The Washington herald., 1919-05-11
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rural banks are slow. in sending in
tiseir subscriptions. The belief existed
that subscription were much higher,
than official reports Indicated.
storms have delayed mails In the
Kansas City district, according ito
late advices from there tonight 7Pri-
ate messages from the larger cities
in the Kansas City district showed
confidence that the Tenth Federal
Reserve District will not fall short
Of its quota. treasury officials said.
Victory ship Sails In.
The nations Victory Ship steam
ed past the Statue of Liberty into
New York harbor at 3 o'clock this
afternoon. finishing her victory voy-
age and announcing to the world that
America has finished the job"
Washington closed its drive with
a rush.
Loew's Palace Theater ended it's
efforts with a total of sS40.300 sub
scribed. Nearly half of this, s405,-
900. was subscribed last night.
The individuals and firms who
helped swell the total last night
and the amounts subscribed by them
X,
s150. 900; Charles c. Glover, jr., $780,
900; The Garford Motor Truck Com
pany. $4,000; H. Rozier Dulany.
s25.00o: John Poole. president of the
Federal National Bank. $1,000; wal
ter Brownley, 5000: Mutual Bene-
Mt Life Insurance Company. s12,-
900; W. E. Edmonston. $4,000; W. G.
Cornell Company, $4,000; w. T. De
Wart, $4,000; Fidelity and Mutual
Life Insurance Company. $1,000, and
Henry s. keenan,. $4,000.
The principal speaker was A. Z.
Seymour. who was assisted by the
manager of Loew's Palace Theater.
Lawrence Beatus.
Interior Department Aids.
Employees of the Interior Depart
ment subscribed $50 900 to the Vic
tory Loan. Of-this amount $4,000
was pledged by the department in
Washington.
With subscriptions up to Friday
night amounting to $4,000, the Bu-
reau of War Risk Insurance has
bounded over the top in the Victory
Loan Its quota was $3.50. 900. II was
expected yesterday that the total OF
N.CO0.Ooo would be reached when the
campaign closed.
Despite the rain yesterday, en-
ployes OF the Munitions Building turn
ed out in full force and attended a
large open-air mass meeting held at
IL a m. where a stirring appeal was
made by a. f. Seymour. Subscrip-
tions aggregating $4,000 were taken
ct the meeting. bringing the total
subscribed by employees in the NUM-
tions Building up to $4,000.
Free AIrplane Rides.
Free airplane rides for persons SELL
ing the greatest number OF Individual
/ bonds and the greatest amount of
bonds during the twenty-four hours
ended at O'Clock yesterday were
made to Granville E. Dickey, 1702
Kii5ourne place northwest. OF Troop
No. 80 Boy Scouts. and to w G.
Mallon, a clerk at the Census Bu-
/ EEeau. Dickey won for selling the
largest amount of bonds. his total
being S37,S Mallon had the great
est number of subscriptions, turning
i'll 121 pledge cards.
A subscription for $4,000 worth OF
Victory Bonds was personally given to
Secretary of the Treasury Glass yes
terday in behalf Of the Scottish Rite
Masons of Washington by George
Fleming Moore. sovereign grand com
manderl Moore was accompanied
by -Cap}l John. H. CowIes, supreme
grand treasurer They were present.
ed to the Secretary by DIR. Thomas
f. Green. director of the Speakers
Bureau of the Treasury
Shipping Board Buys Big.
The United States Shipping Board
notified the Central Liberty Loan
Committee yesterday that total
! of $869.90O. representing special
funds of the board. had been in
vested in Victory Bonds and cred
tied toward Washingtons quota. At
the same time it was reported that
total subscriptions by employees of the
shipping board had passed the
| s.. 900. 900 mark.
Tom" the office cat at the Pen
sion Bureau. is believed to be the
only cat on record as a subscriber
to the Victory Bonds. At a loan
rally OF the employees of the Pension
Office yesterday a 500 bond was
purchased for Tom. and then the
employees bought $500 worth of bonds
to supply Tom with milk for the
rest of his life.
A total of $3.50 was subscribed.
his makes a grand total subscribed
tCy the Pension Bureau OF s2;d .1OO. or
an verage of 500 an emplcye.
An Original Sale.
A Sais las conducted along original
fizes b. T. E. Slime. John Godson
son OF CisT~-e Godson. an employe
/ Of the bure,u Tas delegated to draw
a man and s3rss were subscribed to
provide fof nd legs and ears
and eyes and clothes.