The Washington herald., 1918-04-24
MISS BATES
WILL BOOST
BOND DRIVE
Speaks This Afternoon to
Aid the Women S Cam
paign Here.

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That Miss Blanche Bates will speak
for the Liberty Loan at ) O'Clock this
afternoon at the home of Mrs. William
Slater, 1871 street northwest. was the
announcement made by Mrs. Charles
S. Hamlin, chairman of the woman's
committee. Miss Bates some time ago
expressed her willingness to help the
woman's campaign in Washington,
for the purpose. inviting all who are
interested in the sale of bonds to at
tend. Miss Bates will have the assist
ance of Lieut.. Gratz Rice. whose songs
and topical ditties are making a int
in the play, Getting Together" Rep
resentative John Jacob Rogers. of
Massachusetts, will make the intro
duCtions.
Mrs. Hamlin reported a satisfactory
number OF sales at the headquarters
table yesterday afternoon. Mrs. J. B.
Kendrick, wife of the Senator from
Wyoming. was in charge from to 8,
taking in $3,22j in the two hours. The
largest sale. which was for $l.0O0, was
made to Mrs. Francis Burr, Of the On
lario. Mrs. Burr is the wife of q
major now with Gen. Pershing's army
in France. Mrs. Albert sydney Burle-
son. wife of the Postmaster General.
will have charge of the headquarters
table this afternoon.
Canvassers Make Good showing.
The canyassers made good show-
ing for their second days work i'll the
house-to-house drive, reports from
five of the eleven city districts record
ing sales amounting to S52,700. The
tenth district. organized by Mrs. II.
W. Byllsby, of the Highlands, yielded
S2l.90. Mrs. q. f. Hebbard and Miss
Flora Wilson are in active co-opera-
ton with Mrs. Byllsby in the canvass
of this section.
Section I. covering Chevy Chase and
Cleveland Park. and utilizing the COM
bined efforts OF FIVE citizens associa
tions. came in a good second TO No. 10
with sci $50 to it's credit. The organi-
zations which have lent their services
for the house-to-house canvass are the
Connecticut Avenue. Chevy Chase and
Rock Creek Ford Citizens Associa-
tions, Cleveland Park Community and
School Association and Chevy Chase
Community and School Associa tion
The most active women in the cam
paign in this section include Mrs.
Charles 4. Kram. wife of the Auditor
Of the Post Office Department; Mrs.
e. u. Davis. Mrs. Geoffrey Crayke,
Mrs. Newman d. Little and Mrs. Cas-
tleman.
Division No. ?. taking in part of
Mount Pleasant. submitted a report
sales for $3.50. Mrs. Jesse J.
Haas and Mrs. Mary Bryan showed
special activity in this neighborhood.
March behind the honor flag and
help to hoist it on the District Build
ing" is the message sent to the women
Of Washington by Mrs. Stephen G.
Porter, chairman of the house-to-house
She asks all women to note
that even if they have made but one
s. payment on a bond they are entitled
to march in the parade. She also asks
to make no payments OF
bonds to canvassers. All they are re-
quired to be responsible for are the
pledges that the payments will be
made to banks. The appeal for more
is still made. Over 5,00O
are in line; 5000 can be used to cover
the city in the prescribed week of the
drive.
The woman's committee has taken
upon itself the canvass of the hos
pitals. and the superintendents of the
various institutions are cooperating
by receiving pledges of patients desir-
ing to subscribe to the Third Liberty
Loan.
The Colonial School girls graced
Bullet Booth Alley yesterday and
made the block north of the Treas
Iry a lively parade for the heroes
IN khaki and blue. as we'll as for
he gentlemen in mufti The very
first bond subscribed through the !
girl agents was taken by a negro
patriarch in frock coat and silk hat.
who declared that he considered II |
mis- duty to place his bond through
he loyal young women of Washing
on.
Omcer Buys $1,000 Bond.
A bond for $1,000 sold to an army |
officer. nearly took away the breath
II the joint saleswomen, Misses Ruth
flock and Elizabeth Merriman. IT.
Johnson Ward was the military
mans name. and he was. registered |!
from Philadelphia, but when they |
we're asked his rank Ruth and Eliz-
ibeth declared they were so excited
'ver his generosity that they
couldn't see his shoulder straps
traight." Today dozen girls from
'entral High School will guard the
venue of bombs and CLEAN liberty
'onds from the passers-by.
A beautiful feature of Fridays pro-
gram will be the human Liberty
.oan Flag, which will form one of
ne noats In the parade Of liberty
'ond buyers, which is to be the main
eature of Liberty Day. Mrs. Susie
loot Rhodes, supervisor OF play
rounds. is in charge Of this fea-
ure' and will use not only the play
rounds children. but the Girl Scouts
nd other organized groups OF WASH
as ns'0a nl..a,a ss..dren in this gatriQ.ie liy; /
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