The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-04-26
LIBERTY BONDS
 OVER THE TOP'
PATRIOTIC AMERIcANISM MANI. TESTED MOST STRlkINGLY IN CAMPAIGN FOR THIRD ISSUE OF LIBERTY BONDS.


 With still another week in which to wage the campaign for the sale of Liberty Bonds, Greenlee has already doubly oversubscribed it's quota. It was practically two weeks before wheel was turned. Hon. Frank B. Laine, county chairman, seemed lit tie slow in getting away from the bearers, hut when once the word was given every man was off, and the race was on. Just one good week tt combined efforts put the drive over, and won out and then some.
 The campaign, so far as Clifton is concerned, did not commence until Thursday of last week, when the chairman called the vice-chairman to- gether and program for putting the drive over was mapped out, and there all the forces were marshaled for the campaign which was inaugurated last Monday. These lieutenants took their respective territory and appoint ing such assistants as was necessary, made a house to house canvas. The result was all that could be wished, and the weeks drive came to close yesterday afternoon in a grand par ade through the streets of Clnton, winding up at the Y. M. c. A. building where patriotic exercises were held on the tennis court. This program is in accordance with the proclamation of the president setting apart Friday as a national holiday, for commemor- ating Liberty Bond Day. In com pliance with the request of President Wilson that this day be so observed Mayor O. J. Cotey, of Clifton issued
 
 Liberty Loan Day, and requesting all the usiness houses to close.
 The proclamation then set forth the program as arranged by Chairman F. B. Laine for the day, which was car ried out with the grand parade, head ed by Adams band and Mexican band. intermingled with members Of the local Elks lodge, with large per centage of the population of the town participating.
 But all were busy during the entire week. A most enthusiastic meetlng was held in the court house last wed nesday night, at which many from Morenci and other places were 1n attendance. The result of this meet ing was the parcelling of the 7aIlot- ments to the different districts in the county. As a prelude to this pro- ceedings Morenci, through its spokes- man. Wm. J. Donahue, stated that Morenci would take as her quota or the loan just half of the $212,5O0 as- sessed to the county, and would oo1- gate itself to double that amount. The remarks of MT. Donahue was heartily cheered. But it was not proposed to give Morenci the biggest end of the deal. The rest of the county desired to participate in the honor of raising it's share of the quota. The enthusi- asm manifested at this meeting clear Iy indicated that the quota would be largely oversubscribed, and the hgu- res that loomed up stupendously in the beginning had become insfgnlfl- cant, and what seemed an impossibil1- ty at first now seemed childs' play. The quota was no longer the goal to be strived for, as each locality desir- ed to double it's quota. In order that the county might be eduitably ap- portioned a committee consisting of R. K. Minson, J. O. Amber, and w. J. Donahue was appointed to settle on the quotas of each district in the county. The report of the committee which was adopted assessed each with the following amounts to be subscribed:
 Moreno. s925O0 Clifton, $S0,000; Duncan and the valley, $20,000; Met calf and the Blue. S20,000 This arrangement was satisfactory to all, and the meeting adjourned with the determination of all striving for hon. or flags with a plentiful supply of stars, as nothing less than double the resuective quotas was considered Reports received from Morenci Fri day morning stated that s185,000 had already been sold. and the end was not yet. At the same time 1t was stated that Clifton's sales had amount ed to s200,000, but no further reports from Duncan and Metcalf had been sent in at that time.
 Parade a Grand Patriotic Event.
 The parade began to form in front of the A. O. drug store about 2:30 and its movement was started about o'clock, headed by Marshal Malev and T. l.. Axton on horseback. local bands. float of school children, fol lowed by pupils of the schools and boy scouts advancing on foot, nina ture airplane, Mexican brass band while the decorated automobiles sixty in number formed the last oi the parade which extended from the bridge to the A. C.. hospital. Tn the parade were cars representing sever al of the societies, fraterna1, labor and social, among which was two cars representing the Woodmen Circle and the Clifton Woman's Club.
 The line of parade was across the East Clifton bridge, thence along the riverside drive to Hill's addition where the railroad was crossed and the return over the same route to the Y. M. c. A. building, where the bands rendered patriotic music and the as sembly listened to patriotism as ex pressed by the speakers chosen fol the occasion. These being Rev. J R. Sawyer, pastor of the Methodist church, and Rev. Gottberg of Stafford Arizona.
 Yes, the parade was success, and