The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-04-26
WILL OBSERVE
LIBERTY DAY
Will Give short propram n BAND
stand, After which Liberty Loan
Flag WIN le Raised a the
post OfIlre.

Columbus will periodically OBJ
serve Liberty Day A. proclaimed in
a proclamation issued by the Prcsi-
dcut The program for the dsy will
be found In another column Of this
issur Of The Courier.
Frank Callen Jack London and
william Klein conceived the idea
Of patriotic demonstration after
reading the proclamation. and after
confcrring with Mayor T. y t,abney
talked the matter to al slsiEsss
men In town, ard evetymc was ih
sympathy Nth t,te movement and
agreed TO close thel. p,sces ot bust
ness al noon rhey conferred with
Colonel Wilson Chase, commanding
officer nj Camp Furiong, who
Thought the plan ar excellent one,
aud readily offered his assistance in
every way possible.
As Columbus has subscribed
her quota of the THIRD Liberty Loan
on this day her honor naR will be-
raised over the posiofiice The fed
eral reserve hank wired J l.. Green
wood of the Columbus State hank
that the ilbg was shipped last Sat
ur,lay. aud Il surely will arrive here
by Friday.
The committee composed Of
Mayor I. n. Dabncy. Jack London.
William Klein. Frank Callen aud
Chaplain Milton o. Becbe, met on
Wednesday afternoon and arranged
tho program. John g. Watson Of
Deining has been asked 10 make the
closing address.
The procession will start ai the
school building al 1880 O'Clock aud
VIII be led by a military hand. u "
hoped that the people In town will
all turn out and fall In line A. they
march % the hand stand. 81.
Immediately aner The program Is
completed at tho hand stand the
crowds will form around the post
office. where the Liberty Loan
Honor Flag. which Columbus Is now
entitled 10 ny. will be raised The
committee hopes 10 be able 10
secure a large number Of new sub
scripiions ON this day
The proclamation issued by Presi-
dcnt Wilson follows;
lls.,snlas.salIaf,
"liy the President Of the United
States Of America:
n proclamation.
An enemy who has grossly ahus-
cd the power Of organized govern
ment and who seeks TO dominate the
world by might Of the sword chal-
lrngcs the rights Of America aud the
liberty and life of all the free ma
tions of the earth our brave sons
are facing the fire of battle In de
frnse of the honor and rights oi
America and the liberty Of nations
10 sustain them and In assist our
gallant associates In the war, a gen
crous and patriotic people have been
called upon 10 subscribe to the third
Liberty Loan.
Now. therefore. |. Woodrow vii
son, president Of the United Statel
of America. do appoint Friday. N,
twenly-siNih day uf April. one thou
sand nine hundred and eighteen. al
Liberty day. On the afternoon o
that day request the people o.
the United States to assemble II
their respective communities an,
lihcrally pledge anew their finance
support 10 sustain the nations cause
Patriotic demonstrations should b
held In every city, town and hamlc
throughout the land under the gen
cral direction Of the secretary q
the treasury and the immediate N
recli0n OF the Liberty Loan com
mitlces organized by the federal re-
serge banks. Let the nations re
sp0nse 10 the third Liberty Ioa
express in unmislakahle terms IA
determination Of America 10 fgl
for peace, the permanent peace q
Justice.
For the purpose Of parlicipntin
Ia Liberty day celebrations, all en-
plOyes of the federal govcrnmer
throughout the couniry whose SCI
vices can be spared may be excuse
NJ ~ o'clock noon. Friday, the twcr
iy-siSth Of April
~ln witness whereof, I have herr
into set my hand and caused n
seal Of the United States 10 he a
flxrd
"Dono In the District OF Column
iiiis eighteenth day Of April. In n
year of our Lord. one thousand NH
hundred and eighteen, and of u
independence OF the Umted Stat