The Washington herald., 1918-10-08

! Approximately 100000 worth
of liberty bonds were sold Sunday
in the house-to-house canvass oi
Washington, according to an esti-
mate made at the headquarters OF
the committee fate last night.
In spite of the fact that Eugene
z. Allies, member of the liberty
loan committee, had the clerical
staff of the National City Com
pany, Fifteenth and H streets
northwest, and large staff of vol
unteer workers at work all day
compiling Sundays bond subscrip-
tions, no definite figures could be
given out late last night.
Did Effective Work.
The report of forty-three of the
larger Washington banks gives IS. 800, :
COO sales OF liberty bonds up to Sat
urday night. 1t is believed that the
total sales up to Saturday night will
aggregate an amount in excess of
| 100000. when the fifteen banks
| which had not reported send in their
sales totals.
The rapidity with which the or
ganizaton OF the house-to-house can
vass last Sunday was achieved speaks
for the loyal cotoperation of a great
many people in Washington.
The first plans for the individual
canvass Of the city were formulated
last Thursday night. The city was
blocked into districts, assigned to
200 captains. These captains in turn
were assisted by fifteen or twenty
lieutenants, as the need of the area
to be covered demanded. Special
cards, instructions and receipts were
printed and distributed to the cap
tains before the campaign started,
| Sunday morning. Eugene A. Allies,
| president Of the National City Com
pany and member of the Liberty
Loan Committee, was in charge of
this special campaign. Richard W.
Hynson. chairman of the subcommit-
tee on clearances for the Liberty
Loan Committee. has charge of the
compilation of the report of the Sun
day subscriptions.
There were several explanations Of
fered as to why the receipts of the
| individual appeal drive did not total
a larger amount. Many Of those
who did not subscribe are planning
to do so through their churches or
! the oganization which they wished
TO have the credit of their subscrip-
ton. Authorities believe that before
/ this campaign Is ended there will
be less than one per cent Of people
| IN Washington who will not have
/ subscribed for a bond of the. fourth
issue.
Appeal by Churches.
| An appeal to the CONGREGATIONS Of
Washington churches who were pre-
vented from making their liberty
loan subscriptions on Liberty Sunday.
to Immediately send their subscrip-
/ tions to their respective pastors 40
that they may be Immediately turned
in to the Liberty Loan Committee,
was made last night by Byron 8,
Adams. chairman of the subcom-
mittee on churches.
Many thousands of individuals had
planned to enter their subscriptions
Sunday through their churches, and
were prevented from doing so by
| the closing order. The Liberty Loan
Committee Is very desirous that
these subscriptions be cleared at the
earliest possible moment, and is
therefore urging all the churchgoer:
who have not subscribed to give their
subscriptions to their pastors imme-
dtately. Each church win be given
credit for the subscriptions thus
turned in, Just the same as though
| thRY had haaa -
patriotic services planned for Liberty
Sunday.
= number Of the clergymen Of the
city are sending circular letters 10
tnelr congregations, urging them tc
turn IN their subscriptions, and II Is
expected that others will follow their
example. II all viii promptly send
tneir subscriptions to their pastors
mucn or the handicap caused by the
closing OF the churches Liberty Sun.
Day VIII be overcome, the Liberty
Loan Committee believes.
Visit Business Houses
The subcommittee of busines,
solicitation has been doing for IN.
business houses of wasbinptoy
what the Sunday campaign did 10,
the homes. In making their indi.
vidual appeal to the proprietors o.
Washington business houses the,
report that they have received ,
hearty response and that $500 ool
has already been collected. e. c
Graham is chairman of this unit
Officers of the Army Medica
Museum under the direction of Col
VIM. o. Owen and Maj. Tom Evan
| and the Bureau of Commercia
Economies report that their meet,
ings at Eleventh street and Penn.
sylvania avenue have resulted ir
100000 bond subscriptions, one.
third of the s1.o00,000 quota the,
have set for themselves.
An appeal has been made to tn.
Jewish citizens of the city by r
B. Lyons, 701 Evans Building, that
the postponsment of the liberty loar
rally should not interfere with theil
subscriptions.
The first business transaction In thu