The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-30

In her most gracious and chaTHlhs manner Mrs. Solon Jacobs, state chair man for the womans committee for the Third Liberty Loan, presided at the luncheon given Friday in the palm room of the Hotel Hillman, in compliment to Mrs. Haynes McFadden, chairman Of the woman's committee of the Sixth federal reserve district, and the delegates from various counties assembled for the state conference.
 In few brief and well chosen words, Mrs. Jacobs made some preliminary re- marks concerning the object of the stats conference and cordially welcomed the chairmen from the different counties. She first introduced Mrs. J. D. McNeel. who, she said, had been expected to precide at the luncheon, and asked Mrs. McNeel to make a few remarks. Mrs. McNeel responded by reading a letter from Mrs. William Gibbs McAdoo, chair man National Woman's Liberty Loan committee, which contained the follow ing:
 The Third Liberty Loan has now been announced and the campaign will soon be upon us. I know that all over the country the women have been at work, quietly and thoroughly perfecting
  of those who were active in the two previous campaigns and securing the CO., operation of those who hitherto may have taken no part, and in this way we are assured that the various divisions which go to make up the National Woman's Liberty Loan committee, from the smallest local unit to the state com mittees are in readiness to perform the same effective service which signal ized wo1nen's participation in the first and second Liberty Loan campaigns.
 At this time I want to extend to you and to the women of your organiza tion who have so generously placed their time and energy at the disposal of the government in the tremendous task of floating the Third Liberty Loan, my sincere good wishes. and my most heart felt appreciation of their self-sacrificing devotion in the great cause which the women of this country have made pe- culiarly their own. They have already demonstrated the value of their efforts in the two preceding loan campaigns. Indeed, it is generally acknowledged by the bankers throughout the country that without the organized cooperation of the women forces, the success which was achieved would not have been pos sible And with the experience gained in this way and the progress which is being made with the perfecting of their organization, I know that their labors will asure the same convincing success in the Third Liberty Loan.
 T am sure we all realize that we are confronted with many difficulties in this comping campaign, but believe that the people of this country have come to a fuller understanding or the gravity of our situation in the great conflict iu which we are engaged, and more com plete realization of the vital importance of the financial support of the govern 11ent by united and loyal citizen pop ulation If any of you, fin your capacity as representatives of the government for the sale of Liberty Bonds. come in contact with locality or group of people who do not have this understand ing and this realization, I want to ask that you endeavor to the best of your ability to bring home the situation to them: and if you find that you cannot do this by your individual effort, that YOU at once communicate with your su- pervising chairman so that she may take such steps as are necessary for the creation of a proper attitude and proper sentiment toward the Llperty Loan propaganda.
 "I am enclosing to you an appeal to the women of the country to buy bonds. We are indebted to the Woman's Liberty Loan committee of Birmingham for this very forceful and effective presentation of WOmenS snare III tHe i-ioeity Aodii' and I am asking that it be included as part of my message to the women who are enlisted under the standard of the Woman's Liberty Looan committee for the coming campaign.
 Again assuring you of my best wishes for the success of your efforts for the I.iberty Loan which will be the meas ire of the success of the nationwide campaign, I am. faithfully yours.
 "ELEANOR M'ADOO."
 The reference in Mrs. McAdoo's let ter was to the very able appeal Writ ten by Mrs Prentiss Reed and copied fbroa dcast. over the land as fine bit of Liberty Loan propaganada, as foi- lows:
 .sThe women of France are plough ing in the fields that the men Of their army may be fed Will not the women of America lend money to their coun- try that their own fighting men ,gmay be provided fore