The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-22
Will TOUR STATE
TO SWELL LOAN
Four Liberty Campaign Parties io
Start Today-Wide Field is lnclu-
ded-In Each Party VIII be Speak
ers, Song Leaders And Bands.

Four special teams OF speakers
will start today under the auspices OF
the Liberty Loan Committee for Mary
land a weeks campaign in four sec
tions of the State. They will have
enthusiastic receptions wherever
they shall appear and results OF their
tours will mark swelling OF sub
scriptions to the third loan. That is
the reasonable forecast based upon
reports of notable incidents in the
counties brought to headquarters by
county chairmen and by speakers
during the first two weeks OF the
campaign.
No movement of recent years has
appealed more directly to the country
population, men, women and chill
dren. Womens committees have
We'd with mems committees in aSsur-
ing warm welcome to men of the city
of Baltimore and other localities
who have been giving their time and
their talents by day and by night to
the task of impressing upon large
gatherings and small the urgent du-
ty of every citizen to do the utmost
by buying bonds to strengthen the
hands and the hearts Of the boys
who are fighting IN France for Mary
land and America.
Many communities are in a neck
and-neck race to win the privilege OF
displaying honor flags. Funds right
from the farms are offered to the Ma
tional Treasury, and some women are
parting with priced jewels in eX-
change for diplomas of patriotism
Liberty Bonds.
When men and women in the midst
of the active preparations for spring
work on the farms are willing-nay
anxious-to travel to the nelghbor-
hood schoolhouse or church after the
calls of the day and to remain in a
meeting until after midnight encour-
aging one another to participate in
the loan, these men and women are
in dead earnest. They know what
the loan means for their country.
They mean to make in their share in
the loan the most they are able for
their country.
Charles r. Posey, who is chairman
of the committee in charge of tours
to be made of the counties of the
State, announces that each of the
four separate parties will consist OF
brass band, speakers and returned
soldiers. The following is the itin-
erary of each party:
The Western Maryland tour will be
headed by Charles R. Posy, of the
speakers committee, and d. d. Por-
ter, captain for that section, accom-
panied by Ralph Bingham, famous
huuorist; Capt. E. A. Baker, and in
additioR other speakers.
Capt. E. A. Baker is a Canadian
officer who was wounded on the bat
tlefields of France, losing his eye
sight from a bullet wound. He is
about "a years of age and won the
military medal from the British Ar
my and the Croix de Guerre from the
French Army. He is a good speaker
and has appeared on the platform in
various Canadian and American
cities.
The schedule is as follows:
Monday night, April %, o'clock,
Oakland, Garrett county,.
All of Tuesday and Tuesday night,
April %, and Wednesday and We'd
nesday night at points in Garrett
county.
Thursday, at p. m, Hancock, in
Washington county; 4.30 p. m, Clear
spring, Washington county; 8 p. M,
Hagerstown, Washington county.
Friday, April 26th, 1 p. m, Boons-
boro, Washington county; p. H.,
Williamsport, Washington county.
Saturday, April 9th, at p. M. lat
point in Washington county yet to
be selected.
The Central Maryland tour will be
headed by Robert P. Graham, OF the
speakers committee, and Mr.. w. S..
Brinkmann, captain for that section.
There will be other speakers, return
ed soldiers, song leader and brass
band.
The schedule is as follows:
Monday, April %, p. m, Pooies-
vile, Montgomery county; p. M,
Gaithersburg, Montgomery county.
Tuesday, April %, l p M, Mount
Airy, Carroll county; p. m, Sykes,