The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-10-26
VOLUME XXXVII

To paraphrase Tennyson's famous
poem, Charge of the Light Brig
ade." we will apply it to the mass
meeting in the interest of the Lib
erty Loan Bonds at the court house
Wednesday, subscriptions to the
right of them; subscriptions to the
left of them; subscriptions in front
of them; subscriptions behind them;
into the Golfers of the Liberty Loan
rode the Bourbon county dollars"
1t was an avalanche, an overflow
that greeted the eloquent appeal of
Rev. Richard Wilkinson, of Lexing-
ton, whose masterful address held the
big audience spellbound as if some
master of wizardry held them. Men
who had never before been known
to warm up to an appeal for funds
in a public movement eagerly flung
their names into the fray and their
dollars into the Liberty Loan Bond
fund.
1t was a spontaneous and whole
hearted outburst of patriotism, the
like of which was never witnessed
before in Paris, and at once attest
ed the truth and wisdom Of a re-
mark once made by former Governor
David Francis, of Missouri, at a
gathering at the old Fair Grounds
here, Bourbon county never lags
behind in anything"
One of the largest crowds ever
seen in the Bourbon county court
house gathered there at two o'clock
Wednesday afternoon, in mass meet
ing for the purpose of raising the
remainder of the 100000 Liberty
Loan apportioned to Paris. Pre-
ceding the meeting the Boys Band
from the l. D. o. F. Home at Lex
ington, superb musical organiza-
ton. headed by their staunch friend
Judge E. B. January, and Chief of
Police Link, marched down from
Twelfth street to the court house,
where they rendered a musical pro-
gram. In the meantime the big
Circuit Court room had been filled
to overlooking and there was hardly
standing room around the doors in
the corridor.
The meeting was called to order
by Mr.. John T. Collins, Chairman
of the Finance Committee, who pre-
sided. After making a statement or
the object of the meeting and an
nouncing the program, Mr.. Collins
was followed by program of mu-
steal selections rendered by the
BOYS Band. One of the pleasing
features of the exercises of the af-
ternoon was the fancy drill and the
dancing of the stately minuet of the
olden Virginia days by twelve boys
and girls from the Paris High
School, representing the spirit OF
rs, appropriately costumed, and d.
rected by Miss Wizard, the instruc-
tor i'm music. A choir under the d.
rection of Mr.. A. l.. Boatright, rem
dered a number of patriotic songs,
and a chorus of twenty-four older
girls from the High School, direct
ed by Miss Wizard, sang the old song,
Lust Before the Battle, Mother.
The invocation was pronounced by
the Rev. John ]. Rice, pastor of the
Paris Presbyterian church.
Chairman Collins introduced Hon.
E. NJ. Dickson, who in a character
istic eloquent preface, introduced
the speaker of the afternoon, Rev.
Richardson Wilkinson, of Lexington,
The big audience seemed to know
something good was coming, as 1t
settled down and for over two hours
listened almost breathlessly to one
of the most eloquent, scholarly and
forceful speeches ever heard in the
walls of the house. Rev. Mr.. VIII
kinson presented arguments for the
Liberty Loan Bonds, backed up by
an array of facts that would nave
vrune dollars from a wooden Indian,