South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-21
NORTH LIBERTY
READY FOR LOAN
Big Mass Meeting Results in
Committees Being Named
to Manage Drive.

NORTH LIBERTY. Ind. March
Prom very indication North
Liberty and vicinity will be in read
mess to do its patriotic duty in
helping on the big drive" to float
the third Liberty bond issue. which
is 10 begin on April 9Th. the first
anniversary Of the event in the war
with Germany.
As an outgrowth OF the move
ment started in community center
meeting. March 18th. a mass meet
ing was held at the North Liberty
State bank Tuesday evening and a
permanent organization has been
formed.
From the interest manifested. it
appears that citizens are deter
mined 10 leave nothing undone that
will add i'm bringing the world war
TO close at the earliest date pos
sible. Soldiers must be trained. fed.
clothed. In Organizing. A G..
Steele was chosen temporary chair
man and l.. Lemuel Kilmer tenn
porary secretary. They were later
made permanent officers.
Since the apportionment Of the
bond issue is made around banking
communities. IT was thought best
by several Greene township men
present, that their township could
receive most benefit by identifying
| themselves with North Liberty To
get il on working basis an exec
utive committee was chosen consist
ing of a chairman from each school
district i'm the two townships, and
eight from the town of North Lib
erty. This committee consists of:
Executive Committee
North Liberty: Or. c. NJ. Fish;
DR.. J. s. Sprague. +. O. Hoffman.
Frank Fetzer. c. L. Ilih, c.. $. Ben
iamin. ]. f. Price, c. G Wolf
Dist. .. Charles Early: Dist. 3.
Larmon Foote Dist. 4. j. A. Shene-
man; Dist. ., Samuel Row; Dist s,
J. d. Knepp; Dist. Z. d. d. Mangus;
Dist. s. E. NJ. Bettcher; Dist. 9.
William Summers; Dist. 10. Rev.
John Stump; Dist. II, Cap. Smith;
Dist. L, Charles Schrader; Dist. 13.
Charles Naragon
L. Fair, Greene twp Kankakee.
Elmer YOder, Boomer.
c. b. Beyers, Eagle.
NJ r. Edison Star.
r. H. Woods, Burr oak
Seth Hammond, Hoosier.
Bert Hummer, Hummer
Calvin Holderman. LogtOwn
A motion prevailed that five MEM
bers be appointed as a committee
on committees A. c.. Steele. c. r.
Byers. Elmer Yoder, s W. Pearce.
f. NJ Bettcher were selected. The
meeting then adjourned subject to
call OF the chair. After adjourn
men the committee Of committees
named the following committees:
Publicity - John Weaver, elem
DeCoudres William Hass, and dis
trict chairman as assistant commit
teemen.
Speakers - A. c. steele. s. w.
Pearce, f. NJ. Bettcher. L. Lemuel
Kilmer.
There has not been much infor-
nation made public concerning
this third Liberty loan except the
beginning date Of drive is 10 be
April 6th. plan or lnStallment pay
ments is to be 50 per week on $50
bonds, 81 on 500 bonds or dou-
bic amount if purchaser wishes TO
pay every two weeks
Will Attend Celebration.
There is planned i'm St Joseph
county 10 have a magnificent auto
mobile parade on Saturday. April
9Th. in which delegations from every
part Of the county are 10 partici-
pate The delegates will meet in
South Bend at a given hour. After
the parade there, a speaker of ma
tional repute Will FIRE the opening
gun.
Liberty and Green townships will
be strongly represented i'm that
demonstration, the committee on
n11b1fcftv will have in charge the ar