The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-04-26
MARYLAND TOWNS
WIN HONOR FLAG
MANY SUBSCRIBE QUOTAS
Patriotic Competition Among commu-
mites OF The State In Sell
ing Liberty Bonds.

Ore by one Maryland towns are
fapidly falling into line in the growing
procession of patriotic communities of
the lind that have won the privilege
of a. ing the Liberty Loan Honor Flag
by subscribing to the full quota of
;'lird issue bonds that they have been
assigned to buy.
Already a number OF Maryland
towns are proudly flying the Liberty
Loan Honor flag, sfgnifying the fact
that they have subscribed their
quotas. Spurned on by the example
of these honor towns. other COMMUNE
ties in Maryland have instituted a
sharp competition for the distinction
of being the next to fall into line and
thereby obtain the right to fly the
Honor flag.
Pikesville, Baltimore county, was
the first Maryland town to receive Off
cial notice from Governor Seay, of the
Fifth District Reserve Bank, that
/ 1t had been awarded the Liberty Loan
Honor Flag.
, Ridgely, was the first town in Car
oline county to go over its quota with
a total o. $4,000 rep "esenting 1872 sub
scribers. while fredericksburg was the
second with 100000 representing 400
subscribers
Reisterstown, Baltimore county, has
run close to its allotment of $4,000.
Thirty-one thousand dollars of this
amount was subscribed at a meeting
held last week at the Franklin High
School.
Such effective work is being done in
the counties in the drive that Balti.
more will have to look to its laurels
If it expects to outdo the rural dis
tricts-in subscribing to this board
For the purpose of bringing every
person in the counties into direct
touch with the Liberty Loan, speak.
ers' tour has been arranged by the
Liberty Loan county chaiir1en. Thece
speakers will tour several of the coun-
ties, stopping en- route at various
towns to deliver patriotic addresses
and to secure subscriptions to the
Loan. The speakers who will make
this tour will include some Of Mary
lands most prominent men, and they
will be accompanied on their tour by
Parsons band and military quar-
tette which together will furnish
plenty of pat lotto music. 1t Is expect
ed that all the towns which will be
listed, Will turn out in full force to
greet the Liberty Loan speakers, and
will put their patriotism to prac-
teal test by subscribing largely to
the Loan.
Work being done by the members
of the Woman's Liberty Loan Com
mittee for Maryland is noteworthy.
More than one million dollars Of
Maryland's quota has already been
raised by the Woman's Committee
and indications are that Maryland's
fair sex will far exceed their quota in
this loan drive. Reports from the
Women's Liberty Loan Chairmen for
the various counties show excellent
results being gained throughout the
State. Baltimore county woman's
committee has reported subscriptions
amounting to over 100000; Anne
Arundel county, of which Mrs. Theo
dore Johnson Is chairman, reports
47,500 raised by the women of that
county and Hartford county, of which
Mrs. Herman Stump Is chairman, has
secured through its women Liberty
Loan workers, $4,000 Other women
county chairmen are reporting equally
as splendid results. In order that ev.
cry woman in every county in the
State can be brought into personal
touch with this loan drive a flying
squadron Of women Liberty Loan
speakers and bond statesmen will this
week mako a tour of every county in
this State, visiting the largest towns
In each county and stopping en- route
at farm houses and small villages for
the purpose Of stimulating this drive
for war funds for Uncle Sam. The au.
tomobiles which will carry these wom-
en- into the heart of every county in
the State, will be gnily decorated with
Liberty Loan posters and flags SO
that 1t is expected that they will at
tract much attention as they whirl
along the ccratry reads delivering
their nlosGa~e G practical nat -ictism
to tie ,u."! FL.