Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-28


City Dropping Literature-Fron
Now on Slogan Will be cover the
Top"-Mauy Bonds Already Sold
The Liberty Loan campaign is on
1t was formally launched at moor
today when Aviator W. L. Bonney
general manager Of the Alexandra
Aircraft Corpora ation, made a figh
over the city dropping Liberty Loan
literature.
Hundreds of persons on King street
as we'll as other streets were thrilled
as the aviator circled over their
heads. Fire engine bells were rung anf
whistles blown.
The literature was dropped in show
ers and in its decent looked as though
fcck of birds were flying through the
! air.
The leaflets were headed "a Nation
Can Thrive Only Through the Thrift
of It's People" Following this slogan
was:
"If every one could sce to his own
reformation,
How easily we could reform a nation"
Concluding, the .leaflet reads, "1ou
are urged to begin now to adjust your
affairs so as to enable you to subscribe
to the maximum OF your ability to the
next government bond issue.
We urge this because
1t will help you
1t will help your family
1t will help your country
1t will help civilization.
Alexandria is determined to ego
over the top" on this loan and already
several hundred Thousand dollars
worth of bonds have been subscribed
for. There is to be an energetic cam
paign from now until the close of the
sale, October 10, and the slogan will
&c "Over the top
Committees in Charge.
The executive committee of the
Fourth Liberty Loan follows: Leo P.
Eorlow, chairman; Carroll Pierce, vice
chairman; j. T. Preston, secretary.
Edward E. Allen, W. c. Artz, H.
A. Bales. Judge L. c. Barley, Gardner
L. Boothe, N. L. BUwsen, Judge s. G.
Brent, A. D. Brockett, Harry Brown, c.
s. 7. Burke, H. R. Burke, R NJ. Col
vim, P. E. Cliff, T. E. Dyson, 7. A.
Fisher, Harry Hammond, John T. Har-
rison, M. B. Harlow, George D. Hop
I;ins, A. L. Howard, F. Fl. Higgins,
Pobt. S. Jones, W. H. P. Kelly, Miss
Mary Lindsey, Wallace Lindsey, B. X.
Little, F. F. Marbury, NJ. NJ. Much,
Judge C. E. Nicol, ]. /. Perry, S. W..
Pitts, Leopold Ruben, H. w. Smith.
+. E. Sebrell, VIM. A. Smoot, Jr., VIM.
3. Smoot, W. H. Sweeney, J. H.
Trimyer, Geo. f. Warfeld,"J. Y. Will
sams, r. L. Payne, o. II. Kirk.
!. Other committees are:-Steam rail-
way employes-H. A. Bales, chair
man, G. r .Buddin, vice chairman; c.
R. Craddock, NJ. B. Apperson, P. F.
Wade, G.. w. Thornhill, W. E., Midkiff,
f. Fuller, H. B. Munday.
FraternalAJ. H. Trimyer, chair
man:gG. w: Bontz, Jr., w. c. Cunning
ham,;,J. T.. .Luckett, R c. Sullivan, II.
Friedlander, w. L. Allen. j: E. W.
Timberman, j. E. Shinn, W. La
than, w. P. Woolls, George W. Zach
ary, Joseph H. West.
Publicity-S. w. Pitts, chairman;
Paul B. Hulfsh. ". H. ,Peele, Joseph
H. schwarzmann, James +: Peyton,
NJ. T.: Dwyer.
Carpenters and joiners-Edward Il.
Allen, cnalrIlaIi, A@ooe't ii"'ti"' t'""
Fones.
Trades of city-John T. Harrison,
chairman. ,
Electric railway employees. E.
Cliff, chairman.
Meetings and celebrations-O. Fl.
Kirk, chairman.
A meeting of the entire committees
is scheduled to be held at 4 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon in the rooms of the
Chamber of Commerce at which time
an organization will be completed
and reports received from the differ
ent committees.