The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
5000 WOMEN
| VOLUNTEER In
| BOND CAMPAIGN
iouse-to-House Canvass
Brings Fine Results
on First Day.

The first day Of the last half Of the
,Lfberty Loan drive saw renewed actiy-
,ity In every division OF the woman's
couamfttee. More than 5000 loyal
fVashington women pinned on The
tsIIberty Loan volunteer button and
-ta-ted out valiantly on the house-to-
.l.euse c4nvass which Is to comb WASH
f1tfon for Is stay-at-home bonds.
one wornan secured 5000 worth Of
.So1ds hsr first days effort. The
siarsest sinyie bond subscribed was
for 1900. and was pledged by Bit
more street resident. Although the
bonds sold to householders were main
ly Of small denominations, there was
at least one bond for 1900. and one
for 800 in the days returns.
A girl scout. little Ruth ouistorf.
living at SIS Thirteenth street north
east, secured $500 worth of bonds In
her canvass.
Mrs. Stephen G. Porter, chairman
of the committee, reported that in
some apartments admission was re-
fused to bond canvassers.
Bonds Open ROOM
This Is the FIRST time the Presi-
dents room has ever been opened
to the public. Every person Sub
scribing for a liberty bond here today
will be given a special certificate
showing that the bond was bought
IN the Presidents room"
This Is the new sign which Is at
tracing attention to the sale OF
bonds at the door Of the room in
the Union Station in which the Ital-
ian war relics are on view. Mrs.
Louis Brownlow. who Is In charge
Of the bond sales there. reports a
steady stream Of sales. Mrs. Brown
lows two weeks report showed
pledges to the amount of so, 80 This
included one subscription of 5000.
and five for $1,000; the balance has
been accumulated in small pledges
from the passers-by.
Mrs. Brownlow told interesting sto-
ries OF patrons Of her booth. One
old father who had Just lost his only
son in the army came through the
Presidents room yesterday, and.
stopping at the booth, took a 800
subscription.
Mrs. Brownlow referred to the pa
triotism Of the italian laborers.
They seem to give to the last
penny" she said.
Some cannot sign their names.
but they understand the meaning of
the liberty bond"
College Girls Aid.
Trinity College pupils yesterday
made a good start in the bullet-booth
drive, with 81 800 for their afternoons
work This afternoon the girls of the
Colonial School will exert their
charms and attract liberty bond
buyers to the gray bomb booths. The
young ladies who will act as sales
women are:
Misses Nina williams, Helen Pier
son, Catherine Matcham, Catherine
Davis. Elizabeth Merriam. Alice
Kelly, May Tierson, Opal Norton,
Ruth Flock. Lillian Schmitt. Will
iamina Lamont, Edith Sanborn,
Elizabeth Drake. Eta Taylor, and
Claribell GoOderich.
Mrs. Robert Lansing was in charge
Of the sales table at the women's
committee yesterday afternoon, at 1224
F street. Today Mrs. ]. B. Kendrick
will be in charge. and tomorrow Mrs.
Albert Sydney Burleson. wife Of the
Postmaster General, will sell bonds.
Mrs Julius Rosenwald, wife Of the
member Of the Council Of National
Defense, will speak on the liberty
loan this evening at s o'clock in the
rooms Of the Swedish Society of
Washington, at Eleventh and Z
streets northwest
Hon Richard Olney, Representative
from Massachusetts, and Capt. Ken
nedy. who has seen active service on
the French front will speak at the
Raleigh Hotel tonight at $50.