Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-14
ADDRESSED MEMBERS OF
 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON CLUB.
Charles c. EIweii Tells Them of the
 Liberty Bond Campaign.

The Wednesday Afternoon club met at the home of Miss Adelaide L. Butts esterday.
 The subject for the afternoon was John Townsend Trowbridge, and the hostess read paper on his life and work.
 Of Mir. Trowbridge's stories publish ed in the Atlantic Monthly, to which he was a regular contributor, the most important, Coupon Bonds, appeared in 1885, Bankers became interested in distributing this story and it is said that it had an appFeciable influence in stimulating confidence in the govern ment and it's securities. IL was drama tized and for long time was much in demand by amateurs. The story seemed so timely and it's spirit so
 patriotic that Miss Butts gave the
 following extract from it:
 T should think you might get Ditson
 to renew the mortgage" observed Neighbor Ferring. "'He can't be hard
 he can't be so foolish as to want the
 money. There's no security like real
 estate. If I had money to invest, l
 wouldn't put 1t into anything else"
 Nor I,' said Mir Duclxlow; nothing
 like real estate!"-with an expression
 of profound conviction.
 What do you think of gov'ment
 bonds?' asked Neighbor Jepworth. T don't know MT. Ducklow scratch = ed his cheek and wrinlzled his brow with an expression of ti1oughtfulness and candor. "I haven't given much at- tention to the subject. It may be a patriotic duty to lend to gov'ment, if one has the funds to spare.''
 Yes" said Jepworth, warming. When we consider that every dollar we lend to government goes to carry on the war, and put down this cursed Rebellion"
 And to pay off the soldiers" put in Reuben, raising himself his elbow. E Nobody knows the sufferings of sol diers and soldiers families on account of the governments inability to pay them off. If that subject was felt and understood as some 1 know feel and understand it, I'm sure every right minded man with $50 to spare would make haste to lend it to Uncle Sam. I tell ye, I got little excited on this subject, coming on in the cars. I heard gentleman complaining of the gov ernment for not paying off it's credit ors: he didn't say so much about the ought to have their claims settled at once. At the same time he said he had had $20000 lying idle for two months, not knowing what to do with it. but had finally concluded to invest 1t in railroad stocks. Have ye any govern ment stock?' said his friend. Not a dollars worth,' said he: I'm afraid of it. Sick as I was. I couldn't lie and hear that. And do you know the req son. said I. why government cannot pay off its creditors? I'll tell ye,' said I. It's because it hasn't the money; and 1t hasn't the money because such men s you, who have your thousands lying idle, refuse to lend to your coun- try, because you are afraid. That's the extent of your patriotism: you are afraid! What do you think of us who have gone into the war and been will ing to risk everythfng-not only our business and our property, but life and limb? I've ruined myself personally said |, lost my property and my health, to be of service to my country don't regret it-though I should never recover. I shall never regret it. I'm a tolerably patient philosophical sort of a fellow; but I haven't patience men as you abuse the government for not doing what it's your duty to assist it in doing"
 Good for you, Reuben." exclaimed Mr. Ducklow. who really felt obliged to the young soldier for placing the previous days investment in such a strong patriotic light. You wound him up, I guess. Fact, you state the case so well. Reuben, I believe, if I had any funds to spare, I shouldn't hesitate minute, but go right off and invest in gov'ment bonds"
 After the reading of the paper, Charles c. Elwell Jr.. spoke in an in formal way on the liberty bond, urging the necessity of investment and the patriotic duty involved. Every patri- otic citizen should feel it his duty to do this hour. In this crisis the very smallest subscriber counts as large as the most munificent given in the spirit which is engendered Let us all put our shoulders to the wheel