The Washington times., 1918-05-02
BIG RUSH IS ON
IN buy ANOTHER
BOND" CAMPAIGN

Washington has accepted the chal-
lenge OF the President TO match"
him for his $50 dollar Third Liberty
Loan bond.
Liberty loan officials today esti-
mated that Washington's bond sale
total is above the $4,000. 900 mark
This estimate was inspired by the
tremendous activity which featured
the business of the banks following
the appeal of the President yesterday
for everyone to BUY an extra Liberty
bond.
A Liberty loan rally was held for
employees OF the Bureau OF Standards
early this afternoon when addresses
were made by Eugene E. Thompson.
of the Liberty loan committee, and
Sergeant Heffernan, a Pershing vet
eran.
Meeting At G. r. O.
The members OF the night force
OF the Government Printing office
will be addressed at 1880 o'clock to-
night by w. c. Nicholson. The audi
ence at the Strand Theater was ad-
dressed by Mr.. Nicholson last night.
He inaugurated a matching bee."|
which resulted in a total of S37, $50
OF loan subscriptions. Among these
were the subscription OF T. B. Brown,
OF New York, for $4,000.
Mrs. William A. Dudley. OF the
Brighton apartments. asked The
Times today to take her subscription
for $50 bond to match the Presi-
dents bond OF yesterday.
The Washington Chamber of Com
merce sent q letter to each Of its
members today, urging that an ad-,
ditional $50 bond be purchased by
the members to match the Presidents
bond.
Eighteen members OF the Florists
Club of Washington, who attended
meeting in Schmid's Hall last night,
each matched President Wilson's $50
bond, making a 100 per cent response.
Adopting as their slogan. Match
the Presidents Fifty" thousands OF
men and women marched on the Cap
itais banks yesterday, subscribing for
the bond that President Wilson
described as the extra boost that must
be given the war loan II 1t is to be
sufficiently oversubscribed to strike
terror to the hearts OF Americas enc
mics.
Wired to FOur-MInute Men.
The President's appeal for in
dividual subscribers to match his
"ifty" was flashed by telegraph 10
the four corners of the United States
yesterday. The telegram was sent TO
the 300 Four-Minute Men by William
Mccormick Blair as follows:
president Wilson, realizing the
vital necessity OF increasing number
and size Of individual subscriptions.
says he has already bought TO limit,
but offers to buy one more $50 bond,
installment plan, rate OF II cents
daily, and asks how many in all
A W,aarfraV, ayHdfannaE will him
for new or additional subscriptions.
His OFFER being made simultaneously
to every meeting in America Just as
II he were present"
One instance OF how the Presidents
appeal is being answered in Washing
ton was furnished today when ". s.
BeIk, Of 622 Sixth street northeast,
told The Times. answering the Presi-
dents challenge, he has purchased I'D
ditionsI $50 bonds for his wife, daugh-
ter. two sons and himself He has a
son IN the aviation corps and another
too young TO enlist.
The United states Food Admins
tratfon today reported q total Of 81
800, 900 subscribed up TO April 20 for
the third loan from .56S OF the $50
employees. The greater proportion Of
the amount. however. WILDE cleared
through out-of-town banks and will
not, therefore, be credited 20 Wash
iugton. This also Is true OF the War
Department. which 10 date reports q
total subscription OF S4,20I.3GO.
BY a unanimous vote the Associa-
tion OF Oldest Inhabitants OF the Dis
trict decided at a meeting Last night
TO invest 5000 in bonds. The money
for their purchase is TO be raised by
obtaining a loan on some stock which
the society holds.