Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-04-23

scription from $4,000 to Sl2.2O0.
Although trfle disappointing in finan
yesterday Liberty Loan Day celebration
in patriotic enthusiasm was a huge suc-
cess. Starting with the automobile pa
rade the largest pageant ever seen on
Brownsville streets and ending with the
band concert at Fors Brown last night.
there was not dull moment nor a weak
spot in the celebration or in the prepara-
tons thaJ had preceded it.
Committeeman, however. say that the
financial returns should have been great
er. As a result of he canvas of the city,
which will be completed today, and the
subscriptions and increases taken at the
meeting $4,000 the Brownsville subScrip-
tion list was raised from S20S.00O shown
on Saturday nights bank statements to
$2S0.0O
Seldom have Brownsville aud had
the privilege to listen 10 such speeches "a
those delivered by Col Thomas H. Ball
of Houston and the Hon. ID. W. GLASS
cock of McAllen. After the more than
a m'e long parade reached Ehe parade
grgound at Fort Brown and the choruses
by the several hundred school children
were sung Judge James B. Wells intro
duced Col. Ball as the first speaker of
the afternoon. Judge Wells and Col Ball
have been close friends for many wears
and The speaker received words of praise
amply justified in the address that follow
ed
Col. Ball brought home 10 h hearers
tho lessons Of patriotism and the need for
war support brought by the war lie can
speak from both the standpoint of nat
uraly patriotic American citizen and
from the standpoint of an American faith
or who has given hs all-hiS son-to the
cause. for he has son serving in the
United States a. 4 private. withstand
ing the fact that his father had the in
fuence necessary Il secure for him Il
berth in the commissioned personnel Of the
army and in job "a ''bullet proof n
possible.
IL would give all ] have accumulated in
this world to have my son back. but !
would rather burn all own than 10 have
had a son who did not want 10 CO." he
said.
To the American people who think the
war has worked hard>hips upon them and
use tbs n an excuse for not buying the I
quota of Liberty Bonds. Col. Bal called
attention to the sacrifices of the people
of France and of Belgium. who stood for
three wears. while the United States was
&c ting ready. and borne all of the wars
hardshipS and sacrifices. Eve of Ameri-
ca haven't yet touched the edges Of sac
rifice as We will have to sacrifice. or as
our generations to come may have to sac
rifice.." he said.
..The time ha> passed for Americans to
speak of doing their Bit its a contempt
able word. The time i now here for
Americans to do their 'all
Col. Ball then touched upon the atti-
tude posteri.y will assume towards the
war. how the next generation will ask.
"what did Your father do. what did your
brother do. or what did your grandfather
doe Ii fhey can answer my father
fought in the trenches. or. my father
drove n Red Cross ambulance. or my faith
er campaigned to support the soldier in
the trenches and the driver of he am
bn'ance. MI well and good. but God help
thoso who must say my father ~iaid at
home and made money ont of the war.
The United States i sending ships a