The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-06-07
MASS MEETING WILL
BRING GOOD RESULTS

The Mass Meeting which was held
Friday night at the Avenue Acad-
envy brought a fair crowd OF patrl-
Otto AlgerineS, who Went 10 listen 10
the different speakers explain the
purposes Of and the conditions under
which the Liberty Bonds are to be
sold
The mass meeting was called
through the efforts of Mr.. : \.
Gross. who is always consistent
booster for our district. Mr.. Gross
thought that as the city had lis mass
meeting Algiers should also do its
part. and having convinced the clear
ing house association of this fact,
We were able to demonstrate thar
our crowd az the Avenue Academy
was much larger in proportion to
population, than the crowd at the
Atheneum
Joseph W. LennoX presided at the
meeting and the following Alger-
ines made patriotic talks regarding
the Liberty Bonds.
Mr.. +. W. Burgis. OF the West
New Orleans Railway and Lighting
Company. J. H. Keeper. OF the Hi
hernia Bank. :. \. Gross Of Isidore
Newman and Sons, and Adopt SpitZ-
iaden OF Commercial Germania Bank
were the Algiers speakers.
There was not an exceedingly
large crowd at this meeting but the
Algiers people may pat themselves
on the back with the assurance that
We had a bigger crowd for our mass
meeting in the interest Of the Lib
erty Bond. according to our popula-
ton here than the city Of New Or
/ leans al the Athaneum a few nights
ago.
Those who attended the Algiers
meeting We're all sincere, they went
there for the purpose Of listning
and il goes without saving ninety
per cent will subscribe themselves
or endeavor to influence others.
AdOlph Spitzfaden. of the Com
mercial Germania Bank in Algiers,
was busy during the evening passing
around literature and application
blanks He was the last speaker.
and said in part:
In purchasing a Liberty Bond,
you are not doing any one favor
and that the Government is not seek
ing charity. but you will be making
an investment that experts the world
over consider the very best. and at
the same time performing a service
to your county. of which you Will be
proud in later days
Where the individual members
Of family cannot purchase Bond.
let each member Of the family con-
tribute his bit and buy a bond as a
group. Surely. nearly every family
can, by depriving themselves Of
some small luxury get together the
/ sum of One Dollar a week. Go to
YOUR BANKER and he will gladly
/ explain the details to yOu. pay him
your Dollar every week, and o. ne
end Of fifty weeks he will hand you
"a certificate that you were not a
/ Stacker in the hour of peril"
The sale of Liberty Bonds is not
profit making proposition for the
/ banks. and | pledge you my word
| that every bank in the country will
stand large bill of expenses in con-
nection with the sale of these Bonds.
| In the present instance the Banks
stand necessarily 10 lose from their
! Savings Departments. The more
| successful the Liberty loan is, the
( more il will cost the Banks directly.
. for a great deal of money will be
! transferred from Savings Accounts
TO Liberty Bonds.
Mr. s. A. Gross made an exceed
ingly interesting talk and supplied
many of his hearers with food for
! thought. He not only brought out
| some very good facts about the Lib
erty Loan. but he was also very en-.
PERTAINING and he left with the
crowd a feeling of enthusiasm and
patriotism. He is a public spirited
Algerine He is always in the front
when there is something doing for
| our side of the river
Mr. +. W Burgis also put up a
mighty good talk and right along
those conservative lines which mark
all of Mr. Burgis utteranCes.
Mr. j. H. Keeper. of the Hibernia
! Bank also made a very interesting
| talk along the line connected with
the sale of the bond. Mr.. Keeper
explained how the banks will help
| he government with the loan.
There were also a few speakers
! from the city. Among the other
prominent men on the speakers
stand were: Jules BOdenger, John
| Mangiaracina, Jr., and George Her
| bert. Jr.. Of the CommerCial-Germa'
MIA Bank. Patriotic music was pro.
vided by a band and at the conclu-
sion of the speaking the entire as
semblage arose and joined in singing
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