Evening star., 1918-05-01
women MAKE GOOD
AS LOAN BOOSTERS
House.to-House Canvass a
Tremendous Success-Stir-
ring Up the Stay-at-Homes.

The woman's liberty loan committee
Is making every effort to complete the
house -house canvass in the city be-
fore the third loan drive ends Saturday
night. The huge task Of making a per-
sonal solicitation in every home in
Warrington was started more than a
week ago and has thus far proved a
tremendous success.
The committee now realizes that this
canvass not only has been successful
from q bond-selling viewpoint. but has
been especially valuable for propaganda
purposes. While canvassing the stay
at-homes" in this personal manner, the
women and girls engaged in this task
also have done considerable educational
work. not only incident to the govern
ton with the better baby campaign"
the gardening campaign, the principles
OF general conservation. with particular
reference to food.
Colored Persons Interested.
The colored residents OF Washington
have been visited in the canvass, and
bonds will go to the support of their
sons or brothers has had a strong in
fuence in the subscriptions. In one col
ored family of six persons 1t was found
that in the past six months $1,l00 had
been invested in bonds and war saving
stamps.
In the navy yard section the number
OF windows adorned with the liberty
loan nags testifies to the loyalty Of the
tremely active in the neiEhborhood
southeast Of the Capitol, and they re-
turn with numberlsss stories Of work
and. ana se1f.denial ~ undertaken to buy
only did her own family washing all
winter to pay for q bond. but she has
taken In several boarders 80 as to make
that bond Of considerable sise.
Young Woman Saves Up for Bond.
In the navy yard neighborhood q
Of the Avenue cafes and who makes her
lonely home in the typical attic room.
willingly took bond when asked, and
declared that she would be ready to
time came for fourth issue. A Russian
Jew and his wife In the southeast de-
clared their loyalty and interest in the
WORK: and ,., each took one bond.
tor King OF Utah. was the driver last
| night Of the big motor truck bearing
| the liberty bell replica, which was
driven about the downtown section OF
tHe Clty 70 StlInuiate interest further
In the loan drive. Mrs. Charles v.
Wheeler will drive the truck tonight.
| This afternoon the Eastern High
School girls will take possession Of the
| bullet booths and will make q May day
festival of the event. Among the bond
| sellers will be Misses NJ. Owen, C. Bay
ly. NJ: Allaband. H. Richards. r.. Tan
Gill. H. Bland. M. Whitman, NJ. Mooney
B. Price and e. Morganweck.
Girls at Bullet Booths.
Yesterday the girls Of Business High
School and two pupils froS1 the Eighth
Street-Temple were in charge of the
| bullet booths. which have been divided
between the north front Of the Treas.
ury and the corners of 14th and F
streets. Among the Business" girl,
| who rang the liberty bells for pledges
from the passersby were Misses Blanch
Acker, Goldie Stevens, Marion Sokolove
Bessie Lenovitz, Lucille Bailey, Pauline
Shannon and Grace Paynter. The Tenn
pie girls were Ernestine Rich and Miss
Rhoda Mautner.
At headquarters yesterday afternoon
Mrs. Newton d. Baker sold bonds. She
was assisted at the table by Nine
Christian Hauge. widow Of the former
minister from Sweden.