New-York tribune., 1919-04-27
BUSINESS NEWS BUREAU:
Tribune Building
l54 Nassau Street
Rainbow Division
Now Is ;so5,0OO,OO0
Behind Schedule
Nictory Note subscriptions
for First Week $780,
!. 100000: Allied Music
Trades Over the Top

The Rainbow Division. which is
the trades and industries of the city
solidly behind the Victory Liberty
loan. yesterday finished tnc frst of
tie three weeks of the financial drive
s95,00O,OOO behind its schedule Through
lis various committees, which represent
every phase Of the economic life of the
city, S1S0,00O,000 was subscribed. It's
quota for the week was S225 100000.
Two of the committees have filled
their entire alloments. Following the
announcement Friday night that the
Women's Club Committee, of which
Mrs. William A. Campbell is chairman,
had received subscriptions amounting
10 Silt.I5O, against a quota of $780,
eco, the Allied Music Trades Com
'hittee. of which c. c. Conway is chair
nam, reported that it had nearly
doubled its quota of S2,7o0,000 by
making sales of Victory notes amount
ing to S4,500,000, ,0C0.
Many Half Way to Goal
The ladies' dresses and waists com
mittee reported that it had filled 70
per cent OF it's quota of 1000, 900, The
eorsets and corset material committee
announced that 60 per cent of it's al
lotment has heen sold and the fol-
lowing committee stated through their
chairmen that they had passed the
half way mark; Wholesale dry goods
committee. Rertram II, BORDEN. chair
man; hides and leather committee, l.,
! Robertson, chairman, hat and cap
industry committee, Truly Wurner.
chairman; country produce and fruits
committee, John ". Nix. chairman, and
the children'a and infants wear com
mttee. l., J. Goldberg, chairman.
Seven more industrial honor Aaga
were awarded to dry goods concerns
yesterday. through Bcrtram II. Borden
chairman of the Wholesale Dry Goods
Committee of the Rainbow Division.
who announced that the following
firms had enlisted 100 per cent Of their
employees in the purchases of Victory
notes announced:
:. Durham Hosiery Mills; Watts. Steb-
bins & Co, Stone G. Kottmeicr, j. L.
Malone & Co., J. Spencer Turner Com
pany and the Columbia Textile Com
pany. The Ashland Textile Company
received badge with two stars, with
D. record of ~ pier cent of its en-
ployes among the subscribers.
New Jersey Zinc Subscribes
Subscribers to the amount of s3,8t5,-
600 were announced by Mr.. Borden,
who now holds the lead among Rain
bow chairmen in the awards of honor
flags for concerns canyassed by his
committee, twenty-five in all up to
date.
Purchases of Victory notes totalling
$4,000 were announced by William
Wilson. chairman Of the Laces and En-.
broideries Committee. yesterday. The
committee has received subscriptions to
date amounting to $50 900 on quota Of
81 300 600. Subscriptions announced
yesterday were: Il. Van Rahlte. S20. 900:
$. e. A. Stern. $4,000; +. Opper, of
Opper IL Stern, $4,000.
Charles Hayden, chairman Of the
Mining Committee. reported yesterday
subscriptions of $i.46s,000. The New
Jersey Zinc Company and subsidiaries
took $i,3la000 worth OF Victory notes
through this committee. the r.. l.. Potosi
Mining Company 100000 and the Mich.
OILS Copper Company $4,000.
subscription OF 100000 from l.. p.
Ilollandcr & Co., $50 Fifth Avenue,
orc-half Of which goes to tho credit of
Boston, was received by William Ro-
scnblum, chairman of the Millinery,
Couturicrs and Dress Trimmings Com
inittee. This is the largest subscrip-
t;on received through this committee