Evening star., 1944-02-16
D. T.. Ends Drive
with$1,000,000
Over Bond Goal
Nation Also Exceeds
Quote; Workers
Celebrate Success

d"o0o Aol liie rOuTCn war Loan
campaign which ended last night.
oftcial figures from the Fifth Fed
eral Reserve Bank in Richmond
showed.
The first announcement of the
Districts success came last night as
climax to a dinner for members
OF the District War Finance Com
mittee in the Mayffower Hotel. At
that time 1t was reported that the
national goal of $4,000, 900 900 had
been oversubscribed by S191 900 900.
The official figures today showed
overall sales in the District stood at
s96 100000. Individual sales still re-
manned behind, with total of s40.-
9OO,0 900, or 77.2 per cent of the s53.-
100000 goal and E bond purchases
aggregated $500 900, or Sc per cent
OF that quota. Sales of E. F. and G
bonds and Series S savings notes,
however, reported to the Federal
Reserve Banks on or before Febru-
ary %, will be credited to the Fourth
War Loan drive.
. Virginia Over Quota.
So far as corporations and asso-
ciations were concerned, the cam
paign definitely ended last night.
Final figures for large investors
showed purchases of s55, 100 900, or
131 per cent of the $42 900 900 goal.
1t was also announced yesterday
that Virginia had oversubscribed its
SLAB 100000 quota by s7,600,00O. The
State went over the top after s22,-
46O, 900 worth Of securities were pur-
chased by the State government, ac-
cording to James S. Easley, executive
manager of the Virginia War
Finance Committee. State Treas
urer w. Tayloe Murphy said the new
investment brings Virginias total
War Bond holdings to s42315,Oo
Sales of E bonds in the State were
still only about 10 per cent of the
goal of S47,0O0,O00.
1t would be a wonderful tribute
to the Nations Capital if we sold
$50 100000 worth of E bonds" John
A. Reilly, chairman of the District
War Finance Committee. said last
night L am of the opinion this is
possible"
Mr.. Reilly told large and en-
thusiastic audience that the Dis
trict's residents should be COM
forted in the knowledge that the
hearts of our boys on the battle
fields will be warmed when they
hear the news that the campaign
was successful you have not only
backed the attack. you have helped
to preserve our economy The bonds
you have caused to be sold will mean
better homes for Americans of the
future and better jobs for our boys
when their fighting days are over"
Undersecretary of the Treasury
! Daniel w. Bell announced that the
national quota had been exceeded
and said the individual quota OF
$500 900.0 in the Fourth War
Loan campaign represented a diff
cult task. He expressed confidence
that the close of the subscription
books on March l would find this
goal equaled if not exceeded.
Strickland Gilliland, newspaper
man who served as toastmaster,
evoked laughter when he said Sec
retary of the Treasury Morgenthau
sent Undersecretary Bell to repre-
sent him because Mr.. Morgenthau
is at home trying to make out his
income tax report"
Tarawa Landing Dramatized.
Commissioner John Russell Young
in a brief address extended con-
gratulations to the people of the
District for achieving their War
Bond objective. Others who spoke
briefly were c. j. Mack. director of
the Mayflower Hotel, and Glenwood
j. Sherrard of Boston, president of
the American Hotel Association.
An interesting feature was
dramatization of the marine land
ing at Tarawa, presented by a CHS
cast that included 1t. Eddie Albert,
U. S. N, former Hollywood star, and
Bill Henry, news commentator. Jeri
Sullivan, CHS singer, gave a solo
number, with music provided by the
Navy Band under the direction Of
1t. Charles Brendler.
Announcement that the District
had achieved success in another
hard campaign was greeted with
prolonged applause
The dinner meeting was sponsored
by the American Hotel Association
and broadcast, in part, by the Co.
lumbia Broadcasting system.
B'nai Birth Sells sI,250, 900.
More than s1,250.OOO in bonds
have been sold by Bnai Birth, it
was reported last night by Mrs. Ann
Hurwitz, chairman of the Bond
Committee. The organization has
asked that its purchases be allo-
Gated to the purchase of hospitals
and medical equipment.
Those participating in the drive,
in addition to B'nai Birth lodges,
were the Amity Club, the Alliance
Club, Adas Israel Ort, Victory Girls,
j. c. r. S., Progress Club, Service
Guild, B'nai Birth Israel and Iota
Gamma Phi.
Hospital Drive Ends Tonight.
The drive among soldiers at Wall
ter Reed Hospital, where bond sales
have been conducted nightly over
Radio Station WWDC, last night
hit the S150000 mark. The cam
paign, in which servieemen are
competing for a $500 bond. will
close after tonight's broadcast at
6:15 o'clock.
Other achievements in the drive
reported today iaclude:
Purchase of $3.50 in bonds bv
employees of the Certified Baking
Co, Sl6,675 by Washingtons salvage
dealers, $4,000 by fur stores and
the fur union, s192,35O by laundry
employees, $625,ooo by Peoples Drug
Stores, 100000 by the United Mine
Workers of America, $1,000 by the
Roofers Helpers Union, Local No.
lO4, and $500 by the Washington
Union Labor League.
The National Housing Agency re-
ported sales of 81 $50, ,795. or lo6 per
cent Of its quota.
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