Evening star., 1918-04-11

EUGENE q. THOMPSON.
Secretary Of the local liberty loan COM
mittee and chairman Of the speakers
committee.
Every church in Washington on April
81 will observe Liberty Loan Sunday"
On that occasio sermons will be de-
voted entirely or in part to the ad-
vancement of the governments new
| bond offering.
Liberty Loan Sunday will be OBJ
| served throughout the United States as
result Of a request from Secretary of
the Treasury McAdoo. who personally
| set the date. Realizing the millions OF
persons who can be effectively reached
| through this means. he is anxious that
| the great force Of the churches be en-.
listed as an active part Of the present
campaign. It was announced today
that tho national liberty loan commit
| tee estimates that 114.oo0 ministers of
| the gospel will within tho next few
days receive requests to Observes Lib
erty Loan Sunday.
To Hold Meeting Tomorrow.
Preliminary to carrying the liberty
loan drive to the pulpits Of Washing
ton there will be a special conference
between the ministers in this city and
members of the local liberty loan COM
| mittee tomorrow afternoon in the board
| room at the District building. The cler-
gymen will be urged to give their sup
port to the cause during the remainder
OF the campaign.
It Is understood that no special ef-
fort will be made to sell liberty bonds
In the churches on Liberty Loan Sun
day, but It IL considered only natural
that in many cases bonds-and many
subscriptions taken on this day. In a
number Of the churches special music
will be arranged. and there will be
significant decorations.
There viii be liberty loan rally at
Eighth Street Temple on tho evening
| Of April II. when addresses will be
made by Rabbi Abram Simon. John
Poole. chairman of the local commit
tee. and q number Of other men promt-
nent in the local campaign.
The honor system plan is now well
| under way In the local campaign. The
question from now on will be: rs
your name on the honor rolls''
Many Honor Rolls Hare.
In this connection moro than 200
honor rolls were established in WASH
ington yesterday and today in the
various government departments and
several Of the larger stores and busi-
ness places. The names of those per-
sons who already have purchased the
new bonds will be printed on these
| rolls and the names of others will be
[ added as the purchases are made.
| At a conference last night at the To-
| cal liberty loan headquarters. 1410 H
! and executives of the government de-
partments and members of the local
| liberty loan committee the honor roll
plan was explained. All We're enthu-
| siastic over this method of stimulating
! sales and expressed confidence that 1t
will prove a great success.
| Excellent progress already has been
made in the government departments.
| according to reports made last night by
| the departmental committee chairmen.
They stated that subscriptions among
| the governmental employees are more
| than double those OF the corresponding
period during the last loan campaign.
| In few cases have the departmental
tails thus far. as 1t has been understood
| that no figures would be expected until
| the end of the first week Of the drive
Paul F. Myers. chief clerk Of the Treas
1
loan committee in that department
however, stated that figures gathered
tey him for his own Information show q
(Notal OF 200 individual subscriptions
first four days OF the campaign.
May Double Subscriptions.
During the last campaign the total
| number Of subscriptions from the
Treasury Department was 5000. and
1t Is pointed out that the figures thus
far available indicate strongly that the
number will be doubled during the
present drive.
Commissioner Brownlow announced
that eighty-four honor rolls have been
! started in the various departments OF
the District government.
! The local committee has received a
report from W. NJ. Stuart, secretary OF
the tariff commission, that forty-eight
of the sixty-eight employees at the COM
bonds of the third issue. with per
capita subscription Of $230.20.
Judge Walter I. Mccoy, chairman OF
the committee on colleges. said today
that, in addition to the speakers al
rally for college and university stu
dents, to be held at the Central High
School auditorium next Monday. Les.
ter b. Scheide Of the Yale Ambulance
Corps. who has seen service In France
There viii be pakrfotic music by ehl
! boys band Of donxaga College, ant
joint singing Of patriotic songs.
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rally will be attended by the teachers
OF the public schools. Booths, from
which bonds will be sold. will be erect.
cd at the entrance Of the building ant
on the inside. and Indications are tha,
competition will be keen.
1 Women Make Progress.
Such things as rain. and cold and
wind do not dampen or otherwise de.
tract from the spirit Of the woman lib.
erty bond workers. Their headquarters
has been the one bright spot along Z
street during these stormy days. Tht
meetings have been we'll attended ant
subscriptions continue to now in.
Mrs. Charles s. Hamlin. chairman Of
the woman's general committee. an,
nounces that the committee has re,
ceived pledge from Mrs. william ]
noardman for . $lo.o0o subscription Il
ms. Thomas 4. Marshall, wife Of Ii,
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