Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-04-10
LIBERTY LOAN RALLY
CrossvIIe Goes "0ver the Top" With Its
Allotment Within Five Minutes.
Boy Scouts, School Children
and Citizens All Active

0 The Liberty Loan rally exercises an
speaklngs held here Friday night an
Saturday were a pronounced success
from every standpoint. The allotmen
of Sl4, $40 assigned to CrossvIlle wa
made up within two minutes and tn
| fact wired to Atlanta, Ga, at go
a. M. which was five minutes after tht
hour set for opening the campaign al
over the country.
FRIDAY NIGHT.
Friday night the city school children
gave an excellent entertain ent. First
there was a representation of the
Minute Men OF 1776. The splendid
military air, the prompt and clear
manner in which they each and every
one carried out his part, caused the
hearts OF the audience to thrill with
pride.
Next came a representation Of the
Statue of Liberty Enlightening the
/ World. Little Miss Catherine Reed,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. j. S. Reed,
was dressed to represent Columbia and
in her right hand she bore the flaming
torch of liberty. She carried out her
part without a tremor Or movement of
muscle, that wa visible to the audi
ence. Master Venable Lewis, son ,of
DR.. and Mrs. V. L. Lewis, made a
brief speech explaining about the
statue of liberty. The clear, ringing
voice and the bright and assuring gen.
eral air he presented 10 the audience
was most delightful and chamng.
Words can feebly convey the beauty
and liberty inspiring strength OF the
exercises Of the children. Many ex-
pressions of praise and admiration were
heard on every al e for the splendid
manner in which the little folks carried
out their part of the exercises. 1t was
clear that much credit Is due the teach
ers of the public school tor the careful
drill they must have given the children
to bring out in so realistic manner
the display of patriotism tnai was so
fitting to the occasion
After the exercises by the children
Rev. W. G. Martin made most ex-
cellent address touching the war sItua-
ton and our duty in the present crisis.
Rarely indeed have our people been
favored with so forceful and eloquent
an address on any subject.
Rev. Martin was followed by Judge
G. P. Burnett with an earnest talk |
that while IN a mearsure impomptu was
very fitting to the occasion. The meet
ing was presided over BY Senator E.
G. Tollett chairman. He also gave the
audience brief talk that was full of
TIRE and patriotism.
Friday night the Boy Scouts took
paper bells bearing the inscription :
Ring me Again, Third Liberty Loan,
Buy u. S. Government Bonds" and
hung one on the door of each home in
CrossvIlle so that when the people
orened their doors IN the morning 1T
would be there as reminder to by
Liberty Bonds.
SATURDAY EXERCISES.
Saturday shortly before noon the Boy
Scouts, under the direction Ut Scout
Master e. E. Keyes. assisted by Prof.
". A. Ball. of the Pleasant Hill Aaca-
Jenny, marched to the high school and
escorted the school in body to the
court house. They then went to the
,ity school and escorted them in body
% the court house. Owing to the
United seating capacity of the court
iouse the city school children were
marched again to the school house and
dismissed.
1. W. PEACE SEAKS.
At IL 80 General 7. w. Peace de-
ivered a most stirring and eloquent
Ippeal to crowded house urging every
itizen as an individual and the COM
unity collectively to lend every posi-.
lie aid to furthering the war and urged
hat each person make personal sacrl-
ices for only by such means can the
ull power of this nation be put into
his desperate struggle. His talk was
loquent inspiring and full Of patriotic ,