South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-10
THREE VICTORY
LOAN MEETINGS
THURSDAY NIGHT
Singing and Other Forms of
Entertainment to Feature
These Gatherings.

Thursday nights meetings OF the
Victory loan drive viii be held ar
the Perley Sc hool and az Lincoln
and Laurel schools. and another at
the Y. W. G. A. AZ the latter place
the meeting viii be dedicated 90 the
girls OF the various industrial esta0-
iishments in South Bend. This meet
ing viii be addressed by Capt. Reil-
~, who has succeeded in creating a
large amount OF interest i'm the pres
ent drive. Prof Farrell and others
will address the school meetings
Al all the meetings there WIFI bee
singing and other forms of entertain
ment, and the arrangement commit
tee urgently requests the presence OF
all persons I'M the ncighborhoOd Of
the places where the meetings viii
be held. Al the Lincoln school q
quartet will render "a number of pop
ular selections. Hon. George Bar
nard OF Newcastle, Ind, arrived in
town "Wednesday night. and will adj
dress several Of the meetings held
tonight
Weather Prevents Attendance.
Inclement weather kept down the
attendance al two meetings lat
night, one az Coquiilard and the 9TH
g. al Elder school What .he audi
ence lacked i'm numbers they made
up for I'm the enthusiasm they dis
played wilbur r.. Armstrong adj
dressed the meeting at Elder school.
and urged the crowd 90 consider
carefully the advantage OF purchas-
ing this last issue of government
bonds People should not have 20
be urged 20 invest in these bonds,
ho declared. for the purchase of
them has a double effect: first. in
that IL brings home quickly all our
soldiers. sailors and marines. second,
the investment itself is gilt-edged.
Any banker viii testify 10 that and
the fact should be borne i'm mind
that IN buying these bonds YOU are
not making a contribution. but a
solid investment"
Hon. George Barnard addressed
the gathering at Coquillard school
and told them briefly OF the different
methods Of buying these bonds and
the Importance Of keeping them aft
or they have been purchased. He
promised 10 tell more about tho pur-
chasing of bonds at the Thursday
night meetings.
Bar Member Speaks.
At the Eagles club rooms on y.
Michigan ST, a. J. Bowc. "a promi-
nent member Of the Illinois bar as
ISOLATION. addressed an enthusiastic
gathering of Eagles. Worthy Pres
ident Fisher presided at the meeting.
Taking Lincoln's famous phrase.
cot All. by All. for All as the key
note OF his speech, he applied it 10
the present Victory drive and stat
ed that those words We're just as true
today as they were I'm Lincoln's time.
''This task before us is literally of
all, by an. and for an" me said. .'aud
the success which we attain i'm meet
ing IL viii have "a far-reachng effect.
an effect that you and J. brothers
will never live 10 see. no Will extend
10 our children and 10 our children's
children. and wiz be recorded I'm the
future history of our country in Just
the manner that we finish g.
Let us all De resolved TO unite i'm
this great work. and TO strive un-
Ceasingly until success will have
crowned our efforts. Do is going 10
De difficult 10 viii be- discouraging
for the time being. many arguments
viii be offered by people for not
purchasing bonds Of the fifth loan.
but In the end our Americanism will
assert itself and we shall conclude
this as we have concluded the 9TH
ers by putting IL over the top"