Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-05
MIDNIGHT Climax of City .
Campaign to Sell Bonds
Ends Day of Enthusiasm

With several hundred meetings of
various kinds held In almost every
section of the city yesterday and last
night in a hnal effort to double its
quota. Washington brought its four
weeks intensive liberty loan drive to
successful climax at midnight
When the local loan committee and its
hundreds OF man and woman volunteer
assistants started the last day Of the
campaign the city stili had some way to
30 before reaching the distinction
Of having raised twice the amount
requested by the Secretary Of the
Treasury. At 10 O'Clock yesterday
morning Washfngton's total subscrip-
ttons amounted to $17,775,l50, which
was exactly $7.s24.s50 less than TIA
-
Work with Energy.
Undaunted by this large amount star.
ing them in the face the members Of
the committee jumped at the big task
with spirit of enthusiasm and de-
termination to win out before mid
night. and according to an unofficiai
statement made last night at the local
loan headquarters at least one-haif Of
the amount needed to real ch the double
quota had been raised before 10 o'clock,
However, no official figures on the sales
OF yesterday will be available until
Monday at noon, when the forty-three
banks and trust companies will make
their reports. Even these reports on
Monday will not be complete inasmuch
as all pledges received last night after
the closing of the banks at o'clock
will not be cleared through the banks
until tomorrow and will not be reported
to the committee until Tuesday morn
ing:
last night over the showing made dur
ing the campaign by the Individual
purchasers At 10 o'clock yesterday
sS,431 subscribers had been recorded.
Of the total number of subscribers dur
ing the last loan. 1T is predicted by
the committee that the total number OF
subscribers Will be more than 115.o00
when the final figures are learned. In
this connection It was learned from
the banks that there were fnnumerable
instances of persons subscribing more
than once. and in many instances three
and four times.
Due to Presidents Example.
It is pointed out that President VII.
sons appeal to the nation for 9ss,ss9
men and women to match his $50 bond
purchase on the IS down and IS month
plan was largely responsible for many
Of the extra sales and for many Of the
from persons who for
some reason or another were holding
back. There were many who felt that
they had gone their limit in the two
earlier loans and had decided to 'let the
other fellow do it this time.' but whose
sense Of patriotism was touched by the
offer to the extent Of going
the limit by buying another bond.
To have seen the loan orators and the
street statesmen at work yesterday one
would never have supposed that WASH
ington had long since raised its quota.
The city was astir with loan rallies at an
early hour. Automobiles lent by pa-
triotic citizens and loaded down with
speakers and salesmen rushed from one
point to another all day. stopping only
long enough for short loan talks and a Few
minutes of strong-arm bond selling.
The women were as intent and as busy
as the men. They were conducting rallies
at various places, and bullet booths on
the Avenue in front of the Treasury and
on street at 14th and 18th streets fairly