The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-25

Long before eight o'clock last
night the Grand Opera House was
filed and at the appointed time for
The Liberty Loan meeting TO begin,
the theatre was taxed to its utmost
capacity and a crowd stood on the
outside, anxious to gain admittance.
Following a band concert in front of
the Opera House, the band marched
in, playing patriotic airs, after which
Mr.. George w. Woolford, chairman
of the Liberty Loan Committee for
the county, read the following re-
port from the eighteen districts of
Dorchester:
District l, Fork-$15, 800.
Dist. ,, East New Market-$24,-
600.
Dist. 3, Nienna-$29,000.
Dist 4, Taylor's Island-No report
Dist. 5, Lakes-No report.
Dist. 6, Hooper's Island-No re
port.
Dist. :. Cambridge-$14O,0OO.
Dist. 8, 700.
Dist. 8, Church Creek-$12, 500.
Dist 10, Straits-No report.
Dist. Il, Drawbridge-No report.
Dist. u, Williamsburg 200.
Dist. 13, Bucktown-No report.
Dist. IA, lakewood 200.
Dist. 10, Hurlock-Has not, as
yet, made report, but the people Of
that district have subscribed at
least $1,000, and are still working
in order that no one may be without
q bond.
Dist. 10. MaGison-$9,0 900.
Dist. II, 900.
Dist IS, Elliott-No report.
Sitting on the stage, with the dis
trict executives and workers OF the
county, was the State party, which
Is touring the Eastern Shore to
boost the sale of Liberty Loan Bonds.
The party held an enthusiastic meet
ing at Easton Tuesday night, and
Yesterday at Preston and East New
Market they were met with large au
diences, fired with patriotism and
glad not only to see the visitors, but
to give their help to the cause they
represented.
In order 10 pay proper respect to
the late Pay Director NJ. Worthing-
ten GoldSborough, who served thir
ty-tWo years in the L. 5. Navy, the
meeting, which had been announced
for yesterday afternoon, was not
held. But the people came out in
large numbers last night, and from
the time the first speaker stepped
cut to address the audience, until
11.30 O'Clock, the residents of Cam
bridge and the county paid strict at
tention to what was being said, land
with unstinted applause and sub
scriptions voiced their interest in the
Third Liberty Loan.
The first address was made by Nr.
Albert c. TolSon, who was succeeded
by former Senator Clarence w. Per-
kinS, both of whom made very in
spring appeals for Cambridge to sub
scribe literally for bonds. Mr..
Woolford then introduced former
Senator w. T. Warburton, who spoke
OF the sale of bonds, not from a
commercial standpoint, although he
said they were the safest investment
in the world, but from the stand
point of duty. He asked the audi
ence to lend their money to the Gov
eminent, not to save the old men
and old women, who probably would
be gone before many years, but to
spare the boys and girls, of the flu
ture generations, from the tyranny
of Prussianism.
Messrs James w Chapman, Jr.,
and Simon j. Block made very con-
vincing talks, dealing with the at
rocities of the Hun, the vastness 81
the war, and the necessity of every
man and every woman coming to the
aid of the United States with every
dollar at his command. When the
campaign for subscriptions Jagged,
new speakers were called for, and in
this emergency Judge w. Laird Hen
ry made an urgent appeal to the au-
dience TO lend their money literally
and wilfully. Mr.. H. l.. Edmunds
was another talker, whose few words
brought more signers to the front.
With the State party was Ser
geant John Wiles, a wounded soldier
recently returned from the trenches.
He told of the length of time it takes
to get a letter from home, when
man is serving in France, and he al
SO told of the JOY which came to his
heart when the glad news arrived.
Now" said Sergeant Wiles, Il want
the cheering news to go to your men,
on the battlefelds, that Cambridge
has gone over the top in Liberty
Loan subscriptions tonight. Then
the boys will know that the folks
back home appreciate the service
they are rendering the nation and
that they are willing to back them
to the limit"
Impromptu speeches were made
by Mr.. w. Grason Winterbottom, of
this city, and Mr.. Charles Webster,
OF East New Market, much to the
of the speakers and
the amusement of the audience. At
the last moment Col. A. Phillips got
into the fight, and with all the pep"
at his command, and he is full Of it,
he called for subscriptions, and then
some, and added greatly in helping
to raise the S49,250 during the ev-
ening.
\ number of the boys and girls of
the Cambridge High School rendered
several selections, which met with
thunderous applause. One selection,
to the tune of There's A Long,
Long Trail" was sung by Mr.. Jas.
McAllister. The following is the
George Gerlach, of the Cambridge
High School:
The sun, the golden sunshine,
On No Mans Land today
Cleans down in all her glory
On the thick of the fray;
All across her golden beauty
cloud begins to form,
For all her years of radiance
Have known not such a storm.
Chorus:
There's a long, long trail winding
Into No Mans Land in France,
Where the shrapnel shell are burst
ing,
And we must advance;
TherelI be lots of drills and hard
ships,
Until orr dreams all come true