The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-20
HINSDALE, n. H.
GLoRIoUsLY OVER THE TOP.
Hirsdale Exceeds Liberty Bond Issue
-Demonstrative Rally.

a most enthusiastic and successful
Liberty loan rally was held IN the town
hall last Monday evening and the com
mittee in charge, Of which John f.
Srott is chairman, are to be congrat
ulatcd for the excellent program and
the results obtained. The attendance
was unusually large and the meeting
opened with Lyman 5 orchestra playing
The star Spangled Banner, in which
! the audience Joined IN song. During
/ the singing large American flag was
! lowered into place as the background
setting Of the stage, adding much to
F., tho intense feeling Of patriotism which
/ had grippcd all those present. The
/ various war committees and speakers
were seated upon the stage.
/ J. +. Scott presided aud introduced
] DIR. J. y Gage of Manchester as first
speaker of the evening. DR.. Gage is
an enthusiastic and eloquent speaker,
/ deeply patriotic. and his speech was
| inst what was needed to awaken peo-
| pie to the realization Of the great cri-
! sis we are facing and the golden OPP
portunity that is at hand to support
! our boys who are in the trenches, not
only by doing our bit but by doing our
best, in purchasing Liberty bonds. Fol
lowing this speech R. NJ. Langworthy
rendered the popular song, Keep the
| Fires Burning, in a pleasing manner
and was Joined in the chorus by the
audience.
! Mr. Scott then took occasion to give
a brief review of the work of the state
committees, whose members total $500
voluntary workers, and stated that
Hinsdale s quota Of $4,000 meant that
we must raise 1895 for every man, wom-
an and child in this town At this
Ipoint Mr.. Scot. was asked what the
;, Connecticut River Power Co. of New
Hampshire which is the largest tax
payer here had done in the matter of
subscriptions, and he read letter from
the above company written in answer
to his appeal, stating that the corpora
: ton would be pleased TO subscribe were
it not for its decision to purchase nc
bonds of this issue in view of the heavy
, expense entailed in installing new
/ equipment to meet government re
quirements.
, This statement however didn I
dampen in the least the ardor of the
: committee to raise the quota, and theil
. determination to 90 over the top was
, stronger than ever. When Mr.. Scott
announced that $4O,O5o had already
been subscribed a tremendous roar OF
, applause burst forth and this sun
: jumped TO $4S,45o in a few minute.
! when the committee canvassed the hall
In the meantime f. Scott Owens
+ bond expert Of Concord. explained tn,
various details OF the present issue il
4 a very instructive manner. Paul II
!, Mann gave 4 reading, Buy . Liberty
l Bond. and w. +. Robertson made q few
= patriotic remarks. Mrs Ellen kimbal
, sDoke briefly on the urgent need o
more helpers at the Red Cross room,
Especially on surgical dressings, an,
asked that every woman possible Civ
y two hours or more each week TO thi
u work. Lyman 5 orchestra gave fey
selections while the eanvassing still
!. continued. when suddenly Lieut. Wal
i, lace Webb, the principal speaker o
. the evening, arrived at the hall an
was given a genuine ovation
Lieut. Wallace is New Hampshir
boy who enlisted from Wolfboro III tn
f2d Royal Highlanders of Canada an
Y gained his commission through his e2
ceptional ability. He was in some @
&C the bloodiest battles of the war, il
At Guiding Somme, Vimv Ridge and Pa,
m 7achandealc, and was thrice wounde
II and permanently disabled. but he
ne soon to return 20 the service as machir
gun operator in an airplane. He W.
or decorated fer bravery on several o
Jr rasions. No speaker has ever Il,
in dressed an audience that was more 4
a tentive than Lieut. Webb s. and h
story was wonderfully interesting. /
IS, IS one of the II surviving members ,
I'd the 100 in his battalion
lis lie spoke in 4 most impressive ma
~ ner and his quiet and deliberate att
re tude seemed to portray his soldier
ly qualities all the more. His story co
mt cred his entire career in the servi
d and closed with one earnest plea
ne those at home to support the boys
N. the line by buying bonds He then G
es hibited large number of remarkah
ey souvenirs taken from tho battlefield
as Following this an informal receptiC
DC was held. although the midnight no
or had passed, and during this Messl
Walter Perry and Louie Pierre of L
keene National bank answered all !
quiries about bonds
Since Monday night subseriptic
have continued to come in and WednC
day night Hinsdale went gloriously ov
the top with total of $56,45O, $500
being its quota. This fine total rcpl
sents . large number of investmen
not large single subscription bel
in it, and is an excellent proof of t
efficient manner n which the comm
tee has handled the work entrusted
them. However. subscriptions are I
vet closed and should not stop becau
the quota has been reached. Mr. See
says the motto, Do Your Best, ST
holds