The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-07
ldEW YORK, IN Squirt,
GAINS S14S,S52,5OO
Best Day of Victory Notes
Drive Precedes Wight OF
Red Feather Parade.
POLICE JOIN MOVEMENT
Lackavanna Employees !"
Per Cent. Perfect, Put up
Over S2,OOO,OOO.
POLICE JOIN MOVEMENT

The largest amount Of subscripth ms
reported for any one day In the Victory
Loan drive was announced yesterday hy
the Federal Reserve Bank. The figure
compiled up to O'Clock In the afteT>'
noon showed a gain for the New York;
district of s14s.s52.5Oo for the day. The
cfty's gain was sl33.06s.450 and the
percentage of the quota already sub
scribed in both the city and district Is
the "a me--41 per cent.
Yesterday was by far the most en-
oouraging day In the local campaign
Total subscriptions for the entire coun-
try reported by the Treasury Depart
fnent last night had passed the $4,000
coo 900 mark. but were still short OF
half the total Of $4,000, 000,0
Although last nights figures indicate
that popular interest in the Victory Lib
erty Loan would be stimulated In the
closing days OF the drive. the city, dis
trict and nation must do still better for
tho remaining four days II the goal is
to be reached An average or $lbS.'
B45,520 must be reported each day for
the New York district II the total OF
$3.50, 0O0, 900 is to be reached by mid
night Saturday and while yesterdays
figures offered the first real encourage
ment the loan managers have exper'
fenced since the drive began the fac'
remains that the number Of individual
subscriptions Is far behind what wal
expected.
BENJAMIN Strong. chairman Of tn
committee for the Second Federal Re
serve district, said yesterday:
IN "A tIa a
encoura gment in the total amount o
subscriptions, but the number of sub
scriptions Is still disappointing"
The whirlwind finish by which thu
loan managers plan to wind up the cam
paign Is expected to add considerabl!
both to the grand total and to the mum
Der. Of individual subscriptions. and
will be to this particular feature tina
efforts will be concentrated during tn
remaining days of the drive. Much l
hoped for as a result Of the Red Feathe
campaign, which began with a spec
tacular parade and rally at Victory Wa,
last night Similar unique features vii
be introduced each day that remains Il
the hope OF reaching as many men an
women as possible who can afford I
buy $50 or 500 Victory note out
right or subscribe for 1t on the install
ment plan.
J. b. Duke subscribes s2,OOO.0OC
Among the large subscribers yesterda
was James B. Duke. who took 81, 10000
worth OF notes. Lewisohn Bros. sui
scribed. on behalf of a client. for $500
600, and Maurice and Margaret Dial
each took $4,000 worth.
The Delaware. Lackawanna and Yves
ern Railroad reported subscription
from employees amounting to more tina
$4,000, 900. representing 81 per cent.
the names on the company's payroll.
The Police Department began a sp
cial drive for $4,000, 900 yesterda
morning and last night reported sales
approximately $500. 900. The uniform'
force is being assisted by the reserve
making a selling organization of mo
than &c, 700. Deputy Commissioner Free
erick A. Wallis, in charge of the driv
said last night that upward of $4,000
900 worth of subscriptions had been o
tanned by the police during the parade
the Seventy-seventh Division yesterday
The Rainbow Division, composed
the advisory committee from the trade
added $20,357.9 to It's total yesterda
making the amount to date $240,357, s;
or SO per cent. of its quota Of s66s,l2
900. Craig Colgate. chairman Of I
advisory trades committee, admitted ye
terday that the campaign to date W
disappointing, but announced that he e
pected much from the various trad
committees during the remaining days.
The largest sales for any twenty-fo
hours OF the drive were reported yestt
day from the booths conducted by {
Women's Liberty Loan Committee. I
total will be considerably In excess
$4,000, 900 for the. day. The booth I
porting the largest amount was that
r. II. Macy & Co.'S department sto
which reported sales of s507600. T
Ritz-Carton Hotel was second vi
s260,650. The other larger totals
ported were: Hotel Lafayette. sl34, 40
Hotel Knickerbocker. $115.450: Colu
bia Trust Company. $1ol.25O; Hotel 1
perial. sl0O,9b0.
New subscriptions amounting to 81
T56.S5O were reported for the day by
Metropolitan canvass committee, W
district No. 40. headquarters at
Broadway. leading with total to d.
of s4.335, 900.
Upward of $500 900 was reported fr
the Altar OF Liberty, Madison aver
and Twenty-third street. within half
hour after the parade OF the Seven
seventh Division had passed.
Second Districts Figures.