The evening world., 1918-04-08
which is organizing its own campaign
for securing subscriptions
CUSTOM HOUSE EMPLOYEES EE.
GIN DRIVE.

CUSTOM HOUSE EMPLOYEES EE-
GIN DRIVE.
Custom House and all other Fed
eral employees OF the Port Of New
York launch their drive for subscrip-
tions among their fellows at the Hip
podrome tomorrow night. Tho Sur
veyors' Customs Welfare Association
has taken over the house for that
night. In the intermissions speeches
will be made by former Ambassador
to Turkey Abram 1. Elkus, Thomas
Rush, chairman Of the committee OF
arrangements, and other Federal Of
ficers.
The Surveyors Customs Welfare
Association, which raised 100000 in
the Second Liberty Loan, plan TO top
that mark during the next month OF
hard work. An honorary committee
OF loan workers has been appointed
to act in conjunction with the COM
mlttees OF the Surveyors and other
departments OF the port. This COM
prises Internal Revenue Collector
Edwards, Deputies Eisner Irwin and
Keith; District Attorneys Caffoy and
France and Marshals Mccarthy and
| Power. Headquarters for the drive
have been established in the office
OF the Surveyor.
The Liberty Bell booth in City
Hall, under charge OF the Mayors
Committee of Women, reports that
$5O,OOO worth OF bonds were sub
scrlbed there on Saturday. To-day.
the women added a dash OF vaude-
vile 10 their programme there when
they had Frank Tlnney. tho come
dian. speak at their noon "jamboree."
Joseph =. Day, the leather lunged
auctioneer, and william A. Brady,
the theatrical manager. also spoke.
Mrs. Guy Wilkinson had charge OF
the booth to-day. Among those as
sisting her were Mrs. George f.
Baker Jr., Mrs. Peter Finley Dunno,
wife Of the famous humorist; Mrs.
Phoenix Ingraham, Mrs. Joseph
Earle Stevens, Mrs. Price Post and
the Misses Maude Sterner and webb.
BOOTHS OPENED AT ALL VAN
TAGE POINTS.
AT the headquarters OF the Liberty
Loan Committee 1t was reported this
morning that the Woman's Commit
tee OF the Third Liberty Loan has
opened booths at practically all OF
the vantage points in the city.
Manned by young women volunteers
| representing eyery club and organi.
cation in New York, these workers
constitute n strong selling medium
for Liberty Bonds.
At a number Of points. including
the Plaza Hotel and the Grand Cen
tral Terminal. the young women SELL
ers are having busy time handling
the crowds. Large sales were re-
ported from the Biltmore, Manhat-
tan and Ritz-Carlton Hotels. A fer
tile field has been found in the big
department stores. On Saturday q.
II. Macy & Co.. Stern Bros. and Bon
wit Teller e. Co. kept a strong SELL
ing force busy all day taking sub
scriptions.
Mrs. Alice Carter Williams. Cap
tain Of the Grand Central Terminal
booth, is assisted by corps OF wom-
en- workers from the Columbia wom-
ems War Work Committee. including
Miss Lucille Kupfer, Miss Helen Hodge
OF Toledo. o., Miss Edna S. Piummer
and Miss Ruth w. McKechnle OF
Bangor. Me-; Miss Margaret Peck and
Mrs. Henry F. Goericke.
The Girl Scouts under tho direction
OF Mrs. Charles Riker have estai,-
lished a booth in tine form of a port
able house. 1t was set up in Plaza
Square Yesterday Girls In khaki pa
raded before the booth and at inter
walls drilled in scout formation.