The sun., 1918-09-29

bring this war to an early and trium-
plant conclusion.
At IL o'clock Mayor Hylan laid the
cornerstone OF the Liberty shaft in city
Hall Park. This shaft Is to be built
Of $4,000 bricks. each brick representing
the purchase OF $50 bond After the
Mayor had laid the cornerstone an
nouncement was made that Judge Elbert
II. Gary, chairman Of the United States
Steel Corporation, had purchased $780,
900 OF Liberty bonds. thus supplying
1000 bricks Of the Liberty shaft. Mayor
lIylan also laid the first brick, remark
ing as he did so:
This Is the first brick ever laid,
but I have thrown many of them
More than n quarter OF a million Lib-
erty bonds were sold at the City Hall
and as each bond was disposed OF a
homer pigeon was released to begin its
journey for Washington. Mayor Hylan
signed n subscription for a $1,000 bond.
Sergeant Grant. whose right coat
sleeve bears two wound stripes and who
also was gassed twice during three years
service on the French front, impressed
the crowd with a story OF some of his
experiences during three years of shell
fire in the front line trenches.
The Police Glee Club and the Police
Band rendered selections between the
addresses and speeches.
Liberty Theatre Dedicated.
Impressive ceremonies marked the
dedication Of the Liberty Theatre. which
was followed by a heavy sale of bonds
by the committee OF the Stage Women's
War Relief organization, which Is In
charge OF the theatre. Alma Clayburgh
opened the exercises by singing THE Star
Spengled Banner and the Rev. DR..
George c. Houghton. pastor of the Lit
tie Church Around the Corner. prayed
for the victory of the armies OF America
and her allies, with a just peace to
follow.
Gov. whitman appealed to the great
audience to purchase bonds to their ut
! most in support OF the American troops
in France who yesterday were reported
to be hurting forward on one of the
first laps OF what he said was an ir-
| resistible rush to Berlin The Governor
declared that at no time since the coun-
try had gone into the war had he found
more inspiration and observed moro evil
dence Of tho national determination to
win than that which he read In the up
turned faces OF the throng before him.
The country. ne said. had been In
spired to the zenith OF resolve by the
| feats OF arms OF the Yankees over
| seas, and nowhere. he declared. were
patriotism and the determination to back
Gen. Pershing's forces to the very ut
most limit of home resources more APP
parent than in New York city and State
In the late afternoon the Union
League Club opened It's drive for the
| fourth Liberty Loan campaign with an
address by NJ. L. de Cartier de
Marchinne, the Belgian Minister. Sam
uel w. Fairchild. chairman Of the clubs
Liborty Loan Committee, presided. The
Marine Band of 100 pieces from Pei
ham Bay station and the Police Glee
Club rendered selections.
! brooklyn starts with vtsor.
Brooklynites started their drive will,
much vigor, the banks, trust companies
and other corporations rolling up sub
scriptions of s10,000,000 as the frs,
push toward its goal OF 37s 900. 900. its
quota in the fourth liberty Loan. 1,
| was estimated that fully $1,000. 600
had been pledged by many Of its citi-
| Gems al the rallies held in all parts OF
the borough. Edward =. Maynard
chairman of the Liberty Loan Com
mittee in Brooklyn. expressed himself
, as more than pleased with the results
Of the first days efforts.
The formal opening of Brooklyn's
drive took place at Prospect Park Plaza
where Mr.. Maynard presided over the
| ceremonies. Fifteen hundred sailors
paraded from tho City Park Barracks
with regiments of the Second Brigade
and speeches were made by Borough
President RiegelmnIn and United
| States Senator Calder
Senator Calder in urging his audi
ence to purchase Liberty bonds re.
| tn psF'C n IN ha
United States and the passage of the
draft act after patience had ceased to
be q virtue The Senator declared that
| while the people OF America deep down
| in their hearts crave for peace, we
shall never agree to peace until we
have thoroughly and completely made
the German Government and those re.
sponsible for this war understand that
they have been completely and abso.
| lutely defea ted"
Among the klrge subscriptions pledged
in Brooklyn were Manufacturers Trust
Company. 81. 900; Brooklyn Trust
81, 900 900 and the South Brooklyn Saw.
ings Institution, 100000.
I Enthusiasm in New Jersey.
! Residents and corporations OF Newark
entered the Fourth Liberty Loan driv,
with unusual enthusiasm, as evidenced
by total subscriptions of S3S. $500. o
which 10000 900 was subscribed by th'
Mutual Insurance Company. The latte
company announced that 1t will dlvid,
s23,500.0 900 Of its subscription in "Nev
York city and Newark. while the re
manning ss.500.00O will be placed II
cities outside of the Second Federal Re
| serve district
7 tn no
OF the Newark drive announced that sub
scriptions actually in hand totallet
s1s.6S7.s50. or this sum the committe,
believes s11,750,Oo0 represents what tn
Prudential Insurance Is expected to sub
scribe in Newark. The Mutual Benefi
Life Insurance Company took $4,000 ,o0'
| worth OF the new bonds
Gov Walter z. Edge OF New Jerse,