Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-25
C|NCR HONOR FLAG
TOMORROW |SA|M
District Is Within 49, COZ, 25O
of Goal and Big Drive
Is Now On.
SOME PLEDGES UNKEPT

liberty loan drive here today and to-
morrow. Those managing the cam
paign in Washington are determined
that the dtys honor flag shall be the
feature Of the Liberty day celebration
tomorrow and are making smashing
drive to reach the s12.800.000 quota in
time. 4SEA
According to figures furnished by all
but one of the forty-three banks and
trust companies, at 10 o'clock this
morning the bond sales in Washington
total s9.19S.7S0. This is an increase of
sl.o1S,25O over yesterday and is S.
Coz. $50 less than the quota
Today's figures show that the national
banks have made sales amounting to
s4.s06.350; the trust companies, s2,SS2,-
$50; the savings banks $1,S52,00O and
private banks. s57.S50. The total num-
Der of subscribers reported by the
banks is 32,027.
These figures are looked upon by the
local liberty loan committee as official
and represent only actual sales.--future
subscriptions which have been cleared
through the banks. They do not in
clude thousands of pledges-many for
large amounts-made through many
agencies working throughout the city
In the interest of the campaign.
Wants Pledges Made Good.
1t is these pledges which the local
committee is SO anxious to have made
good. so to speak. between now and
parade time tomorrow. The members
of the committee are today making
persistant effort to round up all those
who have SO pledged themselves and
who have not yet made the subscrip-
tions actual or official by starting pay
ments on them.
To overcome the tagging which has
been a source of disappointment to the
committee in view of its added desire
to have the honor flag in the parade to-
morrow, the committee Is today losing
no opportunity to boost the sales and
raise the total. If this is accomplished
by tomorrow, the committee points out
that the sales in the city will be stimu-
lated just that much moro in carrying
on the loan drive to the end, at which
time it Is expected Washington will
finish with total of more than $25. ooo.-
goo, thereby emitting 1T to add blue
star to its honor flag.
1t was announced at the local head
quarters at noon today that reports were
being made by banks which were most
favorable, and which had tendency to
make the committee feel more sanguine
about winning the honor nag by tomor-
row. At one bank sales this morning
are known to have amounted to more
than 100000 and at another the sales
are said to run nearly as large.
Banks to Remain Open.
ness until 8 o'clock tonight in order to
accommodate those who could not con-
reniently attend to their liberty bond
purchases during the regular hours.
An effort Is being made by the COM
mittee to have the British war play
Getting Together" which is playing
at Polls this week. and which Is tour
ing the country under the auspices Of
the British war Office, give a perform
ance Sunday afternoon at the OPEN
air theater in Potomac Park. This play
is looked upon as one Of the most stir.
ring and realistic war plays ever seen
on any stage. and IL the public Of
Washington is given the opportunity
of seeing 1t next Sunday the commit
tee is confident that the loan drive here
would be greatly stimulated
1t is pointed out that the perform
ance could not help but serve as an In
tee. who witnessed the play. declared
that no red-blooded American could see
this play without wanting to buy every
liberty bond within his means.
Late Subscriptions Expected.
/ Members of the committee managing
the loan drive are of the opinion that
business establishments who have been
holding back subscriptions will come
in with rush today.
One of the factors in this connection
Is that they were heavy subscribers
to the first and second loans. Another
is the fact that the income taxes and
excess profits taxes require large
amounts of cash.
These taxes are due and payable on
June 10. No deferred payments will
be allowed.
According to an expression made by
a bank official this morning, q number
OF people are amazingly unfamiliar
with the details concerning the new
bonds and their purchase, In spite Of
the vast amount Of publication on the
subject He said that any number of
people do not realize that 1t is neces-
sary to make only S. payment to
enable them to subscribe to q bond
In this connection it Is pointed out
that in buying the bonds on the in
stsllment plan 1t Ia necessary to pay
20 per cent on May %, IS per cent
installment payment is required to be
made in June. on account Of the tax
payments which will fall due in that
month.
fore May 4. but the bonds all viii not
be delivered until after May on any
subscription for an amount exceeding
$4,000.
Difference in Governments.
Eugene E. Thompson. secretary OF
the local committee. in discussing to-
day the progress Of the campaign said:
at has been said that the difference
between the American government and
the German government, in their war
loans. is that the American govern
nent beseeches the people to buy it's
war bonds, while the German govern
ment commands them to buy. 1t would
be un-American for US to command any
one to buy bonds. but that Is all the
more reason why we should voluntarily
do 1t.
1.-THE last week Of the campaign is
fast approaching" he continued 1--WE
are not satisfied with the results, be-
cause we think the subscriptions should
of them. We are not going to be sat
isfed with the results until May 4, be-
cause we are going to put in every
hour to encourage subscriptions to the
loan. so that Washington will do its
share. and its share will not be done
until we have utilized every minute of
our campaign. Every day we lag may
add months to the war"
It was announced today that the
ten-minute rally held yesterday for the
employees of Sidney West, at which ap-
peals were made by Charles w. Semmes,
Robert N. Harper and others, more
than $4,000 worth Of subscriptions
were pledged.
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