The daily banner., 1918-07-22
WAR SAVINGS MEETING
AT CHURCH CREEK
Hon. Josiah l.. Kerr, Col. Phillips
And l.. Philip Skinner Deliver Ad-
dresses - splendid Musical Pro-
gram1ne Rendered by Mrs. John E.
Croft And Zion Church Orchestra.

The M. E. Church at Church Greek
was the scene last evening of pa
triotic meeting that warmed the
hearts of the good citizens present
| and though a few ''slackers" made
themselves conspicuous by their abb
sence, the meeting was splendid
success, and about thirteen thousand
dollars was pledged, a number OF
which were for the limit of one thou
sand dollars.
L. Philip Skinner, the first speak
er. briefly reviewed war conditions
at home and abroad, and warned the
people not to be hasty in forming
opinions. as it was no time for re
joicing simply because our boys had
gained some ground. Germany has
millions of men back of the front
lines, and on the Western Front
alone she has over million and a
half reserves that have not been call
ed on. Our people must prepare
themselves for sad news, which is
bound to come, for it is impossible
to avoid serious losses, and many a
Young man who left his home in
Dorchester county few weeks or
months ago will never return. We
will win, of course, but it will take
millions of men in the service and
billions of dollars in money, and the
folks at home must back the boys at
the front and furnish everything 6
needed to win.
Mr.. Kerr delivered one of, if not
the best orations ever heard in a
country church in this section, and
was applauded TO the echo by an ap-
preciative audience. His splendid
gift of fluent speech reached eli
max when he made an appeal to the
men and women to stand by the flag,
and, if necessary, to give every dol
lar they possessed to help the cause,
as the boys in the service were max
ing the supreme sacrifice and many
were dying at that very moment.
Col Albanus Phillips, the last
speaker, brought the matter home to
the audience in his usual forcible
way and after fully explaining the
advantages of War Savings Stamps,
and the necessity of every man, wo-
man and child in the United States
standing by their government by
purchasing same, asked the Local
Chairmen, William T. Willis and w.
Alvin Linthicum, to appoint a Secre-
tary to list subscriptions, and John
E. Croft was selected.
Delightful musical selections were
rendered by Mrs. John E. Croft and
the Zion Church Orchestra. of Cam
bridge. Mrs Croft sang America,
"Star-Spangled Banner" and other
patriotic numbers, and was greeted
| by round after round of applause.
! When it comes to doing things
worth while, Church Creek never
! lagS behind, and no matter whether
it be Liberty bonds, Red Cross, NJ
| c.. A. or War Savings Stamps, the
good people of that section can be
depended upon to stand by theil
| government We like to make {
comment of this kind, as it is desely
ed, and it will not surprise us a BIZ
to hear within a few days tha
IChurch Creek has 'gone over thu
top on w. S. S. Messrs. Willis aae
Linthicum are on the job, and dom
you forget it, and within day or 81
We will publish a list of subscriber
and amounts subscribed. If ther'
are any "slackers" who wish to ge
back into the good graces OF patrio
tic Church Greek citizens, we advis'
them to make il a point to call ol
either Messrs. Linthicum or Will
before we publish the list. This l
good advice.