The sun., 1918-09-22
FLAGS OF ALLIES TO
WAVE ON FIFTH AVE.
twenty-five Blocks VIII Be
Decorated With Colors Of
Different Nations.
TO BOOM BIG LOAN DRIVE
Altar Of Liberty Will Be Built
in Madison Square-Day
for Each Country.


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Avenue Association the Liberty Loan
-romm,ttee announced yes>stday that II
a.. corrn,stsd mana vhsrsby virtually
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che eht're snopp"s uisuS' y. S" s
nue. will be converted Into . huge patrt-
o,ie display for ths bsnsfit Of the fourth
Liberty Loan, which begins next Sat,ir-
-, m. .,sr,,s w,u io.. ~ ,asnt,tv
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practcaiiy tfo" Nsos"" oSuse "
Fifty-eishth street, becoming the Ave
Mi, Of tho Allies and each Of twenty
-. s,.or. min h.v. 4. a.cor. tiv. .ch.ro.
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based on inc nus ot one Oh tn0 s'heo
nations
rh. r,sn h.. b>>n csraf,,,iv vorars.,
out by q committee Vt prominent artists
and architects and Is the chief feature
o; the educational publicity programme
BY which the Liberty Loan committee
expects to stimulate the sales OF the
Government oonds in this district. Sec-
ond only in interest to the nag display
will be an Altar OF Liberty" which
will be erected opposite the Worth Mon
ument In Madison Square. This will be
which are scheduled to take place during
the campaign. q sort Of patriotic civic
centre for the city.
Each Of the blocks included In ne
scheme will be marked at each end by
a large banner bearing the name Of the
country to whose mar X n devoted. Mid
way in each bloc; a ia4 VIII be raised
in addition to thos> floatinr from the
STATS in the Windows Of the sscond and
fourth floors Of every buildinr. The
third floor vindovs vii, Nv ths banner.
OF the Liberty Loan. Tha tventy-tvo
blocks will he divided ,nto thrss .ro,,n.
from Tventy-seventh 10 Thirtv.n,nth
street. from Forty-third 70 rorty.ninth
street and from r,Stv...con, a. tN,,w-
s,x,h .tre.t rN. ..r.t ,t.. $3.50. Ii,
disnlav oniv ths ns1 ~ ~ IIn,,.d
States
Spots for Special Decoration.
The block, ,,l,r, a, ~. p,,,,,, ~,
brary. MadI.on sous ~. "a q, $1,000.
Cathedral Viii recs,vs .n.c,sI a.cn.s TO-
treatment Directly in front Of the Ii
brsrv ana of q, p.,r,r... C.,s.as.S "a
IN Madison souars thsrH Iii, h~ ...,sns
OF twenty.tvo FAN noIss Si~,sv,n. az
Gags of each Of tn. nstion. Ia hS .,dn
The cost Of the d,nnlay 1. b.ins horne
1870 'p'.vs ..Noo w
Association. Those on the COMMITTEES
which made the display possible were
Il. w. Johnston, the associations meu-
bership secretary; Mr.. FrIedsam, the
chairman Franklin Simon, Wilson II.
Tucker. s. Kurzman, Bruce NJ. Falconer,
H. A. Ahsrn. Robert p. KavanaEh, John
A slelcher and John Sloane.
Tho second feature, thu ALTAR Of Lib
-
ings. who also has supervised it, con-
ssulptural designs moulded In plaster In
the workshops Of Rafael and Frank @.
Menconi. At the altar will be q huge
colored war map showing tho daily
changes In the battle front. a rostrum
for public speakers and spaces for the
seating OF bands and guests, making II
also suitable reviewing stand for pa
rades.
Though the work 10 of wood and plas-
ter Il Is intended to last for the dura-
ton OF the war and has been treated
chemically to Withstand the winter
storms, 1t extends 100 feet along the
central elevation. consisting Of the war
map, Is ~ feet high. Each Of the wings
N'o" nave ' nay
hanging In front OF the structure are
10 be the flags OF the Allies. It 10 planned
10 hold a flag day for each OF these
Countries at which the nag will be dsdi-
Gated by prominent Representatives of
these nations in this country. 80 far
n possible soldiers from the various
allied armies will be on guard at the
altar each day.
The days allotted to the various allied
nations are as follows: belgium, Sep.
TENDER %; Brasil. September 20: the
British Empire, September so: China,
October /. Cuba. c,e,ooer .. C.echo-
sovak. October 4: France. October 4:
Greece, October &: C,uatemala. October
8: HaytI. octohsr =. rJondur.. Octoh.r
.: Japan. Octoher q, IJheris Octoh.r
10; Montensrro octoher II ItsIw
October 10. N,c.r.rua Octohsr n.
Panama octohsr -. pn,,r..I Octoh.,
IS; Ru,s,a Oc,o,sr "a asrh,s Oc,ohsr
II, siaT, o.tes.
Tha La,.no,a 80 iii, =.
soundss -, NV r
Wnli.n,
bs,d T',. H'nuo" "eoas 70
uau TIy ., "a; ia SA'nesio
~ NJ ms WIN DO vne oniy sppearahce
'f' McAooo IN tns loan or'Ne'
VIII vv.-rx a., ,ss Las,
ArTed with thousands of many
SG,ored posters. advertising tho fourth
Liberty Loan. close to one hundred per-