The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-04-12
Approximately $4,000 Sub
scribed Yesterday Afternoon
at Meeting in Court House.
BIG RALLY ON APRIL 20
Well Known Speakers Will Be
Secured and Stores Will Be
Closed-Every Merchant at
Meeting Pledged to Sell Bonds

approximately $4,000 was sub
scribed for Liberty bonds yesterday
afternoon at a meeting held in the
court house for the purpose of or
ganizing the county for the cam
paign. The calling for subscriptions
from those present was the last
business OF the meeting. r. f..
Wylie started the ball rolling with
subscription of $500. Waddy c..
Thompson was next and announced
that he would take $500 for himself.
$500 for his wife, 500 each for
four children and $50 each for ten
grandchildren. Col. Leroy prings
subscribed $1,000 for himself and
$4,000 for Mrs. Springs. The other
large subscriptions were c. ID. Jones
$4,000. H. r. Rice $1,000. Max
Britain $1,000. r. S. Harper $500,
Harry Hirsch $500, j. H. Wither-
spoon $500, Geo. w. Williams $500.
All OF these subscriptions. together
with those ranging from 5000 down
to $50. were doubled before the
meeting closed.
At the opening of the Meeting
Geo. w. Williams. county chairman,
stated its purpose and announced
that Lancaster county's allotment Is
$191, 900 and asked for suggestions
as to carrying on the campaign.
There was deal of discussion of
various plans. beginning with the
utilization of the already organized
county council of defense, Of which
X. r.. Wylie is chairman, and jncIud
ing big rally to be held here on
Saturday, April 20. and township or
district rallies at other places in the
county. Talks were made by Mr..
Wylie, Col. Springs, Mayor Stewart.
| II. w. Graeber, C.. ID. Jones, w. H.
Millen, ID. Reece Williams. and
probably others, each Offering the
suggestion that appealed most
strongly to them, and the sense of
the meeting was to adopt all of the
suggestions offered and a central
committee of five was appointed to
work out the details.
The committee is composed of r..
Il. Wylie. c. ID. Jones, d. Reece Will
liams, X. w. Graeber and Rev. Sam
Long, the latter of Heath Springs.
The local chairmen Of Heath Springs
and Kershaw are ex-officio members
OF the committee.
| The plan is to have big rally
here at the court house on SATURDAY.
April 20. and the day will be a semi
holiday, all the stores closing from
10 in the forenoon to four in the af
ternoon. and every merchant present
at the meeting pledged himself to
sell bonds and not merchandise" on
that day. Prominent speakers viii
be secured and perhaps band.
these being some of the details left
to the committee In addition 10
this speakers from this city will go
out to the country schools and
churches and make talks to the peo-
pie, the school closings through
out the county will be attended.
For the rally to be held in Ian
caster the probability is that Major
Dupont. or some other French or
British army officer at one OF the
cantonments nearby, will be secured
to make an address. This was sug-
gested by Mrs. Leroy Springs, who
attended the meeting. Mrs. Springs
also suggested a parade for the big
rally. with floats and decorated au-
tomobiles, and In order to carry this
out effectively. Mrs. NJ. ]. Perry.
chairman OF the Woman's Liberty
bond committee, was made q mem
Der OF the central committee. There
are many other details of the cam
paign which probably will be print
ed In The News Tuesday.
The real sensation of the meeting
came near its close, when the taking
OF subscriptions had been completed
and 1t was found the total was s23.-
500. G. d. Jones. local chairman OF
the committee. suggested that every
subscription be doubled and that a
rising vote be taken, 1t was unani.
nous and the total was thus increas.
I'd to s47,soo. In putting forth his