Connecticut western news., 1918-06-27
ENTHUSIASTIC RALLY
ON MONDAY EVENING
Commissioner Higgins Speaks
Interestingly Of Wartime
Duties

The war rally held at the town hall
on Monday evening in the interests
of the Thrift Stamp campaign which
is being waged throughout the coun-
try this week, was one of the most
interesting held here in some time.
Hon. Richard T. Higgins, chairman
of the Public Utilities Commission
was the first speaker of the evening
and gave very interesting and in
spring talk on the necessity of eli
minating everything but absolute ne
cessities and lending our money to
the government by purchasing Thrift
stamps.
Rev. A. Hamilton Nesbitt acted as
chairman in place of Mr.. Lyles,
chairman of the local War Bureau
and introduced the speakers of the
evening. The Liberty Chorus at
tended in a body and R. D. PIERCE
and Rev. R. M. Timberlake led the
singing of patriotic songs, both be-
fore and at the close of the rally, in
which the audience heartily joined.
Mr.. Higgins stated that this week
there was another campaign in pro-
gress all over this country and the
President had designated Friday,
June 18th, as day in which the en-
tire population was asked to enlist in
the army of savers and to pledge
themselves to buy a stated amount of
Thrift stamps during the remainder
of the year. The best way to arrive
at the amount of stamps you can
buy, said Mr.. Higgins, is to figure
out the amount you can spend and
then add ten to fifty per cent to that
amount. A personal request is made
to every individual to encourage
saving and to buy War Savings
stamps, in order that the funds OBJ
tanned for war purposes may be dis
>tributed equitably throughout the
nation. III. ~
The one hundred million people
representing this nation are at war
with the great autocracy of central
Europe. Let us ask ourselves, what
are we doing to help win the war.
Are we doing our part individually?
That is the question which we all
must face.
The Allies have been and are de-
Tending the honor, liberty and free
dom of the world and since 1917 this
country has defended these same
principles. We did not at first real
ize all that Germany intended to do
all that we have since found to be
true, viz, the formation of world
autocracy to rule all peoples. We
were reluctant to believe that the
kaiser and the Imperial Prussian
government, assisted by vassal allies
set in motion the greatest war ma
chine the world has ever known for
the purpose of controlling not only
Europe, but this country as we'll
land the entire world No nation
ever entered into Nar more con-
sciously or more justly than ours,
and after. the dead body of Prussian-
ism is bruied we shall come out emp
ty-handed, but with the Stars and
Stripes flying unstained.
Mr.. Higgins spoke along this line
at considerable length, pointing out
with marked ability the little details
which every one must look to and
just as the boys in the trenches are
doing their utmost, so must we at
home work to win The war. It was
a wonderful address, delivered in an
easy manner, which brought forth
applause many times.
Mr.. Higgins concluded his speech
by stating that if it took all the mon
ey in the treasury every year of our
lives, we are going to win this fight
Mrs. S. N. Cooper of Salisbury
was the second speaker of the even
ing and gave an excellent talk on
women's part in this great war. Miss
Emmett, of the same place, who was
to speak, was unable to come. Con-
siderable of Mrs. Cooper's talk was
given up to statistics regarding the
activities of women in the many Or
anizations throughout the country
and the part which they are taking
in helping to win the war.
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