The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-09-13
OrfanlzatlOn Day.

kilograms. have been received by
Sheriff Edwards and the Banner from
Governor Pleasant. in which he urges
that as much publicity as possible be
given in the matter CT organizing
Parish Council of Defense for Bossier.
Organization Day throughout the state
is the 15th-Saturtlay. 1t Is expected
that all patriotic and public-spirited
residents who can do so will meet at
the Parish sites of the several parishes
CT the state on that day to discuss mat
ters looking to the interests of the
whole people while the country is in
volyed in war and to organize for that
purpose.
This movement may be referred to
as new, though it has now been some
time since the National Council of De
Tense was organized in Washington.
shortly following that organization at
our own state capital was organized Il
organizations to. the state organization
are now in order.
There are many matters of timely
Importance that may be discussed at
this time and the same should result
in such organization and the perform
alce of such service by and through
that organization rs will result to the
great good of Bossier Parish as a
whole.
There are many suggestions that
might well be made. and events of the
future will develop others. 1t is I'M
pOrtant that we as a people at war
should plant more freely of these prod
uctS that can be grown here that will
serve as foods for man and can be
stored and saved for winter consump-
ton. 1t should and will he emphasized
that present methods of cultivation are
net as intensive as they should be. and
that as Il people, season in and season
out we are extremely wasteful.
These are the things that will pre-
haps be discussed at this meeting.
which is intended to be larish-wide in
its scope. You should think them over
and be prepared to advance your own
IDEAS when YOU come i'll to attend the
meeting, and. also that you will be tile
better prepared to suggest further
..lans to increase and conserve the sta
pie food and feed crops of the parish.
There is vet another matter that
may he and should be discussed and,
| If so, thoroughly threshed cut. We
have reference to the organization of
| companies to receive military training
here at home. and landed together
| primarily for the purpose of home de-
| Tense. Home guards they are called.
At present this suggestion may seem
futile to some. But let us take, no
| chances. Your home and those within
it more dear to YOU than life itself
must have more than your protection
when that evil hour comes-als often ii
does come during times of war. They
must have You and your neiyhl,or and
your neighbours Aeighbor as trained
hodyguard. No man can look into the
future may have in store. North OF
South, In the far West-in any section
| of the uniOn-tlese unseemly disturb
ances of the past may recur. One sec
ticn is not more likely than the other
to be the mark.
SO let us lock seriously to the work
of the day so that we may be better
equipped to meet the demands of the
to-morrows, II in the opinion of the
Parish Council of Defense to be or
raniZpd Saturday home, .runrds will IN
necessary let Us enter into that duty
with unstinted zeal. To he drilled i.
not such trying duty and to become
more skilled i'll the handling of a rifle
is an accomplishment that may latel
stand one in good stead.
| Let's lave the home guards-and al
over the parish, ut that.