Sharp County record., 1918-06-21
WAR SAVINGS DAY
!. e,vII Officers Are Required 10
S.sSad Preliminary Meetings.

,C0untyl ild'o 49, ', pool where
Conference at Little kock' "nele
,s;t6 IS others, chairmen from n
10 county of the state, were 5s,,sal eau,
q = :::.5 ot;on of President wilson
: eeoisr $ and receive orders in fur
('ss,eocs of our plans to win lhe
vsr. 10 bis proclamation the me pres
'dsot sruons other things, said; .,
\ srhe war is one of nations lhe
<-.sf results we seek can be obtain
"a onIy by the participation Oh eV-
G member of cur nation, young
|snd old. therefore urge that our
usople Everywhere pledge thensei,
IT, Il The practice of thrift; to serve
M dovernment to their utmost IN
Il, tields necessary to the winning
IF tbe war; to devote their laborS
oolv to the most necessary tasks;
that the people, as evidence of their
loyalty. invest all they can save IN
Liberty Bonds and War Savings
Stamps. The door Of opportunity
IL this natter is wide open to all Oh
us. The man who buys govern
nnept securities transfers the pur-
chasing bower Of his money to the
U.' S. dovernment until after the
wsr. 4 Earnestly appeal to every
man, woman and child to pledge
themaalves on or before the 2otd OF
June u buy as much as possible OF
lie securities of the government
Nav there be none unenlisted on
that day."
we were directed at that meeting
to call 4 meeting Of all civil officers
II each county 10 convention before
the 18th at one or more places TO
confer aud receive instructions for
this great patriotic work Therefore
/, tbe Undersigned, as chairman for
Sharp county, pursuant to the pres
ident's proclamation, the directions
Of Secretary McAdoo and the State
Director, do hereby call four special
meetinds of all civil officers OF
Sharp connty to meet with Inc and
other federal officers at these times
and places, to.wit, for the purpose
T9ceiyine instructions and con-
eFrina toeether for the prosecution
~ patriotic service on the 28th day
Of June, when every citizen Of the
county y directed by the proclama-
/, tion to assemble in his school dis
Itrict at q mass meeting held there
,at 2 O'Clock q. IN;
~.
Evening Shade, June "a, 10 a. NJ;
lPouehkeepsie, June "a, 8 p. H.;
Hardy, June Is, 10 a. m.; Williford,
June rs. 3 p. IN, 1t is made man
datofy BY the government that ev-
cry county officer, every road over.
seer, every food administrator, ev.
ery justice Of the peace, constable
and every school director in the
county participate in one of these
meetings. and those who fail will be
reported.
MY countrylnen, these are times
that Try mems souls. We are en-.
aated u the most gigantic struggle
n blpod and arms the world has
ever kuown, Nearly a million Of
the GaIIant sons Of America are
now % the fields of carnage, spill.
ins thslF blood and giving up their
llvee loF you and for Inc; that your
home and my home, that your life
snd my life, that your country and
my country may be spared the
nendleh and damnable outraees Of
lhe brutal Huos, It Is no time ,c
ulpnle Our country calls. H.,
po (olls to respond and do his
ouly VII be listed; none will escape
vut people have never failed to de-
\ 'nsls R duty in every emergency, W.
ave "! ntroically met every demand
past, both in men and mon
ey eod when our report does IN on
q ~ ju't af'er the 2sth | confidently,
expect 70 see Sharp county At IN,