Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-24
D. c. LAGS BEHIND
IN RAISING QUOTA
Liberty Loan Committee viii
Try to Speed Up Sub
scriptions.
n0lMQ aEHEn al lNKHnG
GOING AFTER SLAcKERS

Slowly IS the District Of Columbia
raising it's third liberty loan quota
According to figures furnished at 10
o'clock this morning to the local liberty
loan committee by all but one OF forty.
three banks and trust companies. the
bond sales in Washington total $780,
500, which amount is only $436,050 more
than the total made public yesterday.
At this rate the city will not raise
its quota of s12,s0o,0oo before Friday.
on which day the committee hopes to !,
head the big parade in celebration Of
Liberty day. with Washington's honor
flag. and fly It from the top of the Dis
trict building during tho remainder OK
the campaign.
Tagging Disappoints COMMITTEES
The fact that the city Is tagging bs> .
hind in this drive just at a time whom
the local committee was especially
anxious for a .whirlwind squirt IL the
cause of much disappointment 70 those
managing the drive. However, tho
committee is by no means discouraged
and is making a heroic effort to boost
the subscriptions to such an extent to- ,
day and tomorrow that the citizens OF
the National Capital may indulge In the /:
honor and pleasure Of seeing their
city's honor flag flying proudly at this !,
head of Fridays parade. ~
Considerable of the "hurrah" spirit .
which has heretofore characterized the
loan drive has disappeared. Commit
tees of all kinds are rapidly elimfnat.
ing the shouting and other optimistic
indulgences and are getting down to
real business.
Every effort Is being made to stirnu-
late still greater interest in the loan.
and means are being taken today to
round up the prospective buyers, who
have, for one reason or another, been
holding back, but who have made prom
tses OF large purchases.
Looking for Loan Sfackers.
On the other hand still hunt is being
made all over the city for the loan
"slacker"-the fellow who is always
there with the big handicap and q lusty
shout, but who says, I have already
scribed in the two previous loan drives
These excuses must be proved. The
committee Is in earnest, and fs deter
mined that the citizens of Washington
shaft not be denied the honor.of seeing
that flag in the Liberty day parade.
As a matter of fact. the flag has
been ordered and is practically COM
Of putting It ..on ice'' until after the
campaign Is over. When that time ar
rives the committee expects to point to
q total subscription more than double
the city's allotment and which will 1en-
title it to add the blue star to tina
honor flag.
Banks Open Until 8 Pm.
As another means of raising the SIR
615 500 necessary before winning the
flag. the banks will again remain open
for business until o'clock tonight and
tomorrow night.
The committee has appealed to the
persons in charge of the various in
dividual drives being conducted
throughout the city to hurry along
their subscriptions; to urge those who
making them good at their respective
banks in order that they may be re-
corded as actual.
In this connection the COMMITTEES
realizes that the figures reported by
the financial institutions represent only
actual sales and that they do not in
clude more than half of'ths thousands
of pledges which have been made
throughout the city in the interest OF
the loan.
Bond Selling Rallies Today.
Bond-selling rallies are being held al
most every hour. Today in nearly every
section Of the city the liberty bell sales
car was out bright and early and will
work long into the night Charles w.
Semnles, chairman of the street sales com.
mittee. announced today that moro than
taken yesterday through the efforts OF
his committee.
Secretary Daniels of the Navy Depart
ment at IL o'clock this morning made an
rhan q
navy yard, in which he expressed his
pride in the showing these men already
have made during the big campaign ana
urged them to still greater Efforts.
Others who spoke at this rally were
Can't. A. L. willard, Commander e. =.
Marquart who is chairman OF the loan
drive at the navy yard, and eugene II
Thompson, secretary OF tne iocAi io&h
committee.
The Washington navy yard already
has subscribed more than $60o,000. and
boasts of more than $500 subscribers
out of total of 5000. 1t anticipates a.
100 per cent representation before the
campaign Is over.
Secretary Daniels will be the princi.
pal speaker at another Navy Depart.
ment loan rally this afternoon, on the
south steps of the State, War and Navy
building Admiral T. ]. Cowie will pre-
side The Marine Band will furnish the
music.
Other Speakers Heard.
Robert N Harper and Sidney West
were the speakers at a bon6f-sellinR
rally at 14th and G streets at noon to-
day.
Colvin Brown addressed large gath
ering of the employees of the census of
fee at IL o'clock this morning. The
housing bureau, at 613 G street, this
afternoon will be the scene of a rally, at
which Frank S. Bright will speak.
Commissioner Gardiner will address
the employees of S. kann. Sons & Co.
this afternoon.
Treasurer John Burke tomorrow will
address two gatherings in the Treasury
building. The first one will be at IL
o'clock in the west corridor IN the base-
ment and the other will immediately
follow in the west corridor on the first
floor.
Richard Olney, Prof. Webster ana
Capt Kennedy will speak in the lobby
of the Raleigh Hotel tonight at $3.50
o'clock in advocacy of the third loan.
This rally was arranged by the woman.s
liberty loan committee.
Four-Minute Addresses.
The following will make four-minute
speeches at the theaters tonight: T. L
Meek, Raphael and Strand; A. d. Gan.
naway, Garden: Paul Grove, Crandall.s:
T. p Littlepage. Casino and Columbia;
B. J. Laws, Leader; P. NICK. Etchison.
Plaza; S. F. Taliaferro. Apollo: w. C.
Lee Favorite and Navy; F. A. SebrinE.
Avenue Grand: Homer Hoyt, Palace and
Masonic Temple; c. w. Darr, Savoy and
c. E. Stewart. Olympic: