Evening star., 1917-09-09

- OOKING back over the past dec
III ade one seeks from among the
a women actively doing big things
- a very small and very youthful
looking and very earnest woman from
Chicago appealing for citizenship for
herself and her sisters. incidentally car
rying through important legislation in
Illinois and other states.
Remaining particularly in the minds
eye is one picture of this small woman
standing out boldly and strikingly as
the central figure and adviser of some
100000 workingmen interested in the
passage of an important labor bill
through the Springfield legislature.
"One of the best lawyers Illinois ever
had-a trial lawyer at that, was the
comment of noted Illinoisan in speak
ing of this ardent worker in every good
cause of men and women.
1t was because of her sheer ability in
many lines of constructive endeavor
that Mrs Antoinette Funk was ap-
pointed member of the woman's COM
mittee of the Council of National De-
fense last spring. Because of her pow
ers of logical appeal, her ability as a
speaker and her untiriny activity in any
work connected with the great cause
for which America stands today. Secre
tary McAdoo asked her to serve as ex-
ecutive vice chairman of the woman's
liberty loan committee, of which Mrs.
McAdoo is chairman.
At the United States Treasury one
sees this slender figure. gay as the but
terfiy as to raiment. bright and active
as the humming bird in her light and
rapid extraction of the very heart of
any subject under discussion. So valu-
able has been the work of this commit
tee that the best room in the liberty
: loan section was given over TO its rou-
tine office work. and for its confer
ences Secretary McAdoo relinquished to
the women one of his own private
rooms
II was in line with the inherent dain-
tiness of the woman that she should
remark that there were to be specially
prepared liberty bond certificates for
women subscribing to the next issue
something more attractive than would
go to the mere man. The artistic ap-
peals to US ALL" she remarked. laugh
ingly.
TT is peoples solemn duty TO buy
its nations war bonds" she said, "and
II Is our work to present that duty in
its true light TO every woman in the
United States who does not already
realize 1t. 1t is our ambition to have
women come to feel and understand
their responsibility in this vital crisis
ing to buy bonds
TT is not our purpose TO disturb the
legitimate business of the banks. but
TO get at the hoardings of years of
thousands upon thousands of women
throughout this country. We want to
get hold of the savings down in the
bottom of the unused blue teapot heir
looms. There is no better time to have
them pour their precious contents on
the altar of liberty than now, Incl
dentally no safer transfer of treasure
Such savings are much more secure
in the governments care than in the
teapot. Savings invested in the liberty
bonds are just as safe as it is possible
to make them, and they constantly
draw interest
Every American knows how much
money we have in this country Eow
easy it is 10 save a little here and a
little there. and the women % the coul-
try will do il when they see how clear
ly it is their duty. Do you realize that
this is the first time the government of
the United States has really asked
women to make some sacrifice for the
sake of our precious liberty and dear
democracy?
Every woman in this country knows
that she can save if only she Wills to
do it. There is hardly one who cannot.
and every dollar we can coax out now
for the prosecution of the great cause
is worth double its intrinsic value at
this time We want every woman in
this land TO realize that when she buys
a liberty bond sne has staked claim
in her government, making her its ac-
tive partner in its present fight for
life and liberty.
THE French people have taught u.
all more than one Lesson in thrift but
in no direction more than in this.
Rhor nc ynrt In moi h,rf he
French people are the greatest in
vestors In government bonds in the
world. At the close of the Franco
Prussian war. in 1870. Germany de-