Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-05
WOMEN ADVANCE
in LOAN DRIVES
John Wanamaker's Sub
scription of $4,000
Credited to Committee
ROAD TO BERLIN" AIDS

Women Liberty Loan canvasscrs are
nj work with new vim. greatly encour-
aged by the S2,5oO.00O subscription made
by John Wanamaker and his store en-
ployes Credit for this subscription
Emergency Aid aides. of which Mrs.
the largest yet given by an individual
goes to the women's committee. because
II was taken by woman worker of the
Norman Macleod is Chairmnn.
Mr. Wanamaker's letter to Mrs wal
ter :. Thomson, chairman of the women's
Liberty Loan committee. informing her
or the subscription. follt'ws:
Dear Mrs. Thomson-Miss Gretchen
clay is the friendly messenger who
hears 70 you this letter informing you
that my subscription to- the fourth Lib
erty Loan H. to go TO the womCns com
miiteo. to he paid over through the Phil
adclphia National Bank in the sum of
two millions 0f dollars for our Philadel-
phia store, which also subscrihea $500
600 from its people, who are proud to
he helpers with us. making n total of
S2.5oo,0oo, all'through your cnlcicot COM
mittee, Very truly yours.
JOHN WANAM MAKER."
Taking Town or Two Daily"
I'VE are advancing and taking town
or two a day on our road TO Bprlin.' -"
declared Mrs. Checsman \. Hcrrick,
chairman of the North PhiladelDhia dis
'r"t Of the womcr's Liberty Loan COM
mittee, in commenting on the progress
that has been made in the drive since
the map showing the road to Berlin was
placed outside the committees head
quarters.
The road is being paved with stickers
bearing the names of North philadelphia
bond purchasers and is rousing much in
tcrest throughout the district
Work on the road thus far represents
a total Of more than $500 900. The
road 10 Berlin" extends from the Amer
lean headquarters behind Nancy and
following aI irregular course, takes i'm
all the more important cities and towns
till Berlin is reached.
Up till the Board of feath's ruling
closing gathering places. the thea
tcrs of North Philadelphia obtained
$4,000 in subscriptions The committee
in charge expects to erect booths imme-
diately now that the theatres are closed
The North Philadelphia Catholic women,
under the Chairmanship Of AIRS. Walter
A. Nash, are turning in many subRcrip-
tons and the reCtOrS OF all the Catholic
churches are cooperating with the wo-
men to the limit
French Committee Gets $4,000
In the South Philadelphia district
nearly $4,000 has been contributed hy
the French committee, Of which Mrs
Cornelius Stevenson is chairman There
are only 1000 French citizens in the dis
trict. The 500 Czecho- -SlovaEs I'm the
district have bough, $500 worth of
bonds so far, They are headed by Mrs
John W. France.
Among her other reports Mrs Paul
Denck'a Mills, chairman of the central
city district, said the Lutheran Church
of the Holy Communion committee, Mrs
w. $. Toner chairman, had disposed of
$3.50 worth of bonds The Episcopal
Academy has obtained s3S,700 in sub
scriptions; Girls Friendly Society
Si7O0; the victory ear committee, Mrs.
George A, Dunning, chairman, $3.50.
The artists on the roof of the Bellevue
Stratford have sold $i50,O00 worth of
bonds to date. This committee is head
ed by Miss Eleanor T. Chandler.