Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-19
VICTORY LOAN
DRIVE READY
Campaign Will Be Launched
Monday and End
May 10
COMMITTEES ACTIVE

Bonds Pay Four ard Three Quarter:
Per Cent-Best Investment ii
Bonds Ever Offered.
All is in readiness for the opening
for business CT the Victory Loar.
PreuaIations have been completed by
the loca, con?mihrce Of arrange
| ments Of which K. 5. Jones, i
chairman. The various sub commit
tees have been working hard COM
plct:ng the details for the big cam
ra:en which will open April p AM
cnd May 10.
There is every indication that the
lean viii meet with success IN th:S
city. No efforts will be spared BY
the committee in charge TO see that
Alexandria goes over the top as
she has done in al! previous cam
Issigns. The rate Of interest or
Ese bonds is 4.75 per cent wh:c1
greater than any OF the previous
8ond issues. There is no better IN
vcstmert to be found in the worG
than these bends and there IS n
cause more worthy cf the genera
support of the citizens in genera
than the purchase of these bonds
Every man, woman ard child IN ths
city shcutd own. at least, one 0,
more CT these bonds.
The chairman and vice chairman
Of The committee in charge las!
Tuesday attended the state conven
ton of chailrnen on Victory bono
at meeting held in Richmond. II
addition to the picture entitled, 9Th
Price CT Peace which will be eH-
h:btrd here tomorr2w, as told in ar
ether column Of this paper, the Gem
mittee la+er will have q tank fror
the battiefclda Of Europe on exhgb:-
ti0u.
The numerous placards ana post
ers. all of very attractive variety
scattered throughout the city, shov
the activity CT the committee o.
posters and p!acards, ard the meet
ings including the presentation G
the "Pr;cc Of Peace" shows that tn
committee on pnb!ic meetings an
arrangements IS actively at work.
BG"ths for SAILS, Of Bends
The work CT the moving p;ctur
committee speaks fer itself. Tn
committee en- booths has had cor
structcd a number of booths whic
will be opened Monday at the banks
postofices, railway station and ::
runfher CT stores.
Committee Activities
The official flag cf the Victor.
Liberty Lean with its blue Y with
white background thrown to tn
breezes on King street proclaim
the wcrk Of the street banner com
mittee.
Both the lahcr and fraternal com
mittecs are actively engaged il
:naking final preparations for II
drive.
Sneakers are now being chosen b.
the committee on four m;nute me,
who Will arrange fer speeches at a!
rublic gatherings Dang the progres
Of the drive.
The woman's committee has beer
busy with its plans Of organiz;ns
The women in all previous cam
raigrs have dcno splendid work an'
they expect to sucpass taeir recor'
| in the coming drive.
The honor roll committee for bus
ircsy houses and organizations ans
fine committee en- hcnrr roll tol
subscribers is actively on the job a:
/ also are the various other commit
+ocs. and with all the committees pre-
n,red for action there can be n
dcuI,r tlct what Alexandria will "g<
over the top" as already stated she
has done in. al previous campaigns.
Value Of Bonds Increased
Every prospective bcnd purchaser
shc1,,d remember that the rate of in
terest paid on the new issue of bonds
is four and three quarters per cent
insteod of four and cne quarter IN
| the last lean. This. therefore means
mat every hcnd rarchased this tims
* worth exactly SO more to the
owner t11an the last issue Of bonds