The weekly Iberian., 1918-04-20

NOT CONTEST WAGED
FOR HONOR FLAG
Every City And County Which Buys
Quota OF Liberty Bonds viii Sc
Given An Attractive Banner
HOT CONTEST.

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 service flag. To impress the
fact that contribution of money
toward the winning OF the war is
quite ss essential as the contribution
of men. the officials Of the treasury
department have put this Idea into
effect
This is a new idea incorporated In
the Liberty Loan honor campaign.
There Is to be great rivalry all over
the United States for the honor or
winning one of these fags Every In
dlyidual subscriber will have 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
nag will have three vertical blue
stripes to indicate the number or 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 10 Growing.
A blue star will be inserted on the
white field in addition to the stripes
dnnblnc itg nIIOtg
In event that II 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 ad
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 rapidly 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
nag will bear the names of the differ
ent states which will reach their quo
ta. 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 rs 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 whirlwind campaign ir
order to beat their rivals to the state
honor list. Ambitious towns that ar,
anxious for municipal publicity ar,
catching at the idea with a view o
having their success In the campaign
flashed throughout the state and Fed
eral Reserve District.
The frst town in the United State,
above two thousand In population
which reports to the secretary of tn,
treasury the full subscription OF IT
quota will be signally honored. IL
name and achievement will be flash
ed over the entire country by all pres
associations. giving the fact Of III
success. Secretary McAdoo may visi
the town In person, and present tn,
honor nag with his own hands to tn,
committee which has been able t,
lead the nation In the campaign.
With the secretary's party will z,
motion picture camera men from tn,
Hearst-Pathe News Pictorial, who will
make pictures OF the presentatio,
ceremonies and other interesting
n views OF the town: and these pic
lures will be displayed from one en-,
OF the country TO the other
Honor Rolls Given Out,
Every Community will be furnishes
with an honor roll to aid the CON
mittee In securing subscriptions. Thi
honor roll, a large sheet 25x3s inches
will bear at the top a reproduction O
the honor flag, with the words, Hell
our town win the right to fy thi
nag Below will be left space 70
the signatures OF all those who bu
bonds This honor roll will be sim
lar to that on the state and nationa
service nags.
Just as soon as the full quota 1
subscribed. and the right to fly tn
nag has been won, special exercise
will be prepared In each communit
TO mark the flag raising The 60,
ernors Of the states In the Sixth di.
trtct have learned OF the plans wit
interest, and II is probable that the
will be present at the flag raising /
their different states.
Practically every committe
throughout the district Is hard at wor
with their organizations. making sp'
cial efforts to land q flag as shor
y after the opening OF the campaig
~ possible. The many rivalrie
which Will arise between the town
ln this part OF the country will ,
watched with keen interest.