Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-11
CAPITAL PATRIOTS
URGED, RURRYL0AN
Thorough Canvass Started to
Reach Amount Which City
3 Should Give.

In appealing to the citizens Of
Washington today to not delay in
responding to the nations call for
financial aid with which to properly
maintain the fighting armies abroad
the District loan committee empha-
sizes the fact that while the Presi-
dents appeal is addressed to all the
American people. it is doubly i'm
portant to the people of Washington,
who share the honor of making their
homes in the same city with the chief
executive.
The committee feels confident that
this strong appeal from the President
will hurry the National Capital in it's
activities to raise it's quota. After re-
naming practically at a standstill
for several days, due to the abandon
ment of all plans because of the in
fluenza epidemic, the local compaign
today seemed to have taken on new
life For several days the local COM
mittee has been comforting with its
more important subcommittee, cast
ing about for new line of campaign
ing. and now it is satisfied that the
drive will be renewed with the same
intense persistency and determine
ton that marked the activities OF
all the former loans and was SO ap-
parent during the opening week of
the present drive
Count on Business Houses.
The business houses of the city are
being counted upon for a very sub
stantial subscription. A thorough
canvass of all corporations, stores.
offices and other business organiza-
tons of Washington for subscriptions
has been set in motion. A score or
more prominent business men have
volunteered their services to carry
out this end of the local drive.
The local committee is to establish
card index system for the record
ing of the honor rolf concerns in
Washington To do this a list has
solicited. Each of the committees
representatives has been given a
portion of these cards. with instruc-
lions to make a detailed report as to
the results obtained in each case. If
concern does not subscribe the
committee is going to know why and
the reasons as offered to the solicitors
are going to be filed in the index.
The committee will in this way
complete a record of the part the
business organizations play in rails
ing Washington's quota in the fourth
loan.
Feels Uncertain of Success.
The local committee has no hesi-
fancy in expressing its feeling Of
uncertainty about the success of the
loan drive here. 1t wants the citi-
zens of the city to realize fully the
shame that is threatening the ma
tons capital.
Emphasis is laid upon the fact that
the amount Washington is asked to
exactly double the amount asked in
the third loan. The committee de-
clareS that to make the loan a sue
cess every individual and corporation
and business house must subscribe
every possible dollar.
1t is pointed out that persons who
cannot pay cash for their bonds may
purchase a $50 or 500 bond through
any bank in the city, irrespective OF
whether they have accounts there. on
the easy-to-pay basis of 10 per cent
cash and the remainder on the in
stallment plan Of 10 per cent a month.
Speakers New Plans.
A plan for carrying on tho speaking
and rally end of the campaign for
which great and extensive arrange
ments were originally made has been
devised by Charles w. Darr, chairman
of the subcommittee on meetings
and John G. Capers. chairman of the
subcommittee on speakers. This plan
as now formed. it is believed. will Off
set the handicap resulting from the
ban being placed on public gatherings
of any size.
They have arranged to have liberty
loan speakers go into the various de-
partments and bureaus of the govern
ment and address the clerks in their
workroomS or offices. This is expect
ed to take the place of mass meetings
and other gatherings.
According to reports received by the
committee. great enthusiasm is being
shown among the employees of BUSH
ness organizations here. Practically
every business house in the city is
its own and already many of them are
displaying honor remnants denoting
THAT 100 per cent of the employees have
subscribed to the new bond issue,
Liberty Loan Rallies.
Music and speeches marked the lib
the disbursing office of the war risk
insurance department at 10 o'clock
this morning. Samuel Herrick of the
local loan committee was the princi-
pal speaker.
Loan addresses were made at each
of the eleven messes at Camp Meigs
last night by Charles w. Darr, A. E.
Thorn, Samuel Herrick. Thomas j.
Donovan. II. W. Wheatly and Paul
Grove.
At noon tomorrow there will be a
rally for the employees of the Fuller
Construction Company engaged in
building the governments dormitories
on the Union station plaza. The oc-
casion will be marked by music,
speeches and flag raising.