The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-11
EX-UNION LEAGUE
/ HEAD STIRS EN- UP
Samuel w. Fairchild Induces
Sales Of $4,000 Worth
of Small Bonds.
Mss GREENE HELPS TOO
. 3. COnsul-General to Liberia
Boosts Buying With Rat
Ting Good Talk.

s. Samuel W. Fairchlld, former presi-
lent Of the Union League Club and
lead of the special war committee that
n running the daily Liberty Loan meet
Ihgs at the stand in front of the club
uilding. Jumped into the bond selling
"a .the stand yesterday and with Miss
Belle Da Costa Greene got rid of more
<han $4,000 worth OF bonds In small
denominations.
n Miss Greene and committee of
Women representing the Army and Navy
Elub have charge Of the booth in the
fbwer story Of the stand and sell bonds
10 the persons whom the entertain
nent from the upper story. provided by
<he Union League Club. causes to open
thsir pursestrings and lend bit to
Cncle Sam.
NLoan somcisis stiil Have Faith.
q afr. Fairchild made the frst speech
Yesterday. He told the crowd that
hacked Fifth avenue from curb to curb
md from Thirty-nlnth street nearly to
fortieth that he had just come from a
meeting Of the Liberty Loan commit
re and that they were discouraged,
4 ."They believe you'll put 1t over" he
naid. Now, come on! II you can't
vuy 500 bond split It and buy two
&fties. Haven't some OF you got sons
d France?"
b MANY OF u.s." cried q dozen voices in
he throng and hands went UP.
n what are you going to do about t.?
Bet those boys bear all the burden?
Aren't you going to back them up?
What can they do without arms and
bod? Come. now---I thought this af-
ternoon 1 couldn't buy another bond?
10y pockets are empty. but ! tell you
THAT I'll do. / want TO sell ten bonds
light here. and II you'll buy that many
III take an equal amount II the banks
Ff1l trust me-"
e Miss Greene. waving blank bond APP
plications In both hands. darted in and
out through the people. threading her
Nay dexterously among the closely
backed forms, making dynamic appeals
10 every one who looked the least bit
Ike opening UP. In a minute she
brought a small middle aged woman in
plain little turban and rather shabby
Nress to the booth. The woman wore
q service flag with four stars.
q 1--WE got two sons over there and two
brothers." she said my sons have
Sven me power of attorney to handle
fheir pay. and I'm going to put 1t in
liberty bonds. Here's the oldest boys
nfcture." She drew q dim photograph
tall lad In khaki from her worn
hg and showed 1t proudly.
& Personalities Prove Effective.
Other buyers struggled up. some con-
xoyed by Miss Greene and some conn
hg by themselves. Mr.. Fairchild,
Handing aloft. picked out those he
thought ought to lend their ready cash
70 Uncle Sam and focused attention on
fhem in such a manner that he made up
everal peoples minds for them before
hey knew what he was about.
"See that handsome lady over there.
hes going to buy a bond, know.
She looks too patriotic and nice not TO-"
Mr.. Fairchild would exclalm in stem
eorian tones; and how could the lady
nus fatteringly alluded to help doing
De- requested?
LDr. Ernest Lyon United States Consul
General to Liberia. who is here to aid
ne Fourth Liberty Loan, made a rat
flfng speech full Of stories that pleased
NE crowd highly and declared that our
poys would "fasten the Stars and Stripes
On Kaiser Bills throne" He said he
vas busted" buying bonds but was
1oing to buy some more. Arthur Byron,
TIE next speaker. praised the diplomacy
nown In President Wilson's reply to
&ermany's peace proposals.
1.-THE Kaiser comes to our kitchen win
dpw with n covered basket and says.
Have peace" And the President
looks out of the window and asks What
nave you in your basket" In other
words, he passes the buck.
E'We're going to lick Germany to q
finfsh, SO buy a bond. Buy one for q
hundred II you can't do more and add
'dread' to the Hun The Boche thought
W were towards and they supermen.
Well. SO far our boys have been the
oars and the Germans the supers."
Bond Sales Punctuate Speech.
ECapt. w. A. KimbaI made a vigorous
unconditional surrender speech and
declared that the Hun was clicked to a
dnish" IL he did what the Presidents
note demanded. Mr. Wilson'S words"
he said. were the words Of the keenest
az diplomats"
1.-THE speakers talk was much inter-
Tnpted by shouts from Mr.. Fairchild,
such as wait a minute, Captain, your
etpQuence has inspired this man to buy
two bonds walt till I bring him up"
The Captain waited with great cheer
fulness. At the end OF his speech he
thought out from his pocket Liberty
bond and small American nag pinned
tcgether.
f'You can't have one without both"
he exclaimed.
yrhe battleship Recruit in Union
Square sent its band to play for the
rally and Miss Edna Joyce. yeoman,
sing. Just as the gathering was break
ink UP George L. Upshur. a descendant
q George Washington. sprang up on
thp curb from the street and made an
inlpromptu speech that started up the
subscribing again.
with yesterdays sales this booth
counts total OF $4,000 in subscrip-
TONS for bonds.