Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-24
East Side
WCTORYLOAN
PROGRESS VERY
DISAPPOINTING
Only Fair Success Thus Far
Attend Efforts Of Commit
tee-Must Buck Up.

Whit have You done for the
Victory Loan? Have you done rs
much for It "a the boys over there
have done for yo1a
What would you nay - what
could you nay u tho Germans had
And vet. your subscription to
The bucket to what YOU WOULD
lave PAID!
Your country-your boys who
are living, 10000 of your boys
who are dead-arei calling you!
In . few days the little blue
Victory button everywhere viii
be the insignia OF q new aEfstoc.
racy-that Of gloFffted citizenship.
TO be a member is moi hard-for
Can't afford it: Can you afford
not to?
You can't bring our immortal
dead back to Me-but you can .
bring the living back home!
> Are you going to do It,?
More pep and action must be Sc
cured by bigger and an increased
number of subscriptions II the East
Grand Forks city and tributary town
ship quotas are to be realized, say
committeeman who have ) spent the
past three daysfin a canvassing cam
paign throughout their districts
With valuable time slipping away,
and only a short portion Of the time
allotment in which to prosecute the
drive remaining, workers Ire serious
ly concerned at the disappointing re-
splts SO far attained.
Only Fair Results Obtained.
Fail. success attended the efforts OF
the East Grand Forks committee in
their canvass Of the fifteen districts
comprising the city last night. How.
ever, some disappointment is, felt that
called were absent. and complicated
the committees efforts BY n~ecessitat.
ing back calls. An increased number
of smaller subscriptions prevails
whereas it is felt that in a large mum.
Der Of instances subscribers are per.
fectly able financially to give better
support. A feature Of the campaign
which throws a ray of sunshine into
the situation has been g big response
ing more for the loan than the state
Of their finances would indicate as
possible.
Insists On Giving Her Last Cent.
One patriotic little women on Min.
fnesota Point insisted that her sub.
scription be taken, though the frs,
payment took every nickel and penny
she had in her little, shabby purse.
II have to work hard for a living
and I can't do what I would like tt
do, but every cent I have OF a earn
If need be I will %cheerfully and thank.
fully give to the cause that brough,
us victory" she said wistfully as she
handed the money to the reluctan'
committeeman. who swallowed hard
unable to speak.
Several other like instances hav.
occurred.
Some Of the better circumstance
hold aloof from the loan. because the,
have made themselves believe the!
can't afford it." said another commit
teeman. I'm comparing some Of thu
man nature is indeed a funny thing
Canvass Again Tonight.
l. Committeeman will continue theil
will be exerted to speed up the cam
paign sd that laurels gained in tn
four preceding loans, when quotas
were met and over-subscribed by Eas
Grand Forks, may be retained, un
dimmed. by the city.
Recanvass Necessary.
Similar conditions prevail In tn,
township drives. their committeemel
report. Indications however, ar,
THAT at least in Huntsville and Nesbi
townships the full auotas will soon b.
met. In Grand Forks and Keyston'
townships, with the canvass almos
and it was announced today that
new drive would be necessary to in
sure that the allotments r sub
scribed.