New-York tribune., 1919-04-26
Rainbow Division
Uses Wireless to
Get Subscription
Flashes Request for Larger
Purchase and Gets Order;
Six Firms Earn the In
dustrial Honor Flag

or sea.
Arthur D. Wolf, vice-prcsident of
the Union Exchange National Bank
and chairman Of the cloak, suit and
skirt committee of the Rainbow Divi-
sion. yesterday brought the foregoing
sruism forcibly TO the attention of
E. J Vile. cloak manufacturer, who
is en- route to Europe.
Bv wireless Mr.. Wolf flashed this
message to Mr.. Vile: "Fallng behind.
Double subscription Victory Loan"
Mr.. Vile had already placed sub
scription for $4,000 of notes before
leaving port.
"only too pleased; $4,000 more
was the answer from the manufact-
urer aboard ship
The responses from the business
men on shore yesterday were not so
instantaneous, according to reports to
beadquarters. Only SS 100000 of sub
scriptions were reported yesterday,
compared with S30.0000O0 the pre-
vious day. A daily average Of $685.
100000 must be maintained if the
Rainbow Division Is to attain its
quota, which is one-half that Of
the entire I'd Federal Reserve District
Pass Halfway Mark
Some of the more aggressive COM
mittees have already passed the half
way mark to their goals. The Women s
Clubs Committee, which lead the field,
reported yesterday that it had ex-
ceeded its quota of $a50,00O, with sub
scrptions totalling $520,0O0.
Daniel Kops, chairman of the Morsets
and Corset Material Committee, re-
ported that his group had filled 60 per
cent of its quota Of S650.000. David N.
and NJ. Mossessohn, joint chairmen of
the Ladies' Dresses and Waists Com
mittee, announced that their commit
tee had already received subscriptions
enough to reach 20 per cent of its
quota of $1,000,000.
Speaking al rally at the Hotel Nc
Alpin yesterday, David N. Mossessohn
said; you men are setting the pace
iar the woman's apparel industry and
you are to be ngratulated on your
splendid spirit of loyalty to your coun-
try. know OF some cases where manu-
facturers have invested their last few
thausand dollars i'll Victory notes be
cause they know what the fotation of
this loan means and what disaster
it would be if America failed to re-
spand at this time
This largest individual subscription
reeeiYed Yesterday through the Rain
how Division went through the General
msMaaca eemmirtee, The rravelers'
Nsrsnos tompAny placed its rsquest
f1i Sl,uad.ou0 Of Victory notes. John
ss s lligglns taah Ss0a,ooN IN notes
fFaA this committed also.
subscriptions totallihe Aaaa,uun have
tseh secured hy the Wholesale Dry
lneads Trade Committee. the follow
Ing afms. whseh suhsePihed through
ihi7 ehmmiitee. have received indus
trial honor hags Il, T. bailey & Con
balm & Taylor Libefnah brothers, ST.
John brothers CO., Inc, Loo Knit Cloth
Manufacturing Company and Joseph i
Voorhees,
were reported by the Retail Shoe In
dustry Committee after a luncheon
given by John Slater, chairman of the
group. Some Of the larger subscribers
we're: J. & J. Slater, 100000; l.. Biynr
& Sons. $4,000; Cammeycrs, 100000;
Frank Brothers, $4,000; a. Geller
$4,000 and A. kohn, $4,000.
Million From Tobacco Trade
More than 100000 in new sub
scriptions were announced by Edward
Wise, chairman Of he Tobacco In
dustry Committee. The Export Leaf
Tobacco Company and the Garland
Steamship Company led the list with
pledge Of 100000. Among the other
subscribers we're: George w. Helme
Company, s250,0OO; General Cigar
Company, 100000; Jacob Wertheim,
Smith, $4,000; Edward Wise, S10,-
900, and Maximilian Stern, $4,000
A. c. Knothe, chairman Of the Belts,
S1spenders and Garter Committee. an
nounced subscriptions from the Ever
.sstic Company, Inc, $4,000; Knothe
Brothers, $4,000, and the Monarch
suspender Company. $4,000.
The Rubber Industry Committee
added q 100000 pledge of Victory
notes to its total from Myer & Brown.
Inc F. ". Woolworth Company sub
seribed 100000 through the Depart
Ment Stores Committee. J. A. Clipper
ned, chairman Of the Laundry and AL
lied Trades Committee, reported q
subscription of $4,000 from Pingue,
Brown 6; Co
John W. Edmonds, chairman Of The
Coffee, Tea ard Spice Trade Committee.
reported s245, 900 Of SUBSCRIPTIONS,
coming: p among others, from: Hard g.
Eand, s299,000; Sorenson & Nelson,
$4,000; Macy Brothers e. Gillett, Inc,
10000; BAss. Dallett g. Co., $4,000;
'enn W. Edmonds, $4,000; ". +. Hart
rant, $4,000; Mrs. Clara B. Nc
Vieery. sl0,000: Joseph Purcell, sl0,
w; 8. A SchoabruN & Co, So,
W., and K. Lawrence Smith Export g.
'apcrt Company. $4,000.
Yearly half a million dollars was
pHeged a. luncheon yesterday ~ the
nn!Asd Music Trade Committee II the
h'tei NcAipia, Of which C.. c. Conway
chairman
What Jewellers Are Doing
august Goldsmith, chairman Of the
ssWeiry Committee. reported the fol-
.s."lng among subscriptions tota!lirg
teN0Dp0: Jacobson Brothers. $50 600:
vsoofriend Brothers, SIS, 900; b. {; l..
~ 10000; Zach a Oppenhe:mer,
,,,S19o; Byron l. Ssrasbcrger & Co..
mnp1o9f Henry H. Jacobson. $40 900;
sass Bernstein, $4,000; the Franklin
ssf'ngs Bank 800 0oe; Ado!pn Pressed
= lis.. 10000; Eera Il Kad.son,
s22,o9o. and Jonas Koch. $4,000.
Reports TO Gilbert Is. Bogart, assist-
~, y, Director Of sales here, yesterday
ise'eated that The new Victory Liberty
s.sh zstyico clubs Ia !adustfial pants
-. 80 sseoming popular. In the plants
s1s CUBS afe being organized work
~ s ~ho subscribe 70 800 or $500 of
VIVA are eligible for admission.