Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-28
FIRE CROWD TURNS
|NTOLOAN BUYERS
Loses Interest in Blaze When
Opera Singer Renders
1.-The MarseiIaise"
WOMEN'S DRIVE WINNING

Sometimes even grand opera singers
follow the fire trucks aud mingIr with
III" excited ho poIIoi in the streets. But
II iSu often they burst into song dur
ing the "Xrit"mrut
Henri Srutt'S mrIudiuuS voice raised
III ''Mar,ciilai>r" uuitrd thulSHudS of
persons VIII" had gathered at Twenty
third and Carpenter streets late vpSter-
day IN the wax" Of fire engine. Thry
'"rrI"d to hear til" singer. They waited
with Increasing interest to hear heroic
tales from th" lips Of Private James
F"lr"' Philadelphia lad. whose left
leg was shot of at the Marne and who
wears the French m"daillc militairc
And' last but not least. the crowds sub
>'rIb"d IN little NOR" than ten minutes
more ihan $1,000 I" the Liberty Loan.
Henri scott and Private pnncn were
the attractions" on III" Liberty l,nou
truck that WAS I" feature the rally M
twenty third and Wharton street.
+ Hhd"r til" direction Of Mrs. Owen
Roberts. Th" meeting had lust started
and " large crowd had gathered when
III" mr." wagons flashed by. then storurd
'"N hI"'kS away. Th" crowd SURGE,
AFTER tn" new excitement Nothiur
naHht"d til" Liberty Loan workers
boarded their truck and followed. too.
hey stopped their truck lust hchjud
IN" nr" truck and hdcd their time
/ Nhen IN" hr" lansuiShcd and the crowd,
turned |" seek other excitement. the
singer began tn" French anthem.
Thnt was just one cxanulo of loan
work accomplished during the nine
sings IN tn" South Philadelphia dis
'rl"t. Miss Mary NJ. Barr. vie" chair
man OF tn" South phiIadrlphia women :
committee. was in charge of all thc
NlugS. which reported total ,f
%'"'.oW' in Sub>"rptonS From the Sing
III III" Italian section. Thirteenth and
hartun Streets NuhSrript ions were oh
tanned t"taling Sl.JIO. Mrs. Andrew +.
IlppI was in rhurg" there. \ German
helmet. aurtion"d of by Mr.. lipui.
brought 5000.
More than $1,000 was Obtained at the
statue. Broad and Wharton streets.
wher" John Braun led III" singing.
Nheh chorus sang "Salvatiuu l.aSsin
of Mine, the pockethookS flew open
and subscriptions came in II rush. There
was, n band. singers and speakers at
each of the nine sings
Mrs. y. Myers Filter. chairman of
the theatres committee in the crutral
"ltN district reported Il total of S14I
900 obtained up to Saturday noon. The
subscriptions are expected to increase
greatly this week when speakers will
make their appearance" nightly to assist
the bond sellers. Members of the iuniol
/ service of the national league fo,
woman service are selling in the the
atr"s. Th" reports :" far include:
keiths. S3S.100 Forrest. S:;7 800
| Chestnut Street Opera House. S9yoO
Globe, SIIuO: Gurrirk. S:J4OO: Casino
SI'Do: Broad. $1,000; Schubert, $500
! Nhlnnt, S2Gh0; Academy of Music,
SlIW: Stanley. $40. 4OU: Palace,
SNt'n: Arcadia, $39IU; Victoria
! S"4"U: Market Street Theatre. S3n5o
Regent. S24Iu.
When Carter Glass. secretary of til,
treasury. comes I" PhiIadDlphin MAY
y. I" deliver addresses here for Victor,
"an. h" will b" accompanied by Mrs,
Glass. Sh" will he guest of tn,
Womon'N liIbprly Loan committee.
returns from the Main Limo commit
to-" total t" dat" more than ST 700 zoo
/ Mrs. -. q. R"mbach. chairman of IN,
women committee for Lower Nrrinu
and Narbrrth. announced that ,r this
entire amount the women in NilIanova
and orrrbro"k district had rai<cd more
than S60o.O'W. Plans are being mad,
for liberty sings in Ardm"rr and Mar
berth several evenings this week.