Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-31
THANKS GRATIOT COUNTY RES
IDENTS

The Gratiot county Liberty Loan
committee has issued the following
open letter of appreciation to the
residents Of the county, 10 whom II
is directed:
To the Citizens of Gratiot County
The Fourth Liberty Loan campaign
closed the 18th of October in a man
ner very satisfactory TO federal
authorities, for the citizens of Ora
tiot county have in this loan drive
purchased Liberty Bonds amounting
TO 81 ,O34, 10000, exceeding the quota
assigned the county by the federal
treasury by $150,70
This is indeed remarkable. for the
loan drive. if not co-incdent with the
War Stamp drive, certainly mingled
with il. and when the results of both
drives are combined, our citizens
since August have converted into the
treasury Of the United States easily
/ 81, 50000000, an amount exceeding
$1,000 per capita for each person in
Gratiot county.
Although the campaigns started
very promsingly. and in three days
$500, 900 had been subscribed; and
while the executive committee. ad-
visory committee and local chairmen,
worked tremendously together for
the common purpose. splendidly aided
by Chairman Convis Of the War Pre-
paredness Board and Chairman Mat
thews of the Vigilance committee
yet during the next fifteen days this
amount had not doubled; and, as
three tours Of the county had con
vinced your committee that virile eff
forts were necessary TO put GratiOt
over the top. a meeting Of the entire
Liberty Loan organization. the bank
ers. business and professional men
and agriculturists Of the county, was
called for October 10th at the court
house. Ithaca. A splendid body OF
men and women answered the call
To the clear-headed men who there
. involved the idea Of calling the peo
. pie Of the county TO observe Friday
. October 18th, as a Liberty Loan Holt
day, much of the final success Of tn,
. campaign is due. Equal credit must
be ascribed 20 the citizens, for the
fine response they gave TO this call
which released hundreds Of business
and profes sional men from their owl
affairs and enabled them L
. thoroughly comb the county for loan
. subscriptions. The thanks of tn
committee is especially rendered
these canvassers.
Henry Soue was the first sub
I scriber to the loan. His initial sub
scription was $4,000 Later h
handsomely increased this subscrip
ton to help the county over the top
Mrs. A. w. Wright was the larges
: individual subscriber. taking S25,00
in bonds.
The Republic Truck company in
I terests and employees subscribe
@ 100000. This is p per cent NOR
than the entire quota Of Alma. 70
- the second time President Ruggle
o has put Gratiot "Over the Top"
I The Hollands st. Louis Sugar com
- pany subscribed $4,000.
{ The Michigan Sugar company sub
scribed $4,000
n Out standing in patriotism is tn
" act Of the Alma fire department
@ which invested its entire penso
n fund in Fourth Liberty Loan Bonds
n and following their chief, J. +. SaI
l. tor, Jr, every member of it sui
q scribed for one or more bonds in hi
own behalf
Il All our clergymen. educators an
Y o'iblic speakers, generously CAV
l. their time TO loan work at publ
"a meetings throughout the county. an
d greatly aided your committees ei
y. forts
# Too much praise cannot be give
II the press Of Gratiot county for fin
r. editorial work in behalf of the LOAF
le and for free space" in their publ
h. cations. always at the service Of u
"a committee
r. The burden Of the campaign W.
with the local chairmen. solicitor
l. and 80 bank cashiers. To the
y. especial gratitude Of our county
n due End the Loan committee has r
p- ~'trsted the federal treasury autho
BIS fiics to suitably thank them and o.
.1 other workers for the fine tea
L. work. which. aided by patrio'ic 81