The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-06
How Victory Loan Now
Stands in This District

operation there might perhaps have been
some excuse but IL was more of ter
rorism and blackmail. They wanted to
blackmail Belgium into surrendering.
The reason why our Government
wouldn't do II was. in the first place,
Its confidence in the absolute business
OF Its cause and its ultimate success,
for which we are Just as grateful to
you for your furnishing us with money,
ammunition and with food. and we are
thankful for having sent over the men,
the presence of which on the battle
field pulled the very life out of the Ger
man and pulled them into cspitulation
and begging for an armistice.'
William G. McAdoo. former Secretary
OF the Treasury, speaking at a noon day
meeting Of the Chamber Of Commerce,
Brooklyn, yesterday. said:
1T is,up to us now to put the Vic
tory Loan over. so that the Government
will be able to pay the war debts that
remain. We are not asked to give
leg or an arm. We are asked only to
lend money on interest and the best
sort OF security"
Features of To-day's Programme.
The chief features OF to-days pro-
gramme are
This will be Gratitude Day and Over
seas Night.
Victory Ways A. NJ, Reveille and
flag raising; IL 80 p. NJ, addresses by
Corporal johnson, Capt. Annable, Avi-
alton Corps, U. s. Army; Senator f. ].
Bowling OF New York, Private Tully,
the Rev. Dr. Thomas Travis. the first
American to carry the Stars and Stripes
In Flanders fields Jess Dandy, who will
have twenty wounded soldiers from the
Greenhut Base Hospital in the Friars
Club Ambulance; also Cognac, the Bel
gian police dog, cited for bravery in saw
ing seven lives and wearer of a wound
stripe.
Victory Way-Evening, to s o'clock,
band concerts, demonstration by Jewish
organizations with actresses by Gov. Al
fred h. Smith,. Brig. Gen. George H. Nc
Manus. Nathan Straus. DR.. Stephen 8
Wise. vocal selection by Cantor Josef
Rosenblatt and loud speaking telephone
address by Simon Wolff.
Times Square, "Argonne Forest
II AS to p. NJ. Motor Corps Of Amer
lea: s P. VI. to A. NJ, addresses by
Paul D. Cravath, Regis II. Post, Michael
OLeary, Private William II. Desmond.
musical selections by Zip Zip Yaphank
Quartet and Camp Upton Four, first run
A. f. F. motion pictures.
Victory Ride-12 NJ TO 3 p. NJ, Van
Cortlandt Park, passenger planes will
carry purchasers of $4,000 Victory
Notes or more.
City Hall Park-11 AS A. NJ. to p.
NJ. and p. NJ. to 8 p. M, Business
women's Committee. Victory Liberty
Loan; Abram I. Elkus and Romeyne
Park. Benjamin will speak.
Grand Central-1o A. NJ. to 10 P. NJ.
Metropolitan Canvass Committee meet
ing in concourse, Grand Central Ternii-
nal prominent speakers.
Union Square-12 Noon. Women s
Liberty Loan Committee, girls of the Art
Students League, repainting s. S. Re-
| oruit
Liberty Theatre 80 p NJ. Public
library Fifth avenue and Forty-second
| street, War Camp Community Service in
charge. Prominent speakers and music.
Osceola Clubs P. NJ. Victory Loan
celebration at Osceola Club. Father
Duffy. chaplain Of the old Sixty-ninth (;
Judge Mulqueen. George Gordon Bat
tie and Regis Post will speak There
will be music.
Altar OF Liberty 80 7. NJ,
Women's Division. National Civic Fed
Grafton in charge. Gen. John +. Organ.
Col. G.. G. Woodward, Stanley johnson.
Howard Kyle, DR.. Hubbard Claiborne,
Rabbi Harris and John Van Vechten
Waring will speak.
Passenger Planes TO p. NJ. at Bel
mont Park, a ride will be given TO all
| subscribers to $4,000 or upwards OF
Victory Notes in a passenger carrying
| airplane over New York city.
Red Feather Parade-s F. NJ. starting
on Fifth avenue at Eighteenth street,
! between 5000 and 1000 Victory Note
sellers will march up Fifth avenue 10
Fiftieth street and then east to Victory
Way. William H, CBig Bill'o Ed
| wards will lead the Red Feathers.