.50 was
pledged
= Turns In 5000.
Miss N Neville, attached to the
radio division Of the War Depart
ment, surprised the District W S. S |
committee by turning in pledges she
had personally solicited from the en-
'ployes Of her department totalinE
nearly $1,000. Among them were sub
Scriptions for $1,000 each from the
following: William Dewey Loucke,
New York city; Nathan Vidave5 New
York city; Evelyn Waller. New York /
city: c W. Waller, 17l7 Twentieth
street northwest; DR.. Washington
Dodge, 400 Homer building.
Other new members of The 81 900 |
Club" reported yesterday were: L. d.
Hathaway, who, with his family. sub
.scribes to a total OF 81, 400; A. A Oar
rah, 1876 S street northwest; Earl L.
Boyer, 5l1 Rock Creek road: Lieut.
Col Latham r. Reid. Army War Col
1ege: Lieut. Col James L. Walsh. Mr..
Boyer is attached to the National War
Savings Committee, and is the, design