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MARYLAND TOWNS
Win HONOR FLAG
MANY SUBSCRIBE QUOTAS
Patriotic Competition Among commu-
mites OF The State In Sell
ing Liberty Bonds.

rapidly falling into line in the growing
procession Of patriotic communities Of
the land that have won the privilege
Of flying the Liberty Loan Honor Flag
by subscribing to the full quota of
third issue bonds that they have been
assigned to buy.
Already a number of MARYLAND
towns are proudly flying the Liberty
Loan Honor flag, sdgnifying the fact
that they have subscribed their
quotas. Spurred ON by the example
Of these honor towns, other communi-
ties in Maryland have instituted a
sharp competition for the distinction
Of being the next to fall into line and
thereby obtain the right to fly the
Honor flag
Pikesvilbe, Baltimore county, was
the first Maryland town 10 receive off,
cial notice from Governor Seay. Of the
Fifth District Reserve Bank, that
1t he'd been awarded the Liberty Loan
Hon1r Flag
Rtdgely, was the first town in Car
oline county to go over it's quota with
total Of $4,000 representing 1872 SUBJ
scribers. while fredericksburg was the
second with 100000 representing 40
subscribers.
Redsterstown, Baltimore county, has
run close to It's allotment of $50, 900.
Thirty-one thousand dollars of this
amount was subscribed at a meeting
held last week at the Franklin High
School.
Such effective work L. being done in
the counties in the drive that Balti-
more will have to Look to its laurels
If 1t expects to outdo the rural dis
tricts in subscribing to this board.
For the purpose Of bringing every
person in the counties into direct
touch with the Liberty Loan, a speak
ers' tour has been arranged by the
Liberty Loan county chair1nen. These
speakers will tour several Of the coun-
ties, stopping On route at various
towns to deliver patriotic addresses
and to secure subscriptions to the
Loan. The speakers who will make
this tour will include some Of Mary
lands most prominent men, and they
will be accompanied ON their tour by
Parsons band and a military quar-
tette, which together viii furnish
plenty of patriotic music 1t Is expect
ed that all the towns which will be
visited. will turn out in full force to
greet the Liberty Loan speakers, and
will put their patriotism to a prac-
teal test by subscribing largely to
the Loan.
Work being done by the members
Of the Woman's Liberty Loan Com
mittee for Maryland IL noteworthy.
More than one million dollars Of
MaryIand's quota has already been
raised by the Wonan's Committee
and indications are that Maryland's
fair sex will far exceed thedr quota in
this loan drive. Reports from the
Women's Liberty Loan Chairmen for
the various counties show excellent
results being gained throughout the
State Baltimore county woman's
committee has reported subscriptions
amounting to over 100000 Anne
Arundel county, OF which Mrs. Thso-
dore Johnson is chairman. reports
SAT, 500 raised by the women of that
county and Hartford county. of which
Mrs. Herman Stump is chairman. has
secured through Its women Liberty
Loan workers, $4,000. Other women
county chairmen are reporting equally
rs splendid results. In order that ev-
cry woman in every county in the
State can be brought into personal
touch with this loan drive flying
squadron Of women Liberty Loan
speakers and bond statesmen will this
| week make a tour of every county in
this State. visiting the largest towns
In each county and stopping en- route
at farm houses and small villages for
the purpose of stimulating this drive
for war funds for Uncle Sam. The au-
! tomobiles which will carry these wom-
en- into the heart of every county in
the State, will be gaily decorated with
Liberty Loan posters and flags SO
tat il is expected that they Will at
tract much attention as they whlrl
along the country roads delivering
their message of practical patriotism
tC the rural folk.