Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-12
HOT CONTEST WAGED
FOR HONOR FLAG
Every City And County Which Buys
Quota OF Liberty Bonds Will Be
Given An Attractive Banner
HOT CONTEST.

Atlanta.-States, counties and towns
which subscribe their quota of the
Third Liberty Loan, will be entitled
to an honor flag, just as families
who give their sons to the country
display a service flag To impress the
fact that a contribution of money
toward the winning of the war is
quite as essential as the contribution
of men, the officials of the treasury
department have put this idea into
effect.
This is new idea Incorporated in
the Liberty Loan honor campaign.
There is to be great rivalry all over
the United States for the honor of
winning one of these flags Every in
dividual subscriber will have a win
dow card, on which his name is to
be inscribed for display from the win
dows of his residence or place of
business.
The new flag has the red border
and the white field of the Red Cross
membership flag But instead of the
crosses on the field the Liberty Loan
flag will have three vertical blue
stripes TO indicate the number Of the
loan. Honor flags furnished TO cities
and towns are to 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
IL the community doubles its quota.
In event that 1t 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 adj
dition to the stripes. this state flag
will also bear on the white field the
names of the towns in the state that
have completed the required quota,
AS ranidly as the various towns re-
port, their names will be added
over the treasury department
building in Washington will float the
| largest flag of the entire series This
flag will bear the names of the differ
ent states which will reach their quo
! ia. There will be the liveliest rivalry
between every state in the Union to
secure the honor Of having it's name
go on this national flag, Just as COM
petition between cities and towns
will be of the most exciting kind
| The idea that the name Of each
community is to go down on The state
honor flag just as soon as its limit
/ is reached is already being widely dis
cussed. Committees in towns where
much rivalry has already existed with
neighboring towns are already organ
/ izing for a whirlwind campaign in
order to beat their rivals to the state
honor list. Ambitious towns that are
anxious for municipal publicity are
catching at the idea with view Of
having their success in the campaign
flashed throughout the state ard Fed
ersl Reserve District.
The first town in the United States
above two thousand in population
! which reports to the secretary of the
treasury the full subscription of It's
/ quota will be signally honored. It's
name and achievement viii be fash
ed over the entire country by all press
associations, giving the fact Of its
success. Secretary McAdoo fnay visit
the town in person, and present the
honor flag with his own hands to the
committee which has been able to
lead the nation in the campaign.
With the secretary's party viii go
motion picture camera men from the
Hearst-Pathe News Pictorial, who will
make pictures of the presentation