The Washington herald., 1919-04-25
s562,s5ORAIsED
BY D. c. WOMEN
Loan Rally at Belasco a
Success Campaign
Plans Completed.

The sum Of s5s2.s6o was raised at the
mass meeting Of Washington women
at the Belasco Theater yesterday
afternoon. their liberslity and enthu-
siasm attesting their allegiance to the
Victory Liberty Loan. The stage was
filled with women. hzif Of them in cos
tunes distinctive Of their specific work
for the war. with the Marine Band in
the background and guard Of honor
of two yeomen (female), Miss Je<n
Maxwell and Miss Agnes NJ. Gal
lagher. at either side of the stage, who
bore the national colors. Mrs. Wesley
Martin Stoner presided, and with her
sat the chairmen of her committees,
the speakers and singers.
Mrs. Newton d. Baker, wife of
the Secretary of War. sang and re-
spcnded to many encores. Her
repertoire included when PERISH
ing's Men Go Marching on to
Picardy," Uncle SAM" "The Star
Spangled Banner" accompanied by
the Marine Band. and when q wom-
an in the audience sent word to the
stage by an usher that she would
buy a $1,000 bond IL Mrs. Baker
would sing again. she gave. appro-
priately, the $4,000 prize war song
of Signe Lund, The Road to
France" Mrs. Franklin Townsend
sang "The Americans Gomez and
for encore Khaki Sammy" and
brought her audience to their feet
when she rendered stirringly The
Marseillaise' and the Belgian
Hymn" Otto whitcomb. cor.etist
of the Marine Band. contributed a
solo, when the Boys Come Home"
Mrs. Andersen Speaks.
Mrs. Larz Anderson. in her nurs-
ing uniform. told of her experiences
in Belgium; DIR. Esther Lovejoy.
the first American woman physi-
clan to volunteer her services for
the children of France, costumed
in the doctors uniform she wore
in France, made a most stirring
appeal for the loan. based on her
experiences in Europe. Miss Kath-
crime Paddon. in the service over
coat and CATERS she wore as a
motor ambulance driver. pleaded
effectually for bonds. Miss Mar
jory Stinson, in her garb as an
aviator. was introduced as one of
the original American bird girls.
Mrs. Charlotte B. Eldridge. chair
man of "airplanes. motor tanks and
submarines" announced at the
meeting that through the courtesy
of Admiral Cowie. the two destroy
ers. Paulding and the Terry, which
have come to Washington on be-
half of the Liberty Loan, are lying
at the Seventh street wharves and
have been placed at the disposal
OF the woman's committee, and
that the public would have the
privilege of visiting them TODAY
and part of tomorrow.
Mrs. ~Eldridge also announced that
the captured German U-boat. which
Is to come to Washington next week
to aid in the Victory loan drive. has
also been placed at the disposal Of the
woman's committee.
Mrs. John Lord O'Brien announced
that Rabbi Wise will be a speaker for
the Washington womanIs committee OF
the Victory loan at an early date.
which will be announced later.
Speakers last night at the woman's
committee open air meeting at Tenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue in
cluded William Mather Lewis, of the
war savings division Of the Treasury
Department; Edgar NJ. Aitken. DIR.
Esther NJ. Loyejoy and Miss Marjorie
Stinson.
Mrs. Thomas Watt Gregory will be
In charge OF the woman's COMMITTEES
headquarters at 121s F street, TODAY
She will be assisted at the sale. table
this afternoon by Mrs. Mahion Pitney