Evening star., 1919-04-24

United States destroyers Paul
ding and Terry, from subma-
rine zone, naval militia wharf,
foot Of 9TH street.
Representatives Of citizens as
sociations meeting in board
rooms, District building.
pm. at call of Commissioner
IL BrOwnlow.
Two Of Uncle Sans destroyers.
veterans Of the anti-U-boat campaign
'over there" docked at the naval
militia wharf at the foot of 7th street
at noon today. to take part in the
victory liberty loan drive. They are
the Paulding and the Terry.
These grim war vessels. each. fully
equipped for war service today, with
depth bomb apparatus and antl-a1r-
craft guns as well as the other arma-
ment of destroyers, will be opened to
visitors this afternoon, under ar
rnngements made by the central
liberty loan committee. which has
been given the use Of the vessels to
aid the loan drive while they are here.
Did Much to Win. War. .
The people of Washington will be
given an opportunity to see at. first
JlAuQ the craft WHICH QlQ oO lhuCA "
help win the war. Plans are being
made by the central liberty loan COM
mittee for drills by the crews of the
destroyers. numbering 120 men for
each vessel 1t is expected that they
will be brought into the Georgetown
posite the Speedway. in Potomac Park.
The officers in command of the de-
stroyers are: The Paulding. Lieut..
Robert A Dyer and Lieut. John B. Nc
Terry. Lieut.. Commander Robert NJ.
Doyle, jr., and Lieut.. d. H. Clark, ju-
nior grade. The destroyers will be
here today and tomorrow, and will
then go to Baltimore to aid in the loan
drive in that city,
Loan Rallies Today.
Several big victory loan rallies were
held today. Including that q the
lin D. sRoosevaii. haaisantsseeretary
OF the Navy. and William Mather
Lewis spoke.
A rally was held in front Of the
New National Theater at 1:15 this
afternoon by the United States Ship
ping Board. Clay Stone Briggs Of
Texas delivered an address. demand
ing that the people get behind the
loan with all the power they could.
Under the auspices Of the woman's
be held at the Belasco Theater at 4:30
this afternoon. ,
"Buy EARLY and Often"
Buy early and often is the slogan
OF the central liberty loan committee.
And they are straining every nerve to
send Washington over the top with it's
quota fully subscribed and oversub-
scribed before the end Of tho three
weeks drive.
The first official announcement of
subscriptions to the victory liberty
loan. as reported by the banks, cover
ing April %. shows that 1858 persons
had subscribed $1,214,900.
These figures represent purchases of
bonds Tor which payment has actually
been completed or begun under the
partial payment system. 1t does not
ings all over the city. and in the gov
ernment departments, which have not
yet gone through the banks. These
pledges cannot be estimated, though
they would undoubtedly swell the total
subscriptions to a large extent. An
nouncement OF the returns from the
banks received by the central liberty
loan committee will be made as rap
idly as they can be tabulated giving
the status Of the subscriptions for the
previous day.
Important Meeting Tonight.
An important meeting of represent
atives Of the citizens associations of
the District has been called for 8
o'clock tonight in the boardroom at the
District building by Commissioner
Brownlow. 1t Is understood that Mr..
Brownlow will strongly urge upon
the members Of the citizens associa-
tions that they actively Cooperate
with the central liberty loan commit
tee IN arranging for demonstration
in support Of tho victory loan in
their particular territory. Each citi-
xenS association has been requested
by Mr.. Brownlow to send two repre-
sentAtives to the meeting
The big twelve-inch railroad guns.
on a siding at 14th and D streets
southwest, will be put through their
PAGES again this evening from to 8
o'clock, when the coast artillery con-
tingent accompanying the train will
go through drills with the guns. The
SD Infantry Band will be on hand TO
play An officer will describe the
working Of the big guns. and members
of the gun crews, all veterans of the
war. where their company was deco
rated for bravery in action. will tell
some OF their experiences "over
there"
Will Hold Mass Meeting.
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