The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-30
SPEEDING UP
The FIGHTING
FOURTH LOAN
Tuesday Will be the Big
Day of the Drive
S150,000 ALREADY
SUBSCRIBED
Tuesday Afternoon Will be
A General Holiday

The Fighting Fourth Liberty
loan campaign is going full steam
ahead in st. Johnsbury.
Splendid progress was made by
the local workers on Sunday and to-
day with the result that $150,000 had
been reported as subscribed for up to
noon today and>$78, 800 had actually
been turned into the local banks.
Tomorrow, Tuesday, will be virtu-
ally a holiday in St. Johnsbury. The
Fairbanks factory will close at noon.
Other local institutions are arranging
their affairs so that employees may
have an opportunity to take part in
the patriotic program. The St.
Johnsbury band with unfailing pat
riotism, give their services to cheer
our people or in this glorious fight.
Tuesday is to be the big day of the
local campaign and the committee
and canvassers are straining every
nerve to make up St. Johnsbury's
quota by Tuesday night. This can
only be accomplished if every man.,
woman and child does their full duty
ana QOeS l( promptly.
The program for Tuesday is as
follows:
All solicitors will endeavor to
round up the last of their customers
and prospects Tuesday forenoon.
|. Q) The bells of the town will
ring as an announcement that the
special war relic train is approaching
ST. Johnsbury and has passed Dan
vile station. Aerial bombs will be
sent off when the train arrives here.
(2) A Liberty Loan representa-
tive in charge of the train will make
brief address.
(3) Following this will be a five
minute speech.
(4) Talk by soldier recently re-
turned from France.
| (5) Address by good speaker in
the interest of the Fighting Fourth
Liberty Loan.
(6} Brief speech by-our St. Johns
bury Uncle Sam," whose fame has
spread throughout New England and
other states of this grand Union
which he SO typically represents.
CD inspection by the public OF
the exhibition on the special Wal
Relics train. A detail of soldiers
will be in charge to show and explain
exhibits.
Bond selling booths have been ar
ranged for in the Citizens Bank
building ard at the entrance of the
Please-U theatre.
Many instances have been reported
showing that St. Johnsbury solicitors
started promptly and are doing theil
work thoroughly and efficiently.
J. E. Cook took a subscription fol
a $4,000 bend from Mail Carrier
Frank Bailey while the bells anc
whistles were announcing the open
ing of the drive Saturday morning.
Mrs. Walter H. Young obtained
subscriptions of $500 in IS minute.
early Saturday.
St. Johnsbury Center had reported
$10,500 by Saturday night.
The Prudential Insurance Com
pany's subscription of $500 was an
nounced today by Superintendent R
c. A. Babcock, on behalf of himsel
and his associates in this town. It i
part of total subscription of $50,
100000 made to the loan by The Pru
dental, which is one of the larges
; subscriptions turned in in the Unite,
States. This is double the amour
taken by The Prudential in the las
/ loan and makes an aggregate of $780,
100000 by the Company for all fou
| loans. IN connection with today
2 subscription, Superintendent Babcoc
2 announced that the entire force O
!. $4,000 Prudential agents and repre-
sentatives throughout the countr
have been urged by President Fol
rest F. Dryden to get behind tn
loan to the utmost. Mr.. Dryden ha
asked them to give every availabl
minute to the. work of taking sui
: scriptions and this they have a
4 promised to do. The Prudential viii
also, conduct a national advertisin
campaign in the newspapers of tn
country in behalf of the loan
Have you bought your bond yet?
IF NOT do If r,ou1