The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-18
INDIVIDUALS ARE
URGED TO TAKE
LIBERTY BONDS
w. S, Guthrie, Back From
Meeting, Explains Issue,

81 have bought my Liberty bond |
Have you'"
This is what will appear on buttons
distributed by Secretary OF the Treas
ury McAdoo 10 all purchasers OF liber
ty bonds, according TO W S Guthrie
who represented the Oklahoma City
Clearing House and the American
/ Bankers association at meeting Of
bankers Of the Tenth Federal Reserve
bank district held at Kansas t,ty this
| week.
OF Small Denomination
Purchases Of the bonds by individuals
was strongly urged at the meeting and
n was announced that the bonds would
be in denominations OF $50, 500 and
units Of 500 above that amount Thi,
will place the bonds practically within
the reach OF all Interest at the rate on
! 81 percent a year will be paid on the
bonds with the understanding that #
/ It becomes necessary for the govern
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made Other instalments are lS per
cent on June 28 20 percent on July 30,
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"e oa'INo'N P",''' gu, INC 'd't u'a' u
,'h"',;ts1 h"',S ~ "',e te ponus ute'
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uP"" our own peoI,e ana upon the peo-
and n,t,or,I ,e,,.ser,,J =, ~. ,os,
ing pledged themselves - aSsist ,hc
treasury department IN every way DOS
Sible i'm A wide distribution NJ the
bonds
npo, l., u,
"u !" h'''y hoiie'
/ \ L'oefty bona IN every home, IS
the slogan OF the American Banker
association and every bank belonging
to The association will gladly furnish
| any information desired 10 their Gus
| toners aud other individuals AZ the
| meeting IN Kansas City, Oklahoma hal
| the best representation OF any state IN
this district, nine bankers from dit
icrent sections Of the state being pres.
cnt.
| +. ] Wykoff of Oklahoma City was
appointed one OF five chairmen from
this state TO work in conjunction with
the committee chalrmen OF the Ameri-
can Bankers association. Two men
were appointed from each OF the five
| groups OF the Oklahoma Bankers as
sociatlon by Mr. Guthrie to art as a
| committee for the promotion OF the
sale OF the bonds.
Meeting Monday
..,;,o u H. ot.tst "a.
II Clearing House a,soci,,io, will h. held
| Monday afternoon a, which Mr. Guth.
| rie will make his report on the Kan
| 'as City meeting He will suggest that
the various civic organizations OF the
| city appoint committees TO assist a com
mittee OF bankers IN the sale Of the
| bonds. II - hoped that the subscrip-
'ionS IRON Oklahoma City will be one
| oi the largest IN this district The
local banks VIII otter every facility Tor
| their customers to buy large and small
denominations. AZ the meeting Mon
day It VIII be definitely determined how
the banks viii handle the bonds
One OF the methods proposed at the
meeting IN Kansas City IS for the banks
TO secure the subscriptions o' their de
positorS turn them over TO the Clear
ing House association and send the en-
tire subscription from this city at on,
time. This viii save a great amount OF
clerical work both at the treasury de
partment and the federal reserve bank