The Washington herald., 1919-04-27
16 PER CENT OF
LOAN PLEDGED In
THE FIRST WEEK
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Enthusiasm in the Chicago district
continues to encourage the workers
Enormous crowds greeted Admiral
Sims and Maj. Gen. Wood there to-
day The women's organization in
this district was said to be doing
exceptionally good work. Philadei..
phia reported that interest is we'll
sustained"
One of the interesting reports re-
ceived yesterday in the Navy Victory
Liberty Loan campaign came from
the steamship George Washington,
which tooh President Wilson to
France. This ship reported a sub
scription. thus far. of $41, 600 This
is one of the largest subscriptions
as yet received from any ship in
the navy.
Display Your Flag.
Hang out your flag until the Vic
tory Loan goes over the top"
Patriotic citizens of the District of
Columbia are urged by the local Lib
erty Loan Committee to decorate their
homes. business houses and clubs with
the American emblem and to leave the
banners streaming until the loan is
subscribed.
Speeding UP in reports made to the
banks yesterday brought the Districts
subscribed and paid-inIfull total up
! to $3.50 go with 10.235 subscribers, ac-
cording to statements filed with the
loan committee late yesterday after
noon.
These figures do not include
pledges OF subscriptions. a large
number of which have been made
but not reported to the banks.
These reports have been made from
thirty-six national banks. trust COM
panies and savings b"nks. the Ma
tional Bank of Wash. leading
with T7 subscribers 3. , total OF
se2l, 200. and the washingtpl Loan and
Trust second with l.3st subscribers
and a total OF $312. $50.
Figures Follow.
Figures submitted by the individual
banks were:
American National Bank. S.. $50;
Capital National Bank. 81. 200: Column
bia National Bank. s4S.3JO: CONNER
cial National Bank. $3.50; District
National Bank. $4,000; Dupont Ma
tional Bank, $500: Farmers and Me-
chanics National Bank. $3.50; Fed
eral National Bank. $4,000: Franklin
National Bank. s30.55O; Lincoln Ma
tional Bank. $4,000; National Metro
politan Bank, $4,000: Riggs National
Bank. 500. $50: Second National Bank.
s1S5, 600; National Bank of Washing
ee01 Gnrttrffty anH
Trust Company. SOB. go; Continental
Trust Company, s2i, 100; Munsey Trust
Company, $3.50; National Savings
and Trust Company. sl16.35O; Union
Trust Company. s59.150: Washington
Loan and Trust Company, s312, $50;
Bank OF Commerce and Savings, s24,-
500; East Washington Savings Bank,
$3.50; Home Savings Bank, sll7, ,SO
Industrial Savings Bank, 500; Liberty
Savings Bank. S1O.7JO; McLachlen
Banking Corporation, 1880: Mer-
chants Savings Bank, $3.50; North
east Savings Bank, 5000; Park Saw
ings Bank. s26.3J0: Potomac Savings
Bank, $3.50; Security Savings and
Commercial Bank. $31 $50; Society for
Savings and Loans, $500; Union Saw
ings Bank, s11.1JO: United States Saw
ings Bank, S3S. 40: Washington Me-
chanics Savings Bank, s16.2O0: Wash
ington Savings Bank, $3.50: National
Banks, S1,745,250: Trust Companies,
SIS. $50; Savings Banks, s346. go; total,
s2.S70.250
Winners of the aerial "joyrides,"
Mrs. Eugene Schwab and John B.
Colpoys. will make their flight to-
morrow afternoon If the weather Is
pleasant.
At the local loan headquarters
yesterday morning Mr.. Colpoys pre-
sented proof of the sale of bonds
worth 10000, and Mrs. Schwab OF
the purchase of 100000. receiving
the certificates emitting them to the
flights Immediately after the air.
plane subcommittee had carefully
considered all claims presented.
The certificates. signed by Eugene
Thompson, chairman of the subcom-
mittee and secretary of the central
liberty loan committee and ad-
dressed to Col. Hart, commander at
Boiling Field. read as follows:
This is to certify that Mr. John
E. Colpoys Is the winner of yester-
days contest with the largest
amount of subscriptions secured for
the Victory Liberty Loan in the Dis
trict of Columbia. Amount Of sub
scription-s26.o00. and.
This is to certify that Mrs. Eu-
gene Schwab is the winner of yes
terday's contest, as the largest buy
er Of yesterdays Victory Liberty
Loan Bonds in the District of Co.
lumbia. Amount of purchase-$20o.-
000'
Both certificates were Immediately
mailed TO Col. Hartz at Boiling Field.
with the request that the flight he
made as soon as possible. preferably
Monday afternoon.
Mr. Thompson announced that the
contest would not be open on Sunday
mornings and the subscription taken
on Saturday would be Judged Monday
morning.