Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-22
WOMEN SEE BIG
WEEK FOR LOAN
Four Comm ittees Are
Fighting 1t Out for
First Honors
WORK FOLLOWS PARADE
Effect of Saturdays Demon
stration Will Be Seen Today
as Reports Come In

Four district committees Of the Wom-
ans Liberty Loan workers today enter
ed vigorous contest to procure the
greatest amount of subscriptions to the
third issue OF the Liberty Loan. The
women canvassers in the West Philadel-
phia, South Philadelphia, North Phlla-
delphia and Germantown districts have
organized their forces In an endeaNor
each to outdo the other.
Each of these districts has exceeded
the 100000 mark. They are grouped
so closely together that unless each
worker does her utmost one OF the COM
mttees will walk away with the honors
Mrs. John w. Meyer. chairman OF the
committee working in the northeastern
section Of the city is confident like all
the other camr>;n chairmen, mat heI
team will take the lead. She has planned
to invade the rural sections Of her dis
trict and expects to obtain many large
subscriptions from the farming folks
The other Chairmen OF the contesting
committees are not 80 prone to let thelr
plans and detectives be known to the
other contestants. but insist that they
will win the honor Of being the most sue
cessful woman's Liberty Loan committee.
In addition TO these districts, the
women's central city committee mas
almost Ss,0OO,0OO to its credit, but this
district is so far I'm the lead that no
other may hope to overtake II.
North Philadelphia, under Mrs. VIII
mer krusen, went over the million dol
lar figure last night, when the Young
Friends Association, through Treasurer
Lindell, sent in an envelope with Sl22'-
600 in subscriptions. Across the envelope
was written More to come OF tins
amount $4,000 was subscribed by
Charles L. Hires. Another big factor in
the success of Mrs. krusen's workers
was the work of the volunteers in the
theatres, where more than 100000 was
subscribed over the weekend.
In South Philadelphia. under Mrs
Walter ]. Freeman. the women rounded
out a busy day after the parade on
Saturday by working hard along South
street, South Broad street and other
busy thoroughfares, and pushed their
district into the million-dOllar class. A
large factor here. too, was the notion
picture theatres. where thousands sub
scribed in the intermissions.
Germantown, under Mrs. w. b. Cur
ley, and West Philadelphia, under Mrs.
b. Il. Richardson, the first two districts
to reach Sl,00O,00O, hope to lead all
the rest, and each Is confident of reg
istering S2,000,000 before the campaign
ends two weeks from now.
Although these districts are the rich
est from the viewpoint Of the women
canvassers, the women in other districts
are confident of making splendid show
ings. This is true particularly in the
northeast, where nearly 100000 has
been gathered in by the women under
Mrs. John W. Meyer in this sem-rural
territory. Patriotic workers from the
Irankford Arsenal and other plants en-
gagged in war work have brought Frank
fOrd's total up to $34l,650, according to
the latest accurate figures. and the other
small towns have done equally well IN
proportion to their population. Torres
dale, for example has listed S6736I
Bridesburg, S3S.2OO; Tacony and Wis
sinoming, S5O.1O0; Holmesburg, S35,5OO
Bustleton. S995O; Somerset. 5000; FoN
Chase, $2s,7OO; Burholmes, $2o,35o
Lawndale, S35,50O, and Crescentvile
$445O.
These figures were compiled before the
parade. What effect this demonstration
had on the subscriptions will be known
this afternoon, when the district chair
men of the women's committee meet
in their daily conference.
How the amusement features have
stimulated subscriptions may be judged
by the work Of the Liberty Tank or
the north plaza Of City Hall, where
three days exhibitions Of boxing anc
diving have produced 100000, TO b'
credited TO the Navy Auxiliary Of tht
American Red Cross. To take care OF
these subscriptions a special commit
tee was organized yesterday. headed
by Mrs. T. T. Stotesbury and includ
ing philadelphia Jack" O'Brien, II
Holgate Berry, Harry Jordan, w II
Recap and Commander Payne.
The Agnes Irwin School has sub
scribed S29O,500 from among its pupils
TO be credited to the South Philadelph!a
Womens District Committee. Mrs
Albert NJ. Greenfield, chairman Of the
private schools committee downtown
reported a total Of Si17,35O from those
schools School of Industrial Arts
4I,S0O Peirce School, S39,S50. Farnun
school, $33,O50; Miss Hill's School
$3.50: Miss Wharton's School. $425O
Settlement Music School, $3.50; Cen
tral Hebrew Free School, $500; Phila'
delphia School for Christian Workers
$3.50, and National Preparatory School
500. The total OF the Agnes Irwr
School was brought up by a subscrip'
tion Of 100000 from the Presbyterian
Minister'S Fund from the Rev. Perry
Allen. through his daughter. Miss Mary
V. Allen, Of that school
From the motIon-picture theatres II
South Philadelphia came subscriptions
totaling $74.750, all in $50 bonds.