Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-04-27
HEARD LAST NIGHT AT THE PA.
TRIoTIc MEETING AT THE
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
THREE ADDRESSES MADE
PRESIDENTS LIBERTY LOAN
HOLIDAY WAS FITTINCLY
OBSERVED.

At the Ninth Street Christian
church an enthusiastic audience
attended the special Liberty Holiday
services in accordance with the holi-
day proclamation.
An excellent program Of music pre-
ceded the exercises with Mrs. Frank
Mason and Miss Nourse in charge.
Claud r. Clark was the presiding Of
heer and presented the speakers.
Gabe L. Campbell. chairman Of
Christian county for the present
drive. was first presented He stated
that Christian county had fully lived
up to her reputation for succeeding
in her undertakings. that although
our quota for this loan was only
s2s7, ZOO. subscriptions TO date had
been received totalling S565. 800, and
that this total was divided among
3.673 subscribers as compared with
400 subscribers in the last Loan
drive.
I. ]. McReynolds. chairman Of this
district. which includes Christian
and four adjoining counties. report
ed that each and every county in
the district had materially exceeded
its quota. Muhlenburg. whose quota
was si63.500 had already passed
the s35O,O0O mark; Todd. rated at
siO3. 700 had taken $4,000; Trigg
had raised its s45.4OO quota to the
si30.000 limit; while Caldwell had
passed $1I4,4OO with 100000 to
date.
He stated that there were eleven
districts in this state, and that our
district, composed Of the above coun-
ties. was neck and neck with the
Bluegrass district Of Anderson. Boyd,
Franklin. Mercer and Shelby counties
for the first place in the State. Our
district in the National grouping is
leading the entire United States with
40 percent Of its quota already sub
scribcd. Kentucky was the first state
in the union to oversubscribed its
quota and the amount raised in this
county is 1 percent Of the entire to-
tai Of the State.
A Liberty Honor Flag will be pre-
sented to this county for oversub-
scribing its quota. which will be
flown from the court house cupola,
and flags will also be presented to
the towns Of Crofton. Pembroke and
Lafayette.
Jas. Breathitt, Jr.. was then intro
duced as one of the speakers Of the
evening and he entered Immediately
upon strong and stirring appeal to
the people Of America TO watch the
activities Of alien enemies in this
country. He deprecated the lack Of
back bone Of Congress in failing TO
provide an adequate punishment for
the spies who are causing havoc in
our war activities. and urged all true
citizens TO combat their evils and
Vaccinations and to compel public
officers to do their duty in admins
tering swift and sure punishment to
them.
Rev. Everett Smith delivered
powerful plea for patriotism in this
hour. a patriotism which was more
than that "lip-patriotism, but one Of
sacrifice. fellowship and service.
After a solo by Mrs. w. =. Whar-
ton Of New York City. formerly Miss
Rowena WALL. which presented a pa
triotie medley featuring the "mar-
sellaise." Hon s. Y. Trimble was
presented as the last speaker Of the
evening. Mr.. Trimble launched inn
mediately into a stirring inveetive
Of the spirit Of the average Ameri-
can Of today.
In out-spoken sincerity he stated
that America Of today is a nation Of
slaekers. that We were too fond Of
cxtFavagrsncs and high living 70 meet
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