Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-18
$3,OOO,OOO TOTAL
on PLEDGE WEEK
Closing Hours of War Saw
ings Drive Reveal
Success
|A1ASS.MEETINC TONIGHT

When Phladelphia's War Savings
Pledge Week closes tonight with IA mass
meeting at the Metropolitan Opera
House. It will reveal condition en-
ttfrely satisfactory to Robert X Cassatt
ehairman. and the other members of the
conimittee.
Il was announced today that a rough
estimate of the pledges turned into head
quarters up to last night would probably
reach 100000, representing in the
neighborhood of 100000 pledges. This
does not include any of the schools. and
most of the department stores, large in
dustrial factories and other concerns are
out OF the estimate.
The big concerns held back their
pledges until late today. when they will
turn them in at the Liberty Statue
large delegation of employees of the Bell
Ielephone Company planned to march in
body to the statue and turn in the
pledges
The pennsylvania Railroad made a
drive In every department Of the Broad
street Station force. and the pledges
were turned in today Electric Storage
Battery employees turned in pledges to-
taiing $4,000.
Employees of the carpet mills of John
q James Dobson, Inc, Falls of Schuyl-
kill. signed pledge cards for nearly
se2oe. In the carpet mills. 330 cards
were signed for a total of 1884 war
savings stamps. In the cloth mill, sixty
4 two cards were signed for 465 stamps
II VIII be impossible to announce de-
tailed figures of Pledge Week until Tues
day or Wednesday, the committee an
bounced. The women's committee ex-
poets to have report by Monday after
noon. Total returns received at the
women's headquarters in the Lincoln
Building yesterday were Sl66.73S16.
One of the most prolific sources OF
pledges has been the North City Hall
Plaza. Philadelphia Jack O'Brien has
been. staging boxing bouts there every
DAY this week and has obtained S100.O .OO0
~ pledges. There are to be bouts this
evening.
The mass-meeting which will flash an
onicial good night" on the campaign
viii be held in the Metropolitan Opera
House. Secretary of War Baker will he
the speaker. and with Information which
ne gathered during his trip abroad. he
VIA deliver message emphasizing the
Importance of thrift in wartime.
Delegations from shipyards and muni-
tons works in this section will attend
tnis meeting. special reservations having
been provided for them Samuel NJ.
Fauciain. vice president of the Baldwin
Locomotive Works. will preside, and he
too--fresh from Europe. will tell OF con-
ditfons "over there" Admiral Cowden
will be present and the Marine Band
viii play.
Unique features marked the vaude-
Vile performances which were given in
front of the Statue of Liberty at noon
to-day. combined orchestra Of 10
pieces from the vaudeville houses. fur
nished the music. Bessie Mccoy Davis.
OF Yama aYma fame. not only took part
in the entertainment. but campaigned
among the crowd for the pledges. with
very good results.
Others appearing were Gruett, Kramer
and Gurett, Alice Roye. Stanley and
Norton, Charles Ray, the singing fire.
man" who is survivor of the Lusi-
fiania; Dewitt and Guenther. Feist
Quartet Jack Hart, Myrtle Talley. Cor
bett Shepherd and Dunn, Murba REIN
and Bert Fitch.