Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-04-13
Every City And County Which Buys
Quota OF lihsrty Bonds Will Be
Given An Attractive Banner
HorlcoNTEs1.


Whtch subscribS their quota of tho
Third Liberty Ioan. will be entitled
10 an honor flag, just as familic.
who give their sons to the country
li'play service flag. To impress the
TACT that a Contribution of money
coward the winding of the war is
luiie as essential as the contribution
Of men, the officials of the treasury
department hay put this idea into
effect.
MS Is new idea Incorporated in
The Liberty Loan honor campaign.
mere Is to be great rivalry all over
the United States for the honor of
winning one OF. these flags. Every in
ilVidual subscriber will have a win
loW cara, on which his name Is to
be inscribed for display from the win
aows or his residence or place of
business.
The new faglhas the red border
and the white field of the Red Cross
membership flag But instead of the
crosses on the field the Liberty Loan
nag Will have three vertical blue
stripes to indicae the number of the
loan. Honor flags furnished to cite.
and towns are tq be 36x54 inches and
are to be made of the best material
as furnished to the navy.
Rivalry Is Growing.
A blue star will be inserted on The
white field in addition to the stripes
If the community doubles its quota
In event that l Is tripled or quad
rupled, two or three stars will then
be added
Each state Which reaches its allot-
ment will receive large flag. In ad.
dition to the Stripes, this state flag
will alss. bear the white field the
I'VE countha tdvns in the state that
BIZ ~ ny ID occurred -nllntaz.
As rapidly B. erious towns re-
port, their ma GOSsbe added.
Over the IN dsny department
building in Washington Will float the
largest flag Of thk entire Series. This
flag will bear th4 names of the differ
fnt states which will reach their quo
Ia. There will BID the liveliest rivalry
between every sfte in the Union to
secure the honoH of having its name
go on this national flag, just as CON-
fetftfon betweent cities and towns
VIII be of the mfst exciting kind.
The idea that fhe name of each
community is to 10 down on the state
9onor flag just Is soon as its limit
Is reached Is alrefdy being widely dis.
eussed. Committees in towns where
much rivalry has lalready existed witt
nelehboTirg town. are already organ
.Zlng Tor a whflwind campaign III
9Tder TO beat their rivals to the state
aonor list. AMBITIOUS towns that are
ANXIOUS for mriicipal publicity are
catching at the hea with a view Of
having their success in the campaign
flashed Throughout the state ard Fod.
eral Reserve District.
The first townln the United States
above two thousand in population
which reports 70 the secretary of the
treasury the full subscription of IFS
;uota will be slgnally honored It's
came ard achievement viii be fash
I'd ever the entirs country By all nrese
associations, giving the fact. of ite
.uccesG. Secretary McAdoo NAV visit
''to town N nerson. and present the
honor flag with ais own hands TO the
committee which has been able 70
eac the nation IN the campaign
WIN the secrAtary's -nartv viii, Or
notion picture camera men from thn
3oars;-Pathe News Pictorial who will
!ldKe p ctures pr the presentation
CEREMONIES and other interesting
news or the, town: ard theen nc.
.ores VIII be displayed from one end
IF the country I'd the othcr
Honor RdIs Given OFT ..
Every cCmmurkty viii hi f,,r,i,t, ii
EiIn an' honor roll to aid ,the ccro-
2'ftee IN securing subscrintiore III
Toner roll, larde sheet 2sv22 ;r4tas
Iiu near at the ION a reproduction of
ne nohor nag, With the words: "HelD
,ur Town win the rieht tc fv this
1as' Be'ow will be left snace for
NE SIGNATURES OF all those who -huv
ponds This hotpr roll viii b. SINH.
ar to that OF the state ard .natiora,
'ervice flags. 80
! Just as soon tcs> the full orota !.
'lubscribed, end rieht IN a. ~
. .1T mas peer wna cipecial exercises
., mark the ssason lsing. community nm gdh
arnors Of the. siof I'm the Sixth din:
rlct have learna}aef the plans with
N.a-sst, and 1t Eprobable that thev
~ ne present 1t the flag raising in
heir diferent states. ;"
?."ct'csllv every comm,fteo
o''t tie district Is hard at work
sir orgetizat'ons making spe.
ierd a flag as short.
/ e" esirr Of the campaign
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