The Washington herald., 1918-04-29
RAISE $4,000
TN RALLY HELD
BY MRS. LETTER
Patriotic Addresses Call Dol
lars from Pockets Of
I Society Folk.

Fully 100 people, composed chiefly
Of well-to-do society folk. liked the
ring of the liberty bell so well at a
patriotic loan meeting yesterday af-
ternoon in the residence of Joseph
Letter. 800 New Hampshire avenue,
that they insisted on paying In the
neighborhood OF $4,000 for the priv
iIege OF hearing it.
This was the approximate sum sub
scribed by the Districts society lead
ers yesterday to the Third Liberty
: Loan at a rally at the Letters which
was addressed by Vice President Mar
shall. Carl Vrooman, Assistant Secre-
tary of Agriculture; Col. Bakinham.
Of the British Mission, Charles 8.
Hamlin. Of the Federal Reserve
Board, and Lieut.. Nilsson. Of the Cana
dian army. Charles H. Butler re-
estyed the subscriptions which came
pouring in Immediately following the
sddresses.
An anonymous subscriber Of the
loan started things by taking $4,000
worth Of bonds which was matched
m quick order through a subscription
Of S.OOO and five of 1900 each.
Among the large buyers of bonds at
the meeting were: Mrs. Cleveland
Perkins, 5000: Julius Rosenwald,
5000: Mrs. Pope Yeatman, 5000: Mrs
Goodwin, 5000. and Mrs. Hope Slater.
$500.
In addition. Mrs. Carl Vrooman
subscribed $1,000 and Mrs. Mat
thew Scott and her daughter. Mrs.
Bromwell. took 1900 worth of
bonds between them. Charles II.
Butler. acting on behalf Of Frank
r. Mayer. bought $1,000 worth of
liberty bonds, which was soon
matched by patrons Of the meeting
in various amounts.
"Our sreat need today is ships,
ships. ships" was the almost fero-
ciOus statement of Assistant Secre-
tary Of Agriculture A Vrooman dur
ing the course of his address yes
teTday. We're rushing our SOL
diers abroad continuously. but there
hasn't been a day almost since war
was declared that We haven't had
more men than ships to carry
them.'
yMF. Vrooman's speech was an elo-
quent appeal for the liberty loan.
the subscription to which he char
acteriZed as the greatest oppor-
tunity the American people have
ever had to show the quality of
their patriotism.
"If your son were held for ran
som by the GERMANY" vociferated
Dir. NrOomar. you'd raise the sum
pretty quickly. wouldn't yOu?" he
said
~ have subscribed to the liberty
loan to almost the last cent with
cut bcmS sued for my debts" was
the way Vice President Marshall
described his interest in the third loan.
1t il the duty of every one
said the Vice President, Ito pro-
claim the gospel OF this holy war;
which. he stated. was one of un-
trammelled democracy. I'VE are
fghtin=." continued Mr. Marshall,
like Christian gentlemen to the
death"
Col. Bakinham. Of the British
Mission. told his audience that the
ar had not really come home to
the people of this country yet.
This war is your war" said the
British soldier. and Is at your very
GOOr.' He urged his hearers to
come down to bedrock" about the
Igatter of realizing that the war
j. here. saying that it was time to
stop and think and ask ourselves
:. hat We have done as our share
in prosecuting the war.
Lieut.. Nilsson, an exchanged pris-
Cner. who has only been a short
while in this country. entered the
Letter home as the meeting was
bout to d sband. An impressive
talk by this officer on his expert
ences at the front so affected the
auditors that a renewal of loan
subscriptions resulted. swelling the
t"tal amount taken IN during the
afternoon.