Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-06

f>ennSyIvant.- tout
y Of Philsdelphia). -. 114,14s, $50
sern New Jersey ..... 19.16O.150
|l,9Ware ............... 1889 400
oeo1 Third Federal Re
5eegve District ......... 1906, ,4O4 ,O50
1aeee are not the final figures Of
loan, Mr.. Passmore says. The
~ tabulation Of subscriptions will
~ - complete until the end of the
~, or even later. as tho returns
~ been slow coming into the cen.
penk and the force working on
tebu'stion Is at present swamped
kx1-A returns.
~ far. 81, 900 subscriptions have
through the Liberty Loan
1ng house, was the announcement
~ by Joseph {. Wickham, super.
4 Ioent. Added TO this number, are
1ends Of local subscriptions that
never pass through the clearing
I: ne said. Also the clearing
VIII be working day and night
tne next ten days to complete It's
1[k. he says.
1ne nnai number OF subscriptions
< this city alone will 60 far over
- naif million mark. he said. This
(; l s1sutton has handled subscriptions
euninx to S7!. .000. 900 to date. which
1<2 not include the largest contri-
'sonss according to Wickham.
ms totals announced at the head
arters for today show that many
4 Agyernment and other institutions in the
!Ey and State and also in Delaware
4ee q wonderful gigantic drive during
- nnai stages Of the campaign. The
meeitutions and their totals follow:
>Navy Yard Ito date). Sl,75s,1oO;
huylkill Arsenal, s353.000: Frankford
Atpenal, 100000: L. S. Mint. $50. 900 !;
4eetoffice. $1.2s7,750; Quartermasters
uepartment. S2oo,soo Customs House.
1000; Baldwin Locomotive Works
S{}mployes). $4,000; National Security
INK, $1,000. 900.
II IKE County, Pennsylvania, in which
virtually no funds were subscribed to
~ first and second loans today
st@tA1ned flag of honor with four stars
~ u. the county exceeding its $4,000
Uiefa by $125,000.
Y The women Of Delaware, through their
airman. Mrs Henry Ridgely. turned in
i total OF $lo,50o.o0o.
ne schools committee was highly
rnised for its work. Although no exact
X6uPes could be obtained it was esti-
1notod that the school pupils have con-
111Dhia's total.
¬her noteworthy accomplishment
Philadelphia youngsters has been the
~ Of the Boy Scouts. Although active
nond statesmen only during the last
~ OF the campaign the lads of the
u ~ line Of defense" have raised ap.
1xi1nately s1,S00.000.
s. Hxreat work was done by the indus
t5Dl and commercial committee, OF which
q n. Lauer is chairman. The committee
4oGeo1 subscriptions approximating $70.-
$4,000. or more than half OF Philadel-
80 Official quota. The committee was
@t3oed into twenty-five groups Of trades.
ooyUring the large manufacturing and
uAo1esale plants within the city proper.
4Ad each Of them was given its proper
inmate part of the committees total
121otment. Nine Of these groups ex-
<eeded their quota.
z Ths Navy Auxiliary of the Red Cross
- among the organizations whose sue
coen gratihed campaign officials. The
G)yilian employees Of the navy yard. who
Gubocribed through the auxiliary, have
1ASgsst amount contributed by any navy
3ord in the country.
Together with the proceeds OF the
1ntiy rallies on North City Hall plaza,
WAich were held under the auspices Of
- organization, the auxiliary raised
x.lo0,So0 for the loan.
I11any telephone calls are being receiv.
~ Liberty Loan headquarters and the
144rnl Reserve bank from those who
sHHG to know II II Is too late to sub
rt5ho. Several banks are making ar
1t6ngemsnts to sell bonds during the next
~ days.