The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-01-09
Money Problems of Past and
Present War Contrasted
by Miss Emma Brister
at d. A. r. Meeting.
"a STITCH IN TIME !"
Mrs. r. B. Whitaker Presents Keno
sha's Thrift Paper on Saving In
Dress--HTrs. w. Fl. Purnell and
7-r3. Brolson are Hostesses

How American great-grandsons Of
the Revolutionary fathers have proven
themselves the equals of their noble
sires in the matter of financing the
war of their generation was the theme
Of very interesting paper presented
by Miss Emma Brister at the regular
meeting of the Kenosha Chapter Of
the D. A. r., held Monday afternoon
at the home Of Mrs. W. H. Purnell on
Chicago street with Mrs. Bronson as
assisting hostess. Twenty members of
the Kenosha Chapter were present at
the meeting to hear how "money pa
triots" in '76 and III had helped
America win and save her freedom.
In dealing with the finances of the
Revolutionary War, Miss Brister, in
very clear and interesting way, show
ed the almost insurmountable difficult
ties in financial way which the Re-
evolutionary fathers found themselves
facing when tlrsy realized the meaning
of Lexington and Concord. They were
without wealth or credit; they were
even without any organization for
levying and collection Of taxes, but
they had the spirit necessary to win.
When script fell so low that Zone
thrifty barber papered the walls of his
shop with the notes" they resorted to
private loans and bunglesome sort
of taxation until help from France
and other countries came to our rescue.
The speaker paid great tribute to
the genius and sacrifice of Robert Nor
ris, who as the fnancier of the Re
volution, brought America through its
first war ''free but bankrupt ma
ton.
In dealing with the financial pro-
blems of America in the Great War,
Miss Brister showed that it was not
q problem of securing wealth and ere
dit as it had been in '76 but it was
more of problem of organizing the
vast wealth of America, whose re-
sources had never before been tried.
She paid high tribute to the skill of
former Secretary of the Treasury Will
liam G. McAdoo in his management
of the Liberty Loan system and other
methods of meeting the greatest fin
ancial test which was ever placed on
any country, without interfering with
the prosperity Of the nation.
The paper very clearly explained the
various systems of which America in
one year by 'loans and taxation had
raised more money than the combined
revenue Of the country from the colon
ial period down to the momentous year
of 1917 and had done it gladly and
cheerfully for the best of all causes
World Democracy" just as our fore
fathers century and half ago risk
ed their all in establishing this great
republic.
Prior to the reading of the paper on
War Finances, Mrs. r. B. Whitaker,
with rare wit and wisdom, presented to
the society paper on "Thrift in
Dress " as Kenosha's letter on thrift
to be read before the D. A. r., organi-
cations of Wisconsin. Mrs. Whitaker
advised that now as never before the
old proverb, "a stitch in time saves
nine" was proving its worth, She
advised as means of employing thrift
in the matter of clothes and selection
of good materials, the selection of
darker colors and the proper care of
all clothing.
AS has been the custom of the Keno
sha Chapter the early part of the
meeting was devoted to work for the
Red Cross. Following the program in
a short business meeting the plans
of the society for 1919 were discussed
in an informal way.