Evening star., 1918-04-18
MR.. BAKER TO TELL
OF. HIS TRIP ABROAD
First Public Utterance to Be
Made at Liberty Loan Rally
Saturday Night.
MANY OTHERS TO SPEAK

tary Baker of the War Department
| since his return from the battle fronts
Of Europe will be made Saturday night
at the big liberty loan rally of the three
| trade organizations Of Washington at
| the Liberty Hut-the new name for the
Billy Sunday Tabernacle.
On this occasion citizens Of Wash
ington will not only hear Secretary
Baker make an urgent appeal for the
governments new bond issue. but will
listen to his narration of his frst-hand
| observations. abroad.
He will take this opportunity to bring
home to his hearers the seriousness Of the
war situation and the magnitude Of the
task that confronts this nation and the
need for far greater participation Of this
| country.
With the horrors and grimness Of it all
fresh in his mind, the war Secretary will
make an address on this occasion which
is expected to go far toward arousing the
American people to a greater realization
of what is expected Of them from now on
Arrangements for this rally were prac-
tically completed today. The commit
tee in charge promises an elaborate en-
tertainment in addition to a formidable
array of prominent speakers. who will
The United States Marine Band will
play There will be singing by the
Y. NJ. C. A. Glee Club, and other interest
ing and novel features are on the pro-
gram.
Those to Participate.
The organizations which will partici-
pate are the Board Of Trade, the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Association
and the Chamber of Commerce. which
more than $500. representing the most
prominent business and professional men
in the District of Columbia.
Col. John G. Capers, chairman of the
committee in charge of this meeting.
will preside, and among the speakers
will be John Poole. chairman Of the
District liberty loan committee, and
Eugene e. Thompson, secretary Of the
local committee.
At meeting at noon today Of the
committee 1t was decided to abandon
the idea Of having a parade on the
Avenue as preliminary feature to this
rally. in which members Of the local
liberty loan committee and the three
trade bodies were to have marched and
in which it was intended to have the
British war tank Britannia" which
will arrive tomorrow, and the liberty
bell replica. which Is being exhibited
about the city.
Great interest Is being taken In the
arrival Of the tank Britannia. which is
fresh from the war front in Flanders
and has record OF accomplishments
which will go down in history. This
battling monster fs expected to arrive
in Washington tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock and will be unloaded from Its
fat car carrier at AZ street and V1f~'
ginia avenue southwest.
Will Be Driven to Ellipse.
Capt. R. Haight and his British crew,
the same that drove 1t over the battle-
fields Of Messine Ridge. st. Julien and
Arras, will then take charge and drive
1t to the Ellipse. In the rear of the
White House grounds. The route to be
nue. to 9Th street. north on 9Th street to
Pennsylvania avenue; west on Pennsyl-
vania avenue past the White House to
Jackson place, and thence south to tho
Ellipse, where it will be oficially re-
ceived by members of the locar COM
mittee and officials Of some of the gov
ernment departments.
The britannia" is being exhibited In
q number of the larger cities of the
country in advance of the composite
war play Getting Together" to be
presented in Washington next week.
The object of the play is to show how
the soldiers Of the allies are getting
together on the western front and to
stimulate interest In the war in Amer
lea.
This play Is being presented under
the auspices of the British and Cana
dian recruiting mission and with the
cooperation Of the United States mil
itary and naval forces. 1t is being
lent to the local committee to stim-
ulate further interest in the liberty
loan.
|. Liberty Loan Rally Today.
At 4 o'clock this afternoon there will be
liberty loan rally at the government
printing office. at which fifteen liberty loan
speakers will make addresses to as many
groups of employees simultaneously. A.
E. Seymour will late this afternoon ad-
dress employees of the American Red
Cross.
= Pledges at Keith's Theater.
Slowly but surely climbing toward the
now-coveted 100000 mark, the match
ing bee" pledges are continuing at Keith's
Theater this week.
From the daily totals and the in
terest shown by the audiences IL is
evident thatfthey are exerting a draw
ing power. This week Manager Rob
bins Is both introducer and speaker. in
place of Frederic ]. Haskin
At yesterdays matinee Bomber"
McGinnis, an American, told of bomb
ing the boches. Among those who
subscribed were William Hahn &. Co.
$1,000; Mrs. J. Hamilton Lewis 81 900: !,
Mrs. A. w. Shaw, $1,000; John c. KiIey
of Boston. 81 900; Wade H. Ellis. 81 900.
Mrs. Guy Mason, 81 900, and H. r. How.
enstein, $1,000. The grand total now
stands. 81 1.045.7oo.