Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-08-07
PRELIMINARY PLANS
ARE MADE FOR NEXT
LIBERTY LOAN DRIVE
Executive Committee in SeS-
sion Last Night--To Follow
Previous Campaign Plans

Plans for the fourth Liberty Loan
drive In this city were started at
meeting of the executive committee
of the Perth Amboy Liberty Loan
held in the office of Adrian Lyon last
night. Mr.. Lyon who has served as
chairman during the first three cam
paigns, was unanimously chosen to
again lead the local committee in
the carrying on of this campaign.
It was decided last night to adopt
the same form Of campaign as used
in former drives, the details of the
organization being discussed at
length with the result that a few mi
nor changes and additions were
made.
In addition to the special sub-com-
mittees which will work among the
merchants, manufacturers, profess
sional men, labor organizations, So
cieties, churches, schools, etc. 1t was
decided to have two other committees
one of which will solicit from the
Smith street store keepers and the
other from those on State street.
The city Will be divided into forty
three districts during the coming
campaign instead of forty-nine, as
formerly and teams will be assigned
to the districts as in past campaigns.
Present plans are to open the drive
with q large mass meeting to be held
probably on September "a or 2s' the
drive starting on the latter date.
The fourth Liberty Loan campaign
is expeoted-to be the largest yet con-
Quoted in this country, as the goal to
be set by the government will proba-
bly, be $4,000, 100000. Tho rate OF in
terest which the bonds of this issue
will pay is expected to be four ana
q quarter per cent. The treasury de-
partment has announced definitely the
dates when the campaign will open
and close, the work being started on
Saturday, September 2s, and being
brought to a close on Saturday, Octo-
ber19. This will mean three weeks
in which to raise the desired amount
Perth Amboy's quota in the fourth
after the nations total has been de-
cided upon. If the country's goal is
placed at five billion It will mean
that this cfty's quota will be Increased
in proportion. ~ss~zs SO -
Perth Amboy holds an enviabIe
record for the three Liberty Loans
which have been conducted since the
war started, having oversubscribed
its allotment on every occasion.
In the first drive conducted during
June OF last year, the allotment
given this city was $9s6.0OO. The
subscriptions here amounted to s1,-
O80,000 an oversubscription of $4,000
The second Liberty Loan drive held
in October of last year. found the
Pacemaking City with a quota of ST.
$4,000, which she was called upon
to all. The million and half mark
was passed. a total Of $1,b1S,S00 be-
ing secured. an oversubscription or
In the third Liberty Loan drive,
held in April of this year. the quota
given this city was ss36,000. The
Liberty Loan Committee set as its own
goal the one million mark, which was
passed. The response to the call for
aid was greater than ever expected.
the total amount subscribed here be-
ing S1,420,s50, which was $6S4.760
more than the city's allotment.
The first campaign was for two bill
lion and the second and third for three
billion each. With the fourth cam
paign having flve billion as its goal
Il is possible that the quotas of all
OF the places in the country will be
double that of the last campaign.