South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-21
WOMAN EDITOR
IS HEARD HERE
Speaks to 500 Workers With
Liberty Loan Committee
at High School.


are. YOU are seeking this chance 10
serve your country by buying Lib
erty bonds. II you are not. why
get out. said Miss Mary Eileen
Ahern. editor Of the Public Libra
ries" magazine. in an appealing ad-
dress 10 fully 500 women workers
o. St Joseph county at the Liberty
loan mass meeting held in the audi
torium Of the high school at 3
o'clock Friday afternoon
Miss Ahern is internationally
known. having represented the
American Library association at
conferences in Europe. and is a
speaker Of ability. She not only
made a strong appeal 20 the pa
triotism If her fellow women. but
called upon them 70 buy bonds from
a business standpoint There is no
safer investment in the world" said
Miss Ahearn. For the United States
and all that that constitutes. stands
back OF the bonds. and there is no
bank in the country which would
pay YOU four and one-half per cent
interest for the use Of your money"
For Boys cover There"
When you are asked. or rather
invited 70 buy bonds" continued
the speaker, think OF the boy over
there before YOU answer i am tired
OF giving. ] bought bonds in the
last issue 7 gave to the Red Cross.
TO the Y NJ. G. A. 10 the K. of c.
When told 20 go over the top and
take a certain objective he doesn't
say. 7 am tired Of going over the
top. 7 went over yesterday. 7 had
no rest last night. have had no
breakfast this morning."
Miss Ahern also issued a warning
against the enemy offensive peace
drive which is now on "It was not
10 the men or the Krupp works"
she said. that the kaiser spoke re-
Gently telling OF his sorrow for suf-
fering humanity, it was to the allies
that he addressed his message"
Miss Alice Justin Jenkins county
chairman. presided at both the mass
meeting and the luncheon at the
oliver hotel which preceded II. in
most delightful manner. One point
ed remark that she made was to the
effect that II were far better for US
10 reach our hands I'm our pockets
and find no money than for a sol
der 10 put his hand TO his belt and
find no cartridges.
Preceding Miss Ahern's address
the oliver theater orchestra rem
dered several selections and a por-
ton OF the high school chorus.
under the direction or Miss Efie
Harmon sang a group of songs.
concluding with the new Liberty
loan song. which Miss Harmon
taught 10 the audience.
The luncheon for the women
workers, held in the Rotary room
ol the Oliver hotel at I o'clock was
"a delightful affair. There were 22O
women present including represent
lives from city and county organ
sss-r1cns
Mrs. McCullOCh Heard.
IIrs Fred H NIcCuIloch of Fort
Wayne. state chairman, delivered
he principal talk at the luncheon.
She told OF the splendid work that
the women OF the state are doing
and emphasized the spirit Of CO.
operation which exists between the
men and women workers. She also
called attention TO the part that
women may play in com batting
German peace propaganda.
Various women present were
called upon 10 tell of the work that
their particular organiza tions are
doing Mrs. George Williams out
lined the work Of the Mishawaka
that OF the south Bend organiza-
items. Miss Sabra Ann Fralick. who
te IN charge OF the various clubs
nd church organizations called on
their representatives for reports.
Committees have been appointed
fiou each club and many of them
rcported the number OF bonds they
expected 20 purchase The South
Re"d Women's club raised 5000 re-
Gently which they expect 20 pay to-
ward the purchase of six $50 bonds.
The 81 Joseph Hospital Aid society
IS giving a musical and tea next
Tuesday In order to raise money to
tuy bond for the hospital. The
Progress club expects TO buy bonds
but the mum Der has not Vet been de-
t'ItHiHtut anu various otner organ
zations reported that they would
either buy bonds as an organization
or would be 100 per cent in their
individual 81 descriptions.
During the luncheon which was
served by a number of high school
girls under the direction OF Miss
Doris Campbell Mrs Robert Hol-
Nerscheid sang two appropriate
solos. In Flanders Field" the words
OF which We're written by the late
Lieut.. Col John n. McCrae. and the
music by Alfred Bergen, and a pop
Ular number. KHAKI sammy" She
was accompanied by Mrs James
Cover.