The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-18
Congressman Evans Will
Speak at Mammoth Lunch
con OF October "a.
MASS MEETING SUNDAY
Women and Boy Scouts Take
Important Part in Finan-
cial Campaign.

Determined to make the second Lib
erty Bond sale in Missoula county a
record breaker and fully decided that
the allotment Is to be doubled. the
committees. 125 men and IS women,
are working in cooperation with all
the civic organization in the county
this week to bring the campaign to
the doors Of every person.
Announcement that q mammoth,
luncheon in one of the hotels of the
city. on October "a, with Congressman
John NJ. Evans as the principal speak
err. was made last night by Harry II.
Parsons. chairman of the executive
committee of the county The luncheon
viii be open TO everyone ana pfomi-
nent citizens of the state will deliver
addresses.
The Boy Scouts of the city will also
be enlisted into the service of the
country and will start out on q thor
ough canvass of the city for five days.
beginning October 20. The scouts will
distribute thousands Of circulars
throughout the county.
The boys will also solicit for the
sale OF the bonds in every part of the
| county during the first two days and
| one the last two days of their cam
paign definite territory will be allotted
TO them to canvass thoroughly.
Women in important Part,
An important part is being played in
the campaign in the county by women,
| SeventNfive women have organized
and are working in cooperation with
the mems committees in conducting
the campaign.
The Liberty Bond organization. con :
sisting Of Mesdames Kate Mccormick,
William Fitzgerald. r. A. Wilson, ". r.
Bowers, A. r. Jacobs. Kate Elliott. y.
j. DOnohue. Il. NJ. Barr. George Ross
and Miss Esther Lesser was announce,
yesterday and other committees, to.
gether with the big working commit
tee, will be published within a few
days.
Sunday will be known as "Libcrt,
Sunday and mass meeting for al
the citizens has been called for :
O'Clock in the afternoon at the Mis-,
soula theater. DR.. Z. o. Sisson. presi.
dent OF the university, and Dr. Il. Il
Craighead, former president Of the in
stitution. will be the principal speak
ers. Attorney Charles Hail will be til
chairman.
Pastors are to Hclp.
lii addition to the program in TIL
afternoon. the pastors of all TIL
churches will deliver sermons in behal
of the Liberty loan at the lnornin
sermons. The entire day will be givel
over to the creation of enthusiasm il
the Liberty Bond campaign.
| Tho e,1,l,1ff, NJ t.i - o,,N ~
is planning several interesting affair
during the next two weeks. The Elk
probably will give a minstrel show a
, a headliner to the program Of enter
tainments.
, +. s. Lusls. chairman of the ditsric
+ announced yesterday that the Missoul
county subscription amounted to AZ
proNimately $4,000 to date. whic
leaves 100000 more to be subscribe
TO make up the county's allotment.
But we are not going to be salts
fled with $575,000,' said Mr.. Lusk, We;
terday. I'VE are going to place MI:
aoula county on the map by maxim
the sale of bonds i'll the county al
The soldiers must be taken care
The soldiers must betaken care
and the government will have to Sc
that it is done. At present the go,
eminent Is asking the people of Il
country to loan their money on col
u crete security and with q high rate
4 interest. However, the governmel
must have money and II the people |
3 not loan 1t they will have to give 1t ,
4 In taxes, for the United States mu
l have money and is bound to get it."
L Yesterday the banks reported lar