Evening star., 1918-04-12

fRlUAY, AFhl1 II, j
could not be quisted until Mr.. Poole
had been escorted to the platform and
had begun to speak. Manager Robbins
had an adding machine on the stage
were. read of by Mr.. Haskin. At the
close he announced that t280,0 worth
of bonds had been sold. This figure,
added to the previous total. makes total
far s545,000.
Speakers for Theaters.
The schedule OF speakers for tho
theaters tonight is as follows. T. p.
Littlepase, National; Commissioner
Pos F. silsssi aassin & k.s.; cHs'uA neS
olympic and Knickerbocker; Dr A j.
McKelway, Hippodrome and Elite,
James r. Mitchell. NJ Street Theater and
|Dumbarton; B. A. Bowles, American and
Raphaei; Judge r. T., Il; Terrell. Dudley
pire and Colonial; c. r. Ball, Home and
Carolina; F. A. sebring, Avenue Grand
and Senate.
Isaac Cans is scheduled to explain the
third liberty. loan to members Of the
Mt O meeting this evening,
There will be liberty loan rally next
Wednesday night at the Eighth Street
Temple, at which a number OF addresses
will be made In the interest Of the new
loan and at which subscription pledges
will be taken. The committee concluded
its printed announcement Of this rally
with:
!. "Cornel Bring wife, sweetheart. chill.
dren. friends. Make this meeting the
most enthusiastic patriotic rally Washing
ton has ever seen: chow to the world how
the Jew responds to the call Of duty and
the privileges Of his American citizen
ship!"
House-to-House Canvass.
washington's citizens associations
will take an active part in the liberty
loan drive. The huge task Of making a
house. toulouse canvass will be shoul-
dered by these organizations and great
help to the general success Of the local
campaign is expected to be derived by
this means.
e. T. Colladay, chairman Of tho joint
committee of f1ve associations, which
was formed during the second liberty
loan campaign, and which accomplished
splendid results. has called q meeting
Of his committee for Tuesday night at
s o'clock in the Elizabeth v. Brown
School. Connecticut avenue and McKfn-
ley street. Mr.. Colladay states that he
will start the machinery. OF his organ
part of next week.
This joint committee has q member
ship Of 150,. representing the Chevy
Chase ID. C.) association, Connecticut
association. Cleveland Park School and
Community Association and the Par
ents and Teachers. Association Of the
Elizabeth v. Brown School.
The local loan campaign committee
also has received word from q number
Of other citizens associations that their
services are at the call of the commit
tee, and 1t is expected that practically
all OF Washington's citizen bodies will
be In the thick Of the big drive before
long.
Wounded Officer to Help.
Lieut.. John A. Parks. a Canadian Of
ficer, who was wounded during the bat
tie Of the Somme, will make a number
campaign. He will make his first ad-
dress at the Garden Theater tonight,
and tomorrow night he will speak to
the audiences at the Strand Theater
and at the Masonic Temple Auditorium
The demand for the honor roll posters
and the honor flags which were adopt
ed as means of stimulating greater
interest In the governments new bond
issue has been SO great that the local
~
hausted yesterday afternoon. Addi-
tionaI orders for 5000 more of the big
honor posters for display in govern
ment buildings and places of business
and other public places. and 10000
OF the smaller honor flags for display
In the windows of the homes of bond
buyers. were Immediately wired
The honor roll system is being re-
ceived with much interest and enthu-
siasm In WashingtoEI and members of
the committee are positive in their
belief that the adoption of this meth
cd OF bringing the campaign down to
the individual will bring about remark
able results
The streamers with the Inscription.
rs your name on the honor roll?" and
which are four feet long. are being
posted all over the city. So extensive
is their display that the local committee
declares no one in Washington will be
able to say he did not know there was
such thing as an honor roll or an
honor flag for the home.
Mrs. McAdoo Loans Liberty
Mrs. William G. McAdoo, wife of the
Secretary OF the Treasury, has loaned
to the wonan's liberty loan headouar-
ters, 1924 i street. the replica Of the
famous Bartholdi statue of ssI,ibertv
Enlightening the World" which was
presented last year to the Secretary of
the Treasury.
Mrs. Wesley Martin Stoner, chairman
or the headquarters committee, will