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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1917
Page
9
The automobile dealers initiated a large Liberty Bond drive totaling $2,000,600. J. J. MacGregor of the Oldsmobile Company of New England led the early efforts amid a brisk start yesterday and last evening.
The chairman of the campaign committee announced that the initial fundraising period collected about $250,000. The figure highlights early momentum for the campaign and underscores strong donor support.
The first of ten teams to secure an S10 subscription was team Kk led by I T Sanders of the Oakland Company of New England who sold a bond to Mrs Frances D Davisson of Waltham before the campaign's first hour. The main committee gathered $29,000 in 50 seconds at Tuesday night's meeting where organisation was perfected with members including MacCregor Eliot Ware R B Nettleton F P Allen Joseph Donovan C S Henshaw G B Kimball J G Utterback A I Danforth Tf W Stock
Automobile dealers and local firms unite to push a $2,020,000 Liberty Loan goal. MacGregor leads 19 teams in 15 minute canvasses while Gillette Safety Razor and other firms pledge large bonds. Navy and police participants attend bond tables as public pledges surge across Boston area.
General orders summon all 10 000 officers and men of the guard to assist in selling the second Liberty Loan. Samuel W McCall urges support through Major General Butler Ames. The message emphasizes patriotic duty and urges purchase of Liberty Bonds to help win the war.
The notice urges immediate public participation in a bond issue with warnings about duties and consequences. It references local governance and the Lexington Valley context, emphasizing timely action and civic responsibility.
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