The Washington herald., 1918-05-03
LIBERTY LOAN SALE
APPROACHES MARK
SET FOR CAMPAIGN
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

Match the President with another
fifty was heard all over the city and
several thousand gave tangible evil
dence OF their approval of the plan by
going to their banks and entering a
second and in some cases a third sub
scription.
II the rest Of the country responds
TO the Presidents appeal In the same
measure Of enthusiasm as the people
Of Washington his SO bond will be
matched by 5.OOOOOO persons probably
instead OF the 100000 he challenged.
Match the President will be the
slogan Of the automobile bond sales
men on the street corners today.
Liberty bond sales rallies were held
in practically all the theaters last
night and the Presidents fifty was
matched more than a thousand times.
A total OF s27.025 in pledges was
received from the Keith's audience Q
last night. and S15.950 from the
matinee audience, making the grand
total of Keith's to date Sl.927, ,275.
A feature of the rally there last
right was a spirited add ess by F.
LIfonso Peset, forme" Peruvian
minister. who turned in a total of
$40, 900 in pledges he had received
from friends during the d"y. in
Guiding a $4,000 subscription from
himself.
He was loudly applauded when he
Eaid Everyone of the South Ameri-
can republics have made up our
minds that We and the United
States must stand together forever
and for all time"
Thenters Cooperate.
At the Eclasco Theater a total of
S25.1OO wHa subscribed, the greater
proportion of which was in $50 and
800 bonds. There were two $4,000
subscriptions. one from Samuel
Untermyer and the other from Fred
B. whitney. Miss Fay Evelyn Lear.
who is leading lady at the Belasco
this week. entered subscription
for $4,000 worth OF bonds. Eugene
Z. Allies, John Poole, Charles p.
Light and W. NJ. Deneane of the
Liberty Loan Committee, conducted
the rally.
At the National Theater a sales
rally was staged by W. Curtis Mich
olson, OF the liberty loan orraniza-
tion, who had with him a sailor and
ten soldiers from Camp Meigs. Sub
scriptiohs poured in to a grand total
OF $1,000.
The Rev. DR.. Norman, pastor of
the Metropolitan Baptist Church, re-
ported last night that the church
had subscribed 1900 to the Third
Liberty Loan.
8ayety Girls.
At the 0ayety, girls OF the show
continued their sales to members OF
the audience and brought the total
subscribed at the .theater during the
week up TO ts5,9Oo. Yesterdays mat
inee brought In 800. and last nights
performance brought IN $500.
Miss Jean Mitchell leads the young
ladies Of the show with s7,1CO in sub
scriptions obtained to her credit.
Kate Pullman stands second with
1850, Miss Bobbile Blake third, with
A7o. and Helen Armstrong comes
fourth with s3,40o
The percentage subscriptfon OF the
districts are: Minneapolis 129; ST
Louis, 1s5: Kansas City. lis: Chicago,
IS; Boston, 81; San Francisco. a..
Dallas. %; Philadelphia, IS; Cleveland,
y Richmond, IS; New York, IS;
Atlanta, 70
st. Louis subscribed its quota the
nrst city Of more than 0O,O00 popula-
ton to attain this honor. Detroit.
whose population exceeds $4,000, went
over the top several days ago, but
the contest for the cities was based
on the 1910 census, when Detroit was
Under 10000.
The 81. Louis district. the f,rst to
subscribe Its quota, now reports every
important city and every state IN the
olstrict mas over subscribed. Only t1ye
counties out OF sd2 have failed to reach
.neir quotas. Two are IN Missouri,
two IN Arkansas and one in Ten.
nessea,