Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-04-12

Included in the Capital National
banks report is approximately $12.-
900 subscribed by 100 employees of
the Union Lumber company at Union
Mills, $25,000 subscribed by the mill
and logging companies and employees
at Bordeaux, and $40O turned in
from Yelm. Other sections of the
county have not reported.
These reports indicate that at least
1900 residents of the. city and coun-
ty in addition to the 500 at the ship1
yards, or more than 1000 altogether,
responded to the nations call and
bought Liberty Bonds during Honor
Week." the first week Of the months
drive. q greater measure Of interest
and enthusiasm than displayed In
either OF the two previous campaigns.
The big honor flag bearing two
stars, showing that Olympia has
oversubscribed its quota, is now en-
route from the federal reserve bank
In San Francisco, being sent on re-
ceipt Of telegram from c. ]. Lord.
chairman for this district. notifying
the bank of the local record. It is
expected to reach Olympia the latter
part Of the week and probably will
be unfurled from the flagpole on the
statehouse.
In sending the honor fag, Cover
nor Lynch Of the Federal reserve
bank. telesraphed the local Liberty
Loan committee:
Heartfelt congratulations to
Thurston county on winning tho
honor nag and two stars.''
The FIRST big outside meeting Of
the oAmpaion twill take place at srOno
Friday night. when G. =. Lord and
State Land Commissioner Clark ".
Savidgs are scheduled to make ad-
dresses and when the bulk Of Tono's
subscriptions. 1t is expected, will be
taken.
The Third Liberty Loan has been
going strong throughout the United
States and Secretary of the Treasury
in an address this week.
expressed the hope that the total o1
$3.0O0,000 1000 would be ovar-sub-
scribed three Or four times and that
at the close Of the campaign the NUM-
Der Of buyers would be 10000. 900,
or twice that ct the Second cam
paign.
The enthusiasm which has carried
the campaign forward with such Z
big record during Honor Week was
injected into all the committee work
ers at the banquet at the Elks club
last Saturday night. when the report
of the first days subscriptions. run
ming $353.000 or $4,000 above tho
state committees allotment Of $685.
900 for this county, brought cheers
from the large crowd present. In
addition to this. the states subscrip-
tion Of 100000 was reported, while
several districts from the county
were not heard from.
Around the four big banquet
tables. which filled the lodge room.
sat men and women representing
nearly every district Of the county
and various war-work agencies. and
the gathering is acclaimed by all %
the most enthusiastic of its kind that
Olympia has witnessed. The dinner
itself, prepared by "Chefs' Sticklin
and Frisch and served by Olympia
girls, was good, the spirit of the
crowd ran high. and the speeches
were aggressively patriotic.
The report Of subscriptions. sub
mitted by c. j. Lord, chairman of this
district for the State Liberty Loan
committee, showed that 100000 OF
the bonds were taken by employees Of
the Sloan shipyards; $24,S50 by
Tenino: $500 by Yelm with the
promise of more; $11,55O by em-
ployes OF the Union Lumber COM
pany. and the promise Of more: $15,-
900 by residents Of Rainier and $685.
900 by the mills and logging camps
and their employees at Bordeaux.
while the remaining $206,0O0 was
taken by business firms and residents
of Olympia and vicinity.
Speeches at the banquet were
made by Rev. H. s. Tempeton, Attor-
ney p. NJ. Troy and c. J. Lord, a trio
of soldier entertainers from Camp
Lewis gave several numbers, and
Mrs. o. A. Torgerson, accompanied
by Mr.. Whiting on the violin and Mrs.
A. c. Baker on the piano, sang sew
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