The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-07
OPEN AIR SHOW
TO help BOOST
LIBERTY LOAN

Vaudeville artists idlirg ln 80.
attie ~ the result Of the closed
light order brought about by
the spanish Influenza. have been
enlisted IN the service Of the LIB
crty loan drive.
Plans now under way call for a
mammoth open.alr vaudeville and pa.
triotic show In front of the Metro
poltnn theatre Wednesday evening.
an theatre managers In the city
wcr, brought into session at Liberty
loan publicity headquarters Monday
noon. 10 complete plans for the enter
tainmcnt. which tentatively calls for
the roping Off OF a large area. the
arranging OF chairs and the stopping
OF all traffic In the district a large
stage would bc erected over tho park
strip In front OF the theatre.
Liberty loan speakers and publicity
mon started new order OF things
Monday. IN line with tho closing u
indoor meetings.
We're going to make all possible
use OF the outdoor crowds 10 carry
our message to the people" they
said.
"our big vaudeville show. wedn.s
day. ~ hut tho first of furh entertain
ment-. which wiil continue ss long as
indoor meetings are prohibited"
Cracis bond saIesnFn cooper
niinE with the council ~ pafri
otto service division chiefs. start
ed TO sweep the residence dis.
tricts Of Seattle Monday morning
on the opening Of the second
week Of the Fourth Liberty Loan
campaign.
Not a home In Seattle which has
not purchased bonds Will be neglect
ed Patriotic service workers win
bring the message Of the loan 20
homes where u has been disregaricd
and the star salrnmen OF the head
quarters staff will be assigned TO
stubborn cases where residents are
content 10 leave the war 1000 miles
away.
Seattle subscribed hair Of It's quota
OF sse.s72. 400 during tho first week
OF the campaign. Officials at loan
headquarters are entering the fight
on the first day Of the second week
with tho belief that the city win
cross the line BY next Saturday
night.
Impetus il given to the Loan
Drive this weeh BY tho fact that
President Wilson has proclaimed
next Saturday as Liberty Day
tho anniversary Of the discovery
Of America.
Drive commanders wan. Seattle
90 cross the quota line before LIB
erty Day n passed In answer TO
tho urgent appeal OF the president
Train Coming Back
Crowds turnout the state are
fiocklnE 90 view tho war trophies
train which s. on tour as a booster
Tot the Iibcriy Loan a; several
stops iarEc thronga stood In the
rain 10 hear the addresses being
made. according 10 wire received
Seattle Loan headquarters The
train viii 10 hack In Seattle Oc-
tobcr n.
Industrial division chiefs report
tina, re-oombing among the
unions and In industrial plants Ia
resulting In FORMER subscriptions
being greatly surpassed Union
men. they nay. have become i'm
bued with the spirit that they can
show the patriotic spirit OF their
organization by beating the bust
ness men In loan subscriptions The
spirit OF rivalry between business
man and worker IL Of the creates,
benefit 10 the campaign. they
claim.
Hold Meetings Outside
Liberty Loan officials have an.
nounced that the ban placed on pub.
lie meetings. thru the epidemic OF
Spanish Influenza will result In the
holding Of opcn.alr campaign meet.
lngs in order that the drive may not
lag 40 n result OF The health comrnia.
sioner's order.
Wholesale grooers and meat pack.
frE establishments with hradaunr.