Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-09-27
Much Enthusiasm Show at Meeting Held
Last Night. Brownsville Adopts Dallas
Plan and Entire City Will Devote
Two Hours Monday Morning
To Liberty Loan Work And
Patriotic Services.

AT well attended and enthusiastic
meeting of representative Brownsville
business men held at the office Of the
Board of City Development last night, an
organization for the purpose of putting
Brownsville lover the top on the Fourth
Liberty Loan was virtually completed.
III. NJ SHELTON, chairman of the Cam
eron County Liberty Loan Committee,
acted as chairman OF the meeting. lie ex
planned the organization which has been
perfected for the purpose of raising
Cameron county's quota of 100000, and
announced that on account vi conditions
existing in this section the quota had
been greatly reduced. The minimum 10
be raised by the government through the
Fourth Liberty Loan IL $4,000, ,000. 900,
whereas. the third Liberty Loan was S3,-
000,000.000. The quota assigned Cam
eron comfy in the third loan was T573,-
900, but Notwithstanding The fact the to
tai of the fourth loan = 100 per cent
greater than the third, Cameron county'~
quota for the fourth loan j. only Sl26.i00
greater than was assigned for the third.
In the City of Brownsville six sub
charmen will have charge of the active
work, and il will be their duty to direct
the operations OF workers whom they will
appoint Every individual present at the
meeting went on record as willing 10 as
siSt in any capacity the organization may
direct, thereby assuring that the number
of active workers will not be small
BY unanimous vote the '.Dallas Plan
for the campaign I'm Brownsville was
adopted. Under this plan every resident
of the city Is pledged 10 stop all busines
mt 8 u. m. Monday, Sept. 30, and for two
hours every energy Of the city will be
devoted to raising Brownsville'S quota.
This plan and pledge is published in an
other column, and every individual in
Brownsville must acquaint himself with
1t and also bear in mind that they are
pledged through their local organization
10 strictly abide by its terms. AT 9
o'clock sharp every worker will start his
campaign, and it is hoped that the great
er portion Of the quota can be raised be-
tween . and III o'clock Monday morning.
livery person must be prepared to do his
part during that period, and no excuses
will be accepted.
While the sentiment of the meeting was
optimistic 10 4 certain degree, vet il was
realized that II would require hard.
steady work TO secure the 500. 900 nee
essary 10 put Cameron county over the
top. The determination to accomplish
this was evident, and every person M the
meeting was apparently imbued with the
spirit of the speakers who urged that ev-
cry available source of wealth in The
county be compelled TO take an eauitable
share of the quota TO the end that Cam
eron county do its full duty 10 the GOV
ernment- Among the speakers who adj
dressed the meeting were r. r. Senor
special representative of the L.. $. treas.
ury department, Judge Graham, W. r
Jones, Il. ". kibbe, John Gregg. q. G.
Dancy, II. +. Green, :. C.. Tucker. ". q
Whitman, ii. NJ. SHELTON and Others. Man,
valuable suggestions were offered ane
much enthusiasm was aroused bv their in.
spring appeals to every loyal citizen OF
Brownsville and Cameron county 10 come
to the relief of our government in ths
present crisis and keep Cameron count,
in the list of Texas counties that are ri.
ways willing TO do their share.
Following are the county and city or