The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-27
ulD00 HOSTS
O1Y'S LIBERTY
LOAN HONOR FLAG
Continued From Psge y

been doing a thriving business ali
morning selling memberships in the
Gimme a Quarter" club, Zone 2S-cent
stamp in an envelope, with Secretary
McAdoo's picture on a tag to be tied
IN the buttonhole) was put up to ask
the secretary to buy thrift stamp
OF her He almost succumbed TO the
temptation but when he found he must
wear one OF his own pictures on the tag
- his buttonhole he said he couldn't
DO h.
TIL tell you what I'll do, young
lady he said to Miss Orensdorf, "Tll
compromise this proposition with you
to this effect. I'll wear one OF your
pictures and buy a stamp"
Makes Neat Job Of It.
Wunderlich had the honor flag all
eyeleted and ready to be pulled up be-
fore the secretary arrived After his
completion OF inspection OF the interior
OF the bank was finished, he stepped
out on to a small speakers platform In
front OF the bank, built especially for
the occasion and took the flag and It's
halyards in his hands and commenced
TO haul II up. The wind did not take
II and the halyards got twisted but the
secretary was evidently determined to
make q thorough job of II and he pulled
n down again, Strengthened out the
ropcf and this time when he pulled it
up the raising was a success.
A hoarse-voiced individual In the
crowd In front of the bank building
q crowd which had grown so that il
probably contained $4,000 persons
shouted for speech. The secretary
begun to speak but the college boys band
playing Over There" drowned out his
voice and he waited until the band
music stopped He was not peeved or
put out and said TO the crowd the
college boys had bully band.
Among Good Folk"
Beginning again Mr.. McAdoo said
Governor Williams, and fellow citi-
xens, ! need not tell YOU how pleased
! am TO be with you here TODAY in
Oklahoma City and to enjoy your hos
pitality for | heard of Oklahoma hos
pitality long before my train reached
mere. this morning and ! knew | was
coming among good folk
You know and | know that we are
carrying on serious business Of max
ing this a decent world to live \, al
fhis time and no person in this country
VIII be allowed TO stand between our
government and its mission of doing IFS
sharc In this war. We are living in
a. time when every man and woman in
als country has got 10 be not only
z Y percent American but 1000 per
We are fighting to put down the
nary kings and despots Of Europe
- we are going TO crowd the Ger
aas and keep erowding them until
DEiin is in the middle OF the circle
~ there won't be room 10 crowd any
mofe. You and know what is coming
~ me German emperor. RS short
vefd OF four letters and its on he
1ay 70 him Just as sure as you and !
Iive h this day.
Il Our boys, your sons and nv sons
have gone over there 10 fight and il is
% ~ Us and we are going to put M
me money on this side over here In
order that they may fight over there
end ! am sure every one OF us is
yjItng to 20 to the utmost sacrifice
= esder to deny ourselves of food.
mteoy and clothing in order that our
ever there shall fight the good
With everything possible to help
GGiA is going on and on to a
4 tksfe will be no peace talk
- - aay peace talk until
D1 and we can prove
a Ioous Christ died 1000
M ! IN - - n vain"