Show rAn A JOINS NATION IN LIBERTY DAY OBSERVANCE l LOYALTY SPIRIT fl FIRES f PEOPlE Of BEEHIVE i j. j J A J f iH 1 Gigantic Parade of 2009 2000 i c Red Cross Women and j Great Tabernacle Meeting Meeting Meet Meet- ing Feature Celebration Celebration 1 HE ears of a nation engaged i T THE in the maddest worlds world's maddest 1 struggle of steel and flesh ara are strained today today to the mello mellow tones tones' of Liberty bells find AnciL And Utah is iJ lending herself herselt to the spirit of rejoicing with the nation for a a liberty yet to be won for tor the world by a battle yet to be fought b by American arms I When President Wilson I issued his I proclamation designating this as Liberty day a a. a multitude of liberty patriots were in waiting to i Put ut Utah u Utah ih i foremost in right of observance among the sisterhood of states The day is s being fittingly observed allover all allover allover over the state and nation All AH state county and city offices closed at 1 o'clock and industrial plants business houses and other concerns ceased to operate in in ob observance observance observance ob- ob servance of the day Liberty day ay aywas was dedicated by President Wilson Vilson to the patriots who have helped so far farto farto to put America on the trial of the ruthless Hun It belongs to owners owners of Liberty bonds thrift stams starns and the gallant sons who have lve offered their lives as well as dollars to help ring again the cracked old Liberty bell for tor eternal independence and an everl everlasting peace for tor all mankind NO ROOM FOR SLACKER America is afire today with the the spirit of loyalty and love of liberty There is no room for the slacker or traitor or the man who does not harbor harbor har har- bor in his heart a willing sympathy and love for tor the cause America has has' j espoused 01 r j Liberty Libert day in Salt Lake will culminate cul cul- r. r minate tonight in a gigantic parade and what Is expected to be the largest and most enthusiastic Red fled Cross mass masv J meeting ever held hekl in Utah A spirit of unexpected magnitude and interest J Iwas I was manifested in all parts of the city today for the big affair e eA A telegram received by the local R Red d Cross committee from Cheyenne today told of of an enthusiastic meeting there thereat thereat thereat at which Dr Axson noted lecturer and author and Thomas blind hero of the war were the principal speakers The message stated that Mr l Axson is an eloquent and forceful speaker and has a vital story to tell about the world war Mr vv Idly pictures the battlefields of France Franca 0 and Flanders in his address and is said said r to have one of the most Interesting stories that has come out of the war zone PARADE AT 7 4 L. L Arrangements were completed early today for tor the monster parade at t 7 o'clock tonight In which more than 2000 active Red Cross workers in uniform uniform uni uni- form torm will participate The workers will traverse the streets with a battalion of ot soldiers from Ft Douglas and the fa famous famous Twentieth Infantry band It is especially requested that every one ba bit Continued on page 8 a LOYALTY SPIRIT Continued from page 1 seated In the Tabernacle promptly at 8 A mass mas meeting of or the Liberty It loan lean an canvassing committee was held In the Commercial club at noon at which an augmented spirit of enthusiasm was developed In compliance with a national national national na na- na- na request the workers determined to continue their efforts to the end of the campaign and secure Utah's subscribers to the third Liberty loan TELEGRAM FROM MADOO The importance of this was driven home to the committeemen when Lester Lester Lester Les Les- ter D D. Freed city campaign manager read a telegram received this morning I from Secretary McAdoo In which a I strong appeal is made to all committees I to continue their work vigorously until the end of the campaign Following is the complete text of the I telegram I learn with deep regret that there Is a disposition on the part of the Liberty Liberty Lib Lib- erty ert loan organizations in various parts I i of or the country to discontinue their ef efforts efforts ef- ef I forts after they have reached their I quotas or have oversubscribed their I quotas to some extent I requested as the minimum the government government government gov gov- ought to have with the hope and expectation that tha t it would be largely oversubscribed and that every Liberty loan committee would exert Itself to secure the largest possible CAMPAIGN CONTINUES I hope the Liberty loan committee will energetically continue the c campaign cam campaign cam cam- m- m until its close in order to secure not only the success of the loan as a I whole and the largest possible over over- I I subscription but also the greatest possible possible possible pos pos- sible number of individual bu buyers ers When Americas America's sons are now actually fighting on the battlefronts in France and will not stop fighting until the victory for Liberty is won no Liberty loan committee can stop fl fighting for an for the Liberty loan I until the closes May 4 If It we stop fighting when we have reached the minimum of the Liberty i loan we are not comparably sustainIng sustaining sustaining sustain sustain- ing our sons in France who are fighting fighting fight fight- i ing not for the minimum but for the maximum of Americas America's rights and world lIbert liberty 1 |