Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-08
r. WOMEN
WIN LOAN FLAG
Mrs. George d. Dixon's
Committee Takes Days
Honor With $718.7OO
PLAN THREE.DAY DRIVE
Workers Overlooking Nothing
as They Prepare for Whirl.
wind Finish of Week

a While Workers Of the womens LlpeT'S
loan committee are making every prep
.aration for a great drive Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday. they are not neglect
ing any present opportunities. Women III
the many booths are doing splendid work.
To the Pennsylvania Railroad
lwomen's war relief committee. Mrs
SCeorse Dallas Dixon. chairman. the hon
Tor gag went today for obtaining 'ne
jlsrrest subscriptions in one day MIS-
jDixon and Mrs. H. e. Fahnestock were
lin charge of the booth in Broad Stree'
station YESTERDAY when s71s7oo in Sub
lscriptions was obtained
! The Emergency Aid Aides. VINO nave
scharge of sixteen booths in various parts
lof the city reported f6l 900 Tor the laS'
ltwenty-four hours. Both men and women
are still sending messages I" 'he
Kaiser" at the Liberty statue booth each
'day
The Colonial DANES booth In Inde-
ipendence Hall. Mrs James ~ WinSor
lIr chairman reported fourteen sub
,scriptions totaling sl36.65o. TINS IN
lcludes a subscription Of sloo,OoO from
the estate OF William n. Winsor
s,io0 For Victory Beii
The victory bell committee. Mrs
George A Dunnius. chairman. reported
,s740O worth of bonds sold
Keep on selling bonds vas 'h"
message sent 10 public school teachers
and pupils by Mrs. +. r. S'oteshur'
lchairman of the public school ioan com
mittee.
.sIf the schools do not reopen w'thln
= week" she continued. notices VIII
appear in the papers telling you "her'
'f6 send your subscriptions 50 lheN may
res eh the committee In time and "'1
may have credit for them. Remember.
every pupil selling fNe Liberty B''a'
wins an honor bar as souvenir ~ nl-
part in the fourth Liberty Lean 'an-
psian.'
Among the large subscriptions re-
lported 10 the women's Liberty Loan
iccmmit,ee late yesterday was tina; from
,schlicter. .Iute Cordage Company for
.s1eN 600 and one Of equal amount FROM
Mrs Isaac schlchter. given through me
Northeast Philadelphia district. Of which
Mrs John W Meyer is chairman.
In North Phiiade'rhia
I WORKERS in the North philadelphis
district under the leadership Of Ms.
.rheesman Herrick have Instituted az
aggressive house-to-house canvas and
scores of patriotic women. sensing the
sifuation. have volunteered their serN-
ices They were greatly encouraged
with the receipt OF subscriptions totslins
QB435o from the Friends Central School
and system. Fifteenth and Race streets.
This vas repor d by Mrs J. NJ. Jsmi-
son, head OF the North Philadelphia pri-
vate schools and colleges division The
Young F'rlenf.' Association has a hand
,someiy dec 4 4 booth in front Of its
building. amp Fire girls, under
lthe direction Miss Adele Levi. and the
Girl Scouts. are also active in this dis,
kfict.
Many Of the school teachers and pupils
are continuing their solicitation OF sub.
scriptions. and their reports. as soon as
the schools are allowed open. are eX-
pected greatly to increase the present
totals. Or Lucy Wilson principal OF
Hhe South Philadelphia High School and
Fight of the faculty have volunteered as
nurses on The STAFF Of the Howard Hos
YifaI m fahf tba ma