The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1918-09-27
.$25,OOO ON
LIBERTY loan
Subscribed at Meeting at
Court House on We'd
nesday Afternoon.

workers in the Fourth Liberty Loan
is the magnificent record made at the
court house Wednesday afternoon,
which is, by the way, at least $10,-
900 more than was contributed at
any previous single meeting in the
county for the taking of subscrip-
tions for either Of the Liberty Loan
issues.
This is how the subject is taking
hold of the hearts and pocket books
of Henry countians, and if enthusi
asm and apparent determination, cou
pied with unprecedented wealth in
the country count for anything,
Henry county will "go over the top"
most gloriously.
The meeting was called to order
by the County Chairman, Col. o. G.
Barton, who explained the object Of
the meeting.
The Secretary of the Executive
Committee, Joe Weinbaum, called the
roll, which showed about 80 per cent
present.
The Chairman of the Bankers
Committee, J. C. Porter, explained
what the Fourth Liberty Loan Bond
is, showing the rate of interest and
the date of maturity. He explained
that it could be paid for in cash, or
any bank would supply the cash for
the remainder payment if the pur-
chaser would pay 10 per cent down,
the bank making the loan for six
months on six per cent per annum
intrest.
He was followed by Mrs. S. ].
Ellis, of Memphis, who is chairman
of the Womanas Liberty Loan organ
ization in. West Tennessee, having
succeeded Mrs. Sam Phillips who was
made state president Of the woman's
work.
Mrs, Ellis did conspicuous work
in Shelby county in previous loan
sales, her presence at the conference
of these officers, district chairman
and general committee of 100 was
very timely
Mrs. Ellis delivered brilliant talk
on the subject of financing the loan,
her eloquence, patriotism and logic
appealing to everyone present. Her
talk had added weight by the fact
that she has a boy in France and her
allusion to the fact that were he call
ed upon for the supreme sacrifice,
she would bow her head submissively,
for she knew that her sacrifice had
not been in vain.
Vice Chairman H. Lytton Bruce
spoke in his characteristic vain. He
brought forth some county statistics
of surprising nature to many.
He confessed that at first he didn't
look upon the prospects in an opto-
mistic manner since Henry county
had bought literally of three loans,
many war savings stamps, had con-
tributed to the Y. M. c. A., and the
Red Cross Funds.
However upon investigation he
found that the three Paris banks had
on deposit in round numbers, one
one-half million dollars still on de-
thatat conservative estimate, the
four remaining banks would carry
the amount to one and three-fourths
millions of dollars; that the county
could, on volunteer days, Sept. %
and 20, buy up Henry county quota
of $370,O00, and have nearly one and
that at conservative estimate, the
posit.
He called attention to the fact that
c. v. Ezell, the tobacco man, esti-
ses the tobacco crop at more than
one million dollars in the county, and
the marketable products such as hor-
ses, mules, hogs, cotton and corn is
easily worth another million
He said he was struck by the fact
that the other ,'lav the oank deposits
in the county was S1,75O,000 and
that at that time our nation had L.
$50 fighters in France and that Hen
ry county could furnish each man
$1.00 from her deposit in bank if she
were soiinclined.
The entire meeting was clothed in