New-York tribune., 1918-03-31
bird Liberty Loan Guns Primed and Read,
Picked '*Rainbo,u Division" of Bond
Statesmen Awaits Command TO Be-
gin NeaD $4,000, 600, 600 Dr;ve
on April s, Americas First Wur.
A Anniversary

meetings were addressed by such men
as Charles <. Mitchell, of the National
/ City Company; Thomas w. Lamont, OF
j. 7. Morgan & Co., and Job E. Hedges
The Rainbow Division was conspicuous
in the Liberty Loan parade and in Sc,
eral smaller demonstrations during the
campaign 1t piled up the enormous
total of $685., 1,735,500, or nearly rs per
cent of the entire amount subscribed
in the Second Federal Reserve District.
1t is estimated that this sum repre-
sented more than 100000 individual
subscriptions.
About S700,o00 was collected by q
squad Of drafted men from Yaphank
These men were loaned to the commit
tee by Major General Bell and were
selected because Of their ability as
linguists. They canvassed members OF
the ladies' cloak and suit trade on the
East Side.
The results accomplished by the
Rainbow Division were so gratifying
that Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
sent personal letters of congratula-
ton to each of the subcommittee
chairmen.
Time to Make the
Committee Larger
This spring it has again been neces-
sary to enlarge the advisory trades
committee. Seven new members. in
cluding Miss Virginia Potter, who will
have charge of the dressmaking and
domestic service committee, have been
added to the working force. These are
the new committees that have been
added to the roster this year: The
atres, insurance, metals, hotels. legal
profession, medical profession, rubber
tires, produce, fruit, poultry and but
ter, grocers, engineering, public ac-
countants, dressmakers, Office supplies,
domestic service, motion pictures and
film industry
Though the number of main COM
mlttees has been cut to eighty-three,
at least one thousand more men will
be needed in the coming campaien.
The committee reduction affected
twenty building trades, which have been
grouped, under the Craftsmanship of
otto M. Eldlitz, as the allied building
traoes committee. Mr.. Eidlitz, in ad-
ditlon to TINS important office. is chair
man of the Federal Housing Commit.
tee.
Because Of constantly changing con-
ntlons, many trades being affected by
new government regulations, it has
Deen impossible to fix definite quotas
Ior each 1t was suggested last wear
mat each trade make itself accounta-
Die tor s5,ooO,000. This was not en-
!lfeiy satisfactory, because of the vary
ing size ana money representation of
each. The trades, collectively, how I
ever, will make an ATTEMPT to raise 20
per cent of whatever quota is set for
the Second Federal Reserve District.
In speaking of the work of the allied
trades, the chairman said yesterday:
One OF the chief things the advisory
trades committee hopes to accomplish
thls year is TO make strong apneai to
the man Of small income. We want to
make him take a vital interest in the
government and in the war. We want
MN to 1eei that his $50, 800 or $500 is
just as essential as the million dollar
subscription Of the trust company. The
sooner every man in the United States
realizes that this is his war the sooner
we may expect another peace confer
ence at The Hague.
i GO not think that it is too much TO
expect to have one or more Liberty
bonds sold to every family in the Sec
ond Federal Reserve District during
the coming drive. Practically every
family either has one Of its members
IN government service, or at least has
some intimate friend in the ranks. Men
and women who give their sons. broth
ers and friends to the cause will not be
backward in giving their money sup
port as we'll.