Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-10-08
WAR LOAN COUNCIL
To Be HELD; RESULTS
So FAR D|SAPPO|NT
One Week Is Gone and Only
About 100000 Is Sub
Standardization to Be Taken
Monday Night

| A council of war on Atlanta's Liberty
Loan drive will be held at o'clock Mon
| day night at the Atlanta Chamber Of
! Commerce at the call of Forrest Adai-,
city chairman.
The meeting will be attended by the
directors of all banks in Atlanta and by
Mr.. Adair and the members Of his execu-
/ tive committee. 1t is not for the pur-
pose Of raising subscriptions. but to dis
cuss the progress Of the loan campaign,
which Mr. Adair states is not at all sat
| isfactory.
So far the campaign has resulted in
subscriptions of between 100000 and
IS, 600, 600. 600, lacking something like
IS. 900. 600 of Atlanta's quota One week
OF the drive is over, there are but two
more weeks to go and the biggest efforts
already have ben made.
At the meeting Monday night this
situation will be gone into thoroughly
! the exact amount of subscriptions to
date will be announced and IL is ex-
pected that plans will be made whereby
the drive will be pushed to a victorious
conclusion.
The women of Atlanta we're hard at
work Monday. with the assistance Of
a band from Camp Gordon and soldiers
and an orchestra from Fort Mcpherson.
Mrs. T. L. Stevens, woman chairman,
had no additional report to make since
she stated Saturday that the women
so far have raised $4,000.
I'VE are too busy taking subscrip-
tions to tabulate them" she said. Some
splendid reports are coming in. Among
the big subscriptions we have secured
are more than $4,000, which Mrs. Gus
Dodd and her committee of girls raised
at Georgia Tech, with the cooperation
of Major Hermance and $500, 900 which
the Catholic ladies' auxiliary reported
as the result of one days sales at the
Kelly company booth"
The week will be featured by num-
Der of events stimulating to the sale of
bonds. There will be no slackening in
the canvass OF workers. both men and
women. Not only will they solicit sub
scriptions in new fields, but special
committees will go over the old ground
in an EFFORT to increase subscriptions
alerady made. Publication of the names
of subscribers as an honor roll in the
newspapers probably will begin Tues
day or Wednesday. These names will
also be printed in a booklet at the close
of the campaign which will be given
free TO all subscribers to preserve as
an historic souvenir Of their part in
the war.
Mrs. Stevens issued a ringing call
go TO work for the Liberty loan. They
will be assisted by soldiers from Fort
Mcpherson who will be active through
out the week soliciting bonds. Colonel
Bratton, commander at Fort McPher-
son, has assigned thirty men to this
work. 4 military band from Cam
Gordon has also been secured To play
in downtown Atlanta
Booths are at Kealy company. NJ
Rich & Bros. Co., Chamberlin-J ohnson-
iron building. the Paachtree Arcade
Franklin & Cox and the Cole Book com
pany. The National League for Wom-
iron building booth. The program at
this booth Monday arranged by Mrs.
William II. kiser, chairman for the
day, included an address at noon by
and Liberty Bonds" a band concert and
a speech by Colonel Storey at 5 O'clock
on Liberty Bonds and Their Power in
Murphy. was chairman Monday at the
Catholic Ladies' auxiliary booth at Kee.
lys. Mrs. r. NJ. Striplin is chairman
Bose company and Mrs. Benjamin vii.
daur of the Peachtree Arcade booth
There were also booths at every bank
in the city, with ladies in charge
NATION FACES HEAVY
TASK In LOAN TOTAL
WASHINGTON, Oct. with the
opening Of the second week of the
fourth Liberty Loan campaign the man
ayers face a most tremendous task From
now until the close of the Campaign.
October l9, daily subscriptions must
average $416.00O,000 If the entire So
900. 0O0, 900 is to be disposed of during
this period. This statement is based on
sales reported by banks and trust COM
panies.
The apparent tagging of the loan is
explained by the failure of purchasers
TO heed the slogan OF the drive, buy
more bonds" Buyers Of the third loan,
while liberal participants In the new
issue. some of them apparently are for
getting that they not only must buy
more literally than during the previous
campaign.
Only scattered reports reached the
treasury department today. Both Cleve-
land and San Francisco districts an
nounced that they had passed the $780,
900. 600 mark. Where the Spanish influ-
enza epidemic is interfering with the
campaign. a house-to-house canvass is
being made and telephones used to
arouse interest.