Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-19
ITS Women and Men Attend
First Big Meeting at City
Hall Chamber
URGED TO DOWN HEARST
Speaker Stopped by Jeers at
Name of Journal Publisher
Parade and Mass Meeting
Will be Held Week From To-
morrow, Sept. II.


Over one hundred and seventy-hve
persons, men and women, team cap
tains and workers who will take part
in the Liberty Loan drive which opens
in this city Saturday, September 2S,
crowded into the council chamber al
city hall last night and demonstrated
by their presence and great enthusi-
asm, that they we're prepared to DC
their part in making the new loan as
successful as the three loans which
have preceded 1t.
Shortly after s o'clock Adrian Lyon
chairman of the Liberty Loan execu-
tive committee, called the meeting to
order and Just an hour afterward the
workers were Dismissed During the
hour Mr.. Lyon spoke to the captains
and workers on what they must do II
the loan is to be successful, and James
H. Baker, of Madison, who was a
member of the Liberty Loan commis-
sion which visited Europe, spoke on
the conditions which the people are
facing In those countries and showed
what must be done in this country II
the war is to be won.
Before the meeting Mr.. Lyon had
) posted the names of the captains and
teams, and as he opened the meeting,
requested that the lists be gone over
by the captains. y
He called the attention OF the work
ers to the big celebration to be held
In the high school auditorium on FRI
day night, September a. the eve Of
the opening of the drive. On this
night a parade Will precede the meet
ing. Teh captains of the districts
and their workers who are to take
part in the Liberty Loan Drive, were
reqested by Mr.. Lyon to have the
members OF their teams in line. At
this meeting the blanks, buttons, and
other necessary material Will pe given
out. A speaker will be present from
overseas.
He spoke of the successful meeting
held Tuesday night by the Danish
citizens and instructed the captains
and workers to get acquainted with
their districts. A colored map of the
city, showing the different districts
as they are laid out, each district be-
ing shown by a different color was
produced.
Mr.. Lyon said that It was not
known as yet the amount of the loan
to be raised but thought 1t would be
about Sc, 900, 000, 900, making quota
for this city OF a million and half
dollars. He explained that this
amount of money has been raised on
bonds here twice before and we can
do II again.
He was exceedingly proud of the
way the men have come up on the
loans in the past, and spoke of the
part the women are to take ON the
loan now confronting the city, and
said that they wpuld be q great help.
The drive will be run along the lines
and regulations of. the former drives
the headquarters being located as
they have been in the former loans IN
the Boynton building at 101 Smith
street, which the phone number $40
"a the same as heretofore.
James H. Baker was then intro
duced by Mr.. Lyon. Throughout his
remarks the audience applauded time
and time again and particularly when
he requested that they cease buying
the William R. Hearst publications.
He told how he was selected as one
of five men to be known as the Lib
erty Loan Commission and take trip
10 the war torn countries. When he
left America on February 2S, he said
that he did not feel that the war
would last much longer, but after he
saw the conditions as they really were
he changed his mind. The Allies were
very near defeat at that time, but the
coming OF our boys saved the day.
Mr.. Baker arrived in London IN
time 10 witness an air raid. On the
second night OF his stay In London,
when the raid was announced. ne
went to the tube some lb0 feet un-
Ger ground or below the street level.
The food situation is exceedingly
bad in England. or was at the time
Mr.. Baker was there. He received a
meat card allowing him two ounces OF
meat for four meals a week. There Is
a s5OO fine for anyone who disobeys
The food cards. He told how the
women stand in line to get butter and
how he received thanks from a mil.
lionaire TO whom he had given a.
pound Of sugar which he had taken
to England from this country. In
certain parts OF the Empire II is inn
possible 20 obtain meat at all. said
Mr.. Baker. He told how the women
and girls OF England are working in
all the shops and said. The women
OF England have backed up the gov
ernment and II they did not. do not
know what England would do. Eng
land will stick It out 20 the last"
From England the commission
went to France and Belgium, where
Mr.. Baker had HIS first sight of a
battle field
Mr.. Baker. said he returned 70 this
country with only one idea-to end
the war. The way TO end the war"
said the speaker. lis TO win Ii, the
way 10 win the war iseto kiln Huns"
He told OF his visit 20 VeFdun ana
how he saw q shell from a French
gun blow up q railroad station two
miles distance. He told Of balloons