Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-05
Midnight Climax Of City
Campaign to Sell Bonds
Ends Day of Enthusiasm
Continued from First Pase.)


swarmed with pretty girls appealing to the
passersby to subscribe to the loan.
From the start to the finish the drive
in Washington was q we'll managed. en-
thusiastic and determined one. The fact
that the quota was reached SIX days ago
failed to bring about a tendency OF easing
up; on the contrary, the committee ap-
peared to go at the undertaking so much
harder. and to have only ono OBJECT IN
view-that Of simply piling up the over yer.
thoroughly. and 1t seems impossible Tor
any one to have been overlooked.
President Buys Still Another.
President Wilson received q great
demonstration last night at local
theater when four-minute speaker
announced that he had bought still an
other bond, this time one for $500. Last
Wednesday. when the President agreed
to sponsor the match the President
movement by buying ty-dollar BOND
on the installment plan after previous
ly subscribing for nearly $4,000, II was
believed he had reached his maximum
effort.
Last night a man in the theater au-
dience announced that he would ouy q
SIS, 900 bond II ten other persons present
Eight persons quickly met the chal-
lenge; then there was a pause. The
President from his box. quietly beck
oned to an usher and told him to INFORM
the speaker that he would take one OF
the bonds The announcement started
a wave of buying that extended even to
the chorus, every member Of the COM
pany purchasing a bond and swelling
the nights total at the theater to moro
than $4,000.
Big Night at Keith's Theater.
Probably the most successful loan
rally held during the campaign, SO far
as results are concerned, was the one
conducted at Keith's Theater last night,
when a total of $2,250,000 in subscrip-
lions were received. More than an hour
was spent in the matching bee, and
when it seemed as though the last OF
the pledges had been collected, John
mittee, announced that a. prominent
citizen of Washington. who for the
present did not want his name made
public, had given him subscription Tor
plause, particularly since Frederic J.
Haskin, who was conducting the rally.
had announced earlier that Washington
was. from the latest Information. run
ming q neck-and-neck race with C1eve-
land. Ohio, in the matter OF totals.
Considerable Of a boost was given to
the matching bee when Charles H. But
Ter announced that Francis r. Mayer.
president of the French Canadian
Steamship Company, who recently
bought residence in Washington. had
authorized him to pledge him for $780,
900 If it would be matched last night.
Later when Mr.. Haskin announced that
the offer had been matched there was
a burst Of applause.
John Barrett Among Speakers.
Among those who made addresses
at Keith's were John. Barrett, director
Of the pan-American Union; Charles
sales committee; Sergt. John ]. He6er-
nan of Pershing's army. and Manager
of Keith's. Sixty soldiers col
lected the cards in the audience and
the Navy Jazz Band every now and
then enlivsned the occasion with music.
committee addressed the audience at
the Belasco Theater and more than
$4,000 was subscribed to the loan. Jo-
seph Stoddard was the speaker at the
National Theater.
Four-Minute Speakers Last Night.
The following made four-minute
speeches last night at the theaters:
KnieH ss and lyric Lyric: [. ]. '" Mathsr .
Regent; W. c. Lee, Elite and Raphael;
]. B. Barnhill, Circle and Penn Gar
dens: Gilbert L. Hall Garden and
Strand; Edgar b Merritt, Crandalls
and Leader: Kenneth FRomney, Casino;
N. o. Leighton. Plaza and Cosmos;
Samuel Herrick. Apollo and Empire;
Harold E. Warner, Masonic Temple and
Hippodrome; Charles N. Joyce, Ave-
nue. Grand and Stanton.
A. ]. Driscoll, president Of the Mid
City Citizens Association, announced
last night that the association raised
a total Of $4,000 worth Of bonds At
the rally held more han week ago
In Flynn's Hall, 9Th and K streets.
the members subscribed for 5000
worth of the securities, and since that
time approximately $500 worth of sub
scriptions have been secured.
$3.50 Pledged at daysty Theater.
1t was announced at the Gayety
Theater last night at the conclusion
of the liberty bond rally that total
of $73 900 worth Of the bonds had been
pledged through the activities at this
theater during the past week. Mem
bers Of the local committee made stir
ring addresses at each performance.
both afternoon and night. and their
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