The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-21
LOAN CAMPAIGN
CARRIED TO ALL
PARTS OF COUNTY
Ten Meetings Held Last Even
ing to Present Need OF Put
ting Over Fourth Loan Issue

tlng over EOurtn Loan issue
The Liberty Loan drive was carried
to all parts of the county last night.
Ten enthusiastic meetings were held,
at which the support of the coming
fourth loan issue was urged by the
speakers.
Three hundred people attended the
meeting rat Hagerstown. w. F. Col
Inns, superintendent of schools, presld-
ed Special music was given by
woman's quartet consisting or Mes
danes Joe Teeter, Will Porter, Edna
Kirby and Hindman, and a mans quar-
tet, including Ernest Renck, Lee B.
Nusbaum, o. P. Nusbaum and Ben
Bartel. Community singing was fea-
ture
Speakers were John NJ. Lontz, Luth-
CT Feeger and L. S. Bowman.
The time to talk peace is when
the regimental band is playing Yam
kee Doodle and The Star Spangled
Banner out side the kaiser's bed room
window" said Mr.. Lontz
Mr.. Bowman emphasized the use
of thrift in successful prosecution
of the war. He presented statistics
relative to the work Wayne county
has done in Red Cross, thrift stamp
and previous liberty loan campaigns
Luther Feeger gave figures showing
the money required to keep the Amer
lean forces going.
Captain Roberts and group OF sol
diers from the Richmond training
camp attended the meeting,
The man who goes to sleep behind
the lines deserved to be shot the same
as the soldier who goes to sleep on
the battle line said the Rev. G. A.
Bun banck at the meeting.
Fred Lemon and Gus Hoelscher
made short talks urging the sale OF
bonds Solos were given by Mrs. Ed
ward Meyers OF this city and Mrs. G.
F. Gault of Middeboro.
$50 at Williamsburg.
About $50 people attended the Lib
erty Loan meeting at Williamsburg,
at which Ora Dunbar, chairman of
Center township, was the principal
speaker.
1--WE speak of having done our part"
he said. when the only people who
have done their part are the men on
Flanders field.
1.-THE people who have their money
invested, and won't use some OF it to
buy Liberty Bonds, are slackers," he
added.
The Rev. Mr.. Stuart Of Hagerstown
and Mrs. L w Scott representing the
woman's section, made brief talks.
Musical numbers were given by Mrs.
Clara Igleman and the Ladies' quartet
of Williamsburg.
Determination to put the loan over,
was evidenced at the meeting held at
Milton.
f. NJ. Muncie Of Brazil, was the prin-
cipal speaker OF the evening. Mr..
Muncie has three sons in service, two
of whom are in France. Mrs. Charles
Druitt, of the woman's section, spoke.
A musical program was given.
An enthusiastic crowd packed the
church at Chester. The Rev. A. F.
Dressed and Attorney Will w. Keller
gave short talks. Both men discussed
the selling OF the bonds and gave rea-
sons why every one should invest.
I'VE ought to buy. because we are
able" said Rev. Dressed. I'VE ought
to buy because it is an investment,
because the government asks US to do
so, and because Of our boys that are
over there"
Mrs. Fred Bartel gave several solos
a
program of patriotic music.
The Rev. J. ]. Rae gave a forceful
address last evening at the Greenbriar
school in which he showed how i'm
portant it is for each individual citi-
zen to do his share.
Make This Drive Best.
Mrs. Ray Longnecker gave several
solos accompanied by her daughter,
Miss Gladys, on the piano.
In his talk last evening at East
haven, J. H. Bentley showed the aud
fence why there is no such thing as
peace at this time. He explained why
America must subscribe and 60 over
in this Liberty Loan drive SO that a
lasting peace can be reached soon.
F.. F. Riggs talked at this meeting
and discussed the Fourth Liberty
Loan in connection with the other
three loans which have been made
A plea was made for every one to
make this drive the biggest and
easiest of all
Frederick Hicks gave a violin solo
and Ray Swallow presided at the
meeting
Superintendent j. T. Giles was the
oPVdhCi AuSt SNCiiaS dt luc LiOClty
Loan meeting held at Columbia
school. He presented the educational
value of the present campaigns, show
ing how thrift is now being taught as
1t never has been taught before.
A musical program was given by
Miss Marjorie Moore and Miss Mary
Luring. i
At the meeting last evening at
zimmerman school. Rev. w j. Cronin !
said every one should forget our !
selves and remember the boys" that |
buying a Liberty Bond was not a gift !
TO the government but n investment !
Postmaster c. B. Beck talked on
reasons for buying Liberty Bonds. |
Music for the meeting was furnished |
by the city band.
H. U. Johnson. Byram Robbins and I
Mrs. n A. Dill were the speakers !
at Webster. All made an appeal to
the patriotism of their hearers to
support the men at the front by sup ,
porting the loan issue. Music was
furnished by a quartet.
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