Catoctin clarion., 1918-09-26
LOAN DRIVE TO
START WITH RUSH
Theodore Roosevelt to Open
MaryIand's Campaign
In Baltimore sm
ENORMOUS BAND TO PLAY
Observance OF The Day In The Coun.
ties VIII Likewise Be On A
Large Scale And Great
Results Are Expected,

The hrst day Of the Fourth Liberty
Loan campaign. September 2Sth, will
be ushersd In in Maryland like q great
national holiday. In Baltimore and
In tho county seats factory whistles
will be blown and bells will be runs
at intervals from ten to twelve o'clock
A. M. In Baltimore = hest of air.
planes between sax and twelve in mum.
bsr will fly over the oity in battle
formation several times during tho
forenoon
Ex-Presidsnt Roosevelt Is expected
to arrive at Union Station about one
O'Clock and will proceed thence to a
hotel for luncheon escorted by sol.
disrs, sailors and marines. After
luncheon he will hold an informal re-.
csption until hs leaves for Oriole Park.
whore he will make a vigorous talk
hundred or more pieces will entertain
the crowds at the park before the
speeches commence. No previous
Loan. It Is generally admitted. has ever
commenced under such propitious cir.
cumstancss nor with suoh enthusiasm
on the part Of the army of workers
who are preparing for the fray.
ExERclsEs IN THE COUNTIES.
At many Of the county seats patrt
otto meetings will be held In the after
noon OF Saturday and there will be
exercises Of some sort In villages and
towns throughout the State. The fol.
lowing day, Sunday, September 29th-
Heroes Day-will be celebrated in the
churches in oity and country.
On Tuesday. September 17th,
luncheon was given by the Publicity
Committee Of the Fourth Liberty Loan
committee to the editors Of county
newspapers and the county ohairmen
at the Southern Hotel, Baltimore.
About seventy county men attended
General Winslow williams was in
charge Of the arrangements and there
was informal speaking and an across
the-table discussion OF methods OF
pushing the Loan which will be very
helpful in making a successful cam
paign,
To Record Subscription.
The following letter has been sent
to each county chairman by John P.
Baer, chairman Of the Committee on
Accounting and Delivery.
"As heretofore, the Federal Reserve
Bank of Richmond will send to each
banking institution or bank in the
State postal cards upon which sub.
scriptions are to be. reported both to
the Federal Reserve Bank and to the
Liberty Loan Committee for Maryland.
In previous campaigns quite q number
of the institutions have overlooked the
Importance Of sending such reports to
the State Committee; in the coming
campaign publicity will be given each
day to the subscriptions from the city
and from each individual county and
II 10 therefore necessary for each bank
to send daily a report Of It's subscrip-
tions as forwarded to the Federal
Reserve Bank Of Richmond II the
institution fails to do this 1t naturally
follows that the county or city will
not be given it, proper rating In the
public press or wherever the figures
your county would ask that you take
this matter up with each banking insti.
tuition of your district and impress
upon them the Importance OF forward
Ing these duplicate cards to the Lib
erty Loan Committee OF Maryland"
There will b general meeting OF
the county chairmen and district lead.
ers Of the Woman's National Liberty
Loan Committee ON Friday September
Goth, at 1890 A. NJ, at Council Of Do
fense Headquarters. Saratoga street
and Park avenue, at which plans for
the coming campaign will be discussed.
Ex-Governor Phillips Lee Goldsborough
will address the meeting at II o'clock.
Mammoth Band To Play.
The largest band ever assembled in
ing, which, with former President
Theodore Roosevelt as the principal
speaker. will make Baltimores observ,
ance of the opening Of the Fourth
Liberty Loan Campaign one Of the
most notable In the country.
II was recognized from the start
that something unusual, something
bigger than had ever before been at
tempted, in the way Of music. would
be necessary and in order to solve this
particular problem members Of the
Musical Union Of Baltimore were called
upon for their assistance.
They responded at once and held .
meeting at which they pledged their
hearty cooperation with the commit.
tee in its plans. This m Getting resulted
In the decision TO amalgamate all Of
the instrum sntal players Of the city
into a great body constituting q band
Of hitherto undrsamsd Of proportions.
This monster massed band will mum.
Der at least 500 men, all Of them expe
rtsnoed professionals. They will be
directed by Roscoe Packard, president
Of the Musical Union, and the program
thsy will present at the Roosevelt
meeting will compromise a number of
the most popular war songs and patri-
otto airs,
The meeting will be- open to tho
general public with no reservations
except for guests Of honor; and the
committee 10 particularly anxious that
the counties Of the State be largely
represented.
A Grand Passion.
"She seems interested in that avia-
tor"
''That is hardly the word for it."
"No?"
"She says she loves the very air
he flies through" h."-Birmingham Age
Herald.