The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-05-13
COUNTY SUBSCRIPTIONS =,
ABOUT HALF MILLIO

ABOUT HALF MILLIOlD
y,
Tabulation on Third Liberty Loaa
Shows S465, 800 Received Through
Headquarters Believed That
More Than Enough to Make up
$5OO,OOO Was Pledged Direct-El-
lott Banner District of County.
When the Third Liberty Loan was
announced there were many persons
who honestly were in doubt as to
whether or not Dorchester's full quo
ia could be raised, and probably the
most pleased persons in the county
are those who were fearful. Those,
however, who were familiar with the
resources of the county were never
in doubt of its ability to swing its
quota, particularly if the people
awoke to the fact that it was their
loan and not that of few people.
The real trouble in all such matters,
that is, matters affecting public well
fare, is to make every person realize
that it is HIS OR HER DUTY, HIS
OfI Job, I1IS oIe A1e-
TICULAR INTEREST, that is at
stake. The average man or woman
is too apt to ''leave it to someone
else," which is an attempt to eVade
personal responsibility" The rails
ing of these loans and all other mat
ters in connection with the success
full prosecution of the war, the War
Savings Stamps, the Red Cross, the
NTnnJc Thricfiar Association
the knights of Columbus, and all of
these things are PERSONAL, and
the man or woman who attempts to
evade or shift the responsibility up
on someone else, who attempts to
contribution of SIS or $40 or $25, or
$50, when he or she can and should
take twice or three or four times as
much, is a Stacker of the worst type,
and is unworthy of the traditions of
American manhood and womanhood
or of the protection of the country.
The first object of those in charge
of the Third Liberty Loan campaign
in the county was to reach and work
every section, to let and expect every
portion of the county to do its full
part; those in charge of the campaign
felt that while there might be few
individuals in the county who loved
their dollars better than their God
or their country, that such persons
were few indeed, and that SO out of
every 100 of the people would well
come the opportunity of helping to-
support the government and helping
to sustain the cause of liberty in the
world, and the results showed that
they were correct. Of course, there
are some people who have not yet
become sufficiently enlightened or
educated as to understanding that
they must make some Personal,
Individual" sacrifices in order to do
their part; there are some who spend
every penny they make, who have
not awakened to realization of the
fact that they must stop buying un-
necessary personal adornments, things
they do not actually require, and in
vest that money in the war, but they
are learning. and soon there will he3|
hut one class &c people who are not]
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that comprised of a few ignorant
bigoted, selfish individuals, whoI
place "Self" above every other con-
sideration in the world.
At the outset of the campaign Mr..
George W. Woolford, President Of
The Eastern Shore Trust Company,
was named as county chairman. He
began ais campaign by forming a
countrywide organization, the object
being, as stated above, to bring bel
fore the people of every section of
the county the facts in connection
with the loans, their opportunity and
their duty.
Mr.. Howard L. Edmunds was Sc
lected as chairman for Cambridge;
Mr.. Samuel Wheatley for the Fork;
Charles Webster for East New Mar
ket; Clay M. Webb for Vienna; Dan
iel B. Prettyman for Taylor's Island;
William F. Applegarth for Lakes;
Samuel H. Tolley and Ulman White
for Hooper's Island; Rev. E. L. Hub
bard, d. D., for the Neck; William T
Willis for Church Greek; Bernard o.
Murphy for Straits; Horace Murphy
for Drawbridge; Mrs. William D.
Smith for Williamsburg; Judge Thos.
B. Windsor for Bucktown; Edgar S.
Hubert for Linkwood; r. Lee Glow
er for Hurlock; G. R. Jones for Mad
ison; Edgar S. Gore for Salem, and
Clay NJ Webb for Elliott.
In Cambridge the city was divided
into ward teams, William H. Hoop
er being team captain for the First
ward; Town Commissioner H. M. st.
Clair, chairman of the Second; Yer
non S. Bradley, chairman of the
Third; ]. Fred Dunn, chairman of the
Fourth, and Jos. B. Meredith, chair
man of the Fifth. r. Elmer Dean
was made chairman of the Flying
Squadron, which picked up subscrip-
tions of the streets, but could not en- |
ter any business places or private |
homes, and John S. Skinner was
made chairman of the Cambridge
district, outside Of Cambridge.
Right from the start the deep and
sincere interest of the people of the |
county was manifest; within three
days of the opening of the campaign |
Vienna district had more than secur-
ed it's quota, and by the end of the
first week fattering reports were
coming in from all sections of the
county where the District Captains
had got down to work. At County
Headquarters, where Mr.. Howard
Simmons was on the job from early
in the morning until late at night,
there was a continual rush of sub
scriptions and reports. Meetings
were arranged for different sections
of the county, and corps of speak
ers were drafted for service. The
Zion Church Orchestra and the High
School Orchestra cheerfully tender
ed their services to be used when,
where and as often as they were need
ed, and these musical organizations
contributed in no small way to the
great success of the campaign.
Every district in the county, with
the exception of three, oversubscrib-
ed it's quota; owners of property in
these three districts subscribed to
the Loan in other districts, and not
withstanding the fact that these sub
scriptions, where possible, were