The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-26
THE LIBERTY LOAN
Situation Discussed at Committee
Meeting Last Night.

| An enthusiastic and largely attend
ed meeting of the Bennington Liberty
Loan Committee was held last even
ing at the rooms of the Bennington
Club, chairman Homer II. Webster
presiding. The meeting was devoted
to an informal discussion of the best
means of raising the bond subscrip-
tio1 of 100000, which is Benning-
tons quota to the two billion issue.
In opening the meeting, Mr.. Webster
| gave a brief resume of the state
ments made by Mr. Briggs at a prev.
| ious meeting. He said that Benning
| tons share on the basis of population
would be 100000, the estimate being
| that in order TO have proper distri-
button of the funds that they must be
taken in each community at the rate
of $40 rar head of population. Anoth-
er way of figuring the proportion due
from each community is to figure that
six per cent OF the total bank re-
sources OF the community should be
raised. This would make the share
of Bennington approximately $500 600,
but that would include nearly two
thirds of Bennington County. Mr..
Webster explained that it is desirable
to have the fund issue as widely dis
tributed as possible, to give Ii popu-
lar character, rather than to have the
whole subscription taken up by banks
l.. H,,onrfaI frut
Guy B. Johnson, chairman of the
Publicity Committee, reported upon
the work done by that committee and
plans for future work. The other
members of that committee are Frank
+. Howe. VIM. II. Wills. n. III. Shields
and John Spargo. Mr.. Johnson ex-
pressed his qualification at the large
and representative attendance and his
conviction that the amount necessary
would be raised in due time.
\. j. Cooper. chairman of the In
dustrial Committee, reported upon
the work of that committee, and said
that plans were being developed to
push the bond issue in various indus
trial establishments of the communi
ty Further remarks upon this sub
ject were made by George B. yelling
and Edward D. yelling.
Rev George S. Mills reported for
the Speakers Committee and said that
a list of the speakers was being made
and that these speakers would visit in
the next week or two every organiza
tion in Bennington. Arrangements
have also been made TO have the
loan spoken of in every pulpit next
Sunday Rev. Father Carly, a mem
ber Of the Speakers Committee, said
he would do all that lies in his power
to promote the matter among his
people Similar statement was made
by the Rev Father Burke of North
Bennington.
A general discussion of plans upon
ways and means of promoting the |
work of the committee then took |
place, those taking part in the dis
cussion being Fred Martin, II. A. Will |
son, Father Carly and Father Burke, |
Rev Mr. Mills. George B. yelling,
Edward d. yelling, A. j. Cooper. |. E. |
Gibson, A. w. Braisted w. f. Bissell, |
Col. Abbott. Harrie E. White, Ralph |
Jones. and John Spargo,
At the end of the discussion it was |
decided to create a canvassing COM
mittee for the purpose of securing |
to the bond issue and |
Collins Graves was unanimously elect |
ed chairman of that committee with |
power to select his associates from /
the membership.
The committee adjourned to meet
q
closing, the meeting was unanimous
in its endorsement of the slogan:
u" means you"
IS" means Subscribe"
"A means "AT ONCE"