The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1918-09-28
MUSIC AND SPEECH
AND MARCHING MEN
SPEED LOAN DRIVE
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Lutte to the boys over there for whom
the great drive had been begun. And
thousands OF men and women stopped
where they stood and they too faced
East for five minutes.
This was the signal for the opening
OF the sale of bonds. All over the city
booths were thrown open with women,
pretty girls and some OF Pershing's
brave men in charge, and the great
campaign for the Fourth Liberty
Loan was on.
There we're two parades, one from
ST. Patrick's Cathedral, where a SOL
emn requiem mass was celebrated for
the ropose OF the souls Of the men of
the seth who had made the supreme
sacrifice in France. The other started
from Bowling Green. the destination
OF both being the Altar OF Liberty
in Madison Square.
This parade marched from Bowling
Green at $50 o'clock this morning.
First came NE mounted police. then
the band OF the 22d Infantry and n
battalion of the 22d from Governor 5
Island, at the head OF which was Gen.
o. B. Bridgeman and his Chief OF
Stan, Col. w. II. Chaplin. The Ben
sonhurst Naval Station band fol-
lowed, preceding six companies of
blueJackets In command OF Ensign
Thomas Green. The police band
brought up the rear.
The line OF march was through
Beaver Street to Broad and to the
Sub-Treasury Building. where the
ed Band played The Star-Spangled
Banner" The parade then went
through Wall Street and up Broad
way to City Hall Park
The police band gave a concert n
City Hall Park where the bonds were
being sold under the canopy OF Lib
erty Bell. The park was jammed
from ll.30 O'Clock for the rest Of the
dav and the sslesmen found ready
and hearty support from the bidders
for the bonds. Mayor Hylan laid the
corner stono OF the Liberty SHAFT,
which is to be built OF $4,000 bricks. a
brick for every $50 bond sold. Those
BRICKS were kept pilng UP without
letup.
Every time a 81 1000 bond was pur-
chased n great stroke was given on
a big bell buoy. and that clang was
the sweetest music ever heard in
the park. 1t was heard many times
in the first hour.
Brooklyn started it's campaign this
afternoon in Prospect Park and will
continue tt through the night. Eight
meetings will be held in various parts
OF Staten Island before tho night Is
through. Queens has made a good
start toward the fine showing the
borough made in the last campaign.
All Of the 5000 employees OF tho
Morse Dry Dock and Repair Com
pany, South Brooklyn, pledged them
selves to subscribe to the Fourth
Liberty Loan when Harry A. Han
bury, former Congressman. spoke in
the yard at noon to-day.
over in the navy yard they had an
offigy Of the Kaiser hung to a der
rick. Every time bond was bought
the Kaiser went higher. In the first
hour he went up 300 feet. In the first
half hour s1s7, 900 had been subscribed
by the employees OF the yard. and
they pledged themselves TO raise half
a million.
Five thousand people gathered out
side the Liberty Theatre in front OF
the Public Library on Fifth Avenue
soon after noon, which was opened
by the Stage Womcn's War Relief.
An address was made by Gov. Whit
man.
Two war relic" trains, containing
trophies won by Pershing's men,
started on a twenty-tWo-day journey
through the Second Federal District.
They will take in the rural sections OF
New York, fourteen counties in north
EN- New Jersey and Fairfield County,
connecticut. The relics will be ex-
htbMed in ia towns. Stops OF two
hours will be made in each town.
Accompanying the trains are vete-
rams OF Pershing's troops, members
Of the French Foreign Legion, the
Canadian Army and naval guards.
The relics comprise large and small
guns, trench mortars, mine throwers,
rifles, shells, helmets and the like.
President Wilson was the feature of
last nights opening OF the campaign
and his appearance before n notable
audience in the Metropolitan Opera
House was tho signal tor the begin
ming OF the great noise which shook
the city from one end TO the other.
Among the guests was Secretary OF
the Treasury McAdOO.
The noise began, in fact, before the
President reached the Opera House
and for twenty minutes sirens,
whistles, bells and horns carried the
message from the boys at the front
for the people at home 10 get busy in
the purchase OF bonds. Firth Avenue
was brilliantly lighted along the Ave
nue. OF the Allies and Broadway was
lane OF red fire.
At midnight while thousands
cheered, Gov. Whitman bought the
first bond sold at Liberty Hall n