The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-10-11
Local Committees are Named to
Help Government Secure FL
nances for the War
$4,000 Is APPORTIONMENT
As in Red Cross Drive Kennewick is in
District with Kittitas, Yakima
Benton and Klickitat

II. A. LaBerge, Of North Yakima,
campaign manager for the state aux
illary committee Of central Washing
ton for the second liberty loan, visited
Kennewick Tuesday evening for the
purpose of organizing the campaign
in this territory. As in the Red Cross
drive, Kennewick is in the district
made up Of Kttitas, Yakima, Benton
and Klickitat counties. This districts
apportionment Of the Liberty bond is
sue is $1,600,0O0 which represents Is
per cent of the bank deposits. Figur-
ed upon this basis Kennewick's appor-
tionment will be $4,000.
Mr.. LaBerge met here with num-
Der Of the business men at the close
of the regular monthly meeting Of the
Commercial club and organized by
selecting L. E. johnson as chairman Of
the organization committee; M. w.
Mattccheck, chairman Of the distrib-
uting committee; E. w. Trenbath,
chairman Of the publicity committee.
and A. r. Gardner, chairman Of the
speakers committee, each chairman TO
choose the workers on his committee.
In the main the campaign will be
conducted along the same lines as fol-
lowed in the Red Cross drive. Solicit
ing committees will be named to work
each neighborhood and to report to the
central committee. The bond issue is
to be advertised thru every possible
medium and there will be short talks
at all public gatherings.
In this issue Of the Courier Report
er there is published full page ad.
giving the details of the second Lib
erty Loan which sets forth the many
reasons why every loyal citizen should
come to the financial aid Of the coun-
try at this time.
While $4,000 seems a large amount
for this community to subscribe at this
time, it should be remembered that
the purchase of a Liberty Bond, even
at some financial sacrifice, is indeed
trivial in comparison with the sacri-
fee made by those of our boys who
left Walla Walla Tuesday for Camp
Greene, or those who left last week
for Camp Lewis or by any Of those
who are already wearing the uniform
of their country's army or navy.
William G. McAdoo, secretary of
the treasury, says:
eff one single loan offered to the
American people should fail it would
be a more fateful disaster than the
loss Of great battle. i want them
(our soldiers) to know that you wo-
men Of America and you men Of Amer
lea, are going to put back Of them the
entire resources of this country; that
if need be we will surrender every dol
lar Of property we have got to the
government. We must be just as will
ing to sacrifice our money for them
as we know they are willing to sacri-
fee their lives for us.
"The government does not ask you
to give it dollar. And what
does the government offer? A super
latively safe and desirable investment
the greatest ever offered to any
people. There is nothing so good as a
government bond.
"While you are buying that bond 7"
you are helping every soldier
and sailor who wears the uniform Of
his country and you are helping, more
over, to keep the flag Of America, the
Stars and Stripes, in the skies. Never
shall it be trailed in the dust while
there is drop Of blood in the veins
Of an American freeman"
Certainly the people of Kennewick
must do their part.