Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-09-28

The first day Of the Fourth Liberty
Loan campaign. September 2sth, will
hc ushorcd in in Worcester County
and all over Maryland like a great
national holiday In Baltimore and
in the county seat factory Whistles
viii be- blown and bell, will be rung
4, intervals from ten to twelve o'clock
A. VI In Eaumorc q fleet Of air
planes between six and twelve IN mum
bcr viii ny ovcr the city in battle
formation .cyoiM time, during the
afternoon
Ex-Irc.idcn, Roosevelt i- expected
To- arivc in Baltimore about ono
o'clock aud wll proceed ,hencc - a
hotel for Luncheon escorted by .ol
dcrs. sailors and marine. After
luncheon he viii hold an informal r.
ccption until he Leave for Oriolr
Park where h. viii make vigorous
talk for the Loan 4 monster band
of FIVE hundred OF more pieces viii
entertain the crowd, al the park be
forc thc speeches commence. 40 pre-
yiou- Loan, il Is generally admitted,
has ever commenced under such propi
tious circumstances nor With such on
thusiasm on the part Of the army Of
worker who ar preparing foi the
fray.
A, many Of the county seats pair-
otic meetings will be- held in the after
noon or night Of Saturday and thcr"
will be- exercises Of some sort in vii
lagcs and towns Throughout, the State.
The following day, sunday. Scptcm~
Der 29th Heroes Day will b" cole
bratcd in the churches.
On Tuesday, September 18th. i
luncheon was given by the Publicity
Committee Of the Fourth Liberty Loan
committee to the editors OF county
newspapers and the county chairmcn,
at the southern Hotel. Baltimore.
About seventy county men attended.
General Winslow Williams was in
charge Of the arrangements and there
was informal speaking and an across
thc-tabIc discussion Of methods Of
pushing the Loan which will be very
helpful in making a successful cam
paign.
The following letter has been sent
to each county chairman by John +.
Bacr chairman of the Committee on
Accounting and Delivery.
"As heretofore, the Federal Reserve
Bank of Richmond will send to each
banking institution or bank in the
State postal cards upon which sub
scriptions are to be- reported both TO
the Federal Reserve Bank and to the
Liberty Loan Committee for Maryland
In previous campaigns quite a number
Of the institutions have overlooked the
Importance OF sending such reports to
the State Committee: in the coming
campaign publicity will be given each
day to the subscriptions from the city
and from each individual county and
il is therefore necessary for each. bank
to send daily a report of its Subscrp-
tions as forwarded to the Federal Re
serve Bank Of Richmond. If the insti-
tuition fails to do this il naturally fol-
lows that the county or city will not
, be- given its proper rating in the pub
lie press or wherever the figures may
be- displayed As chairman OF your
county | would ask that you take this
matter up with each banking insti-
tuition Of your district and impress
: upon them the Importance of forward
ing these duplicate cards to tho Lib
erty Loan Committee of Maryland.
There will be- general meeting OF
the county chairmen and district lead
crs OF the Womans National Liberty
Loan Committee on Friday, Septcm-
Der 20th, at 1890 A. NJ, at Council OF
Defense Headquarters. Saratoga St,
and Park Avenue, at which plans for
the coming campaign will be discuss
ed. Ex-Governor Phillips Lee Colds
borough will address the meeting at
~ o'clock.
The largest band eEer assembled in
the South will play at the great meet
ing. which. with former President
Theodore Roosevelt as the principal
speaker. will make Baltimore's obser'
vance of the opening Of the Fourth
Q Liberty Loan Campaign one Of the
!. most notable in the country.
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