The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-23
Canvassers Are Going All
Over the City to Sc
cure Subscripti
BORROW AND s ~"
WAS ONE OFS .oGANS
All the Six WfS Are to Be
Covered a Big
Campaign

To-day Barre rocked in the throes of
an intensive patriotic campaign as the
Liberty loan committee launched its big
drive in an effort to obtain the subscrip-
tions necessary to realize Barre's quota
of the second issue of 1917. Borrow
and buy" was one of the effective slogans
used by the campaigners, who went
about their work on the theory that the
time for, argument has passed and the
| time for action has arrived. A well
| planned scheme Of endeavor was having
its effect at noon to-day, when some of
the workers reported unexpected success
in their forenoon's efforts. Every ward
in the city has been divided into dis
tricts. To-day's program was definitely
mapped out at an enthusiastic gathering
of workers at Spaulding high school last
night.
To-day the solicitors started with
will. G. Herbert Pape, general chairman
of the committees, was at the helm and
in addition TO his executive duties, he
directed the canvass in the third ward.
Fl. G. Ladd was the chairman in ward |
and H. A. Phelps in the second ward.
The fourth ward work was directed by
Duncan Mcmillan, ir., and in ward Jo-
seph Calcagni captained the group Of
patriotic workers. Arthur f. Campbell
was chairman of the ward 6 committee.
Returns this afternoon were nowhere
near complete and most of the canvassers
were too busy to be interviewed. In
each of the six wards from II to Is can
vassers were engrossed in the soliciting,
each being assigned to a district. The
H. L.
bankers of Barre and while no one
seemed er-confdent, there was spirit
of optimism to be noted wherever a
group of canvassers assembled.
The bond salesmen endeavored to make
it clear that the United States is in the
war to the last dollar, to the last drop
of blood and is prepared to fight it out
along these lines. Emphasis was placed
on the fact that money must be fur
nished our government, if not through
investments in government
bonds, then through higher taxes. Pa
riotism more than finance was stressed
by the canvassers and in many instances
they had the satisfaction of swinging"
a sale on the strength of that argument
when references to investments, ETC. had
apparently failed.
The roundup of workers comes to-
night. Nearly every inch of available
space in city hall will be taken up by the
ward committees and reports will be re-
,eived at that time Meanwhile the cam
oaign will go on with unabated vigor.
Canvassers brought in from Washing
on village this morning subscriptions Of
sll 400 and from East Barre 6,l00.
High School Faculty Unanimous for
Bonds.
Probably no other high school in the
tate can approach the record estab-
ished by the faculty at Spaulding high
chool. where every last member of the
taft is the possessor of Liberty bond
t the second issue. Soon after sessions
yere resumed, subscriptions from the
sculty began TO come in and by the
nd of last week all of the teachers
'ere supplied 1t is believed that large
umber of teachers in the grades have
iverted part of their earnings to the
ond issue.
At a special meeting of the Manchester
nifty Odd Ladies last evening the men,
ers voted to purchase a 800 Liberty
ond.