The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-09
Have You Little Liberty Bond In Your Home
 Manager for Birmingham Liberty Loan Committee

Miss Ina Shepard was chosen to take charge of the liberty loan offices when an executive head was needed and no better selection could possibly have been made in all of Birmingham; Miss Shep- ard Is the right person in the right place: she's a successful business woman; her work as manager of the clearing house tells the story of her splendid ability; she knows all there Is to know about stocks and bonds and things which are just so much Greek to most women, so she is in a position to explain to those who want to invest their money just what 8 liberty bond is and how safe an investment it is, and what it means to the government, for women as well as men take an active part in the issue.
 If you don't understand the situation, drop in to see Miss Shepard some day and see the great lines of men and women waiting for her and see how she dis patches the vast amount of business at the liberty loan offices and listen to what she has to say on the subject as I did yesterday.
 Tt is always safe to count on the
 women for substantial things, Miss
 Shepard said. Tn the first place. when I was made manager for the Birming- ham liberty loan committee. l began to rack my brain as to just how the wom-
 en could best serve in aiding us. l
 couldn't take notes from any other simi-
 lar organza ton because as far Us l can
 find out I am the first and only woman in the United States who has been given
 the same sort of position. Of course. the reason that 1 was chosen is because of my Knowledge of stocks and bonds.
 so I had to do some real thinking about
 the situation However, it wasn't long
 before the suffragists came forward with
 their usual syendid public spirited feel
 ing and offered to take an active part
 in the selling of liberty bonds and then
 other congratulations followed.
 ITO those who do not understand what
 the possession of liberty bond means,
 let me tell them right here that 1t is
 gilt edgeds it is the governments offer to allow the people of our country to aid
 in financing the war. I can think of no
 better way to put it before the masses than by quoting the subscription blanks
 which are being distributed, or, rather. the information on the other side of the blanks which says
 Amount, s2,O00, 100000; interest rate. 31a per cent per annum: interest payable, December 15 and June 15. Conversion privilege: If before the termination of i the war bonds are issued bearing a | higher rate of interest. the holders of | the bonds now to be issued may convert them into bonds bearing such higher | rate, such bonds to be identical as to maturity of principal and interest and terms of redemption with these bonds, | but otherwise substantially identical | with the bonds of the new issue Both principal and interest exempt from all | federal state or local taxes except estate I or inheritance taxes"
 "A woman or man who invests in l a $50 bond even is giving substantial l proof to our President that they are do | ing their bf to help our country In these | war-like tiNes," Miss Snepard said, and | if the women of Birmingham will make | a visit to the liberty loan committee and 1 let me tell them how safe and sane their | investment is, I believe they will invest ! freely