The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-08
How Victory Loan Now
Stands in This District

ported an increase yesterday Of s1.2s5.-
500, making a total OF ss,003,100. more
than twenty times the allotment Of
$4,000.
Union N. Bethel. chairman Victory
Loan public utilities committee, an
nounced to-day that subscriptions had
peen received from the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company for itself
and It's associated companies for two
and half million dollars, and from the
western Union Telegraph Company for
Police Headquarters reported yester-
day sl6.ooo,ooo to date in the cops in
tensive drive for Victory note subscrip-
tions.
Last night the Police Glee Club made
the round OF the Long Acre Square dis
trict and sold 100000 worth of Victory
notes. During the day policeman or
a reservist appeared in most of the mo-
tion picture houses in Manhattan and
sold notes.
One doughnut, fried on the steps of
the Sub-Treasury yesterday noon,
brought $4,000 in note subscriptions.
The doughnut was made by Gladys and
Irene Mcintyre Of the Salvation Army,
who made the doughnut famous in
France A second bid for another dough-
nut brought $4,000 and a third was sold
Tor $4,000. The highest bid came from
w. f. Holborn of the Guaranty Trust
Company, the second highest from f. p
Gaillard of 40 Broadway. and the
$4,000 was paid by b. G. Coles There
were two $4,000 subscriptions for dough-
nuts. but the purchasers withheld their
names. The doughnut baking and auc-
tioning added s5s,6o0 to the Victory
notes total.
Three hundred visiting yeomanettes
from washington visited the Hippodrome
yesterday afternoon and staged a loan
appeal during the ten minute intermis-
sion. Several hundred thousand dollars
was subscribed, the largest Individual
subscription being from Mrs. w. X. Van
derbilt, Jr.. for $4,000.
Gen. Peppino Garibaldi, famous Ital-
ian soldier and grandson Of the LIBERIA
tor, who recently arrived In this country,
Will take the stump to-day to boom the
loan AS soon as he reached New York
and learned OF the loan drive Gen. Carl
baldi communicated with the Liberty
Loan officials and volunteered his SER
vices.
Several thousand members of fraternal
organizations Of New York city will pa
rade to Victory Way at noon to-day.
The speakers will include Gen. Bal
lington Booth. Edward s. Mosher, an
official Of the 1. o. o. F.. and George F.
Moore Of Washington. grand commander
Of the Scottish Rite OF America, who will
address the crowd from Washington by
means OF the long distance loud
speaker" telephone apparatus. Repre-
sentatives OF several other fraternal or
ganizations will speak.
Sale at auction OF IL 500 German he'll
NETS which dress the pyramids In Vic
tory Way, and which were seized in Cob
lenz by the American army, will start
this morning in the hope of raising ad-
d!tional Victory note subscriptions. A
helmet will go to the highest bidders for
notes
In order that as many as possible Of
the people in the five boroughs may be
given an opportunity to secure one of
the souvenirs. the Liberty Loan Commit
tee has arranged that the sales he con-
Quoted by the various agencies connected
with the campaign.
The agencies include the Metropolitan
Canvass Committee. the Advisory Trades,
Woman's Committee, Outdoor Speakers
Bureau. Foreign Language Bureau. La
Dor Bureau and the headquarters in all
of the boroughs.
The sales will continue until the pyra-
miGs are stripped.
To-dsy's Programme.
The chief features Of to-day's pro-
grsmme follow:
This is Fraternal Day.
Victory Ways A. M.--"Reveille"
flag raising. IL A. M.-Guard mount in
area south OF Forum. IL 80 A. NJ
Parade Of Knights of Columbus Eagles,
Woodmen OF the World New York Di-
vision), Woodmen OF the World Brook
Ign Division). Knights OF Pythias, Be-
nf
Mecca Temple. Masonic Temple, indie
pendent Order of Odd Fellows and Red
Men of America. 12-Addresses by
Martin yogel. Gen. Ballington Booth
and dong distance telephone speaker)
George F. Moore. grand commander
Scottish Rite. . +. M.-Navy Day
parade. Washington Square up Fifth
avenue TO Forty-fifth street to Victory
Way. to 10 p. M.-Mexican Night
Address by Pedro del villar. chairman
Mexican division.
Sub-Treasury-12-M steps of
Sub-Treasury. Addresses by Carter
Glass. Blanche Bates. Ed Wynn, Janet
Beecher. Gail Kane, Hazel Dawn. Jane
Cowl, DR.. O'Reilly. Private Merritt.
Thomas Bacon, John ]. McGraw,
Thomas Wise. big BIZ Edwards.
Christy Mathewson Gen. "Peppino" Gar
fbaldi, Daniel Roper Martin Vogel, Els
| abeth Marbury and others.
Times Square-"Argonne Forest" ~
Addresses by Sheriff David II. Knott,
Judge Wadhams and others
Victory Ride-12 to 8 p M.-Mineola
Passenger planes will carry purchas-
ers of $4,000 Victory notes or more
Union League Club 80. 4 and p
M-Woman's Liberty Loan Committee,
prominent speakers. Band concert
Greek THEATRE 80 to 10 p. NJ
Greek Theatre in Pershing Square,
prominent speakers, Musical selections.