Evening journal., 1918-04-25
FRATERN.I ES WORK
FOR Liberty LOAN
General Committee of City
Societies Fixes 100000
AS Goal
SPEAKERS ENTHUSE
AT NIGHT MEETING

Spirited addresses put new working
spirit into members OF Liberty Loan fra
ternal order committees last night at
meeting at Eden Hall. Chairman John
s. nossel, robert II. Richards and
Alfred Grant spoke, each along a diff
ferent angle but all relating TO the need
FOR subscribing heavily 10 the loan.
Mayor Lawson, who is In charge OF
| the work among the secret orders, re-
ported that seven societies had obtained
si0.5O0 OF subscriptions. The mayor
added that the general committee on
/ fraternal orders had nxed 10000 as the
goal.
Chairman Rossell In his remarks re-
| ferred TO those who took out a $50 bond
who could take a $500 bond az slack
ers. But he said there were not many
OF them IN this city. lie urged every
workers 10 recanvass his field and as
4 certain n he could not INA some whJ
could either double their subscription
or add 10 il.
Mr. Richards delivered an eloquent
address discussing many phases leading
up 20 the declaration Of war He urged
his hearers that when they heard any
person making defamatory or deroga-
tory remarks about this country or its
progress in the war 90 Immediately pro-
test and protest vigorously. This was
no time. he contended. 10 allow others
TO criticize us, and that those who did
not like what this country was dolns
could go elsewhere.
Mr. Grant related many funny st0rie.
and then told how the war was affcct-
ing England and the continent from
which he returned ten weeko ago. Mr.
Grant Is on the Garrick Theatre bill
this week
lie said that IN England he receive,
. living expenses until he decided q
, leave, his money being retained IN th'
hank for him In addition p pei
cent. Of his salary was deducted as
, war tax from him each week h
! worked"
/ A new invoice OF loan posters ant
! literature has been received 20 thl
! Liberty Loan Bank. Citizens are re
! quesied 20 cali 500 and inform th
/ central committee Of every storekeepe
who fails 20 display a loan poster j
: his show window, so that a poster ma
be sent 10 the merchant.
Letters went forth today 10 al work
crs urging them to renew their EFFORT
/, 30 that the maximum for Dclawar
might be- obtained They were askc
to recanvass their field and earn
some OF those from whom they ha
e obtained subscriptions could not sui
Is scribe 30 more bonds.
r. The Harlan workers have toppi
j. their goal and hope 20 exceed the 500
Ia HU IH| n an a. u ar
~ When they started out they fXcd s2J
r OOO as the amount they would rails
s. which was a nifty dollar bond FOR eve
man. woman and child employed az q
A. plant. They posted a poster on u
lg wall Of the pattern building near q
lc gate which bore picture of q
Kaiser with a rising tide OF st.bscri
le tons indicated by the progress mat
.d I'm The campaign. When they reachl
IS. the s25OOOO mark the. Kaiser was so
DO posed TO have been drowned One
In the features Of the work at this pla
was the subscribing OF $4,000 by D
ID colored workers Many of the depar
10 ments oversubscribed many times q
IN quota assessed them.
lb The Allied Banks, at a meeting ye
terday afternoon. considered a ne
,o plan whereby they might reach o
f. and win as a subscriber every mi
es who has not subscribed. Letters w
n- be sent to every patron Of loc
d. bank today. asking them to try and al
he TO the original subscription made.
e. Superintendent W. Miller Shaw.
n. the b p Shaw Company has come
y the front as one OF the most energel
z- and generous subscribers and worke
n 10 the loan. Tie has offered his ei
ployes bonuses for working for q
loan. To every one who subscrib
Mr.. shaw will pay half Of the m
payment. To every employe who "
get another to subscribe he Will p
- that employe 81. and TO everyone vi
has subscribed and who gets nifty OF
ers 90 subscribe, he will present hi
rs with a $50 bond.
n l.. Irving Handy was the speaker
al a rally held at the Pullman Shops -
.ai terday afternoon. Although the el
ed ployes have already subscribed s4,C
iO the loan Immediately following {
be meeting added subscriptions am0untl
on DO s2.75O were received Miss NJ
OF Graham was appointed loan agent
be the plant.
,te Another meeting held at the Spes
nd man supply Company plant nett
ys s3.2j0 0f sales Henry r. lsaacs a
yn George Gray, Jr., were the speake
ed Both Of these afternoon meetings We
he under the auspices Of the Rotary Cll