The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-10-29
Nobly Done, Dorchester!

rom the llL OI1lldjIOu a. tlii6.b1f a.
this time, the indications are that the
subscriptions Of the Second Liberty
Loan in Dorchester county will be in
the neighborhood OF $500. 900, or
about 100000 over the minimum "a
loIment for the county This cannot
fail to cause thrill of pride to all
patriotic countians, not so much be
cause We were able to loan this tidy
sum TO the government, but bec1use
il showed clearly that the people OF
the county are awake to the impor-
lance OF doing their part.
The people OF the county respon-
ded nobly to the call for funds toi
Red Cross work, they have labored
eneIgetically and efficiently in the
knitting of sweaters, WristletS. multi
ers, etc, for the soldiers, sailors and
marines, and still continue at the
work, and the splendid response TO
the Second. Liberty Loan is the
browning achievement upon the part
of those who have not been called
upon to take up arms in the cause OF
our country.
The subscriptions TO this Loan
demonstrated clearly that the heart
of the people is in this war; that
they are going to do their part IN
furnishing all that may be required
for FITS prosecution to successful
conclusion. Everyone is proud OF
those fine large subscriptions, they
eeidanced the fact that the acquisi-
tionSbf wealth has not deadened the
conscience nor stilled the call of pa
triotism, They We're just glorious,
but better even than these We're
those Fifty and One Hundred Dol
lar subscriptions which represented
sacrifce; which meant that those
making them must do without some
thing in order to save the money
with.s'Whrh to meet the payments.
Perhaps none of Us will ever know
just what the sacrifice OF the hard
ship may be; it may be that some OF
the young ladies who subscribed will
do without new dresses or mats, or
something of the kind; possibly some
of the young men will do without
new winter suits or hats or sports;
perhaps some of the mothers and ia
thers will do without things that
havesseemed a necessity: and all of
this has been undertaken out of
great love for country. oh, what a
beautiful example have these people
set. the spirit actuating them is the
same to which the Blessed Master re-
ferred when he spoke of the Wild
ows Mite"
The war is going to teach econo-
my and brotherly love; it is going to
make US understand how depedent
we are upon each other; it is going
TO make us realize that We are TO
bear and share one another's bur-
dens.. Sometimes it almost seems as
if he. Almighty permits these fearful
III OluCI " hSu- " InSll
senses and to make US realize that
we are all sons of d common Father
and all journeying along the same
path. 1t seems to require the rudest
kind of shock to awaken us some
times TO the fact that other people
have a right in the world besides
ourselves. The people of our county
have shown the earnestness with
which they look upon the war; they
have mot faltered whether the call be
for soldiers, sailors, supplies or mo-
ney, end the Government may de-
pend:upon our people to respond
heartily and loyalty to every call it
may make.
In Subscriptions to the Second Lib
erty Loan we lead all the counties of
the Shore; Cambridge leads all of
the towns of the Shore in the
amounts subscribed at the big meet
ings. We are justly proud of our
achievements, and when the news
comes from our boys across the wa
ter WI know we. shall be justly
proud5of their. accomplishments. too
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