Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-22
.WILLIMANT

vass next Friday, which has been designated as Liberty day by Presi- dent Wilson.
 Attorney General George E. Hinman mentioned how the people heed the governments call for help as a real- ization of the seriousness of the situa- tion is made known to them. In his canyassing he found that all of the people were for the loan, but as there were so many workers, each person is asked more than once, many of the people in his district buying through the Thread company, and for this req son team results cannot be used as an indication of the amount of work done.
 The class of people who buy small bond but who can afford a much larger one then claimed his attention. He called them slackers and said that the amount they subscribe should be pub- lished, to shame them.
 MT. Lynch said that the present card system would show every person in his true colors in this and future loans. Mayor Charles A. Gates was called upon, but he said that his sentiments had been expressed by Mir Hinman and Mr. Lynch. Joseph Berard report ed that the Austrian Poles were sub- scribing fine, although they are really enemies to this country. Postmaster James O'Rourke said that thrift and war savings stamps was his line and that Willimantic was setting a record for the United States in this line. He also said that the postal savings, with small rate of interest, had not de- creased since the floating of the bond issues. He thought that the wealthy should be made to buy bonds in pro- portion to their income.
 Valentine Murphy said that he was glad that there were few wealthy peo- pie in this city. as they do not sub scribe to the bonds. He is chairman of the war savings stamp committee in l this city and said that Willimantic | ranked only third in this state in per | capita purchases, under adverse con- | ditions.
 | Fuel Administrator Frank Larabee said that he had been turned down only twice. He ea'd frat the faeeting at the armory helped the subscrip tions very much, as in the Windham | silk mill they increased from S2,000 before the meeting to s5,00o after the meeting. Andrew Roux also reported few refcsals;. the Rossie velvet mill | has subscribed for 5000.
 1 Selectman E. P. Chesbro stated that all in his district had "come across while of course there are one or two who need smoking out.
 | Harry Branch created the sensation of the afternoon when he reported a man who did not believe in the Red 1 Cross, Y. NJ. c, A. and Liberty bond | issues, and this man voiced his senti- ments loudly. One team worker or his team told this man what he thought of him and said that he shouldn't be allowed at large. MT Lynch said that he would refer the man to the secret service, as he is only distributing German propaganda. "He
 doesn't have to buy bonds, but he
 need not be disloyal" he said, an6 added that he was flirting with va cation from this city for the duration
 of the war
 c. W. Moves and Harold LincolI
 reported the work to be going fine ant
 nearly finished. Alphonse Chagnon who left his home with the water run.
 hing into the cellar, to attend tht
 meeting, had found that all of thu
 people in his district were buying
 bonds and treated the eanva ssers in {
 line way. Ashton Perkins asked MT
 Lynch why man who did not pay fo
 his bond before the day that the inter
 est began had to pay interest. It wa | ley back when he cashed the coupon
 and that the banker who held the bont
 was entitled to some money for invest
 ing his money
 James P. Bath. publicity agent fo
 the loan in this city, said that in gen
 eral the Willimantic merchants wer
 willing to give part of their shoy windows and advertising space for ad
 vertising the bond issue and that special feature would be arranged fo soon.
 Rev. W. c. Norris announced ths
 the topic for the Monday meeting c
 the Get Together club would be c
 interest to the Liberty bond workers
 mainly "Americanization," as all na
 tionalities are buying the bonds. Tn
 meeting will be public.
 . MT. Lynch in behalf of the Libert
 loan committee for this district thank ed all those present for attending tk meeting.