Evening star., 1919-04-26

I1SuIeu, Gays. MIS-. SCuWaO.
Il am delighted" was Mrs. Schwab's
comment when the order by the COM
mittee emitting her to take a ride in
an Army airplane was handed her.
IF like it ] may buy machine
myself" said Mr.. Colpoys with a
twinkle in his eye. =
Every day during the victory loan
campaign a similar contest for air.
plane rides will be staged. The man
or woman selling OF purchasing the
will win the prizes. Under the rules
for the contest adopted by the COM
mittee the contestants must appear in
person and present proofs of sale and
purchase at the liberty loan head
quarters, 141S H street northwest.
The contest for today will be de-
cided Monday morning at 10 O'Clock
at headquarters. Sales made today
and Sunday will be counted. and also
purchases
The successful contestants, under
the order issued by Col. Harts, in
command Of Boiling Field. must notify
Boiling Field by noon the day before
the flight is desired. The local COM
mittee makes the request that win
ners Of flights do not postpone them,
and that they present the orders with
in three, days after receiving them.
subscriptions Mount.
The subscriptions to the loan con-
tinue to mount. but the local COM
mittee is anxious that every pros
pective purchaser come forward with
out delay.
Total subscriptions reported by the
banks of the District up to last night
amounted to $2,794, 800 and the number
of subjects to 10.683. These figures
represent subscriptions which have
been completed or upon which partial
payments have actually been made to
the banks. Many pledges have been
made without oportunity having yet
been had to make the payments.
The committee is appealing to all
persons in the District to decorase
their homes and business houses with
flags during the victory loan drive.
The Treasury Department each day
has many flags waving. and it is the
hope of the committeathat all the de-
partment buildings will follow suit.
Report From Mr.. Poole.
A telegram received by John Poole,
chairman of the central committee.
from the Richmond Federal Reserve
Bank today showed that up to noon
district showed that $20,200.000 had
been subscribed. These reports are
from the banks in the district, and
include those in the District OF CO.
lumbua. The District of Columbia
banks had reported $2,200,000 to Rich
mond.
With more than half it's quota sub
scribed by 10 o'clock this morning,
the bureau of engraving and printing
is carrying on sixteen-hour drive
today which is expected to bring in
the full subscription of s247,000. the
amount the bureau has set itself to
raise. Today's rally, which began at
midnight, and will come to an end
at $40 this evening. will be attended
by $500 employees A meeting is held
every hour and each meeting is at
tended by the workers on an entire
floor. The program includes promi-
nent speakers and entertainers and
the bureau band. Director Wilmeth
is presiding at all the daytime meet
ings.
At 10 o'clock this morning Director
Wilmeth announced that subscrip-
tions received up to that time amount
cd to $4,000.
This shows that the bureau is
past the halfway post toward its
goal We have not failed a liberty
loan yet. viii We go over the top
this time?" he cried.
"Yes," came back the crashing
chorus Of 500 voices.
The director grinned.
Last Nights Speakers.
P. J. Haltigan. reading clerk of the
House of Representatives, and L. 8.
Erwin of the War Labor Board were
the principal speakers at the rallies
last night and this morning. Both
urged the bureau employees to buy
bonds in order that American soldiers
abroad might be brought home and
that the expenses OF the war be
wound up.
At the 10 o'clock rally George OCon-
nor sang songs. patriotic and humor-
Gus, and told stories. At other meet
ings Wilson Oliver was the soloist,
while leaders from the War Camp
Community Service led the choruses.
Those who attended the IL O'Clock
meeting made the auditorium resound
with cheers as the director presented
to Miss Lizzie Jeits the $50 victory
loan note as a prize for patriotic
services rendered during the rally of
the fourth liberty loan campaign.
The Navy Yard Band will board a
street car at 3 o'clock this afternoon
and run over the tracks in the Dis
trict, playing while it travels. to stir
up interest and enthusiasm for the
loan.