Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-10-03
LIBERTY DAY OF THE
FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN
Designated as Liberty Day of the
Big Freedom Drive.

Saturday, October u, the anniver-
sary Of the discovery of America, has
been designated as the Liberty day of
the fourth Liberty loan drive.
1t has been the custom in previous
Liberty loan campaigns to select the
second Friday of the drive as Lib
erty day. For the fourth loan the plan
of education 10 designate October II
as Liberty day has been adopted.
The day will be celebrated through
out the country, and it is proposed to
have a Harvest Home festival in
every school district in the United
States. The treasury department of
the United States, in cooperation with
the United States bureau of education
will request every school district from
the Atlantic to the Pacific to arrange
for the celebration of the discovery of
America with an appropriate festival.
The plans made for the observance
of the anniversary Of the discovery of
America by the Liberty loan organiza-
ton as Liberty day are contained in
letter from L. B. Franklin, director Of
war loan organization.
In outlining the plans this letter
states:
There is a logical unity between
both these ideas and the Liberty loan.
When the people of a community re-
count the fruits Of their summers la
hnT will Cl- =
what share Of them they ought to in
vest in Liberty bonds. When they come
TO realize what the discovery Of Amer
lea has meant to them personally,
what is has meant for the cause of
freedom and democracy, what it will
mean for the salvation of the world in
the present world tragedy, when they
begin to feel all this. they must of ne
cessity say. this is worth investing in,
worth fighting for, worth making any
sacrifice for.
ITO create this state OF mind is the
purpose OF celebrating the discovery
OF America. 1t is our hope that the
nationwide celebration will stir such
enthusiasm over Americas mission In
the world as to enable each community
to reach its quota by that day. Let
every local community make this its
goal and on Liberty day announce the
achievement and rejoice over it."
The 100000 schools in the United
States will receive suggestions for a
Harvest Home festival from the bu-
l%sau of education. This form of festi-
val is the earliest form of American
celebrations. and it is thought desira-
bile to carry the idea over into city life
as we'll as OF the country. City and
country communities will celebrate the
day each after its own fashion, but
the Harvest Home idea will dominate
both.
whatever cOmmunity's particular
type of product may be, on Liberty
day its aim should be TO reap harvest
Of dollars for democracy" said Mr.
Franklin "On this day we meet, nor
as city people or country people, but
az citizens. all united for the single
purpose of serving the nation by de-
voting a part of our products TO its
needs
There IS something vastly inspiring
| in the thought of all the local neigh
| bOrhoOds in the United States meeting
| the same day on the basis OF citizen
| ship with united devotion to the ideals
/ for which America stands. Morale Is
to force as three To one said Ma
! pOIeon. To mobilize the spirit of Amer
/ ica is of paranlount imnOrIancp Ofto-
her - furnishes the occasion for ex-
| pressing the nations spirit in definite
| terms of service to meet the nations
present need.
THE idea is big, the opportunity is
great. The time is short. This should
be made the most successful national
celebration since the war started"