The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-04-12
LIBERTY LOAN DRIVE
STARTS WITH A RUSH
HONS OSCAR JOHNSTON AND HARRIS DICKSON MAKE
ADDRESSES IN THE INTEREST OF REAL AMERICAN
ISM. THRILLING INCIDENTS OF THE WAR TOLD
BY MAN JUST FROM BATTLE LINES RAIN
PREVENTED MANY FROM THE COUN-
TRY ATTENDING

April 6, 1917, will be one of the
great days in American history. The
youth for generations to come viii
be told about what his fathers did on
this memorable day. It will stand
along beside the signing of the decia-
ration of Independence and Cornwall
lis surrender at Yorktown. The day
was fittingly observed last Saturday,
it's first anniversary, througout the
country. The Government had seen
fit to start the sale of the third Lab
erty Loan bonds on that day. Gre
|nada county measured well up to the
standards of patriotism and to the
records Of the gallant fathers who
have given her unique place IN the
history of Mississippi. The people
of the county would have had the blg-
gest celebration the county ever
knew. but for the rain which lasted
until past the noon hour. Naturally
there was much regret that plans
were interferred with and that the
fathers and the mothers, the sons
and the daughters from the rural
parts of the county could not be on
hand The parade of the school chil-
drcn had to be abandoned. With the
exception Of awarding the CAKE,
which was voted to the vivaclous ana
always interesting Miss Estes Cai-
| houn Of .Cascilla. The contests Tor
the boys and the girls were allke
pretermitted, still after the rain ceas-
| ed goodly number from near py
town came in to take part IN the ex-
ercises and to hear the two dlstIn-
guished gentlemen who had accepted
| invitations to make addresses.
At 80 o'clock every business
house in town closed and renamed
closed until 8 o'clock At 2 O'Clock
| the opera house was very nearly NIL
ed. both galleries having about all
thew could accommodate. On the
stage was chairman H. j. Ray with
the various members of the commit
tee whom he had named to carry the
message of the third Liberty loan
to the people, and Hon. Oscar john
ston of Coahoma county, who was
one of the speakers. Mr.. Ray called
the meeting to order and stated very
forcefully and very happily the pur-
pose of the meeting and mace a
strong appeal to Grenada county to
do it's whole duty towards aldlng the
government in a war wnlch the ruin,
| less and barbarous Hun had forced
on the United States. Mrs. Z. H. Cal
houn spoke for the women OF the
county, that element of humanity Is
always on the job for any good WORK
The heads of the several committees
were called on for brief statements
and then Hon. S. A. Morrison was
presented who in a few well chosen
words in which he paid a very hlgh
Tribute to Hon. Oscar Johnston as a
friend. as q public servant and as one
of Mississippi's brainiest men, ne pre-
sented Hon. Oscar Johnston. Mr
Johnston is a smooth and finished
sneaker and is one who has his SUP
ieet and his facts we'll in mind. ne
was equal to the occasion and TO the
hour and made an address OF abou,
forty minutes in which he covered
nearly every phase Of the war sltua
ton and especially the Righteousness
of the cause which this Nation nae
pledged it's all TO carry to success
fuI conclusion. He grouped all these
'+hinps in such a way as to carry con
viction to his hearers and so as t'
appeal to the patriotism ana 10 ln'
loyalty of the people, Necessary! .n J.
ne had to traverse much grouln .na
MANY of the audience had heard gone
over several times before, yet ne pre-
isented even these things IN such
refreshing and rejuvenated mahIie
that carried his audience along VIZ VIZ
, him at every step. Undoubtedly MI
Johnston. though cornparativei,
Young man. thoroughly sustained nj
reputation as a logiclan ana as a coil
vincing speaker.
About the time Mr.. Johnston
concluded his speech, Hon. HarTl
Dickson. who was late in reaching In
5 platform because of delayed Train
|, appeared in his soldiers uniform an.
1 was at once presented to the auoi
j.. ence by Mr.. Johnston. Mr.. Dlcksol
: was greeted with great applause, al
Y applause that always goes to the MAJ
2 with the khaki and especially to on
e who is so fresh from the battle line
\ lin France as Mr.. Dickson is. A ia
t bic was placed nearby him upol
e (which was a German helmet, Frenc
a and British helmet. The German hel
e met was fun of bullet holes and wa
: about trimmed up to please the tast
t and the humor the of the audience
Mr.. Dickson was full Of what ha
to say1-in truth he had SO much 7
say that it was really necessary 10
e him to debate as to what to give M
t audience in the time he had to speai
S In the. first place he sought to impres
r the thought that the boys "somewher
: in France" were happy and gay an
: that they felt equal to the task whic
s they had undertaken. He said he wa
e sure that there was never finer, bet
Q ter equipped and more physically f
f body of men gotten together. H
said the folks at home need eve