The Yale expositor., 1919-04-24
HARD AT WORK ON THEIR PLANS
FOR PUTTING 1T THROUGH
IN THE DISTRICT.
ALL THEIR CLUBS ARE BUSY
Generous Rivalry In the Race for Pre-
sentino the Most Attractive Novelties
in the Campaign and Getting Best
Results.
BY EDWARD q. CLARK.

ingt0n are hard at the preliminary
work necessary TO complete arrange
ments for the Victory loan drive and
for putting II through to successful
end In the District of Columbia.
The wife of the president OF the
United States has consented to serve
as honorary chairman of the Wash
ington Woman's Liberty Loan commit
tee. Mrs. Wesley NJ. Stoner will be
the active chairman, and under her
direction dozens of meetings of the
women of the district already have
been held with view to arousing
warm enthusiasm and to the forming
of plans for that simplicity of organ
ization which will make for the most
effective work.
Mrs. Charles w. Hamlin, wife of a
member of the federal reserve board,
and Mrs. Harriet Blaine Beale, daugh-
ter of James @. Blaine, are honorary
chairmen of two of the greater district
committees charged with the work of
expediting preparations for the loan
and for making the campaign sue
cess.
1t was feared by some of the women
In Washington that the enthusiasm in
connection with war loan drives might
be on the wane because so much en-
ergy was expended during previous
campaigns. Such fears have proved
to be without foundation. All the
womens clubs of the District of Co
lumbia have responded splendidly to
the appeals of Mrs. Stoner.
None,'s Clubs All Helping.
Every club of woven in the District
of Columbia has named chairman
who will conduct the loan activities
of the club in connection with the
work Of the greater district commit
tee Every woman's club in the city
of Washington and every organization
of whatever kind with which women
are connected is hopeful that ii will
Guido all other clubs in effort and in
results. Where there is such rivalry
as this in good cause, results of a
high order always have been obtained.
The women can be trusted TO propose
and to put into effect novel and attrac-
tive means for arousing the interest Of
their sisters and TO find the readiest
means to show them that the properly
strong boxes of Uncle Sam who will
pay interest thereon and give assur-
ance that the treasure is safer than
any other strong box of the country.
In the Liberty loan drives of the
past in Washington the women gave
the citizens of the city something TO
think about. For considerable time
parts of the capital looked as II a
patriotic carnival were in progress.
The strong point about this endeavor
Of the women to raise funds for Uncle
Sam has been that they have never
for one moment allowed any person to
think that he or she was being begged
for contribution. The fact that the
purchase of Liberty loan bonds was a
good investment always was impress
ed upon the people, but with 1t there
was always the companion statement
that duty was involved, not only a
duty In broader sense to the country,
but duty to the fathers, sons and
brothers who had gone across the sea
TO bear the burden of the fighting.
Novelties to Be Expected.
1t is fully expected that before the
Victory loan drive is ended in the
District of Columbia the women Of the
city again will have given its citizens
some strikingly novel things to look
on and TO think about. AS yet Just
what these things are to be no one
knows, but there are women all over
this town today thinking on plans to
make the campaign alluringly attrac-
live, which means plans to hold not
only the passing but the continuing
attention of men. women and children
who need only little stimulation TO
induce them to make Uncle Sam their
debtor while doing him proper serv-
Ice.
The existence in this town of so
many organizations of women helps
the cause of the Liberty loan. for It is
much easier to reach women when they
gather together as they do in the clubs
In groups once a week, or at the out
side once a month, to discuss means
whereby they can help those who need
help and to think of and to talk Of
the greater affairs of the nation.
Plenty Of Volunteers.
Tho war department has asked for
$4,000 United States volunteers to be
used as replacement trops for
the army Of occupation In Germany
and on station In France and else
where abroad. The response to the
plea for volunteers has been instant.
Naturally enough. many Of the SOL
diers OF the army now in Germany are
anxious to come home. In the main
part General Dickman's army of occu-
patton IL composed Of veterans of the
drfn0 limo en- Franco They hive done