The Benson signal., 1918-04-20
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Every Country or Commun-
ity can win the right to fly the
Flag shown above, by over-sub-
scribing their quota to the
Third Liberty Loan.
Doubt may arise in the
minds of some people as to
whether a flag can be won by
county only, or by a particular
community. The feeling of the
Government about the matter
is that where a town or city is
large enough to have a separate
quota assigned to it, that city
or town can have an Honor
Flag for itself. For instance,
the County Executive Commit
tee will assign separate quota
for Denison and Sherman in
| Grayson County, Texas. This
illustration will give some idea
of how the matter will be ar
ranged. The rules governing
the question of what communi-
ties shall have the right to earn
and fly an Honor Flag must
necessarily be somewhat elastic.
You may be sure of one thing:
that wherever community de-
te1.mines to go "Over the Top"
with the Third Liberty Loan,
provision will be made by the
Federal Reserve Bank, as
agent for the Government, for
recognition of the patriotism of
that community by awarding
an. Honor Flag.
The Honor Flag measures
36x54 inches. It has a red bor-
der and a white center, and
three vertical blue stripes. AS
an additional Honor emblem. a
clue star, to be sewn into the
white field of the Flag, will be
awarded to communities every
time they increase their quotas
by hundred per cent. In 9TH
er words, if a towns quota is
100000, it will be entitled to
an Honor Flag when it's sub
scriptions reach this amount,
and when the subscriptions
reach 100000 it will be en-
titled to one blue star.
Every bank will be supplied
with window cards 7x9 inches,
which will show a reproduction
of the Honor Flag, and have a
space for the subscribers name.
The subscriber will write his
name on the window card and
display it in his residence or
at his. place of business.
The raising of the Honor
Flag in any community, should
be made the occasion of great
patriotic demonstration, and be
made one of the greatest events
in the life Of the community.
In many communities there
will be used in connection with
the Honor Flag system, the
Honor Roll" This will give a
list of the names of subscrib-
ers to the Third Liberty Loan.
The list will be placed in the
most prominent position in
town, outside of the Liberty
Loan headquarters, or possibly
the postoffice in smaller COM
munities, and the list will be
added to frequently and kept
up to date. Every man who
values his self-respect and the
opinion of his neighbors will
want to have his name appear
on the Honor Roll.
There is not a single county
in the whole Of the Eleventh
Federal Reserve District, or a
single city or town large enough
to De given a separate quota.
that will not earn the right to
fly this Flag eventually.
The one question before the
people in any community is
whether they will at once
spring to the aid of their coun-
try, or whether they will wait
and come in at the last mo-
ment.
The value of service depends
largely upon it's promptness.
What kind of service is your
community going to render to
the Governments quick, will
ing one, or a grudging one?
Your whole community has
been enlisted in the army of
the United States that is to win
this war. Be good soldiers
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