Evening star., 1921-09-20
ARMSPARLEYFUND
REPORTEDGROW|NG
Committee Raising Money for
Entertaining Delegates
Meets Liberal Response.

The finance committee of the eiti-
zens' central committee of the Dis
trfct of Columbia. which yesterday
entered upon the task of raising a
fund to be used in connection with
the delegates to the armament con-
ference to convene here in Novem-
ber. is meeting with an enthusiastic
and liberal response.
Milton E. Allies. president of the
Riggs Nationa! Bank. who is chair
man of the finance committee. said
sociates ss<s srs.ssiy'sS sEs1 q "a BE
showing made thus fafefNd thai, they
|9e4 that tho raising 6k thG .4tfhd II
Assured According to Mr.. Allies, b
total of $9I75 had been subscribed up
S25 was raised since noon yester-
day.
Fixes S1k.0Oo a. Sum Needed.
Inasmuch as the central committee has
set $4,000 n the amount believed to be
necessary to defray the city's share in
welcoming and entertaining the many
foreign visftors during their long stay
In the capital, Chairman Allies intimated
that it will take considerable work on
desired amount in the short time al
loted. He expects. however. to receive
within the next day or 30 quite few
large size subscriptions which will ma
terially help in bringing the money rails
ing to a successful close.
''The response thus far has been very
pleasing" Mr. Allies said. "A splendid
enthusiasm. is being shown and find
that those persons to whom / have
talked realize fully the unusual i.npor-
tance of this occasion. They understand
what 1t means to the city of Washing
ton. 1t goes without saying that Wash:
ington is going to have a prosperous
winter with thousands OF visitors in
our city for Eumbcr Of months.
''The business men realize that sion
an event will rarely como :.:a:a. ahi
that We must make 4 GOO: and lasting
impression throughout the world as
TO the reputation OF the capital ci,:.
our importance to the world capitals"
Committee Groups Formed.
To facilitate the raising of the
funds Mr. Allies has decjGcd &c divide
his committee into groups. He has Sc
lected the following E.s. TO servo as
chairmen of subcon,;n:: tees OF th-s.
groups: A. T.. Berry. .,residcn: of the
Chesapeake md Potomac Telephone
Company, public utilities committee: {:
Roland Robbins. manager OF Kei.h's
Theater, theaters and moving pictures:
Townley A. Mckee, president of lhe
Hotel Mems Association, hotels and
restaurants; Joshua Evans, tr., cashier
Of the Riggs National Bank, banking
institutions; John A. Petty, secretary
of the Washington Real Estate Board.
real estate committee. There will be
a subcommittee on merchants and the
automobile trade the personnel of which
will be announced later.
bers and the citizens of the city in
general of the Importance of this
Undertaking. the Rotary Club at its
next meeting will adopt resolution
indorsing the general idea of the
plans formulated by the citizens
central committee. Mr.. Allies said that
similar action would be taken by the
Merchants and Manufacturers Asso-
citation, The Chamber of Commerce,
the Board of Trade and Kiwanis Club.
Subscriptions Reported.
Subscriptions received during the
last twenty-four hours, and the
amount subscribed, follow: Leroy
Marks, $50; Capital Traction Company.
$3.50; Old Dutch Market Company,
$3.50; William Hahn & Co, 500; Mil
ton Hopfenmaier. 500; Hotel WASH
ington, $500: Bartholdi Restaurant,
$780, -Lanman' Engraving Company.
$25: Keith's Theater. $3.50. and Semmes
Motor Company, 800; total since noon
yesterday. $1,s25; grand total at noon
today, $s.175.
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