The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-22
HUN HELMETS
FOR WORKERS
IN CAMPAIGN
ARRIVE HERE
Captured German Headgear
Will Be Awarded as Prizes
in Campaign to Put Over
Victory Issue.
Herring HERE TONIGHT

AdAh AACAAASS VI SoolA DChNS eAS
speaker for the evening Victory Loan
meeting. will arrive in the city at GAO
o'clock Tuesday evening, and will go
directly to the high school auditorium,
where the mass meeting will start 1T
1880 o'clock. Much enthusiasm over
the selection of a speaker has been
shown by those who heard Herring
speak here last summer as state vice.
chairman Of the Thrift Stamp cam
paign.
Herring is wonderful speaker, and
people who do not go to hear him Will
miss a great opportunity" said a loan
official Tuesday.
The Garfield junior high school or
chestra will supply the music for the
mass meeting and will play several
patriotic and popular airs before Her.
ing begins his speech. Will Keller
will preside and will introduce the
| speaker.
German Helmets Here
A consignment of German helmets
arrived in Richmond Tuesday, to be
used as prizes for people who are the
most active in putting over the VIC
tory loan.
Four of these helmets are to be
given by the Woman's committee, an
nounced Mrs. A. w. Roach, chairman,
to the four children from county
schools who write the best essays
telling "Why We Should Lend the
Government Our Money"
One helmet is to be given the
writer of the best composition among
the high school pupils of the county,
xt~ Al v,fo ov~xr
schools Of the city. one in the par
ochial schools of the county, and one
to the elementary pupils outside Rich
mond.
The contest will close on the last
day of the national loan campaign.
May 81 A woman worker will be
named in each township, who Will
take charge Of the manuscripts. -Four
different committees of judges will
be named, said Mrs. Roach, one for
each class Of essays.
Others az Rewards
The other helmets will be given as
prizes to persons who do the most
for the loan, but County Chairman
Lewis G. Reynolds had not yet de
cided Tuesday just how they would
be awarded.
Letters were mailed by the Wayne
township committee during the day to
all previous subscribers, and to al
voters of the township urging the loan
as a patriotic act and also as an in
vestment. The fact is brought out
that the rates and the short time Of
the loan make it the best possible
, investment for the man with small
, ,, amount of money to invest.
County Chairman Reynolds made
| 80 tho ro Nf fha conn
ty Tuesday, and expected on his re
turn to be able to report that this
part of the county will go over the
!. top shortly. Completion OF township
l organizations was perfected Tuesda.
: In several townships.
. Wilfred Jessup and Mrs. Wilson D
Scott of Richmond, will address th'
Clay township Victory meeting whicl
. will be held In the Knights Of Pythia
i hall at Greensboro at 8 o'clock Wed
nesday night. Chairman Keller OF tn
speakers committee announced Tuef
day that speakers would be supplie
by the bureau for any township meet
q ings.
Wayne Township Covered.
+ Wayne township was covered b
3 Chairman Karl X. Meyers and Vice
s. Chairman E. NJ Campfield on an al
day tour Tuesday for the loan.
|, Almost all the county and townshi
! chairmen attended the luncheon at tn
Y. M. C. A. Monday evening, at whic
y plans were laid for the county drive
Il County Chairman Reynolds presided
The meeting was full of enthusiasm
and belief was expressed that tn
Wayne county quota would be owe
subscribed.
Persons who wish to make the
! subscription direct to the banks ar
" urged to do SO by Chairman Meyer
as this will save time and work. MOI
than 100000 worth of bonds hav
le been taken over by the Richmon
" banks to meet the demand for then
o. and the city managers expect muc
10 more to be taken before the city dri,
y. starts.