The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1918-04-27
LIBERTY DAY SPURS
BIG LOAN WELL PAST
S2,OOO,OOO,OOO MARK
Continued from First Pase.)

Mills Manufacturing Company. tiO.-
900; Boxer Cutlery and Hardware
Company, $4,000; II. II. Boxer & Co.
Inc. (additionaD. $4,000: II. A. Caesar
q Co. (additlonal), $4,000; Cary
Manufacturing Company. $4,000; Da-
vid M4hany, 500, 900, and Il. l.. Dom
mcrich q Co., $40, 800.
BENJAMIN Strong. Chairman OF the
Liberty Loan Committee. Issued a
statement to-day condemning the
practice OF somo patriotic bond sell
ers who have paid initial instalments
suits showed that many OF the sub
while such offers originate from
the best OF motives" said Mr.. Strong
the result has been distinctly un-
satisfactory to the Treasury Depart
mont as we'll as the Liberty Loan
Committee OF the Second Federal Re-
serve District. both OF which are op-
posed to such methods Of stimulating
subscriptions. In the last loan re-
suits showed that many OF the sub
scriptions so started were never COM
pleted.
"The policy Of the Secretary OF the
Treasury is to place their loans at
par and the effect OF sales by the
method described Is to give certain
subscribers their bonds at a lower
price"
One OF next weeks features will be
40 MI nf p.
negie Hail, where James w. Gerard.
Martin w. Littleton and others will
be speakers. An American concep-
tion OF Victory, painted by Agnes f.
Mayer. n Now York artist, will be
hung in the hall.
The picture shows a female figure
draped in the Stars and Stripes. the
head poised high and the hands out
stretched as In victory. II is Miss
Mayors contribution to the Liberty
Loan. Her work has attained prom
! inencc In this country and In Europe.
One OF the most encouraging re-
ports to-day came from Clarence II.
Dugan, in charge of the canvass OF
all employees of the New York Cen
/ tral lines, scattered through eight
| states and portion OF Canada The
total subscriptions OF the New York
Central system so far are S5,27l,sSO'
with 66.757 individual subscriptions
This is more than double the record
made in the nrst two loans.
Brooklyn reported the largest single
days total since the start Of the drive
Tho days subscriptions were SS.ll4.-
| $50, bringing the total up to S26,490,
! 500. Brooklyn's quota Is tt0,0OO.OOo
| Tho greatest Brooklyn subscription
was made by the Corn Exchange Ma
! tIonal Bank. which took Sl,6sS,7OO.
American citizens OF German birth
will hold two large meetings to-mor'
row TO stimulate the work OF the loar
! campaign. The meetings will he held
/ in the Mall in Central Park and IN
! tho auditorium OF the Union Hill High
| school, Union Ttill. n. j.
Park Commissioner William r
/ Grell will preside at the Central ParE
! meeting, which viii begin at 3 +, Nj
Ludwig NiSsen, Herman A. Metz
Rernard II. Rdder and Oscar l.. Sciti
| will speak There win be n band con
cert and choruses by the United
/ Singers Of New York and the AriOr
and Liederkrang Societies.
The loan committee OF the Cottor
Exchange has received subscription
of $3.50 600 up to date, which Is $40,
600 more than II set out 10 raise
Chairman Arthur Lehman said th'
| Exchange subscription undoubtedll
would go over t4,oO0,000 before mex
saturday.