Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-04-10

Bond Statesmen From All Sec
tions Of Stutsman Particii-
pate IN Initial Barrage For
Z Ensuing Campaign. ).
IS, Victory Loan workers from
| 9 CRY section Of Stutsman county
| |pS Sticipated in the initial bar
| Ira1 Of the ensuing bond cam
IpA Y at the Masonic Temple
Tuesday evening. Despite in
clement weather conditions and
bad roads, over $50 boosters and
pep instillers'' attended the
gathering, which was enthusias-.
| tic and encouraging to say the
least. Many Victory Loan sales.
men who attended drove several,
miles in sleighs that they might
reach railway points and thus
get to the. meeting here. All
told, it was a remarkable demon
stration of the patriotism and
enthusiasm that has long been
apparent in Stutsman, and an in
dication Of the manner in which
this country will 60 '1over the
top in the coming campaign.
County Chairman James A. Blu
chanan, presided at the banquet and
rally which followed: The county
chairman was shown conclusively
that the people Of stutsman are be-
hind him in the fifth loan drive the
last loan-better known % the Vic
tory campaigp.
Splendid speeches, which appealed
to the patriotism of one and all In
connection With the Victory loan.
linterminsied with good atter-dinner
talks and humorous stories. contrib,
uted. to the success Of the affair.
That stutsman will do its full
share to finish the job was eyincod
at all times. But little is known con-
corning the forthcoming loan-bnt
stutsman boosters and live wires care
but little. They endorsed the senti-
ments of State Chairman Wesley Nc
Dowell, who said: North Dakota is
going to take q aSman' 's-sized share in
the Victory Loan, no matter what the
allotment
t'Pep" was injected into the veins
Of the $50 or more in attendance
from the very start and the inocula-
tton proved entirely satisfactory. An
orchestra enlivened the opening hour
OF the event, rendering pleasing num-
bers at intervals, the knife and fork
wielders exhibiting their ability to
keep time to fox trot or one-step.
The banquet was all that was ex-
pected. plus about 100 per cent for
good measure. Everyone enjoyed
the sumptuous spread prepared Sby
those in charge Of that portion Of
the entertainment. All Joined in
singing songs thruout the banquet
hour, popular numbers being sung
with much vim, following which food
disappeared in greater quantities:
Glee Club Pleases.
@ Members Of the jamestown College.
glee club $rende Tered several selections,
which proved exceptionally pleasing.
The College glee club Is u 9 must-
cal organizati ation Of ability, and the
boys sing In "a manner that brings
them much commendation from all
sources. They sang several num-i
bers thruout the evening. being call.
ed back repeatedly. When the glee
club appeared the musical appetite
OF the many in attendance become in
satiable. The boys sang against 9,
smoke barrage, and sang we'll.
cD0well Talk Inspiring. q
Wesley aC. Nc cDowell, Of Marion:
N. D., state chairman of the past two
loan campaigns. who will head the
Victory Loan drive, arrived & on the;
N. r. local at Il: 80 8 81 ock from Cas-
selton, accompanied by Tom Hughes.
Cass county chairman. The two had
spent the day at Casselt lton boosting.
the forthcoming loan drive.
# State Chairman cDowell deliy--
erred . forcefnl. inspiring address
that was appreciated IIe was Sins Ssil:;
Etroduced by County Chairman lB3Eill-s Bil-s5
chanan IS the 81 ma q who put th.ss l1.'s
9..spep An pepper, ssSSsi
b rhsse victory bonds are going tosS
Ebs bong because W love our coa,ns.5 ,lnl;.5
III 81 psaIce y as we'll asi$ var, sl,ivs
clared MI: u cDowelI emphatic ally. /.