Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-10-05
LIBERTY LOAN DRIVE
OPENS WITH BANQUET
LOCAL CAMPAIGN OFFICIALLY
STARTED AT ENTHUSIASTIC
GATHERING

Earnest enthusiasm, stimulated by
several good addresses, marked the
banquet at the Elks' club Monday
evening, which officially opened the
Second Liberty Loan campaign in
Thurston county, a campaign which
has for it's achievement the raising
of 100000 in subscriptions to gov
eminent bonds among the people Of
this county inside of the next two
weeks.
1t was not rampant, wildly ex-
cited, "spread-eagle" crowd, but a
gathering of a hundred or more men
and women of the city and neigh
boring sections of the county, repre-
senting most Of the various activities
in the city's life, stirred by a deter
mination to make Thurston county
make good" as literally on the gov
ernment's second call for support as
it did on the first, and in two weeks
instead Of the four allotted by the
government.
"Chef" H. N. Sticklin and his as
sistants served rafting good chick
en- dinner, everybody present contrib
uted -four bits" to pay the expenses,
and then, when the smokes" were
lighted, Chairman Thos. L. O'Leary,
of the Liberty Loan committee ap-
pointed by the County Council of Pa
triotic Service, acted as POSTMASTER,
briefly explained the purpose of the
meeting and called upon c. J.. Lord
of the state central committee, in
charge of the drive" as the first
speaker.
Advises Exchange of First Issue
After explaining the details of the
issue, Mr.. Lord pointed out that the
income of the people Of the United
States is $4O,O0O,0 100000 year. that
it is estimated that the cost of the
war for the first year will be half
that sum. and declared that the peo-
pie generally must practice greater
thrift. He also advised purchasers
of small bonds of the first issue.
which bears 31s per cent interest, to
exchange them for the present issue
upon which the interest rate is 4 per
cent, saying it can be done without
cost.
Raising this sum in Thurston
county will be the easiest thing you
ever did, If you'll just dedicate your
selves to it," he said. I'VE have got
to buy those bonds. The govern
ment has got to have the money. If
we don't loan it, the government will
conscript it. 1t Is question of pay
ing taxes or loaning the money, and
for my part I'll take loan every
time.
"Why shouldn't the county sub
scribe it's portion? Down on the wa
terfront there, there are $4,00O,0OO
worth Of ships on the ways and over
s5,OOO,OOO more are under contract.
There wouldn't be single ship
there If it wasn't for this war
when the county subscribed
more than 100000 of the first issue
the money went to San Francisco.
but it and more came back with l
80 days. There's more money in the
savings departments of the local
banks today than there was beforA
that first issue. Where did 1t como
from? From the industries directly
due to the war and their employees "
With the declaration that there
is no investment in the world today
comparable to it from any angle"
Mr.. Lord closed his talk by saying
he wanted to see the county's entire
subscription raised by October Is.
Tells of WOmen's Part
Mrs. j. w. NOVEL;, chairman of
the woman's committee. then told of
the plan of organizing the women for
the campaign. saying that captains
were being appointed in each ward,
with lieutenants in each precinct and
minute men" under them. That
plan will be followed throughout the
county.
A letter was read from P. NJ. Troy,
president of the Chamber of Com
merce and the Olympia National
bank, who was unavoidably absent in
Spokane, pledging his personal sup
port and the aid Of those orgariza-
tons. Then Howard Waterman
chairman of the "Four-Minute Mem
of the County Council. told of his
plans for mass meetings throughout
the county and declared that people
of the United States must be awak-
ened until all unitedly support the
government.
Governor Ernest Lister made the
closing and most appreciated address
of the evening, starting out by saying
that the fact that the first loan was
over-subscribed nationally, in the
state and in Thurston county, shows
what the people can do.
Remember this. that these loan