Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-01
LOANS PROGRESS
CHEERS MANAGERS
Subscriptions Greatly Exceed
Those of Previous Drive
Openings.
FIGURES READY SHORTLY

Although there is almost a total alb
sence of official sales figures showing
the progress made in Washington
since the starting of the fourth liberty
loan drive. the committee managing
the campaign here is satisfied that
they greatly exceed the figures for the
corresponding period duringn the last
loan. However, the committee will be
in a position. within the next two or
three days, to make public figuresof a
definite nature. From then on until
the grand wind-up the daily sales will
be announced.
Arrangements are today being made
for another rousing bond rally to be
held tomorrow night at the Liberty
Hut, which will be addressed by Sec
rotary Daniels and A. Mitchell Palmer,
alien property custodian. Robert n.
Harper, who is in charge of the ar
engagements, will preside. Aside from
the patriotic addresses there will be a
number of entertainment features.
Mrs. Julian Brylawski will sing pop
nlar camp songs and the L. S. Marine
Band will play.
A rally in the interest of the gov
ernment's new bond issue was held
at the offices of the alien property
custodian at noon today. The principal
address was made by A. Mitchell
Palmer, alien property custodian, who
made an earnest appeal to his employees
to answer the call of the nation for aid
in raising the fourth loan
Bond rallies will be held tonight
night by the ookbinders' local union
ct Typographical Temple. at which
Charles W. Darr will be the principal
speaker. and at the Sherwood Presby-
terrain Church. The latter will be I'M
der the auspices of he Rhode Island
Avenue Citizens Association.
Arrangements have been made to
hold a large rally for the employees of
the Navy Department tomorrow at
noon, at which Secretary Daniels and
Rear Admiral Cowie will speak
Following the services Sunday night
at ST. Johns Church, Georgetown, sub
scriptions amounting to $4,000 were
made. At Nativity Church. Bright
wood. Sunday night subscriptions We're
taken amounting to more than $4,000.
The District loan committee was
notified today that the Washington
agency of the Mutual Life Insurance
Company of New York. through
Thomas r. Morgan, manager. has sub
scribed for $4,000 of the fourth issue
OF bonds.
Big Sale at Cosmos Theater.
The Cosmos Theater, with its slo-
ganscovered auxiliary booth at its en-
trarice, went over the top yesterday
with subscriptions for 100000 worth
of bonds. leading the local theaters in
this respect for the day. R +. H.
Lyon of the liberty loan committee
Iuljan RrS-la WSki h3
charge of the efforts inside the thea
ter, where Frances A. SebrinE and
Samuel Herrick were the speakers.
The booth was operated by Aaron
Bryfawski. treasurer of the theater
company. with the purose of securing
a quarter of d million dollars in sub
scriptions.
Tie total amount subscribed at the
Cosmos for the three days of the drive
thus far amount to $4,000. and the
management feels this is in advance
of Expectations and augurs well for
theAuarter of a million hoped for.
Sdusa's Parade; Rally at Hut.
The principal features Of the fourth
1oan campaign in Washington yeSter-
day consisted of concerts and parad-
ing by the famous Great Lakes Naval
Band, led by Lieut.. John Philip Sousa.
andsa large rally at the Liberty Hut
in the evening, where Vice President
Marshall was the principal speaker.
Anumber of informal bond rallies
were held in various departments and
bureaus and several business instltu-
tionS. The big auto sales truck with
its half dozen Strong-voiced statesmen
andits singers and other entertainers
Attracted much interest in the down.
town section and, according to all re-
ports made, bond sales went far be-
yond expectations.
What Washington was denied in the
way of music on the opening day of
the campaign was made up for yester,
day-and last night. Lieut.. Sousa and
his 500 naval musicians gave the cap
ital q real treat and the parade of
this outfit and its several concerts
evoked much enthusiasm.
Vice President Marshall Speaks.
Hundreds of persons were turned
,hway from the Liberty Hut rally last
night, and the several thousand who
wore fortunate to gain admission were
fstfrred to great depths of patriotism
president Marshall. Corp. Tanner, a
veteran of the civil war. and Charles
w Darr. who presided at the meeting.
The Vice President made an impress
eive appeal to his many auditors to
give their full support to the govern
7nent and he provoked much cheering
when he declared I'VE must stand be-
hind the one man who can lead the
American people to victory in this
erisis-Woodrow Wilson
Million and Half Subscribed.
1t was announced later that subscrip-
tions to the loan taken during the
rally last night amounted to nearly
$1,500.000.