Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-26
IDAHO STARTS THE
. 9TH LIBERTY LOAN
CAMPAIGN MOVING
One Of First States in Union to
Hold Conference With Mem
bers Of Legislature.

Sdnpdisu luONlHS utSudy evening ut
a banquet held in the Commercial
club by members of the legislature
with Monte B. Gwinn, state chair
man, and members of. the executive
committee. Idaho thereby made an
other record as the first state to take
this quick action and probably the
first to hold a joint conference with
members Of the legislature. The ban
quet and conference was genuine
success. Those diners pledged them
selves to put the victory loan over.
Governor Davis acted as toast
master The speakers included State
Chairman Gwinn, Senator Z. w.
Whitcomb, representing the senate;
Speaker NJ. A. Kiger, representing the
house of representatives; Mrs. Frank
Kinyon; Rev. Willsie Martin; Repre-
sentatives Hoff. White, Drake, Harri-
son, Monsoon; Senators F'araday and
Seaver; Yeaman and Frank Brown
of Idaho Falls. Patriotic songs were
sung by Mrs. James Wood accompan-
led on the piano by Harry Moray.
LYNCH CONCENTRATES.
The following telegram from James
X. Lynch. governor of the Twelfth
federal reserve district, was read:
bers of the Idaho senate and house Of
representatives on the splendid show
ing Idaho has made in each of the
four liberty loans already complet-
ed. 1t is a record of which the state
may well be proud.
THE government is again asking
the people to rally to it's financial
support and it counts upon citizens
nf lido n dniy,O fhnir full no with
the same confidence it reposed in
those citizens of Idaho who were SOL
diers of the 91st division, which at a
time when divisions on it's flanks were
faltering and even falling back, it
pushed ahead and steadily chung to
every yard gained
I'VE must not permit ourselves to
be deceived by the fact that an armis-
tice has been signed. in concluding
that obligations growing out of the
war are ended. Contracts entered in
to must be met. Our men have to be
brought home and demobilized. It is
Of the utmost Importance that the
victory loan should be subscribed as
fully as the four prior loans"
IDAHo'S RECORD.
In his address Chairman Gwinn said
in part:
I'm the four liberty loan campaigns
that have already been conducted
Idaho has subscribed more than s44,-
100000. With $1,000 subscribers in the
first loan, we increased until we had
111,000 subscribers in the fourth. In
GLIDING the money We have invested
in War Savings stamps, Idaho has in
vested $51,O00,0o0 in government war
aocnritiaS or than S1Oh for oh
man, woman and child in our state.
We finished the fourth liberty loan
with an over-su subscription of more
than s11.oO0,0oO in the four cam
paigns. And we have the splendid
record of every county in the state
not only subscribing it's quota but
over-subscribing it's quota, in every
drive. And, as chairman of the state
committee, wish to state to you that
the work of raising this vast amount
of money was carried out at less ex-
pense to our government than in any
other western state.
"While in San Francisco short
time ago Mr.. Hellman, the treasurer,
general executive committee said, 1t
Is our wish you refrain if possible
from purchasing additional furniture
tory loan so the government will not
have same on hand to sell or scrap
after completion of said campaign
said to Mr.. Hellman, The total gov
eminent owned office equipment in
our Idaho headquarters is one second
hand typewriter costing $55, and he
Immediately said, Idaho takes the
blue ribbon and first prize
ENDORSES HOSPITAL.
Governor Davis made strong plea
cially because of the reconstruction
period ahead. He urged the members
of the legislature to enact legislation
beneficial to the returning soldiers
and especially plead for the passage
Of the measure to install two tuber-
culosis hospitals in Idaho to take care
of those men who will return with
tuberculosis. Making a personal ref
ernce he said he had come to Idaho
years ago with the disease. weighing
less than 100 pounds and expecting tc
die but had been cured.
WOMEN IN LINE.
All of the speakers spoke in the
most optimistic tone over the pros
poets of the coming loan. The womer
speakers, Mrs. Kinyon, Mrs. Carrie
Harper White and Mrs. Emma Drake
asserted that the women had dont
their share and would continue t,
do so. Mrs. Kinyon emphasized thu
attitude of the women when she said
There are few militants in Idao. W.
are willing to go side by side with thu
men. We don't want to go befor'
and we don't want to go behind. W.
Just want to be comrades and worl
with you for the upbuilding of Idaho.
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FUNERAL SUPPLIES.