The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-04-04
"THE BIRTHDAY OF the WAR;
Memorable Festivities VIII Launch the
Third Liberty Loan Campaign Meet
ing Initiates Project - Kenosha Is
Ready for Drive.

Kenosha viii celebrate elderly
Day. with ''Old Glorious cere-
monial. When Saturday, April 9th,
brings the first anniversary of Ameri-
can entry into the world-war, every
loyalist in the city will "turn out" to
| show his devotion to his own United
States and to participate in the great
est pageant of patriotism "The Gate
way of Wisconsin, has ever seen. A
haze of Allied flags and trophies, a
medley of marine and local bands and
an orgy of oratory will make the day
the most memorable and inspiring &C.
casion in the history of Kenosha.
Incidentally, these red-white and-blue
festivities will launch the Third Liber-
ty Loan campaign and present inter
esting data regarding the city sue
cess in the last drive as we'll as about
her plans for the new and more
important movement.
The arrangements for elderly
Day. were officially initiated in an
enthusiastic meeting of the Liberty
Loan Committee held at the Chamber
of Commerce rooms on Saturday af-
ternoon. Representatives Of every
committee were present at the gather
ing and made complete reports in
dication of progress in the task
keeping Kenosha the leading city cf
the United States'' in the purchase
of Liberty Bonds.
Director Charles G. Brown spoke
briefly on the possibilities of the city's
apportionment in the forthcoming drive.
Declaring that the quota for the
Seventh Federal Reserve District was
1926, 000, 000-$5, 100000 more than in
the last loan-he expressed belief
that Kenosha would be expected to in
vest $1,089,000 in government securi-
ties, an amount exceeding the minimum
in the last loan by $4,000. Further
than this Mr.. Brown pointed the neces-
sity for ga long pull and strong pull
all together which would convince
Kenoshans that "their share was fair
and that they had not discharged their
patriotic duty until they had invested
to the limit of their ability.
Following Mr.. Brown s Informal in
production of the subject of the loan,
A. Fl. Lance, chairman of the executive
board for the City of Kenosha and pre-
siding officer at the meeting, called for
reports from the various committees APP
pointed to handle the many sided acti-
vities of the Birthday Drive
Mrs. L. M Theirs, chairman of the
Woman's Committee, stated that her
proteges- were thoroughly organized
and would launch their drive with
Mrs. Bass IS lecture at Guild Hall on
Tuesday afternoon at 2:15 CLOCK. She
declared also that the women-workers
were ready to make house-to house
canvas of the city, if it was deemed
advisable, or to cooperate in any way
they could with the men s organization
for the forthcoming campaign. She
asked further than this that the women
be allowed the privilege of employing
the Boy Scouts in their work and was
assured by M. B. Ketcham that the
"Young Americans would be at their
service for any duties they could do.
w. Fl. Afford, speaking for the city
committee, argued effectively against
the employment Of the Winnebago
Allotment Plan in Kenosha county on
the ground that its use was unneces-
sary here. He asserted that Kenosha
patriots needed no individual assess
ments to persuade them to invest their
share ard that the local organization
did not mean to inaugurate a system
which would dictate to any man
the amount he should loan to his
government for the protection of his
country.
The sentiment of other speakers
agreed in every point with Mr.. Afford
and effectually prevented the employ
ment of an individual allotment ma
chinery in the work of keeping Keno
sha 100 per cent patriotic.
The meeting closed with an enthusi-
astic discussion of the elderly Day"
activities eliminating in the appoint
ment of a Committee on Patriotic
meetings which will have charge of
next Saturdays celebrations and all
similar occasions for the Liberty Loan
campaign. Fl. J. Mellum was made the
chairman of the new unit and in this
capacity will have general supervi-
sion of the epoch-making rites of
April 9th.