The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-07-08
VERY SUCCESSFUL STAMP
MEETING AT HURL0CK
Colored People of HuIlock Subscribe
For Several Thousand Dollars
Worth of War Savings Stamps.

An unusually largely attended
meeting was held at the Union Grove
( Mission Church. colored, at Hurlock,
yesterday afternoon, the crowd be-
ing estimated to have numbered at
least 500. The colored people of
! that vicinity seemed thoroughly alive
to the situation. and the response to
the appeal for subscriptions was all
that could have been expected. The
sentiment of the colored people of
that section was very plainly and
happily stated by colored man, who
said, This is just as much our war
as it is anybody else's; our boys are
lighting just the same as the white
boys are; they need food, clothing,
guns, ammunition, and everything
else that is needed to carry on war
and we colored people who are left
at home have got to do our part to-
ward furnishing the money with
which to buy these things"
Continuing, he said: The color
ed people, as q rule, are not very
strong on saving; they like to spend,
they like to make a show; they don't
pay much attention to the future; it
is only the present with which they
are concerned, but from this time on
they have got to save, no matter how
much or how little they make; they
must save a part of it, and the buy
ing of these War Savings Stamps is
going to be the way that hundreds
and thousands of our race are going
to get the saving habit started"
IF l had my way" he said in con-
clusion, Il would make every man
and woman and every boy and girl
subscribe for some of these stamps,
and l would make them put aside
so much each week with which to
pay for them. There never was a
time when the man who sells his la
Dor was getting so much for it; there
never was time when poor people
have had so line a chance to save
something, and these War Stamps
are just the thing for people to put
their savings into. If they are
good enough for these men who are
going around selling them. they are
good enough for anybody. | have
bought, and | hope every member of
the colored race will do so, because
the salvation Of the colored race de-
ponds upon its developing thrift, and
thrift means saving, saving means
money to buy with, to make ones
self independent"
That colored man had the right
idea, he knew what he was talking
about; he is a leader among his peo-
pie. and such men as he who look
ahead and try to provide for the flu
ture, are bound to be leaders.
The meeting was addressed by Mr..
H. E. Ruark, chairman of the War
Stamp Committee for Wicomico
county; L. Philip Skinner, Esq,
chairman of Cambridge district; S.
Ellwood Andrews, chairman for
Hurlock district; former Congress
man Josiah Leeds Kerr, and Colonel
Albanus Phillips, the county chair
man. Several subscriptions were re-
ceived for $3.50, several for 5000.
and quite a number for 500, while
there were hat full or more of the
subscriptions for $50 and under. 1t
is believed that the total amount OF
the subscriptions amounted to very
nearly $1,000, it being considerably
in excess of $4,000.
The colored people of Hurlock and
the surrounding country proved
themselves to be intensely patriotic,
and anxious to do all they can for
the winning of the war. The Merry
Concert Band, of Cambridge, furn-
ished music that was greatly appre-
ciated by all.