Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-19
MRS. LIT STARS
AS BOND SELLER
Sales Made by Single Com
mittee of Women
Total a Million
GRAND TOTAL S12,496,SOO

The long, steady pull Of the women
Liberty Loan workers has been reward
ed by another million and half day
Thursdays total, in fact, was better
than wednesdays, Il was announced last
night BY Mrs. John c. Groome in report
ing subscriptions for Si,65i,OOO secured
yesterday through the concerted efforts
Of the women. This brings the grand
total for the women so far up to S12,-
f9e,s0o.
The total Of the stores committee of
the central city alone was s617,35o.
Mrs. Samuel u. Lit, of Team No.
Of the stores committee, went "over the
top for total Of sl,oOO.OOO. Mrs Liz
has brought In subscriptions ranging
from 500. 600 to 100000 each.
"Perfectly marvellous" was the COM
rnent of Mrs Paul Denckla Mills, chair
man of the central city district, when
the latest figures were read to her. Six
millions or about half of the womeus
present total Of $12,0O0,0OO. are credited
70 the efforts of Mrs. Mills and her
helpers. at Is every bit due to the
splendid teamwork they have given"
saws Mrs. Mills in enthusiastic appreCia-
tlOu VI Aiit SuIloiN 6aNNA' ~ Al'A'
Women Canvass Homes
with more than $4,000. 900 to their
credit the workers of the womens Lib
erty Loan committee concentrated their
efforts on the house-to-house canvass,
which to date has yielded excellent re-
suits.
Downtown. under the leadership Of
Mrs. William IL. Wilson, the workers
spread out In every ward from Spruce
street to League Island. and at noon
sent i'm glowing reports to headquarters.
Mrs Walter J. Freeman. district
chairman, reported good results among
foreign-born. although many of the
householders said their husbands had
subscribed in the factories and shops
or through the foreign committees.
Mrs. Samuel d. Lit, leader Of Team
No. /. of the stores committee. headed
by Mrs. Thomas j. Dolan, reported a
$4,000 subscription from John thinner
man Mrs. Lit predicted her total would
be 81 1000, 600 before the end of the week
She has passed the 100000 mark.
Children of the Holy Angels Church
parish. in oak Lane. have subscribed
for $500 in bonds, and to get the money
to pay for them they will work on farms
this summer. The announcement of the
youngsters was made at a meeting on
Wednesday, when the parish subscribed
for S111,75O.
Victory Car Is Active
The victory car manned by members
OF the Woman Suffrage party, collected
5000 worth of subscriptions in a tour
that coverA Fifty-second street and
Market, Sixtieth street and Market The
Broad Street Station and the Reading
Terminal.
The Rev. Arthur Hart, rector of 81
Joseph's Church, Willing's alley and
Third street, has turned in Sl4,SjO i'm
bonds to the women's committee.
Figures from district chairmen of the
wonen's committee show no abatement
The South Philadelphia women workers
came in second, following the central
city committee, with S201, 800, accord
ing TO the report of Chairman Mrs
Walter ]. Freeman, The central CITY
committed, led by Mrs Paul DenckIa
Mills. was first with S617,35O. Other
districts reported as follows: West
Philadelphia, Mrs. B. f. Richardson
sg4,15O; Falls of Schuylkill, Mrs. Bessie
Dobson Altemus. $59,5OO; ChestnuRHIU
Mrs Francis S. McTlhenny, S4S,55O,
north rural, Mrs Charles S. Wurts. sIA
400; northeast, Mrs. John w. Mover
s59,65O; Germantown, Mrs. w. r. Chr
ley, S59,s50; Kensington. Mrs. r. r p
Bradford, s16,S5O, and North PhilodeI-
phia. Mrs. Wilmer Krusen, $5l,G5O.