Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-03-27
PLANS FOR CAMPAIGN
Committees Being Formed for the
Next Liberty. Loan Drive in Alex
andria City and County.

Leo P. Harlow, chairman OF the
Liberty Loan campaign for Alexan-
dria CITY and county, is preparing
plans by which the city ana county
will make a great effort to, go over
the top" in the next drive. In the
last campaign both the city and couh-
ty fell below their quotas, but MI
Harlow believes that with good or
ganization they will more than offset
the deficits Of the previous loan.
Mr., Harlow was in Richmond Mon-
day attending the meeting of the
county liberty loan chairman for Vlr-
ginia. 1t was the final conference be-
fore the campaign which will open
April 6 and will last three weeks. The
allotment for Alexandria county IN
the last campaign was S5S39,4O0, and
the subscriptions were $468,2oO. There
were 1887 subscribers. and the aver
age subscription per capita o. popula-
ton was 1921.
IN the city Of Alexandria the allot-
ment was s4o7,l40, the amount sub
scribed sl52.950. and the number of
subscribers ! 1,42T.
Separate campaigns were conduct
ed for the city and county in the sec
ond liberty loan but the two districts
have been combined into one for the
next campaign.
The amount Of the next liberty
loan has been fixed at $3,00O.OO0,O0o
by Secretary McAdoo, and the ailot-
ment for this city and county will un-
aoubtedly be the same as in the last
campaign. With an effective organl-
zaticn. Mr.. Harlow believes that both
the city and county can make records
uneoualled in the state. He is anXi-
Gus to see this community make gooa
in the next lean.
The, chairman wishes to announce
at this time that he hopes every resi-
dent OF the city and county will buy
their bonds at home so that the local
credit for them can be claimed. Bonds
bought in Washington help swell the
total for the district but decrease the
tatal amount: here. Preparations are
being made for a great campaign, one
that will compare favorabiy with the
remarkable Chamber Of Commerce
campaign just closed, except shat the
committees will visit every home and
place Of business in the entire city and
county. If every business firm and
every person whose home is in the
city and county will buy their bonds
either in the city o: county, the news
can 90 forth that both the city and
county have far oversubscribed their
quotas.
Business houses ana industrial
plants with Offices elsewhere are re-
ouested to write the home officials inn
mediately ard request that a part of
the allotment for the liberty loan be
subscribed locally. Managers 0. local
stores and plants whose head Offices.
arc elsewhere should take this CUES
ton up with the home Offices at cnce.
Liberty loan committees for the
city and county will be formed. The
county committee will be made up OF
citizens of the county and Will have
its own chairman.
The Liberty loan committees Wi!
begin to meet regularly, starting next
week. so that all plans will be fully
completed before the big drive opens
on April s. In the local canvass It IS
intended 10 make whlrlwind hnlsh
to the campaign during its fina! week
and it is expected that there will be
hundreds Of committees Gu the streets
during the final week.