The Washington herald., 1918-04-27
LIBERTY BELL
Big FEATURE
OF D.G.PARADE
Women's Committee Find
Il Stimulant to Attract
loan Subscriptions.

The liberty bell In all the ma
jesty Of its historic tradition per-
formed an honorable part yesterday
in leading the District of Co
Iumbia woman's Liberty Loan Com
mittee, manned by an honor guard
Of Uncle Sans soldiers and sailors.
Mrs. Hamlin. chairman OF the wom-
ans committee. with Vice Chairmen
Mrs. AbTam Simon, Mrs. Carl Vroo-
man and Mrs. Louis Brownlow, were
spirited on to take their places In
the mems committee. Mrs. Hamlin
having the escort down the avenue
Of Mr.. John Poole. Mrs. George
Bass. secretary OF the Woman's
National Liberty Loan Committee,
walked with this contingent.
Followed Bell.
In. the section following the bell.
Miss Mary Synon. treasurer, repre-
sented the national COMMITTEES, The
chairmen of the local committees
which headed the ninth division of
the procession. walking immediate
Iy behind the bell. included Mrs.
Richard Aldrich, of New York, who
was instrumental in bringing the
liberty bell to Washington. Mrs.
Aldrieh Is great-niece of Julia
Ward Howe. author of the Battle
lynn of the Republic" sung and
nIsved many times during the pa
rads.
In line with Mrs. Aldrich walked
Mrs. Wesley Martin Stoner. chairman
Of committee headquarters; Mrs. Ste
phen G. Porter and Mrs. Goldthwaitc
HiSSinson Dorr. joint chairmen OF the
house-to-house canvassing committee.
The weeks subscriptions through
the voman's committee will total IN
the neighborhood Of 81. 10000.
Many substantial pledges were re-
served for subscription through the
woman's committee on Liberty Day.
Mrs. Hamlin reported a total of $4,000
as the days receipts OF this amount
Mrs. Bernard Baruch gave $9OO.Oc and
Mrs. William J. Boardman gave an ad-
ditionaI $1,000.
Yesterdays subscriptions reported by
Mrs. Thompson as taken at the Shore
ham Hotel included one for $lOO.OJO
from St Louis investor. Mrs. Kirke
Porter and daughter gave pledges
through the woman's committee yes
teTday for 5000. other pledges to the
amount of $4,000 were held for sub
scription through the woman's COM
mittee on Liberty Day.
With $37I.0OO reported from headQuar
ters up to yesterday morning. the
weeks showing of subscriptions taken
in over the woman's committee head
quarters table totals up in the neigh
boThoOd of S72I.OOO
Meeting Today.
Mrs. Stephen G. Porter and Mrs.
fspIINhEpafFa
chairmen of the House to House Can
vassing Committee. reported the re-
Ceipt of S2OO,O6O in pledges from six
Of the eleven sections canvassed.
Mrs. AbTam SimOns, chairman of
\ rommittee Of Jewish women, pre-
senied as her weekly total of pledges
500 Mrs. Frank Hiram Smell.
chairman of Speakers Bureau, turned
in SEQ worth Of pledges as her
contribution taken from the passers-
by at the woman's speaking booth at
Pennsylvania Avenue and Adams
Place during the past five days Mrs.
Louis Brownlow. who has taken
charge of the Liberty Loan booth in
the Presidents room at the Union
station, reported $25, 80 as the CLEAN
ing from travellers passing through
the station.
Mrs. w. Gwynne Gardiner stated
that her booth drive of the past five
days had secured pledges for $4,000.
Julius Lansburgh has turned the
big front window of his furniture
warehouse, Jl3 Ninth Street, n. W.,
into a Liberty Loan booth for two
days for the benefit of the Woman's
Committee, of which Mrs. Lansburgh
Is a member In about an hour yes
terday. before the close of the store
for the parade. S,5O in pledges was
subscribed by passers-by.
A large sum is looked for from the
meeting called for tomorrow after
noon at 4 at the home of Joseph Lei
ter, 1890 New Hampshire Avenue.
Vice President Marshall will be one
Of the speakers on the program.
which Is to include the Hon. Carl
Frocnan, assistant secretary OF agri-
culture, and Col. PackeTman, of the
British army. The public is invited
to be present at this meeting