The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-22
MEETING OF cHAIRMEN
Mrs. f4uling and Miss WhippIe Went
TO Rutland

work of the County Chairman in the
present drive for the Victory Liberty
Lean, went TO Rutland on Thursday
10 state meeting of county chair
men, held at the Bardwell House.
The meeting was in charge of Mrs. I
c. A. Simpson, Vice State Chairman,
and under her able management
proved a success in every sense of
the worG. Practically every table in
the large dining room of the Bard
dell was filled with enthusiastic wo-
men workers, who listened intently
and applauded warmly the various
speakers
During the luncheon, which was
served at Qne-thirty, short addresses
were made by four boys returned
from overseas, who furnished the
touch of realism that brought home
to everyone why we have Liberty
Loans and how slight our contribu-
ton is who serve thus at home, in
comparison with those who give or
risk their all on the battle front.
Capt Anthony who was one of the
Marines who captured Belleau Wood,
told modestly of his experiences;
Lieut. Hammond, who saw service at
San Mihie. related his, and Priyates
Jones and Purdy, the former wearing
the Croix de Guerre ON his coat, let
the women understand what the life
of an ambulance driver was like in
the hottest part of the last German
drive.
When the luncheon was finished,
Col e. X. Morse gave the workers
an immensely practical and interest
ing talk about the present loan, an
swering in advance the objections of
the chronic objector whom, like the
poor I'VE have always with u.s. He
admitted that there we're many peo-
pie who took the attitude that the
war was over. and no more patriotic
sacrifice was needed. The fallacy of
that position is best answered by a
counter-question, lis the war over?
1t may be, and may not be. One
thing is certain, the job is not finish
ed yet and will not be until every
American soldier is back home and
at his Old job or a better one. We
must not forget that the Government
still has TO pay for the support of a
million or'more men yet on foreign soil
and for the transport Of troops to
this country.
These and other heavy expenses
must be met before our job is finished
Where has all the money gone that
previous loans brought in? 1t went
to whip the Kaiser Read some of
the statistics Of cost OF war equip
ment and do little figuring yourself,
if you doubt it. One machine gun
costs S2500O; enc shell for a big gun
costs 100000; one war ship costs
millions; and so on The fact that
we were piling up all the materials of
war on a colossal scale was one of
the reasons the Germans laid down
their arms, for they knew we were
getting ready for two years or five
years, if necessary. And the fact
that brief taste of the fighting quail
tiles of the American dough-bOy
seemed to suffice the Boche doesn't
alter the fact that Uncle Sam had
to spend billions to bring conviction
d
which ended the war
To the question why should buy a
bond now that the war is over" the
answer is easy. Because you, who
are citizen of the United States and
who therefore are part of the Govern
ment, have obligations TO meet that
call for the funds the bonds make
available. This is every mans jot
and every womans job and we are
in honor bound to put il over"
Following Col. Morse, Mrs. Myr;
Lord, Of Boston, publicity chairman
for the first Federal District, covered
all the points Col. Morse left I'm
touched, and did so in a most tellinl
manner. Mrs. Lord has a son whit
has been over there" for nearly two
years, and her heart is in the work
People would say that the Treasur,
department was handicapped il
launching this drive but was it? hi,
anyone think for a momen that pa
triotism was dead? Not honestly
Put it squarely to any man or women
ARE you quitter?' and what ans
wer can they give except to subscrib
to the limit. The war is not owe
until every dollar the Government owe
is paid. When you realize that tn
Treasury departmnt believed that
sixth, seventh and eight loan would b
necessary if the war had lasted al
other year, let us take the preser
loan with thankful hearts thankf,
that ii is smaller than the precedin
loans and thankful hat it is tn
last! Mrs. Lord was enthusiastica
ly cheered when she closed her oui
but effective speech.