The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-09-27
MONSTER LIBERTY
LOAN MEETING HERE
Patriotic Citizens of the County As
semble at Courthouse.

man OF ODlon county IOr the roufIh
Liberty Loan, can be handed the
bouquet for stirring up enthusiasm
in the Liberty Loan work.
One of the greatest public meet
ings ever at the courthouse in
Union City on any occasion was held
here last Monday afternoon, and a
large number of the best business
men and citizens of the county were
present. Men have doubted, good
conservative bu0incss mon, the pros
poets of selling 100000 worth of
Liberty Bonds in the county, but
when they saw the determination in
the eyes and faces of the people last
Monday there was no longer room
for doubt, and Mr.. Jno. t. Walker,
who is probably as well qualified to
interpret the financial aspects of any
proposition as any other business
men, was free in his assertion that
the allotment would be easily raised.
He had before very seriously doubt
ed the proposition.
The courthouse was crowded with
leading citizens, including men and
women who are well known in the
county. The State chairman, of the
woman's department, Mrs. Ellis, was
present and made fine address. Mrs.
Ellis told the story of the placing of
negro soldiers in the front ranks in
France. One of the colored troops,
seeing the way things were ar
ranged, made tho announcement that
when dem Germans come over de
top dere's gwinc to be some runnin'
and de white folks had better clear
de way unless dey wants to be run
ober." The women, Mrs. Ellis says,
have a work to do in this campaign,
and If the men do not want to be
stampeded they had better clear the
way. Mrs. Ellis very strongly en-
phasizes the fact that the women
have and are taking an active inter-
est in every patriotic movement that
is associated with the war of the
allies in Europe. She thinks there
should be a spirit of cooperation be-
tween the men and women, but the
work of the women must progress in
any event.
Mr.. Head outlined the work of
the different branches of the organi-
zation in the county following the
instructions of the leaders in the
work at the big meeting in Memphis
last week. He insists on organiza-
tion and systematic team work, and
if these plans are carried out he has
no fears of the results.
Mr.. John T. Walker spoke of the
bankers interest in the work. The
banks have been eliminated in this
campaign as solicitors and they are
not to be called upon to float the
loan. 1t is to be strictly popular
loan. The banks have already done
their bit in the former Liberty Loan
campaigns, and in the present cam
paign they have already advanced
the money. Therefore the people |
must stand back of the loan, but the
banks are to deliver the bonds and
receipt for them. They mey be paid |
for in partial payments, but the |
banks are not expected to make any
further advances on these loans. |
Therefore, Mr.. Citizen, it is your
time, and from tho eagcrness dis
played by the representative people |
at the courthouse last Monday there
will be forthcoming a most liberal |
response in the good county of Obion.
C. P. Wilson, of Troy, the county
sales director, was present and made
an interesting address. Mr.. Wilson
gave some of his impressions of the
work as outlined and illustrated at
Memphis. He spoke of the demands
upon our people for their support of
every movement to advance the war
program in the United States. He
dwelt upon the fact that we must
be willing to make sacrifices, and
was optimistic in his view of the at
titude of the people towards the
work.
The nations war industries will
be combed of slackers and shirkers
who have entered them to escape