Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-19
SCHOOL CHILDREN
TOAD NEW LOAN
Will Be Organized for Serv.
ice in Fourth Liberty
Campaign
EAGER. TO SHARE WORK
doubt if We Could Keep
(. Them Out Says Associate
Superintendent Nusbaum
ONE-DAY LIBERTY LOAN

ONE-DAY LIBERTY LOAN
Future Liberty Loans will be fioated
In n single day.
This IL the prediction Of John II.
Mason, president of the Commercial
Trust Company.
Speaking at a dinner Of the fourth
Liberty Loan committee Of the Real
Estate Board, In the Bellevue Strait
ford last night. he prophesied the fifth
loan would be disposed Of in n week,
tho sixth in forty-eight hours and tho
seventh in one day.
when thirteen million men register
for the draft in a day." he said, at Is
not too much to hope that before long
millions of patriots will step up and in
ono day take their quota Of Liberty
Bonds"
School children of Philadelphia will
be organized for Liberty Loan campaign
work similar to that done during the
third loan, despite the adverse sentiment
OF most members of the PENNSYLVANIA
women's Liberty Loan committee. ex-
pressed in the conference yesterday
The children have done splendid
work In three loans. and I doubt seri-
ously II we could keep them out Of this
II we tried" said Louis Nusbaum, asso-
ciate superintendent Of schools, in
charge of the organization of the school
children. 'They are just as patriotic
and eager to do their share as the
adults. and they feel they are actually
doing something tangible for their coun.
try in getting Liberty Loan subscrip-
tions. OF the $15,593,430 worth OF sub.
scriptions turned in by school children
In the last loan. $12.50O,OO0 were OBJ
tained by grade school children"
While there was no motion or regu-
lation made on the question at the con-
ference Of State Liberty Loan women
workers. 1t was the general opinion of
all those who discussed 1t that the
children's work caused more or less con-
fusion. The greatest complaint was the
duplication of effort. Children, the
women complained, went promiscuously
to business houses or homes to solicit
Then when the adult committee mem
bers went to their assigned work they
met the reply, II have already been
solicited by half dozen children"
1T was because of this complaint"
explained Mr.. Nusbaum, that the pub
lie and parochial schools were put this
committee. I believe much of the dupli-
cation will thus be eliminated.
Work for Previous Loans
However, I know the children last
time obtained many subscriptions which
otherwise would have been overlooked.
I know In many neighborhoods they So
licited the domestic servants and OBJ
tained many subscriptions Then there
are both men and women who give
more gladly and generously to children.
"Aa IN confusion In tho t,, rSS
reports from the children and lost sub
scriptions. I am sure there was no such
complaint In Philadelphia. I consulted
several bankers on the question Just re-
Gently. While many of the people who
subscribed last time failed to lift their
bonds they said the larger per cent of
these were among subscriptions turned
in by adults. Children In Philadelphia
were instructed to take no money what
ever in the Liberty Loan campaign.
They merely obtained the subscription
and turned in to their teacher or prin-
cipal the signed subscription blanks"
Mrs. e. T. Stotesbury has been named
chairman of the public schools commit
tee Of the women's Liberty Loan cam
paign committee. and she has as her
aides DR.. Lucy L. Wilson. principal OF
the Southern High School for Girls
Miss Beulah Fenimore. principal of the
Kensington High School for Girls Miss
Margaret MCGUIRE. principal Of the Nc
Call school; DR.: Maud B: Mansche. prin-
cipal Of the West Philadelphia High
School for Girls. and Miss Helen
Fleisher.
Soldiers to Launch Drive
Soldiers from Camp Meade will
launch the fourth liberty Loan drive
IN this city one week from Saturday.
A hat af he ha ha
from the Lafayette Division-about 1900
In all-will parade on the opening day
of the campaign. coming here on a sI,e-
cial train from the big Maryland can
tonment.
Announcement by E. p. Passmore, gov
ernor of the Third Federal Reserve Dis
trict, that questionnaires would not be
submitted householders in connection
with the loan drive was followed by an
other at Liberty Loan headquarters to
the effect that a nationwide crusade Nv
the Government Is now under way to
suppress bond profiteers. Agents OF Ne
Department of Justice are gradually
B driving these profiteers out of business
1T was stated.
A feature of the campaign will be a
contest for the naming of ten American
armored tanks. The ten counties having
the largest percentage of subscriptions
will be given the honor.
= Every patriotic man and woman In
Pennsylvania will enter into this compe-
tition," said Richard e. Norton. "It
win be a matter of pride with us to see
that the first tank is named 'Phiiadel-
Iphia.'"
Evory citizen is asked to subscribe a
certain percentage of his income to the
purchase of bonds. Thus a man OF
woman without dependents who ears $20
to 326 a week is asked to pledge $3.50
II they have one dependent they are
expected to buy 800 bond. and II
more than one $50 bond.
when you buy bonds remember the
money will never pass out of this dis
strict,' said a member of the committee
~srhe Government Is expending right
Aare for war purposes more than Al
{n1aey NJ subecyibe. n.
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